Australian Drift GP & Time Attack

[manna_85]

Not a bad event although i wish they started in the usual place for the drifting without eliminating cat corner. And the time attack guys should have got longer than 10 mins sessions i thought. Anyway heres a few pics i took throughout the day. Will have the complete gallery up on my site soon. Oh and sorry Franz i couldnt get a two wheeled shot for you. I did notice you kissing the curb on your cool down laps :)

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/1958/i6m2915.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/72/i6m2915.jpg/)

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9069/i6m2998.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/259/i6m2998.jpg/)

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/8480/i6m3123.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/543/i6m3123.jpg/)

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/1681/i6m3252.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/198/i6m3252.jpg/)

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9411/img3417f.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/337/img3417f.jpg/)

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/1147/img4149f.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/850/img4149f.jpg/)

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8250/img4212wf.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/192/img4212wf.jpg/)

[duste]

Woah, GTR looks amazing Brockas!

[DISTRBD]

Not a bad event although i wish they started in the usual place for the drifting without eliminating cat corner.

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/1958/i6m2915.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/72/i6m2915.jpg/)



Nice shot



I spoke to Fink after in the pits and he said it was good to run top section only .

[morgazmatron]

awesome shots... saw the shutter speeds and fuck me.. i was stuggling on 1/200 hahaha

I also agree with taking out CAT corner. Takes out the drag race down the straight and makes the drifting that much closer. And closer = better

4-5 corners is all you need.

[lathiat]

I'm not a drifting expert by any means and I know it was a bit unusual for the WA folks but I loved the section they ran.

[manna_85]

Thanks guys :)
I look like a slapped arse today should have put on more sunscreen.

[Brockas]

Great shots dude!


Woah, GTR looks amazing Brockas!
Cheers mate!

Here's a couple of snaps from me:

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6059/6370080675_3af08f1563_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370080675/)
ADGP-01 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370080675/) by BrockasAL (http://www.flickr.com/people/67614152@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6058/6370080099_3e1e93d99a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370080099/)
ADGP-02 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370080099/) by BrockasAL (http://www.flickr.com/people/67614152@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6226/6370078681_47f684be64_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370078681/)
ADGP-03 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370078681/) by BrockasAL (http://www.flickr.com/people/67614152@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6232/6370077583_3620b36788_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370077583/)
ADGP-04 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370077583/) by BrockasAL (http://www.flickr.com/people/67614152@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6215/6370074397_c7a1d985b8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370074397/)
ADGP-06 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370074397/) by BrockasAL (http://www.flickr.com/people/67614152@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6214/6370072963_ede98c2fde_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370072963/)
ADGP-07 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370072963/) by BrockasAL (http://www.flickr.com/people/67614152@N02/), on Flickr

Luke Fink proposing to his girlfriend:
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6230/6370075703_0a738ce093_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370075703/)
ADGP-05 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67614152@N02/6370075703/) by BrockasAL (http://www.flickr.com/people/67614152@N02/), on Flickr

[Sebdullah]

no good pics of Hawkins :P

[FranZ]

I kinda see Hawkins in that last pic!

[gtr4me]

heres some in car, sorry about the sound there was something rattling in the camera case..

if you watch to the end you'll see that after 2 hot laps the street tyres just say no more :(

is that the same spot you came off Franz ?

http://youtu.be/hV7PdiRLlb0

[Sack]

+1 for taking out straight and CAT corner and should have done it a long time ago. The privateers could stick with the big hp sponsored drivers and were allowed to enter later into C-Red if they were the chase car to keep proximity up. It also kept spectators and trade stands together which made it seem like a larger even though it was a pretty sad turnout.

Brockas livery= Taisan GTR livery?

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/1147/img4149f.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/TaisanGT-R.jpg

[GA70TT]

took a few pics, not very good quality, but you get the idea :p

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr85/JZrob/ADGP%20and%20Time%20attack%20Nov%202011/DSC_03162.jpg
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr85/JZrob/ADGP%20and%20Time%20attack%20Nov%202011/DSC_02862.jpg
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr85/JZrob/ADGP%20and%20Time%20attack%20Nov%202011/DSC_02132.jpg
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr85/JZrob/ADGP%20and%20Time%20attack%20Nov%202011/DSC_01552.jpg
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr85/JZrob/ADGP%20and%20Time%20attack%20Nov%202011/DSC_01982.jpg
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr85/JZrob/ADGP%20and%20Time%20attack%20Nov%202011/DSC_00832.jpg
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr85/JZrob/ADGP%20and%20Time%20attack%20Nov%202011/DSC_00752.jpg
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr85/JZrob/ADGP%20and%20Time%20attack%20Nov%202011/DSC_00702.jpg
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr85/JZrob/ADGP%20and%20Time%20attack%20Nov%202011/DSC_00352.jpg
http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr85/JZrob/ADGP%20and%20Time%20attack%20Nov%202011/DSC_00502.jpg

