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At this stage im still goign to be doing it. BUT, i am now entered in Dutton so have to firstly get my car ready for that and make sure it doesnt break. 3 days of motorkhanas with two drivers...well im nto expecting the gearbox and clutch to survive:(

So it will be a matter of what else i bust

Geoff, if I had the spare $$$ to buy that 25/30 it would be sitting in Ray's shop right now.. either that or I'll build my own rb30 :P

Are you going to be SAU vic race team manager? If you read the supp regs it says no in-car telemetry is allowed! have to use placards from the pits.. old skool! :) what bollocks..

Local tyrepower had a set of dunlop SP9000's in 245/35/18's, 2nd hand for $50 each.. they're WELL above the indicators, so im really stoked @ that.... Ferni is going to give me his old 265/35/18's for the rear so that should be good also.

However if anyone has a line on some road tyres in 275/35/18 that are also pretty good, lemme know, as I go through them pretty easily so having them at home in the shed (got 12 acres in officer) is no big deal :happy:

North west tyres in reservior did not have anything worth spending any $$ on....

So is this still a go'er? Who and by when do we need to pay?

Geoff, if I had the spare $$$ to buy that 25/30 it would be sitting in Ray's shop right now.. either that or I'll build my own rb30 :)

Are you going to be SAU vic race team manager? If you read the supp regs it says no in-car telemetry is allowed! have to use placards from the pits.. old skool! :) what bollocks..

The last thing your car needs is more power...just keep driving the wheels off the thing and have fun doing it. When you are doign 1:22s then you may need more power :rofl:

Dont get me wrong, I definitely can improve my driving skills... I just dont think a 1:22 at sandown is possible for my current power vs. weight of the car. I should be dropping about 10kilo's by summer tho :)

Dont get me wrong, I definitely can improve my driving skills... I just dont think a 1:22 at sandown is possible for my current power vs. weight of the car. I should be dropping about 10kilo's by summer tho :(

I never thought a 1.21 was possible in my car. But I kept pumping out laps and improved every visit. Lots to be said for feeling comfortable with your car and actually reaching the limits for a full lap.

Next time at Sandown i will be wearing a frock and screaming like a lunatic as i hope to have my car! As long as i go 0.1 sec faster then last time then ill be happy as the car won’t have any new/more mods. So if it goes quicker then i have improved a little...thats all i can hope for.

I have done a 1:58 at PI with pad knock off and under a yellow. So without the yellow im guessing the lap would have been a 1:52-53. With all the probs my car was having that day with popping fuses killing the ecu, everything. The yellow flag lap is as close to a clear lap i got. If Ferni and me hadn’t driven like tools when door to door with one another we both would have gone quicker again :D

So this event will be great to get more experience of the track and comfortable in the car. Even if im not allowed to go quicker then 1:55, next sprint day i should be comfortable enough in the car to go quicker then my previous best.

Not saying im a good driver...i know im a lot better then i use to be in my car as its been the same car now for over 3 years with no mods done to it. But the Sydney trip will be good as we will be able to swap cars and go for rides in one another’s cars. I always learn heaps when i drive other ppls cars or go for laps with them. Often i see where im doing things wrong from behind the steering wheel, or i see where their cars does something better then mine and i can improve. So the little bit of money I can spend on the car will be well spent as I think I know where its best spent based on seat time in another car

Sprint days make it harder to get a feel for these things. I hope that i can do a 1:22.9999 at Sandown. If i cant then im going to keep plugging away having fun trying to get there.

I never thought a 1.21 was possible in my car. But I kept pumping out laps and improved every visit. Lots to be said for feeling comfortable with your car and actually reaching the limits for a full lap.

Very true Chris. I knocked 3.5 secs off my previous time with no rear brakes, and maybe 10rwkw's more??

I'd say a 1.23 is achievable with no more mods, just bigger nuts!

Bringing this thread back ontrack for a moment... Do they need a positive yes or no by a certain date, Is it still on (our team)? Who is committed and who is a maybe?

*raises hand* Im certainly an IN ;)

Just got back from Donnellans... got a set of 2x 2nd hand Continental Contact Sport 2's... $55 each.. bargain :wave: woo hoo

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