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The next installment of Unique Autosports' organised track days is being held on April 13th at Wakefield Park near Goulburn.

http://www.nismo.com.au

UNIQUE AUTOSPORTS TRACK DAY

WHEN

Sunday 13tht April 2003 ( One week prior to Easter Holidays).

Car scrutineering from 8am driver briefing around 9,30am must attend. Then track use from around 9.55am to around 4pm.

WHERE

Wakefield Parkway Racetrack near Goulburn south of Sydney about 2 Hours drive from Parramatta.

WHO

All welcome to watch or just get your car out on the track. The emphasis is imports, including Australian delivered ones like WRX and 200SX.

WHAT ARE WE DOING

An open track day for practice. We will have professional experienced race car drivers giving advice and in car and pit instructions. Basically an opportunity to see what you and your car can do safely on the track and see other exotic cars in action. Again we will be having some of our suppliers attending as well as Magazines, and professional photographers. We will have hand outs and prizes including , 4 cylinder and 6 cylinder categories as well as other events and prizes to be advised on the day. We will be running different events in different types of cars such as GTR, GTS-T, 300ZX, 200SX 180SX Silvia, WRX, GTiR and Mazda GTX and GTR, Starlets MR2s Supras and Soarers RX7s will go together and with any other cars not catered for in a category.

WHATS INCLUDED

Price Includes very experienced and qualified race car and advanced driver training driver instructors to give in car personalised training to those who wish to learn. Smorgess board lunch and drinks.

WHAT TO BRING

A decent approved helmet in good condition, one that fits.

Full-length clothing not polyester or synthetic materials, rather cottons and wool or race suit.

Fire extinguisher recommended but not essential, (secured properly. Full tank of fuel as you will need it. OPTIMAX good idea and there will be NF Octane Booster available for sale at the track.

Recommend road tyres around 39 psi or more in tyres when hot.

Slicks around 24psi.

MUST Remove all lose items in the car prior to going on track.

Make sure your car has plenty of brake pads and fluid changed if has not been done in last 12 months or since last tack day as it will be off. We recommend Synthetic Motul Racing brake fluid or other high quality brake fluid. Do a safety check prior to getting to track. Check cooling system is in good order, and coolant is fresh and clean. Suspension is tight and not worn. Wheel alignment is a good idea. No side wall damage to tyres. Make sure you have plenty of pad material on your brake pads.

Places are strictly limited to get in early to avoid dissappointment.

8.00am Track Open for Scrutineering

9.30am Driver Briefing

10.00am Track Use for Passengers (No Timing ) through to 11.00am

11.00am Timed Events through to 12.30pm

12.30pm Lunch break. For half and hour.

1.00pm Drifting Comp <---- SWEET!!!!

1.30pm Passengers ( No Timing)

2.10pm Timed Event

3.10pm Passengers ( No Timing)

3.40pm Timed Event

4.00pm Passengers

4.30pm Trophy Presentation

The Canberra and Sydney chapters of the R31 Skyline Club will be going down. Canberra boys are looking at meeting at Caltex at the Airport at 7:30am, then cruise up the highway to the maccas. Sydney guys will be meeting up with the Canberra boys at the Maccas, then cruising to Wakefield.

Should be a great day! See the R31 Forum thread @ http://www.r31skylineclub.com/forum/index....y;threadid=1667

See you there!

Cheers, MARK

  • 2 weeks later...

Ok it's happening agian this one is 13th of April, 2003 at Wakefield. As per normal we get mostly GTS-T's and GTR's. Usually get around 45 cars with usually around 20 plus GTS-Ts and GTR's. My zed is getting more like a Skyline with R32 GTR diff modified for increased clamp and using 4.3 gears out of R32 GTS-4. Nismo diff bushes with modified 300ZX NA diff cradle with urethane cradle bushes. Also has R33 GTR water pump pulley as larger than Zed to slow it down and stop cavitation. So come try against our Zed and have some fun.

Free to come watch and if you want to know more or application to come and have a drive go to our site.

NISMO.com.au

Duncan, if you need to know anything else about the trackday pm or email me and I can give you the details.

Im not racing but Carlo and I along with a few others will likely be driving down to spectate.

Woah, just checked the times, track doesn't open till 10am.... so make that 8.30am at Mobil Pheasant's Nest.

JR33

Fatz

PranK

Roy,

Are you guys meeting at Mobil also?

Anyone else coming along?

g'day there guys

im from the r31 club. we're meeting at the goulburn maccas (both canberra and sydney r31 guys) at 9am. then we'll drive on to wakefield.

did yous want to meet up?

Mark (Bluprint)

Steve (FoX)

Jeremy (Jimi)

James (Jester)

Luke

Michael (Mick)

Martin (Insomniac)

Kirstin

Phill (Phill_)

Andrew (ED.GTS189)

Luke (Odin23) +1

Daila (hallucinogen)

Mark (88Silhouette)

i will be going down to canberra on the friday night. but driving back up with the sydney guys on sunday arvo. my mobile is 0402 287 773 if you wanna say g'day.

cheers, MARK



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