FTO AUSTRALIA

hi all

i am once agian running in the nsw super sprint series

we are at wakefield this sunday may 7th

come down and have a look and a chat and see whats its all about

hope to see some of you there

robert

sounds interesting

if only wakefield is not so far away from me

kaveman wrote:hi all

i am once agian running in the nsw super sprint series

we are at wakefield this sunday may 7th

come down and have a look and a chat and see whats its all about

hope to see some of you there

robert

what r u running?? i.e. mods and stuff

Custom CAI
Custom Exhaust
Piggyback Computer
Lowered Tein Suspension
Semi Racing Tyres
Throttle Body
Plenum
Brake Upgrade from GR to GPX

that's about all can think of at the moment

- Of course the big blue stripes are what really gives it a power boost

Kaveman
(on Teania's logon)

Teania wrote:Custom CAI
Custom Exhaust
Piggyback Computer
Lowered Tein Suspension
Semi Racing Tyres
Throttle Body
Plenum
Brake Upgrade from GR to GPX

that's about all can think of at the moment

- Of course the big blue stripes are what really gives it a power boost

Kaveman
(on Teania's logon)

lol nice1

whats piggypack u using - emange??

Brake Upgrade from GR to GPX??? lol the GR breaks must suck arse...

ever done a dyno with it??

don't really rate Dyno's all that much - depends on the Dyno equip - the day - the weather - humidity etc.... too many variables

Piggyback is Perfect Power SMT6

GR brakes - yeah - they're OK - but not as good as GPX, 256mm increased to 279mm, bigger pads, 2 spot calipers instead of singles, 7/8 up to 15/16 master cylinder - does make quite a difference. GR brakes were still good though - just couldnt cope with all the track work

nice.. this might seem a bit off topic, but what's the lowest possible 0-100 time you would get now? Just wanted an idea of the performance you'd get with those mods

have no idea what time i would run

my car is not setup for drag racing, a bit boring in my books, all over in 15 second and what can you improve on, not much as its mostly all car
now ciruit racing, you have lines,braking,etc

and the FTO is a much better ciruit car, but thats just my opinion, so don't shoot me

robert

u know what, u have a perfect point there.

Now that I think of it, anybody can buy a fast car and let the car do the driving on a straight road, but it takes a real driver to drive the car to it's potential on a track, and really prove its handling!

You're 101% right! (even though you can't possibly be more right than a 100%)

actually you know what, I wanna come and see this, I wanna see you rip the shyt out of some other "faster" cars, through the unique handling of the FTO!

What time is it and exactly where is wakefield?
Do I have to pay for entry? Fill me in please

Im working this weekend, but if some reason that changes I'll come down

Car is due for a bit of open road!

Wakefield is about 2 hours south of Sydney sublime. Take the M5 all the way out of town & follow the signs to Goulburn. Once your off the freeway & in Goulburn follow the signs to Wakefeild. I think spectator entry is free, but I could be wrong... Rob will know

Hmm i checked on www.whereis.com and its about 1 hr and 28 minute drive for me. Its a long way off, it would be awesome if we had a mini cruise there!

Wakefield is fun!!


Was there a few weeks ago in the Skyrine and had a blast. To be honest I think I was quicker around the track in the FTO.

lol so its like a proper race right? is there anywhere with more info as what other types of cars etc will be there and how long it goes for?

or is it just for fun type of thing

super sprint's you dont actually race against each other on the track, you go out and try and set your quickest lat time, a bit like qualifying

depending on the track, these is still 8 to 16 cars on the track at once and you do get to pass people

link to round 1 at oran http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/resul ... /2006.ORGP

there is a great varitity of cars, you normally go out in you lap time groups, so there is a real mix of classes on the track at once, the only ones they dont mix up are the open wheelers

i will be down to wakefield by 7am (i hope) and track time starts from 9am- 4.30pm ish

if any one wants to get invloved and start competing, i am will to help you get car ready and any tips etc about the tracks

robert

How'd you go mate?

Still waiting for natsoft to publish official results.

The day was cold and the track was slippery - so track times weren't as good as we were hoping for. (we only got around the 1.15.?? mark)

As soon as officiall times are up - will post the link, or you can keep doing what we're doing, checking www.natsoft.com.au

Cheers
Tanya

1:15 is still a great time!

I was out there spectating at the Circuit Club track day in Feb, my first taste of a track day so was pretty good. There was one FTO there, unfortunately the guy driving it was a total tool, rude to my gf when she asked what he'd done to it ( Like an LSD is rare in an FTO )

Anyway for a 'stroked' FTO and the dude wearing the full race suit, he was only pulling 1.22s

That silver FTO at the FEB Circuit Club track day had 4 different drivers over the course of the day.
Their times ranged from 1.17's to 1.22's

It has since had CAI and headers fitted and at its last outing at Wakefield it did a 1.14.05 on very worn out semis.