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Wakefield Park Practice Day Mon March 22 - Video Uploaded!

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After a disastrous practice day a few weeks ago at EC, I'm heading out to Wakefield Park next Monday for what will hopefully be the last practice day before Bathurst.

Hoping to have the eMU installed by then also but it won't be tuned. Might do a bit of a track tune while I'm there though :twisted:
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Race cars all loaded up. Not looking forward to a 5am start though :evil:

No eMU installed yet, pretty sure I've got it all figured out but just didn't have time to wire it all up and test it yet. That's what happens when you have kids lol.

Fingers crossed for a good day 8)
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Wish I could make it down :( I need another run on the track.
Have a great day mate and let us know what times you get.
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Thanks mate, yeah hoping to post some quick times tomorrow 8)
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Post by koolio1234 »

excellent :thumleft: , your times should give us a goal to aim for next time we head down there...
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I will put a bet on that times will be about 1.13 - 1.14 :twisted:
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aza013 wrote:I will put a bet on that times will be about 1.13 - 1.14 :twisted:
No disrespect or anything, but they better bloody well not be :twisted: lol!

I won't post up my target time yet, but I hope to be going much faster than this 8)
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:lol: I hope you get faster than that too :twisted:
if you can get some footage as well so I can get some tips to better my time of 1.15 :D
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Yeah I've probably set myself up for a big fall now lol!

But yeah the camera will be on 8)
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Another disastrous day at the track :evil:

Started well, first session I slowly built up speed, getting a feel for the new suspension and confirming all felt well with the gearbox & driveshafts. Clocked a 1:15.1 before the session was ended.

Back to the garage and could smell something burning. Left front brakes!

At first it appeared I was down to metal on metal. I started the day with at least 6 to 7mm pad material so wasn't real happen to see that these $500 pads were worn out already!

Put her on stands and took the wheels off, nope, pads are fine. The rotors have just got really really hot (well over 600 deg C)! Hmm, all appears OK though.

Missed a couple of sessions stuffing around with my brake ducting, trying to get the angle right to get more air on the rotors.

Back on track just before lunch, brakes felt a bit spongy at turn 2, no worries, hard on it, down into turn 8, no pedal!! Time to bring it back in and jack her up again. The bottom piston on the left front caliper has sh*t itself!! :evil:

Day over...

But I guess better to do this at Wakefield then on Conrod at 200+ into the Chase...

Oh well, more money... :roll:
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Post by aza013 »

Oh sh*t not good :? one day you will get a full day practice with out any problems.

but on a good note the 1.15 is a good time :twisted: but as you know you can get allot more out of it.

with some luck you will have it all running well before the big race.
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Post by J »

damn. unfortunate shane :(

ive refunded my trackday at wakey aswell. no more tracking for me anytime soon

keep up the good work, good too see there are people hitting the tar
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We'll have to organise an FTO trackday sometime soon, maybe late April early May, get a few FTO's down to Wakefield to tear it up :twisted:
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Agree I will look into some dates and post them up, this will give ppl the time to get the day off work.
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OK video's up (finally...) lol!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1G0C88YW4c
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Re: Wakefield Park Practice Day Mon March 22 - Video Uploade

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That is so e good footage mate :D
third gear over turns 3,4 & 5 interesting. I think I drop back to 2nd will have to go back over my footage.
Some of the other drivers out on the track ( well one lol ) need to start looking behind more lol.
Over all great stuff.
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nice!!!! hope i can get my fto to the track on day.
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zuihoujueding wrote:nice!!!! hope i can get my fto to the track on day.
how about this Thursday :twisted:
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cant, my ride is not fit for track yet....leaking oil...:(
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