FTO AUSTRALIA

It was worth every sniffle


Wakefield was......awesome

Once I was on that track I couldn't wipe the smug grin off my face.

Had a chance to think about puttin' the pics up Pete?

I really should do the same.. and some video footage. . . but a bit lazy & busy atm

Can email them to me if you want - I'll host 'em for you...

Only three I got.....I was a bit too busy having fun

Mmmmm... FTO's & GTR's......

I'm gonna go have a beer

Alright guys, i'l pull my finger out of my ass and put up some tonight. promise.
Pete, i got a really good one of you going down the straight I think.

Video may need editing so may take a bit longer...

Wooohooo!

Can't wait!

There you go!

did you guys get your times?

looks like a wet day, did the track dry up at all, how was it in the wet ?

Unfortunately they weren't doing times on the day...
Due to an extroadinarily sore neck I didn't run my car, but I'll leave it to Pete & Boris to tell you about how it was in the wet... hehe...

Hehe, it was awwwesome.

I had my one and only off-track adventure on turn three of my second session.....managed to slide up the hill!

Was pretty eye opening learning how to tell when the car is at it's last bit of traction and how to bring it back into control. Had a few hair raisers up around corners 5 and 6 with my back end coming loose but I managed to reel her back in.

Car went a lot better than I thought it would, tyres stayed nice and grippy until the last few laps (the wet track helped with this). Brake fade wasn't noticeable untill my second last lap. but even then there was still a bit of bite in them.

Will definately do again!!

Was pretty awsome awell. seriously i reckon i you were gonna do this a couple times, you need semi-slicks atleast.

It was one of the best experiances learning about your grip durability and brake durability.

By the end of the day i still was not sure about the limit of my cornering etc.
Need more practise!

Came of twice into the mud.. hahaha.. wet track was certainly challanging, i can't imagine hot tough it would be driving a 300kw atw RWD beast!

By the end of the day i still was not sure about the limit of my cornering etc

haha yeah i know what you mean i normally run at about 85-90% most of the time, and one session i'll push it right past the limit ... which is when i normally come off a few times...


pitty they weren't timing it would have been interesting to see wet times...

bucket: you lost your backend???? i think you need to check your tyres and or suspension setup...

are you guys interesting in coming up to Oran Park on the 25th September? i know its a bit of a hike but its a fantastic track and well worth it

smorrison wrote:are you guys interesting in coming up to Oran Park on the 25th September? i know its a bit of a hike but its a fantastic track and well worth it

Always! See what I can do to get there.
What the occasion? UAS day?

I am negletful to say Ill be there, cause every track day I say Ill be there, and Something goes horribly wrong, BUT COUNT ME IN BITCHES
I will have my suspension sorted out next week, and hopefully I can line up the exhaust before then too so you will have to get used to 2nd place steve

2nd to a GR baby.

Maybe 3rd!

bucket: you lost your backend???? i think you need to check your tyres and or suspension setup...

The backend wasn't the first thing I lost control of.

I got massive understeer coming into the corner and through the apex, sliding towards the grass, so I touched my brakes and tried to turn.

This resulted in me going arse end out onto the grass....and I know it was arse end first 'cos I remember looking out and seeing the WRX behind me.


Smartarse waved at me too.