Queensland Raceway Happy Laps (v.5) 27th May 2012 (breakfast)

[redline3345]

Regarding the happy laps, is it ok if I use my DS3?

Cheers.

Sure - how's it going with the deleted resonator?

[THE_EGG]

Sure - how's it going with the deleted resonator?

Cheers. I must say it sounds rather wicked at higher rpms. Starting to sound a little like the rally car. I'll post the links here if you are interested.

Before resonator delete:
Citroen DS3 120VTi before resonator delete - YouTube

After resonator delete:
Citroen DS3 120VTi after resonator delete - YouTube

[redline3345]

Cheers. I must say it sounds rather wicked at higher rpms. Starting to sound a little like the rally car. I'll post the links here if you are interested.

Before resonator delete:
Citroen DS3 120VTi before resonator delete - YouTube

After resonator delete:
Citroen DS3 120VTi after resonator delete - YouTube

Hey - yeah, does sound a bit like a rally car - it will be good to hear it for real!
I like the photoshopping of your number plate - very high tech!
Did you see the multi test of the DS3R along with Renault, Mini, Polo, Corsa by EVO mag in one of the thumnails at the end of your vid? - interesting to watch; the tester "comes around" to the DS3 at the end of the test.

[simple_man]

Guys, any spots left? Will take 1/2 places, VW/BMW.

[THE_EGG]

Hey - yeah, does sound a bit like a rally car - it will be good to hear it for real!
I like the photoshopping of your number plate - very high tech!
Did you see the multi test of the DS3R along with Renault, Mini, Polo, Corsa by EVO mag in one of the thumnails at the end of your vid? - interesting to watch; the tester "comes around" to the DS3 at the end of the test.

haha cheers. The photoshopping was high-tech eh haha. Yes i did see the video by EVO - I must say for myself, I would take the DS3R or the Polo GTI just because they are more practical than the others and have the best of both worlds of being sporty and a comfortable daily driver. I will be getting DS3R graphics in a couple of days (depending on postage) so my car should look a bit more sporty (rather than being the rather slow 120VTi haha).

[wegentop]

Hi,

Do you still have a spot available ?

I wanna go !

[DonJuan]

do we know what circuit yet?

[DionM]

Interested, but out of curiousity, what kind of terminal speeds do the 2.0T machines (like my 147TFSI Jetta, which is stock) reach on the QR circuit? I'd heard people say QR is much harder on brakes and tyres because there's lots of high speed and then hard slowing for hard cornering ...

[team_v]

Interested, but out of curiousity, what kind of terminal speeds do the 2.0T machines (like my 147TFSI Jetta, which is stock) reach on the QR circuit? I'd heard people say QR is much harder on brakes and tyres because there's lots of high speed and then hard slowing for hard cornering ...

Hard to say for stock but mine starts to get short on breath around 170km/h (that's in 5th gear though)

[99_FGT]

Would have said 170ish as well - my Clio 172 was getting to 160 on the straight (provided I got a good run on) before having to ease off. Remember though - this is Happy Laps. The speeds Clay and I are talking are from sprint sessions.

[DonJuan]

Would have said 170ish as well - my Clio 172 was getting to 160 on the straight (provided I got a good run on) before having to ease off. Remember though - this is Happy Laps. The speeds Clay and I are talking are from sprint sessions.

Nice save. Does that mean Lakeside is faster? Ive heard people were getting 180-190 at Lakeside (in the sprints of course)...

[VWindahouse]

Of course Don, of course

[DionM]

Would have said 170ish as well - my Clio 172 was getting to 160 on the straight (provided I got a good run on) before having to ease off. Remember though - this is Happy Laps. The speeds Clay and I are talking are from sprint sessions.

What kind of speeds are considered 'acceptable' at happy laps? (newbie at this stuff)

[redline3345]

Guys, any spots left? Will take 1/2 places, VW/BMW.

There are a couple of spots left mate - did you want 1 or 2 spots? If 2, is there a name for the 2nd spot?
Cheers

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Hi,

Do you still have a spot available ?

I wanna go !

You're in mate!

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do we know what circuit yet?

Don,
I'm not having luck with them returning messages or emails - I'll try again tomorrow

[THE_EGG]

What kind of speeds are considered 'acceptable' at happy laps? (newbie at this stuff)

I know at Lakeside, the guy doing the briefing said no more than 120km/h out the back (my car couldn't really do much more though anyway). But I know on the straights it was no speed limits or anything and even with my slow car i hit ~155km/h.