Wreck to Race.

[GoLfMan]

You might need to pass as a woman though.......

Pete

Jarred can do that no worries

[Peter Jones]

Before.

[Peter Jones]

Wheels changed over to the semi-slicks and flush the brakes.

I brought the vacuum pump back with me from the US, they're only US$30 over there. Soooo much easir to bleed the brakes this way.

[Peter Jones]

Interior stripped out, laptimer fitted, harness and seat in, all packed up for tomorrow.









Hope the weather is fine!

Pete

[static1800]

How was the raceday?

[Peter Jones]

How was the raceday?

All good,Updates to follow, I've caught the flu and can only get out of bed for five minutes at a time

Pete

[jasn78]

All good,Updates to follow, I've caught the flu and can only get out of bed for five minutes at a time

Pete

Pete, you been kissing pigs mate? but car looks fricking great

[Peter Jones]

Results are in - I wasn't the slowest car on the track this time

They've changed the race format, instead of being 3 flying laps, you're out there for 12 minutes which ends up being about 6 laps. Below are the timed laps for each of the three sessions I went out on the track.

171 Peter Jones VW Mk1 Golf VWCV

1:46.8 1:46.5 1:49.0 1:48.3 1:46.3 1:45.96

1:48.12 1:46.65 1:46.09 1:45.39 1:48.34 1:46.06

1:48.01 1:47.92 1:48.21 1:45.53 1:46.06 1:51.12

Best Lap 1:45.39

I wasn't driving particularly well, I didn't realise it at the time but I was coming down with the flu.

My technique needs a lot of work yet but I'm begining to realise what I'm doing wrong. I'll go out to Phillip Island for the next familiarisation event and get some more time with the instructors.

The car behaved perfectly. Water temp was spot on 80° and oil temp never got above about 95°. The tune didn't alter at all during the day. It could have happily run all day long out there.

I did miss a gear change or two, with the solid mounts the gates can be hard to find if the chassis is a bit tweaked up going into a corner.

Top speed was 95mph (152kph)

Photos in a minute.

Pete

[Preen59]

Well done Pete. Reasonably consistent for the time you've spent in the seat.

[Peter Jones]

Funny thing is I'm consistant at 1.46 regardless of whether I drive super aggressive or super smooth. The slower times were when I was giving way to traffic. I've got a feeling a 2.0 should be faster than this. Need to get the new car up and running with a 16v in it methinks.

Pete

[Peter Jones]

The German Quarter



Put the red angry eyes on today.



Random pics of me in all the wrong places.

[Peter Jones]

and a few more.

[Preen59]

Funny thing is I'm consistant at 1.46 regardless of whether I drive super aggressive or super smooth. The slower times were when I was giving way to traffic. I've got a feeling a 2.0 should be faster than this. Need to get the new car up and running with a 16v in it methinks.

Pete

It depends. Like, yes a 2 litre will have more power, but will it accelerate as fast as a 1.8 due to the longer stroke?

My old man found that out years ago hill climbing with a Nota clubman. It had a 1200 Toyota in it that went quite well (won the state hillclimb champs). He had a bright idea of putting a 1300 in it. Same engine, longer stroke. It was far slower due to the longer stroke and wouldn't rev. I'm not saying you have this issue, but it could be one problem.

You may also find that driving aggressive increases your entry speed, but due to not having a hell of a lot of HP, you wash off speed coming out. So you end up back at square one because the engine can't pull out of the load you are inflicting on it mid corner/exit.

I figured the really slow times were dirty laps.

You really are doing well Pete, and I commend you on getting out there and having a go!

[Peter Jones]

Yeah I figure this motor just isn't a revver. There's plenty of torque but it just won't pull much beyond 5500. The same head and cam on the 1800 was letting it spin to 8500. The bottom end is tight with good compression in all 4 and it doesn't use oil so I think that's just the nature of the beast.

I've got a better head and cam here but I don't think that's the issue.

The bottom end cost me $50 and has been an interesting experiment, I'll keep running it in this trim to practise with and try to make some progress on the track car.

Pete

[Jarred]

well Pete come holidays, looks like I'll have to come round and give you a hand putting the race car together! LD