VIC Motorsport 2011

[Peter Jones]

A few photos from the day.

[Peter Jones]

[Peter Jones]

[kaanage]

Thanks for putting up the pics, Pete - they really highlight the loving care that I take of my car

living up to his name and shredding up a new advan

No damage to car or driver thankfully. Not sure what caused it. Greg can tell the rest of the story.

The tyre (only the driver's side front) developed a slow leak somewhere between turn 1 and GIO as I 1st noticed the front end pushing a bit through GIO, so I missed the apex by a couple of feet.
At Siberia, it pushed more (missed the apex again) and seemed to spin up a bit on exit with a bit of vibration through the steering wheel.
Up over Lukey heights, the understeer got really bad and the vibration was quite noticable as I crested the hill.
Out of MG, I deliberately pointed the car more than usual and clipped the apex fairly hard at turn 11 to try and fight the understeer - at this stage the vibration was getting pretty bad and the car still understeered on to the rumble strip on the exit.
On turn in into turn 12, the vibration was blurring my vision and at the apex, it felt like the wheel was about to fall off.
Fearing the worst, I backed right off down the straight and noticed some smoke coming from the driver front wheel arch area. The steering wheel was still vibrating badly and the car was now pulling to right so I pulled off just after the pit exit.

All in all, a destroyed tyre was a relief vs what I though it might have been. 2:30 wasn't too bad a lap time in retrospect.

I think I need new headers! The back firing's getting worse!

Definitely - it went from sounding like a 22 to a shotgun as the day went on!

[Peter Jones]

Trackside videos from PI

[kaanage]

Great work by Jodie!!

but it makes the poor little Pod look REALLY slow.

[Peter Jones]

Final 2011 VSSC results are in.

http://www.victorianspeedevents.org/...SS RESULTS.xls

Congrats to Paul (pauld ) 2nd in Standard 3000cc - 5000cc class and 19th overall. (Mk4 R32)

Also to Greg (kaanage) 3rd in Standard class 2501cc - 3000cc class and 87th overall (MK5 TDI Polo)

and my strategy of turning up to all the races paid off

Peter Jones - 1st in modified under 2000cc 25th overall. (MK1 2.0 8v)

Hope to see some more VW's out there next year.

Well done guys!

[Jarred]

yay, well done Pete!

Great job.

Hopefully you'll have some more competition next year!

[adzy]

Well done boys, wish I was running

[kaanage]

What's stopping you, Adzy? You were putting down awesome lap times up at Winton.

Final 2011 VSSC results are in.

Funny how the VSSC site never got the 3rd round entry form out let alone the Round 3 and overall series results.

I could claim to be 2nd in class for the series since 3 of us were tied on equal points (only a Porsche turned up for more than one round in this class). Or I could be listed as 4th (me being ranked in front of Phil Buggee is just preposterous).

[adzy]

What's stopping you, Adzy? You were putting down awesome lap times up at Winton.


Funny how the VSSC site never got the 3rd round entry form out let alone the Round 3 and overall series results.

I could claim to be 2nd in class for the series since 3 of us were tied on equal points (only a Porsche turned up for more than one round in this class). Or I could be listed as 4th (me being ranked in front of Phil Buggee is just preposterous).

Cheers mate, only thing stopping me is a fire extinguisher braket and me being a tight ass with money lately. I know if I start hitting them events I will burn more cash.

[adzy]

What's stopping you, Adzy? You were putting down awesome lap times up at Winton.


Funny how the VSSC site never got the 3rd round entry form out let alone the Round 3 and overall series results.

I could claim to be 2nd in class for the series since 3 of us were tied on equal points (only a Porsche turned up for more than one round in this class). Or I could be listed as 4th (me being ranked in front of Phil Buggee is just preposterous).

Cheers mate, only thing stopping me is a fire extinguisher braket and me being a tight ass with money lately. I know if I start hitting them events I will burn more cash.

[kaanage]

Come up to Winton again on the 24th and I'll show you how I've setup my fire extinguisher bracket so it's easy to remove the extinguisher.
Can't help you on the money side, though

[adzy]

Come up to Winton again on the 24th and I'll show you how I've setup my fire extinguisher bracket so it's easy to remove the extinguisher.
Can't help you on the money side, though

Getting one made up soon through a mate, once I do that Kaanage can sponsor me!

[poli84]

Don't suppose anyone is running at Sandown on the 24th with the WRX club?
So far I know of me and another member of ozAudi will be running our S3s.