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It's not that you're a hack, it's that your insane trying to drive that car around that fast. Just dangerous battling with a car like that.... you're car was screaming 'hey attention needed in suspension setup' but you kept ignoring it :ninja: So it bit you... :(

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I was driving...locked brakes = driver is a hack :(

I cant trust certain flaggies not to spill the beans. So, the front left wheel was locked good and proper for a moment before the rears locked and went around. I was the tool behind the wheel. Now it happened because even for my car it did something a little unpredictable....probably as small as riding a certain part of the joining surfaces differently from previous laps.

But as Budge said, or was it Harry "Loose is fast, and on the edge is out of control." I was just shy of being fast...but i got the out of control thing right :D

femno you were awesome in that last 2 DT sessions, you and your car look very well sorted!

I found out what the funny noise was in the last session with my car too, My turbo has done the bearings. Time to pull the car down for a rebuild me thinks.

Cheers man thanks, you were doing great too, as was 'ZILLA', we had a good run hehe, in fact i think all of the DTs were doing fairly well!

Your busted turbo is a blessing in disguise....just means you can bolt something bigger on now!

Well, those rims and tyres are going, they aren't suited to the track whatsoever. Might be a while before I hit the track again, because I'm thinking about doing an engine rebuild before bolting on a new turbo...gotta work out some finances :mellow:

Cheers for showing me the lines though, I loved that back section after the straight :worship:

Another kickass track day by the WRX club, big thanks to all the flaggies and Bec for being event secretary, you looked like a professional!!!

Big congrats to all those with PB's, Ferni kicked ass, 1:22 on his first outing at Sandown is outstanding, well done son I knew you could do it..

Brisby did an awesome job, 1:23 in an RB20 shows that its definetly not a disadvantage having a 2 litre, big downer though in kissing the wall, but seriously by watching your footage at PI I thought it was only a matter of time..

Congrats to all the DT's, looked like you had fun and definetly were hiking it at the end of the day!!!

I was a little dissapointed in not going sub 20's, there was a bit of traffic in 3 of my 5 sessions so really only had 2 sessions with clear runs. There was also a few scary moments in trying to get to the front of the pack, especially at turn 4, sliding sideways into the ripple strip definetly woke me up, and left a few scratches on my front right rim :worship: .. There were a few spectators there to see it aswell, any pics guys?? :mellow:

But I guess my 1:20.2 was enough to stay on top, pipping the datto by 0.3 secs. So being fastest on the day was a bonus...

To finish off here's a vid of my fastest lap, geez Sandown is a very bumpy track, the camera is copping a workout..

http://sau.ferni.net/Jacksvids/Sandown25_04_07b.wmv (41mb)

Enjoy...

To finish off here's a vid of my fastest lap, geez Sandown is a very bumpy track, the camera is copping a workout..

http://sau.ferni.net/Jacksvids/Sandown25_04_07b.wmv (41mb)

Enjoy...

Nice work Jack. Interesting that you are in 3rd gear in a couple of spots that I normally use 2nd.

Jesus Ferni, that server on yours is super quick. I was getting 1.3 mb / sec downloads.

Very jealous I wasn't there.

I'm going to the Marque Sports PI day on the 20th of May, can't wait.

Cheers

Andrew

... but seriously by watching your footage at PI I thought it was only a matter of time..

See thats the most disappointing thing. Im not so worried about the car but ppls perception that it was only a matter of time. Looking at the footage it came from nowhere more then being inevitable :worship:

It looks like it was a sudden lock up over the bumps (Ben & JFK said the same thing and matches what Wayne and Mav saw... so odds are they are right) So shouldnt really deter ppl from getting out there and having a ball.

See thats the most disappointing thing. Im not so worried about the car but ppls perception that it was only a matter of time. Looking at the footage it came from nowhere more then being inevitable :worship:

It looks like it was a sudden lock up over the bumps (Ben & JFK said the same thing and matches what Wayne and Mav saw... so odds are they are right) So shouldnt really deter ppl from getting out there and having a ball.

I see your point, but I gues the footage from PI where your car being very unstable on and off the gas may have suggested that there is an issue somewhere in your suspension setup, so I therefore the question is would it have happened if your car was sorted in regards to stability on and off the gass?? Well i guess we'll never know!!!!

Are you sure there wasn't any oil or water which may have caused the lockup??

lol..its all guesswork. But i suppose i dont know if its an issue as such or just the application of what i was trying to use the Whiteline stuff for...so just at the end of their design limits???? Fark, who cares. I learnt that i dont learn...does that still count :mellow:

Are you sure there wasn't any oil or water which may have caused the lockup??

I dont know. Its possible but its one of the less likely scenarios. Gearbox fluid on the rear tyres is more likely then that, and even that is a bit iffy on some of the reasoning :worship:

I need help editing these laps. i can show you two laps where you can see how the car consistantly moved around a little under brakes (ie same as PI). Then i can show the lap where i went off...they look nothing alike. :laughing-smiley-014: At the end of the day it would not have happened unless i was driving close to my limit and what is probably the cars.

Anyway...bigger and better. This closes out the chapter 1 of "BRI-58Y , Im heading South" . It took 3 years but i finally got lap times i think that do the car justice.

So time to move on to Chapter 2, "I have an itch....and its going to get scratched" :)

Box, engine, brakes and suspension. That little 1600 has inspired me to puch on :)

So time to move on to Chapter 2, "I have an itch....and its going to get scratched" :)

Box, engine, brakes and suspension. That little 1600 has inspired me to puch on :)

That's the spirit!

great video Jack! bumpy ride.

Yep, upon later inspection, my camera mount was a little loose... :)

Troy, I like your attitude, there's many who have hit walls and retired, but I know its gonna take a lot more than that to keep you off the track... :)

I was driving...locked brakes = driver is a hack :)

Dude, you're pulling times only a second or so of some fast GTR's, in a little rwd, 2 litre, gtst...... once you spend more money and sort out the suspension it wouldn't suprise me at all for you to be up there beating some of the fast GTRs....

To finish off here's a vid of my fastest lap, geez Sandown is a very bumpy track, the camera is copping a workout..

http://sau.ferni.net/Jacksvids/Sandown25_04_07b.wmv (41mb)

Enjoy...

Awesome to see footage of how a lap is meant to be. Those lines are the ones i _wanted_ to take but just kept stuffing up haha... i'll be watching that a few more times to get it right for next time.

Jesus Ferni, that server on yours is super quick. I was getting 1.3 mb / sec downloads.

haha yeah its not bad, it maxes out my connection at 800kB/s (stupid no ADSL2+ in my area).

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