[Milhouse]

Did anyone get footage of the purple S14 (FarmBoy?) doing the 360 entry into the first corner on the extreme entry comp ?

[GA70TT]

Did anyone get footage of the purple S14 (FarmBoy?) doing the 360 entry into the first corner on the extreme entry comp ?

this one ? i have about 6 more, pm me your email and ill send them to you

http://i472.photobucket.com/albums/rr85/JZrob/ADGP%20and%20Time%20attack%20Nov%202011/DSC_0228.jpg

[lathiat]

I videod alot of the extreme entries from infield.. i'll have to review them... probably won't for a few days.

[Skipmaster J]

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My incar, nothing special. Curb hopping is slower, noted for next time.

[FranZ]

is that the same spot you came off Franz ?


uhhh, I never came off! Only place you could say I was off was twice going around the wrong side of the kerb on the main straight before the actual pit entry and that was only because I didn't want to lose my carbon lip attempting to straddle the outside kerb.

Ps. widening the exit of the corner that way is not faster.

[morgazmatron]

Did anyone get footage of the purple S14 (FarmBoy?) doing the 360 entry into the first corner on the extreme entry comp ?

It was Damian Croxon I think actually.. (not my vid)

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Couple of my pics trying some different things so not many turned out that great...

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss36/morgazmatron/mitchkeegsadgp.jpg

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss36/morgazmatron/borndenadgp.jpg

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss36/morgazmatron/braTAadgp.jpg

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss36/morgazmatron/denzoadgp.jpg

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss36/morgazmatron/anguspitadgp.jpg

http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss36/morgazmatron/jbpitsadgp.jpg

[gtr4me]

Alan, interesting I couldn't match your short track time but you couldn't get me on the long, horses for courses aye

[FranZ]

Long track favours horespower!

Evo - awesome in corners, ok on straights.
GTR - good in corners, awesome on straights!

[RoarPwr]

Hey guys, did anyone manage to take any pics of the black ve commodore from the time attack sessions?

If so would I be able to have a look at them, I am trying to assess the cars cornering performance....


(flame suit on)

[Turbo2.6L]

What were your long track times RoarPwr? Mitch was saying you did pretty well

[RoarPwr]

Managed to post a couple of laps in the 67 sec bracket, with a 67.69 a best I could get on the fri I think but the trackbattle website says I
Posted a 67.11 so both were well under my previous pb of 69.0

[gtr4me]

Good times in the Commodore Andrew :)

[RoarPwr]

Cheers... was an awesome day with a good bunch of blokes... good to see everyone having a good crack at smashing some lap times.

[FranZ]

Definitely good times. Tank slapper onto the main street was awesome!!! :)

[RoarPwr]

Cheers Franz, that was defnitiely one of the moments where I will admit i was pushing too hard trying to crack into the 66 sec range...
tyres were pretty well rooted after that episode!!!

[Turbo2.6L]

67's are bombed in what is essentially a 2 tonne street car!
R-comps or street tyres? Assuming R-comps as that is approaching some of the Evo/GTR times from the day :D

[RoarPwr]

yeah was running bridgestone r-comps on the factory ve ss rims...
I think with wider wheels and rubber there is definitely more time in it, I have a few ideas for improvements, and as well as more practice...

Weight of the car is a huge factor...

[SimonR32]

Managed to post a couple of laps in the 67 sec bracket, with a 67.69 a best I could get on the fri I think but the trackbattle website says I
Posted a 67.11 so both were well under my previous pb of 69.0

Andrew Soubertjis Commodore S P3 1:07.6949 0:06.3041

Very good for the old boat, I'm impressed :)

[RoarPwr]

Cheers... the commodore performed faultlessly all weekend...
full credit for that goes to Mitch and Deb from WA performance... The car cops a serious hiding all the time and i have never had any issues with it....
if only it wasn't so harsh on tyres...

