FTO AUSTRALIA

Guys!
Ok, next track day is on a SATURDAY

No excuses lol!
We need more FTO's! c'mom, it's fun and it doesn't matter at all what times you aslong as you nejoy yourself!

Should b around $130 + 40 licence

link:
http://www.circuit-club.com/contactus.html

Look! my car got on their website
http://www.circuit-club.com/features/011205.html

Damn you Boris!

Here I was thinking Feb was panning out to be a cheap month...

Im not makin' any promises here, I've got a sh*t load of things to fix before she'll make it over the pits.... including 18" wheels that rub to the point of almost locking up!

Sigh... I'll call the panel beaters this mornin' & book her in

So tempting

So tempting

Tell me bout it.

sigh. don't think! act!

This is one of the cheapest timed events, and is very well oganized with a large selection of cars that the fto will be very competative against.

It's super safe and great fun. You can even use the street tyres aslong as you have good brakes. And the first time you can take it easy!

I know this site got lot's of new people, so c'mom! You can tell your parents it's driver training.

Am workin on it! My rubbing got a whole heap worse this morning...

Came home to find plastic everywhere...
See what I can bodge up today

Yeah it's a cheap event....but it's the preperation that goes into an event that puts the price up.

My tyres wouldn't last many laps, especially in this heat.....my discs need changing soon and an oil change is on the cards. Plus rego!

But....Feb 25th is a far bit away so we'll see if I can get her up to scratch.

yeah my passenger guard is like that, happened at the last track day. the tyres was rubbing on the wires also

Your just going to have to remove the bling!

I have 7 stock rims with tyres , i'm sure i can lend you 2 for the day, all of em have road tyres that you can chew up.

Amazing what one can do with a 4 pound lump hammer & a can of paint...
Touch up the calipers & gave her a service as well

Jesus Ben, when you said the tyres were rubbing, I didnt realise how bad!!!

this sounds really interesting...
has anyone smashed their baby going hard?
how much brakes and tyres do you go through?
do you guys do anything to your cars before you go out there?
sounds fun, plus get the speeding out of me! he he

Hahaha, Ben, you're supposed to get the paint on the caliper, not the disc


Frozen.....waffles....mmm......I mean:

I went back in June of last year and it was sooooooo much fun. You learn heaps about what to do and what not to do in your car at higher than average speeds.

As for car prep, make sure she's had a good service and all the appropriate bits have been looked after, ie brakes, tyres, oil. Checking brakes are critical however, make sure you're pads/discs have decent meat on them and that for safety's sake it's probably best to change the fluid once you're finished.

Depending on the temps of the track on the day and the quality of your rubber you could end up going through a whole set of fronts, or at minimum, half a pair. The rears don't get much wear.

So, as long as your car is prepped and you've done maybe a wee bit of reading into taking a decent racing line and you'll have a total blast!

I couldn't wipe the grin off my face after my first few laps.

Ok I gota few things happening at the moment but if things work out for me Ill be the chick on the track...no guarantees thou at the moment!

Pete is right. I'll adda little bit more.

It all depends on what brakes and tyres you have, if you go hard all day you will use about 20% of your pads, and maybe 20% to 40% of your tyres (All depends on how soft of tyres u have)

For prep work, just need to like Pete said, check your tyres & brakes.
Change the oil in your car, and if you haven't changed your brake fluid in a while then do it, put some nice Motul fluid it in!

I have only seen one accident where a ute was being stupid, and fishtailed a few times and clipped a wall. But he was being stupid.

There are 4 classes so we will not be driving around with super fast cars on the track at the same time. There should be a maximuim of 12/15 cars at the same time.

During the day you get 2 hot lap sessions, where you go out without any interruption to record your best lap time. Then from these two sessions depending if you win your class you get prizes. Last tiem I won class C, and got a nice BMI DVD, and a drink bottle


And like I said, this is equivalent to advanced driver training, you learn a shitload. Since i started i probably wiped 5/6 seconds of my lap times, and that is pure technique, nothing to do with the car.

I hope some of you will consider coming along, as there are a lot of modded & stock FTO's that need to be put to good use to show the type-r's who's boss.

ok this sounds like heaps of fun... i will put this in my dairy. i have a mate who is hotting up a pulsar q (i already kick his arse he he) and i'll get him to come so we all have someone to beat!!! he he

oh yeah...where is this place and how do we get there?

Its about 5ks out of Goulburn. Head south as if you were drving to Melbourne - bout 2hrs from Syd.

Im still working on it... got friggen suspension parts & all manner of other bits coming in from all over the countryside... UK as well!

cool.

Wakefield park is in Goulbourn. 1.5 hours drive from Sydney.
>> http://www.wakefieldpark.com.au/




Again the people that are organising it are:
http://www.circuit-club.com/home2.html

There is a limit to how many cars on the day, so you have to register with the organiser:

Narada Kudinar
narada@circuit-club.com
0402 425 401 (only if registering late)
http://www.circuit-club.com/contactus.html

i might be interested we'll see....

smorison wrote:i might be interested we'll see....

Well, let's hope you can come, will be good to see you on the track, give you a break from all the work you do..

And it's great, the categories don't put any preassure on you because your not driving with R32 GTR's at the same time lol.