First Trackday in the .:R

[sir_camel]

So i'm off to Wakefield Park tomorrow for a Circuit Club Trackday. Done two there in the past in my old 205 GTi which was great fun around the twisties.

Looking forward to seeing how the .:R goes with 4motion and a bunch more power.

Will try get a bunch of photos and post them up in this thread after. Part of EPCC as well so i think that includes video footage too.

Dancing Banana Time

[dubbed]

Will be interesting to see the times versus the 205 GTi.

[sir_camel]

Yea...it better be a bit quicker...haha

[mikinoz]

You will probably be off to buy sway bars after this session at a guess. MKIV was notoriously flimsy.

Keep it the right way up and have a smile for the pics.

[qsilverza]

Have fun, but if ur pug was a 96KW version than I think you might be lapping quite close in the R as the Pug's are light as !

[JVLR32]

If you can steer the R will get you there....My R has stirred some Porsches up that was a buzz...

Have m8

[sir_camel]

Got home about an hour ago. Will write more tomorrow but briefly...

First session was a bit rough as i was driving it like i drove the 205. ESP was turned off nice and early.

Second session was the first timed one and i managed a 1.18.1 which i was happy with.

In the last timed session of the day i was really getting it together. Strung a few good laps together in the 1.16's and then the one time i got a tyre off the track all day it went into probably the only pothole off the side of the track (about a 10cm lip up to an access road off the side) and put a massive dent in my rim. Tyre instantly deflated. So i drove 250km home from Wakefield Park on the spacesaver which the previous owner thankfully fitted (in place of the repair foam stuff) which was lucky as i needed a new rim to get home.

Damn.

Anyone know a good rim repaired in sydney?

[fuzion]

whats exactly damaged? take a pic and post it and ill let you know who'd be good that i know lol

[sir_camel]

Here tis...

[evorobin]

That would roll out ($150) but it'd probably make more sense to buy a used wheel for the same.

[h100vw]

That would roll out ($150) but it'd probably make more sense to buy a used wheel for the same.

X2

Did the tyre deflate? I had a lump like that in a MK1 Golf Pirelli wheel that stayed up and ran true. Had it straightened no worries.

Obviously a replacement would be good but might not be easy to get in the short term.

Gavin

[sir_camel]

yea tyre deflated and then when i tried to get some air in it to see if it would hold it just came straight out.

Replacement for these guys is pretty scary as it's not as if there are any second hand ones lying around. Scared as to what new would cost. If it can't be fixed i'll be finding some aftermarket rims i think.

[goodfella]

I had a bad experience tracking my last daily driver.... my gearbox expired on the last turn at Oran during a club run supersprint a few years back. Thankfully it jammed itself in 2nd and I was able to nurse the car back to Five Dock with lots of clutch riding and high revs.

That rim looks repairable, so long as there isnt an cracks the rim should maintain its strength. You might want to run another set of rims for track days in future..

[Treza360]

Sounds like you had a fun day up until then.
Looks so funny with that space saver. So lucky you had it though.
Cheers,
Trent

[JVLR32]

yea tyre deflated and then when i tried to get some air in it to see if it would hold it just came straight out.

Replacement for these guys is pretty scary as it's not as if there are any second hand ones lying around. Scared as to what new would cost. If it can't be fixed i'll be finding some aftermarket rims i think.

NOT CHEAP well it shows you might have had ago