Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Hey guys,

I have recently completed my 6th signature in my log book so now i have to spend a day flagging at a meet so that i can get off my p's, Is anyone entering in any events before christmas???? Id love to do it at a cams event where i actually enjoy the cars going round the track. Duncan, sydney kid you guys doing anything before the end of the year ?????

Cheers

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/186874-signatures-done-time-for-flagging/
Share on other sites

Hey guys,

I have recently completed my 6th signature in my log book so now i have to spend a day flagging at a meet so that i can get off my p's, Is anyone entering in any events before christmas???? Id love to do it at a cams event where i actually enjoy the cars going round the track. Duncan, sydney kid you guys doing anything before the end of the year ?????

Cheers

We'll hopefully be racing in the NSW state champs enduro in the last weekend of October at Oran Park.

I don't think there will be as many categories running as usual but should mean lots of track time for us :)

We'll hopefully be racing in the NSW state champs enduro in the last weekend of October at Oran Park.

I don't think there will be as many categories running as usual but should mean lots of track time for us :)

Spewing im pretty sure im already busy the last 2 weekends in october!!!!

Ill get back to you guys if im available.

Thanks kel

Hey guys,

I have recently completed my 6th signature in my log book so now i have to spend a day flagging at a meet so that i can get off my p's, Is anyone entering in any events before christmas???? Id love to do it at a cams event where i actually enjoy the cars going round the track. Duncan, sydney kid you guys doing anything before the end of the year ?????

Cheers

Sorry meant to add congrats on being so close to a full licence- what/where have you been racing (and sorry if that's an ignorant questions, I haven't been on SAU much these days).

Sorry meant to add congrats on being so close to a full licence- what/where have you been racing (and sorry if that's an ignorant questions, I haven't been on SAU much these days).

Cheers kel, I havent been on sau much lately either. I have been competing in group sa in the historic series, although the car i have been running has just been sold by its owner to make way for an mx5 race car so i might hopefully get a few steers in that or in their mgb race car.... will just have to wait and see. Hopefully i can clear up the end of october but i think im going to struggle as i have a wedding and my gf is heading over seas so im sure ill be in big trouble if im not at the airport saying goodbye!!!!

Will have to get off my ass soon and do my flagging soon so maybe next time!!!!

Oh yeah forgot to say..... been driving a 1959 sunbeam alpine, Its old, underpowered, the suspension is kinda buggered and its had more hits than mike tyson but it still gets round oran short in close to the same times as i can do in my line.... mind you my line is also nudging 20 and still has the origional suspension so thats probably no mean feat!!!!

Its about 2 seconds a lap slower round wakefield, though you feel every bump so it feels like your going faster than you are!!! Lots of fun! :)

what a top way to learn to race....good stuff :) I guess rubbing is considered poor form in historics though?

Yeah its heaps of fun, i have to drive the s$%t out of the old girl to be in contention for a place. They aren't to keen on rubbing panels but it does happen. I had one experience with a porsche at eastern creek which was a bit more than a rub, i was sitting on his bumper ( yes a porche thats worth about 200k being tailgated by an alpine that just sold for 7k) at turn 3 when he decided that he liked the grass better so speared off straight ahead but also made the decision to keep his foot planted harder on the accelerator then come back on and t bone me at somewhere near 100 clicks.... very exciting. i did 3 full spins then ended up facing the right way, he went on to colect the wall over the top of the tunnel on the opposite side of the track that he origionaly left from, i think he was lucky to hit me cause i slowed him down lots and he still hit so i think it would have been hospital time for him otherwise!!!! Apart from that i have so far managed to keep out of trouble..... but i guess with racing its only a matter of time!!!!! It was a real shame to see the old girl get a new home this week but after testing one of the track mx5's at wakefield a few weeks ago im sure it will make a worthy replacement!!!!! :)

haha i always feel a bit ripped off when its not my fault :) sounds like an expensive day out for your porsche buddy.

I remember the saying in the daewoos, when you see someone spinning in front of you, drive straight at them. By the time you get there they will be goooone.

Which I believed until I saw someone nail someone else dead on the drivers door :)

those mx5s make good little race cars, msut drive one one day

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • From my youth: GTi-R clutch change is a massive pain. The gearboxes are fragile? But the car is super cool and I want one 😢 
    • Remember this is 1988 tech.
    • Driveline vibration is resolved. I ended up loosening all my engine mount and trans mount bolts, giving it a good shake then retightening everything and it's gone... Let's just say I was surprised that fixed it.  I've been happily driving it around again but unfortunately put zero time into my direct port/constant pressure WMI setup. I'm on vacation next week, so I'll try and finalize it then.  On a different note, I spent all week fuel/ignition mapping 2x 216L V16 engines. Turbo's were burning glycol and we swapped them out for larger units. We also had planned emissions testing on site, so I figured I'd be there the same week to use their instrumentation and massage any emissions issues out if needed. This was a first for me. Fuel management is similar in certain ways to automotive (i.e air density as load variable) but very different in others. It's all PLC based and AFR's are controlled by air and not fuel. They use a control valve between the turbo and air manifold to control pressure which in turn controls AFR's. Due to this, target AFR tables supplied by the OEM are in pressures and not mass which really through me off. They use air pressure vs fuel pressure tables. I also relied on an O2 concentration sensor the emissions team had in the exhaust. Ignition timing was also all over the place and we were losing a fair bit of power. They're now happily sitting at 16-40BTDC depending on load. We were making about 1600kw at 900rpm at 90% load. Engines were running a lot smoother as well.    
    • heh, aint no R32 ever meeting modern targa cage rules unless the driver is veeeery short OP, good luck with the sale, since its already in the land of freedom I'm sure you will find a good buyer.
    • meh, it was a good video, clear about the issue and how he dealt with it. A bit heavy on the RTV and very brave to put an RB in anything without rebuilding it first, but otherwise I thought it was good Dose, I'm not sure that having the pickup forward is a big issue; yes of course the oil could shift under brakes but the sump should never be empty enough for that to be a problem (unless you also have a higher volume oil pump, and that oil can't return from the head to the sump quickly enough)
×
×
  • Create New...