Winton 12/05/18 Report
Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 9:22 am
Another great day at Winton, weather was looking sketchy, forecast at the start of the week was 5-30mm of rain! Thankfully come Saturday we were blessed with blue skies all day, much better than the 35C last time. Below is a bit of a breakdown of my results, if you have any questions let me know.
Class: lowest again despite me saying I was expecting ~1:48, no faith in the FTO it seems As expected was near the top and even lapped some cars. Felt good coz the dudes in the foresters (boosted) talked sh*t about being in a class with NA cars...
Weather: 15-20C
RE003s
Cold pressure: 28 psi
Hot: 32ish psi
Alignment
Felt a lot better and less nervous going in to this one. Started to figure out gearing more & more each session and I think the car still has more in it, maybe not the tyres though. I still prefer the PS4s over the RE003s but I think semi slicks will be on the cards next time, I think I've hit the limit of street tyres.
An excellent time on RE003s though, I watched a lot of videos and read a lot of threads from previous runs at Winton with RE003s and not many could crack 1:48 in significantly faster cars than the old FTO. A lot of people seemed impressed with my times and had a chat which was good considering the usual flack the FTO cops. The toe out in the rear made a world of difference, couldn't believe how much more planted the rear end felt in hard corners, a lot less oversteer for sure. A few people mentioned I should try add some toe in at the front so I will need to give that a go next time.
I should have put in a new seat after complaining last time but alas here I am complaining again! 100% need a new seat before the next track day...
The day ran smoothly with only one MX5 blowing a head gasket, a type R binning it in to the wall and some oil needing to be cleared off track.
Session 5 I was having a ripper lap but the car in front of me (turbo 180sx w/semis) gave up on the final corner and there was no way of getting around him, such is the nature of time attack I guess.
Here are some pics:
Felt pretty spesh having a car port with my name on it. My partner ran a 1:48 in his swift sport with semis, he won't hear the end of it!
Class: lowest again despite me saying I was expecting ~1:48, no faith in the FTO it seems As expected was near the top and even lapped some cars. Felt good coz the dudes in the foresters (boosted) talked sh*t about being in a class with NA cars...
Weather: 15-20C
RE003s
Cold pressure: 28 psi
Hot: 32ish psi
Alignment
- Front: -3deg camber, 0 toe
- Rear: -2.5deg camber, 0.5mm toe out ea side
- Session 1 - 1:51.7
- Session 2 - 1:48.7
- Session 3 - 1:48.4
- Session 4 - 1:49.5
- Session 5 - 1:47.5
Felt a lot better and less nervous going in to this one. Started to figure out gearing more & more each session and I think the car still has more in it, maybe not the tyres though. I still prefer the PS4s over the RE003s but I think semi slicks will be on the cards next time, I think I've hit the limit of street tyres.
An excellent time on RE003s though, I watched a lot of videos and read a lot of threads from previous runs at Winton with RE003s and not many could crack 1:48 in significantly faster cars than the old FTO. A lot of people seemed impressed with my times and had a chat which was good considering the usual flack the FTO cops. The toe out in the rear made a world of difference, couldn't believe how much more planted the rear end felt in hard corners, a lot less oversteer for sure. A few people mentioned I should try add some toe in at the front so I will need to give that a go next time.
I should have put in a new seat after complaining last time but alas here I am complaining again! 100% need a new seat before the next track day...
The day ran smoothly with only one MX5 blowing a head gasket, a type R binning it in to the wall and some oil needing to be cleared off track.
Session 5 I was having a ripper lap but the car in front of me (turbo 180sx w/semis) gave up on the final corner and there was no way of getting around him, such is the nature of time attack I guess.
Here are some pics:
Felt pretty spesh having a car port with my name on it. My partner ran a 1:48 in his swift sport with semis, he won't hear the end of it!