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ahh f*k no insurance for the track ONLY.

hektik!!

i heard once your car hits the track your premium sky rockets. but yeah count me in :cheers: i shud have money coz i get paid on the 15th!! so who's the 'organiser' so i can msg if theres any questions. im bringin my little brother. woot.

thank nissan for making 34 auto's tip tronic as well!!

need to get wakefield license on the day.

i hear that wakefield is alright. the walls arent as close as eastern creek and oran park and as evil_weevil said "Its a driver training day" so i dont think anyone would be pushin it too hard.

id love to go to this but ill save my money for some new wheels lol

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wheels schmeels!! lol

nah, you gotta do what ya gotta do! :(

Really, the only wall to look out for is pit wall. It starts just after the last turn on the main straight.

Its most likely the most safe driver friendly track in Oz with the lack of walls :cheers:

meh...

my babe aint scared of no walls anyway...

dont think ill have a helluva lot done to my car by the 21st...might not even get the fresh pair of brake pads on....ill see how it goes anyway!

wheels schmeels!! lol

nah, you gotta do what ya gotta do! :(

Really, the only wall to look out for is pit wall. It starts just after the last turn on the main straight.

Its most likely the most safe driver friendly track in Oz with the lack of walls :cheers:

your dead right...I have seen people come off in a big way usually at the hairpin and at the end of the main straight...but at all times the car spun and slid onto grass until it stopped on its own- miles away from anything at all..its probably the only track I would ever go on. Everytime I have been to oran park however somebody without fail ends up wiping out the side of their car usually on that section just before the main straight...Wakefield is really one of the best tracks around

ahh good to hear.

my dad pays for rego...insurance....damn he even paid for my car. (never bet against nsw in state of origin)

if i crashed.

i wouldnt go back home.

There was a monaro who lost it at that corner :) Crashed straight into the wall when he over corrected..

think i was a couple of seconds behind him (didnt see it happen), till i reached the last turn to the straight.. felt sorry for him!!

Hope his car is alright..

^^ didnt mean to scare the newbies here.. Its perfectly safe!!

I think he was really pushing it tho..

in NO way was i shit stirring. i commented and asked questions on things i would've liked answers to. i'll admit that i didnt have any intention on attending the next track day but after the questions were answered and explained it made sense and i made that clear. i then changed my mind about attending an SAU track day after the differences of the two track days were noted.

as i said, my car is nearing completion and i'm looking to hit the track soon. my posts were actually ON TOPIC. the below posts were the ones who initially made it off topic which dragged me into it so if you were going to hand out a warning for being off topic then i'd hand one out to Nick (sorry Nick lol) and yourself.

Yeah, I guess that's fair enough Joe - it gives you something to aim for if you have others to judge yourself against, and I suppose it's always nice to have bragging rights when you do a better time than them.

Hmmm, you've stated that you still don't want to become a member, but do you have any suggestions of what we should be doing to bring more people (including maybe yourself) in? It'd be good to hear some constructive criticism instead of you just saying "the way you guys are going about it is crap..."

Since the race car can't be there for the day, I am happy to help out with instructing for anyone who would like some tips

Security - I reckon you are a typical keyboard warrior internet talker - I've never seen you at any track day in the 4 years you have been on these forums. I know you won't prove me wrong by turning up, you will just keep stirring shit in threads.

The whole idea of this track day is to get new people on the track and see how much fun, and how safe it is when you do it properly. Looking forward to seeing some new faces :)

Joe for president.

There was a monaro who lost it at that corner :) Crashed straight into the wall when he over corrected..

think i was a couple of seconds behind him (didnt see it happen), till i reached the last turn to the straight.. felt sorry for him!!

Hope his car is alright..

^^ didnt mean to scare the newbies here.. Its perfectly safe!!

I think he was really pushing it tho..

dnt scare us 1st timers lol

Well, Im out for a week and a bit but I'll be back in the country for wakie, so if theres any questions and stuff, post in here, I';ll be back in ove a week to answerr stuff!

have fun and get those cars ready guys :)

no offence to monaro guy but turn 12 is at least 50-80m from the nearest corner. pretty easy to put your foot on the brake by then....

Exactly.

The pit wall is so far away from the exit of a hairpin corner that the only way you could hit it is if your ego far exceeds your skill, and you think you can drive out of a slide you clearly can't. I can't see how any sensible person could hit it unless they're in a massively overpowered car and its raining.

The newbies have very little to worry about at Wakefield. The only thing you really need to be aware of, from a layout safety aspect, is to try and make sure the car is travelling straight if you know you are going to come off. Coming off sideways isn't a guarantee of issues, but you'd rather not if you can help it.

Yes that car looked like it was worked, had semi slicks etc etc.. was pretty damn quick.. Happened later on in the day, so before then he had no problems..

It was just body damage i think.. This was last year, so was a while ago..

pretty easy to put your foot on the brake by then....

Yes but when you put your foot down when you are coming onto the straight, there is a chance of your rear sliding sideways.. Plus if you having a lot of power dont see why you cant loose it at that corner..

Seemed like he lost it, overcorrected and hit the wall..

Look if you really pushing you car, then i dont see why you cant spin off at any corner..

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hey Larry,

i met ya at the last KK's meet...

if you're going down to wakefield...wnna cruise it down together in the morning?

maybe, i dunno coz i need new brakes i think mine are warped. i got all that wheel balancing and alignment stuff and steering still shakes..

hey guys, my caster bushes are cracked and the silicone had leaked out...will this affect me at the track day?

im trying to get the car working well before i hit the track...

shanil - you should get them fixed, about $100 to replace them with standard style, or maybe $150 for adjustable ones.

mes....we will have plenty of people who can help out on the day, don't be shy :ermm:

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