[Turbo2.6L]

Pull some weight out of it & your tyre wear will decrease significantly. Do you run same width front & rears?

[RoarPwr]

yeah i ran standard ve ss 18 x 8 rims with 245 bridgestone re55's all round. I am currently looking for a set of staggered rims to suit the track better something like an 18 x 8.5 for the front and 18 x 9.5 or 10 for the rear.

Weight will def come out for the next time i get the car out on the track, eg i am currently looking for a pair of light weight race seats and the like.

The drawback is that the car itself is also driven around the streets a lot of the time whilst i am home from work.

[SimonR32]

The car cops a serious hiding all the time and i have never had any issues with it....

*Cough* ran out of fuel *cough*

[Turbo2.6L]

The advantage of running the same width wheels is you can rotate tyres. Falcons suffer from being fat pingpingpingpings too, so chew out front left tyres at barbs very very quickly :(

Lightweight front seat, remove rear & passenger seats, lightweight wheels is a good start. Anything above & beyond will ruin the car as a daily/cruiser.

[RoarPwr]

hahaha... the run out of fuel bit was my fault....
nothing to with the car... if i recall a certain cooler pipe blowing off as well hey???

[RoarPwr]

on another note has anyone heard what the go was with that guys evo that popped a motor?

[SimonR32]

hahaha... the run out of fuel bit was my fault....
nothing to with the car... if i recall a certain cooler pipe blowing off as well hey???

That was on the last session with the chequered flag already out so it doesn't count! But I do now have an ally bend on the way to replace that piece of shit, it has screwed me a few times now


on another note has anyone heard what the go was with that guys evo that popped a motor?

He was making me angry all weekend with his driving and then managed to park in the middle of the track... hmmmm

[RoarPwr]

Yeah he was inexperienced and a little in the way, I think he was a bit devo once Sean from Allstar told him the motor was pretty much a dead duck... Would have liked to know what caused the issue though, i know he had issues with the oil breathing system,
he had pissed oil out of the catch can a number of times.

[Skipmaster J]

He said the tune never felt right on high boost (high being 20psi, low 14psi).
It's a fully built motor so should be capable of 30psi with the right fuel; I was running 26psi myself on the stock motor...

[Brockas]

Fk! 26psi on a standard motor?? That's epic. What's the compression ratio of a 4G63?

I'm only running 26psi on mine!

[FranZ]

26psi = 1.7bar.

Evo 8 MR and Evo 9's run 20psi (1.4bar) stock. I'm running 23psi (1.6bar)

[Skipmaster J]

Yep, 1.8 bars, BP ultimate, completely stock engine except cams (stock valvetrain, studs, etc)
8.8:1 compression

[SimonR32]

Fk! 26psi on a standard motor?? That's epic. What's the compression ratio of a 4G63?

I'm only running 26psi on mine!

Mine runs 26psi on high boost :)

Only ran 20psi during the weekend though

[gtr4me]

Oh thats it, I'm going 30+ if your putting 26 through a stock motor :D

[esky]

on another note has anyone heard what the go was with that guys evo that popped a motor?

which evo broke?

[Qu3xy]

I think it was the red evo that broke. Got towed in off the track on the Saturday morning.

[lathiat]

which evo broke?

Was an asian-ish-guy (I am the worst at cultures/races.. sorry) with a Red 7-9 evo with NSW plates. Car stopped on the back of long track coming out of the big U.

He seemed a bit green as others have expressed but you know, everyones green at some point in time... no point being macho about it.. from talking to him he bought the car with some variety of built motor and turbo setup. He bought a new manifold and turbo and put it on which he did himself and had the tune touched up at ova boost. He was having a *lot* of oil into his catch can so I'm guessing something was off. It looks really nice under the hood though.

Feel sorry for the guy personally.. love to know what Sean from allstar saw/thought happened. He showed me one of his spark plugs, in 1 cylinder I can't recall if it looked dented or just like almost slightly melted.. bit weird looking. Not sure if that's detonation or what.. me no engine expert.

http://lathiat.net/files/evo_stopped.jpg

[nukem]

Thanks to every one for the help over the weekend without you all this win wouldn't have been possible.
Here is a bit of gopro action thanks to Rob....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0RM_mJZgeo

[JBAE]

that dirty 4 banger makes my peen dance badly!!! awesome car! grats on the win too!

[tinto]

61 on long track. Hahaha wow
What class was that in?

[FranZ]

Tuner!