Queensland Raceway Happy Laps (v.7) 28-07-12 Breakfast

[leitch]

Please add me to the list.. Finally one I can make it to!

[syhm1984]

You got the link for whiteline?

You can get upper and lower OMP front strut braces easy out of the UK here is the link for them for a FIAT 500:

fiat 500 strut brace | eBay

I would get a upper and lower one - thats what I got for the peugeot and the front is 100% more ridged. For the OMP upper and lower brace it was about $200.00 Australian delivered. Whiteline ones are alloy so flex while OMP are steel and way more ridged + Whiteline cost more 2.

[redline3345]

thanks for puting V6 BORA next to my name hahah not v5 like evryone else.lol lets not forget 4motion....jokes mate.....thanks for the add.....see you soon

You're welcome!

[redline3345]

Me too please, tried to PM you back ages ago Aaron but your box was full and forgot to do it again. Wouldn't miss seeing the Jmac getting loose in the 4mo for the world

Please put me down mk6 golf Gti , cheers! + 1 passenger

Please add me to the list - MkVI GTI. Thanks.

Please take me off of the list. Boss has organised a team weekend that weekend. Sigh...

I'll have another go. I have a new rear end for the car so this should give me a few weekends to put it in.

Woohoo!!!

Please add me to the list.. Finally one I can make it to!

List updated guys - thanks!

[seangti]

I reckon I'll need new, higher temp brake pads for this event. Hadn't driven the car since the track day until last night, and it's awful. Will try get some km's under it to take some of glazing off the rotors and pads before lakeside.

[syhm1984]

Just do a easy drive to and from gold coast or something.... should be ok

[redline3345]

Just do a easy drive to and from gold coast or something.... should be ok

If the glaze is bad, I've found in the past it's much more expedient to remove the pads and lightly sand it off. I think I warped a rotor towards the end of the QR run - had a nasty little shudder under brakes, which has reared it's ugly head a couple of times since. The rotors were getting lipped prior to QR though.

[syhm1984]

should see how bad was mine after QR. And looks like I need to stick with the factory brake for Lakeside. . . .
I think I need to go little easy for this time.

[THE_EGG]

It's probably because my car is slow compared to everyone elses (thus, not having to brake as much), but my brakes held up fine. I only noticed a little bit of fade on the drive home.

My brakes have gone a little bit squicky since the event at QR but my brakes feel fine and stop the car just as well as they did before. I always use a carpark near where I live which is usually empty to test my brakes and steering before and after a track event, or a long drive.

[seangti]

My rotors are pretty charred though drove the car to work today and it got marginally better feel. The stock set up was fine on the sprint circuit with stock power, the repeated lunges into turn 3 have taken their toll, though I never put the car on its nose so a little surprised. i.e. didn't drive as hard as I do in sprints. Oh well, I was told from the start that these aren't track pads so no reflection on them. Just the wrong tools for the job.

Aaron, yeah I'd thought of doing that, though too time poor this weekend.

[syhm1984]

Received a new job offer.

Looks like version 7 will be the last appearance for the mighty Abarth for a while. Me and her is going to relocate up north for Min 12mths.

[redline3345]

Received a new job offer.

Looks like version 7 will be the last appearance for the mighty Abarth for a while. Me and her is going to relocate up north for Min 12mths.

Bummer - will make sure I look out for the Arbath this time then!

[redline3345]

Aaron, yeah I'd thought of doing that, though too time poor this weekend.

Same - I have another set of wheels that need a set of tyres I have lying around fitted, but no time prior to next weekend. Oh well...

[55ASI GTI]

Please put my name down for this. Thanx

[redline3345]

Please put my name down for this. Thanx

No worries!