Lakeside Breakfast laps. SUNDAY 7th June

[Water Boy]

Drink orange juice if you have to, to make sure you are there on time.

Geeez id call you an old man but you smoked me on the bike!

[RGilly]

No time ever on a track RGilly?

Will update the attendance list later. Everyone will go on in order of posting.

Cheers

Gavin

Not with the R Gav, have done some nebo runs etc. Been an lakeside spectator couple of times, so would love to give this a go

Thanks

Rav

[sandwg]

I won't go on the track but I'll be track-side taking photos

[cho68]

Hi Gav,

Keen to join in on this one.

Thanks
Howard

[TTS20]

Count me in

[h100vw]

There's a couple of names to add to the first page and one to come off. I'll look at that at the weekend. Just wanted to bump it up and see if there's a few more interested parties out there?

Gavin

[Wolfman101]

There's a couple of names to add to the first page and one to come off. I'll look at that at the weekend. Just wanted to bump it up and see if there's a few more interested parties out there?

Gavin

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[Wolfman101]

so apparently deleting posts doesn't work. just realised I have a conflict

[h100vw]

so apparently deleting posts doesn't work. just realised I have a conflict

No worries, I'll take you off.

[adnan123]

I'm keen for this,

You know who I am Gav

[nat225]

less than 3 weeks to go!

here is a clip of my best lap from the last timeattack.

people may want to follow the lines i did to make use of the track full width on each corner, but they are still far from perfection

[Mad TT 08]

Thanks Nat,
Can't wait to give it a crack on the 7th.Any advise and tips are great.Looks like you have done, more than a few laps around Lakeside,I have watched all your clips.
I don't think I'll be recording any of my laps for a while,they will all be pretty average compared to some of you guys,but you have to start somewhere.Any chance of you sitting in with me I'm interested in set up etc, as well as drive lines,it all adds up
Cheers

[TTS20]

Thanks Nat,
Can't wait to give it a crack on the 7th.Any advise and tips are great.Looks like you have done, more than a few laps around Lakeside,I have watched all your clips.
I don't think I'll be recording any of my laps for a while,they will all be pretty average compared to some of you guys,but you have to start somewhere.Any chance of you sitting in with me I'm interested in set up etc, as well as drive lines,it all adds up
Cheers

It's all learning, you wouldn't need to drive as fast as Nat or follow the same lines as in that video Happy laps is about choosing your own pace and to drive within your ability. Don't feel like you have to keep up with the faster guys, just keep left on the straight and drive to your own pace, you will be fine.

Its easy to get caught up trying to keep up with people faster than you, but its not worth you taking a risk to keep up and having a crash

[nat225]

absolutely correct.

bear in mind my clip was during a timed session at TimeAttack where protection gears (helmet and stuffs) are required and there are only 10 cars at a time.

the happy laps pace is much more relaxed and it is not meant to be driven 9/10 and speed is restricted and they put cones at 2 sections (highest risk areas) of the track to ensure people stay safe.

BUT it is a great event to have fun in a closed and legal environment and to learn and improve driving at your own pace

Some of us have stepped up and focus more on timed sessions and i know 3 VW drivers who graduated from Happy Laps and have done very well and i am just trying my best to chase their lap times

Never ever take risk at lakeside (or overdoing it), they say it is the most dangerous track in Australia.

[h100vw]

Hi Gavin, please take me off the list for now until i get my engine mount bracket fixed.

Last January i had a water pump replacement done at PRESTIGE & PERFORMANCE COORPAROOO (in a rush or for whatever reason) and the timing belt upper cover missed a bolt (out of 2), my front right wheel was damaged and this evening i found out that the engine mount bracket is not sitting right. There are only 3 bolts securing that bracket and one (or 2 or all 3) must not have been torqued correctly. Hopefully no damage has been done to the engine block....

That's tragic Nat. No chance of getting it done before? I'll take you off for now.

Gavin