Wreck to Race.

[Water Boy]

I'll have to take a few and add them in.

Stock tacho is good for 11/14K rpm. There's just no markings beyond 7500. Just shift when the needle gets into the fuel gauge area.

Laptimer is more useful to me than a shift light.

Shift on empty!

[GRN_VAGN]

Shift on empty!

Hehe, is quite amazing to see the rev gauge in the fuel area.
got into it a few times when i had a 276 cam. Going to have to get another one i think

[Peter Jones]

OK here's the in car entertainment.

Top down.

Go-Pro Hero HD sporting the newly released LCD view finder option.

The digital displays are Jaycar Kits for Speed and RPM. I put them there hoping to capture speed and RPM on the video but the concept doesn't work too well due to the scan rate of the camera and the multiplexed displays.

Digital tach is handy though for when I'm revving into the fuel gauge.

In the radio hole is water and oil temp and the big light is oil pressure. It lights up red.

Where the ashtray used to be is a Long Acre lap timer. It works to a beacon on the side of the track. As you cross the line it reads the time for the lap you've just completed. It also records the laptime so you can keep a record.

It's pretty old tech but it works well and the display is big, clear and easy to read at a glance.



Working down lower the first switch primes the fuel system, it's on a spring return.

Next switch is fuel pump power. It gets it's power via the ignition circuit and a tachometric relay which only allows the pump to run when the engine is spinning.

The main purpose of that switch is to shut the fuel pump off manually in a hurry if I need to.

The round thing next to that is a reset-able circuit breaker for the fuel pump and the orange light next to that tells me there's power at the pump.

The little red switch on the end is just there to fill the hole.

In the cigarette lighter socket is a 5volt USB power supply to run my phone which collects GPS and accelerometer data using the TrackMaster app.

http://www.trackaroo.com

Usually there is a bluetooth GPS receiver on the dash too, a QStarz GPS 818X which I use rather than my phone's internal GPS as it has a higher (5Hz) sampling rate.

Lower in the console are oil pressure and voltage gauges.

All the gauges are VDO.



This is where my phone mounts when racing, it's an HTC desire.

Trackmaster does show laptimes but it's harder to read on the fly than the Long Acre unit due to the small font and the polarised sunnies I wear making the display just look black when I'm driving.

The post it note reminds me of how much fuel is in the tank, because I'll forget by the the next race meet.



Stock clocks although the speedo is a NOS MPH unit I scored off ebay.

Cheapo steering wheel cover is to keep my greasy mits off the suede wheel between events

[dubmc]

thanks pete, appreciate it

[bootz]

Hi I am loving this marathon. It has inspired me to put my Mk1 on the race track.

Is there anyone in WA who wants to share in the glory as well as the bruised knuckles?

I have no experience in race driving but the GTI has a 2L Audi GT engine, five speed, Konis and Eibachs, plus full BBS race body kit. Happy to let a more experienced man take the wheel, I just want to get it back to working condition.

[Volksee77]

Come hit me up bootz, i'll point you in the right direction

[Peter Jones]

Righto, Just signed up for the next 2 events and they're back to back weekends.

Next Sunday is a Group5 Hill Climb out at Haunted Hills.

http://www.ffcc.asn.au/Entry_Forms/M...IMB%202011.pdf

Following Sunday is round 1 of The Victorian Super Sprint Championship at Sandown.

2011 Victorian SuperSprint Championship - VSSC

[Peter Jones]

Just doing an oil change prior to the next race. Last change was 30/1/2010.

It's done 814km of racetrack since then.

[Peter Jones]

Bryant Park today was a blast as usual.

One minor off which I self recovered and a fuel issue which meant I got towed off the track at one stage.

The Dellorotos were getting too much heat soak between races and not cooling enough due to the relatively slow speeds.

Once we realised what the issue was we bought new meaning to the term "water cooled" by pouring bottles of water over the carbs between laps to get the heat out of them.

Must see what I can do to fix the problem before Sandown next week.

Dunno what time I got, I was quicker than some , slower than others. I'll link to the official results when they're up.

Video and pictures soon.

[Preen59]

Nice work, Pete! I will eagerly await your results.

Build that 16v and you won't have heat issues with your carbies....

[Peter Jones]

Pics from track side thanks to Jodie.Videos are uploading but probably won't be up until tomorrow.

[Jarred]

looking good Pete!

[dubmc]

Pics from track side thanks to Jodie.Videos are uploading but probably won't be up until tomorrow.

pete i think it's about time you break the news with regards to your 911 project you got going on there in the background!

[Preen59]

Car looks pretty composed, Pete.

What size tyres are you running?

[GoLfMan]

Car looks pretty composed, Pete.

What size tyres are you running?

Looking great Pete I'll come and watch at Sandown