VW Driving Experience 2013 - Who's Going When?

[tonymy01]

Re: VW Driving Experience 2013 - Who's Going When?

Spotted... a heap of Golfs! And a bunch of "driven only by grandma" Scirocco Rs hehe. Two courses at Eastern Creek Monday, Progression and Evolution. Carpark:


Track:



I did the Evolution this time, was on the same track as the Progression last year, the Progression this year goes around the back part of the circuit. Did some very quick laps and some not so quick turns into turn 2 (that was a pain trying to get right, instructors always wanted me out wider than I naturally want to do). Was a great afternoon actually, instructors our group of 4 (per 2 cars) had were both great fun guys. The Progression course was with Golf7 Highlines, not Gti's though. We didn't have any Golf Rs, just the Scirroco R.
Lots of smoking brakes come the pit stops after the laps by the 2nd group too!

This is pooled first runs (2 full laps + in/out) and 2nd (4 full laps + in/out), took it from the telemetry file that comes with the video they record of us... see I was getting quicker through turn 1, but as a result, slower through turn 2 (just not using enough brake and going in too hot), almost ended up in the grass once...


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[Martin]

The Scirocco was awesome
It's an impressive drive for sure

Hit 194kmph down the straight

In the Golf 7 I was pulling .8~.9 G in the corners
In the Scirocco I was pulling up to 1.1 G in the corners

(Pulled 1.3 G once but that was a stuff up, too fast into a corner, when the car gained bite and finally rotated I got a 1.3 peek, ugly)

[golfandtiguan]

evolution, Phillip Island in September for me

@tonymy01 - what circuit config was that? The EC I know is quite different

[Martin]

@tonymy01 - what circuit config was that? The EC I know is quite different

Eastern Creek, Sydney
(Now called Sydney Motorsport Park)

[golfandtiguan]

Eastern Creek, Sydney
(Now called Sydney Motorsport Park)

It'll always be Eastern Creek! :p

Been there many times - IIRC, SMP now has a few configurations of the circuit, tony's data does not look like the typical 'tadpole' I'm used to. I can't post motec that I have for comparison, but it looks like the data is missing a corner or two.

[Martin]

but it looks like the data is missing a corner or two.

It's just the short circuit - most of the driver training days ( BMW/Audi/VW/V8 ) use the short circuit

[tonymy01]

Re: VW Driving Experience 2013 - Who's Going When?

Yep, turn 1,2 and right hander for 3 are all same, but then instead of swinging around to the right and doing the whole rear section of Eastern Creek, it goes to the left and joins back on track where the rear section tight u section is (the one that kind of then takes parallel with main straight), where Morris took out Skaiffe a number of years ago.
Then has subtle right hander just before the left hander onto the main straight.
The Scirroccos were quite capable cars, was surprised. When they said "no Golf R's this year" was a bit upset, as last year in the Progression I was mainly on the Gti apart from 2 laps in the R.
But managed to take out a witches hat with the back of the car in the wet corner exercise (instructor was awesome, he was egging me on..the whole exercise was about feeling the car safety mechanisms when you push it beyond what any sane person would do...) literally was full on the accelerator then backed off to end not far passed the witches hat, but this lightened up the rear and around it came...somewhat.
Instructor this year was great. Last year they were whinging (and went to grab the wheel) when I was hugging the edge of the track (I like driving right to the edges), I don't think the guy this year would have been fused at all if I decided to get wheels out on the dirt!

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[golfandtiguan]

OK, makes sense now.
Can't wait to have a crack at PI in September - should be fun and an interesting learning experience.

[slitko]

Had 2 great days!

The Scirrocco R is an amazing car around the track.

We did drifts in the wet even which was fun and a handbrake turn

[mfl]

I was quite impressed by the Scirocco R, made my GTI feel very tame by comparison. The wet corner exercises were a real eye opener, who would believe you can accelerate that hard in a FWD and not spear straight into a wall. On the downhill run on the corner, I managed to spin the car, but it was full acceleration down hill in a wet corner . Its been a 17 year break for me since I last did supersprints at EC. I managed to hit 195 down the straight, which was about 5km/h faster than my old worked VK SS Brock..... will do it again next year

[tonymy01]

Re: VW Driving Experience 2013 - Who's Going When?

Next year there may be that Evolution2 course with more track time, sounds like a good offer if discounted like the past two courses.

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[bts]

Peeps,

I'm away at a conference on the 3rd of September so won't be able to make the Progression session at the Island on the 3 September (booked on the 12:30 PM session)

Thought I would post here to see if anyone is interested in taking my place before I call VW to get a refund. PM me if interested.

[apples]

I did the progression course at Phillip Island today and loved it. It was well organised and the coach I had was fantastic. I loved it so much that I want to do the evolution course next year.

A huge thanks to the organisers for a great day.

[MK532]

VW Driving Experience 2013 - Who's Going When?

Hi guys.

My wife and I will be at the Evolution course this morning at Phillip Island. We hope to meet some of you there!

Josh (and Lauren).

[tigger73]

AdamD and I did the Progression course yesterday and are back at the track again this morning doing the Evolution.

Weather was brilliant yesterday - think I may have even got a little too much sun. And todays weather looks just as good if not better.

Hopefully catch a few other forum members at the track.

Just ask for the 2 guys from Adelaide in group/car 20.