Lakeside Laps v.6 - 16 June 2012 (breakfast)

[h100vw]

I drive around in 5th and leave it at that.

Gavin

I am generally flat from perhaps 1/3 through last corner onto straight all the way into braking zone of first corner. Around... 185/190kph. Then it's flat from there through to entry to Hungry corner where it's pretty heavy braking (but not too much speed lost). Key is to keep it flat and minimize drag/scrub over the top. That's in a stockish Clio 182.

[seangti]

I am generally flat from perhaps 1/3 through last corner onto straight all the way into braking zone of first corner. Around... 185/190kph. Then it's flat from there through to entry to Hungry corner where it's pretty heavy braking (but not too much speed lost). Key is to keep it flat and minimize drag/scrub over the top. Stockish Clio 182 is good for 1:05ish on street tyres.

The final corner is in my opinion the hardest. It takes big balls to get on the power early and let it drift out to the wall. A lot of time can be made up there.

Yeah that last corner takes to a few brave pills, though that kink is where my main hesitation is. I have little doubt about taking it flat, but if it lets go, it's likely to end very badly. Which is what I witnessed when I did my first sprints at Lakeside. Lancer Evo off on that kink, 180sx (street car) in the wall out of turn one, VX commodore (street car) into the tyres after hungry. Oh and a celica which spun coming under the bridge, and stuffed if I know how he didn't hit the wall cos he mowed the grass. One day, 4 big off circuit expeditions.

Anyway, going off track me thinks

[team_v]

Okay, i have some updates from Lakeside.

The next level up from happy laps is the street sprint series.
The cost is $145 each or if we have a group of 10-15 people it is $1450 and we get our own category.
An AASA licence is required for the event ($20 for the day licence, $55 for the year)

Safety requirements are a current standard compliant helmet (They have a few for rent for $5), long sleaves/pants and enclosed shoes.

The Series is open to all vehicles, they must be fitted with street legal tyres and exhaust. Eligible cars will be divided into four categories. 4 Cylinder , 6 Cylinder , 8 Cylinder , All Wheel Drive.Turbo charged and /or supercharged air induction vehicles will move up by one category. (Except AWD)

Race and Unregistered cars may enter the Street Sprints, but they will NOT be awarded points for the series

The Street Sprints will be held at Queensland Raceway (Sprint Circuit) and Lakeside Park.
Sprint Format. 3 x 4 Lap sessions + Passenger Laps if time available.
Sessions will be timed.

Drivers Briefing at 12 noon, First group to be on track at 12.30pm.

Can i get people to let me know if they would be interested in this sort of thing as the next step up from Happy Laps?

[Nardi330]

Okay, i have some updates from Lakeside.

The next level up from happy laps is the street sprint series.
The cost is $145 each or if we have a group of 10-15 people it is $1450 and we get our own category.
An AASA licence is required for the event ($20 for the day licence, $55 for the year)

Safety requirements are a current standard compliant helmet (They have a few for rent for $5), long sleaves/pants and enclosed shoes.



Can i get people to let me know if they would be interested in this sort of thing as the next step up from Happy Laps?

would like to do sprints but definitely not at Lakeside.

For me, sprints are fine at QR but i'd stick to happy laps at LS because the barriers are too close.

[team_v]

Okay, no worries.
It could be organised at QR as well but as Aaron takes the lead for QR that would be his perogative.

[THE_EGG]

would like to do sprints but definitely not at Lakeside.

For me, sprints are fine at QR but i'd stick to happy laps at LS because the barriers are too close.

I agree, Lakeside has barriers that are too close for me as well. Especially the last corner, even at happy laps that freaks me out nearly everytime. Especially if I get some understeer, then its handbrake to the rescue.

QR would be nice though. Can we still keep the happy laps though? One at QR and one at Lakeside?

[team_v]

The aim is to keep the happy laps for regular drivers and then operate the street sprint events for people who want to go to the next level.
That way we also make happy laps a more safe and fun environment as you won't have to worry so much about people pushing towards 200km/h.

[team_v]

I made a new thread in the events section asking for EOI's for the sprint series so i can get the information and numbers in its own thread.

[THE_EGG]

The aim is to keep the happy laps for regular drivers and then operate the street sprint events for people who want to go to the next level.
That way we also make happy laps a more safe and fun environment as you won't have to worry so much about people pushing towards 200km/h.

Ah great I think I will stick with happy laps until I get a faster car and get more experience.

[syhm1984]

Ah great I think I will stick with happy laps until I get a faster car and get more experience.

You can sit in mine if u want

[THE_EGG]

You can sit in mine if u want

Hmmmmm that sounds really awesome man Especially as the Abarth 500 would be one of the cars I would consider once I get my opens. I'll let you know whether I would still like to take this offer closer to the sprints.

[RoknRob]

One advantage of owning a 6R Polo GTI, though.... I averaged 8.7L/100km during the 30 minutes on the track!

It's true I wasn't the fastest there, but I was hitting 165-170 on the straight, and wasn't lapped by too many people...

[team_v]

One advantage of owning a 6R Polo GTI, though.... I averaged 8.7L/100km during the 30 minutes on the track!

It's true I wasn't the fastest there, but I was hitting 165-170 on the straight, and wasn't lapped by too many people...

To be honest, I never even saw the little black pogo out there so you must have been keeping pace with me at least.
Having said that there was a bit of traffic so we weren't going all out all the time.

[seangti]

One advantage of owning a 6R Polo GTI, though.... I averaged 8.7L/100km during the 30 minutes on the track!

It's true I wasn't the fastest there, but I was hitting 165-170 on the straight, and wasn't lapped by too many people...

I barely used 1/4 of a tank, other times when I've had a clear track for the 30mins I was closer to half a tank. I think I was reading 14l including the drive up there.

[THE_EGG]

One advantage of owning a 6R Polo GTI, though.... I averaged 8.7L/100km during the 30 minutes on the track!

It's true I wasn't the fastest there, but I was hitting 165-170 on the straight, and wasn't lapped by too many people...

Dayum, that is some good fuel consumption.

At Lakeside I usually get about 11-13L/100km and at QR I get ~14L/100km. And that's from a NA 1.6 4-cyl engine. :/ I really have to thrash the living daylights out of it to even dream of keeping up with anyone though.

Your track consumption is nearly as good as my everyday consumption! :O