Skidpan training day 21/09/2003

[rs73]

Hi Guys,

For those who has been registered for skidpan training day on Sunday 21/09/2003, time will be 1.00 pm - 5.00 pm.

Meeting time is 12.45pm sharp at the gate and course commence 1pm. Currently there are 6 people already confirmed on the list...

1 - rs73 --> that's me! - Fully paid

2 - Interloper - Fully paid

3 - RiggaP - Fully paid

4 - Dragon18 - Fully paid

5 - king_kw13 - Fully paid

6 - PatPat34 - Fully paid

Total cost is $120pp. For those above who has not fully paid yet, the rest $70 is due by the end of this week. Please try to make payments before Friday 12/9/2003 as it will take sometime to get the money cleared through accounts over the weekend.

Other than that, all the best and see you on Sunday 21/9!!!

Regards,

Rianto

PS: More info on Driver Dynamics: www.driverdynamics.com If anyone wants me to help organising future skidpan days, don't hesitate to contact me and I will go all the way to help you out.

[riggaP]

Do you guys wanna meet up before hand and go as a group?

[Guest INASNT]

Rianto is it at sandown??

If so i will come if i have my car or am in melbourne at that time.

Can i pay u the $$ in total when the date gets closer?

[rs73]

Denham,

No, it's not in Sandown. The cost to rent Sandown would be too great for a 6-people session.

[Dragon18]

let me know if ya guys wanna meet up before hand ohh and bring a jacket with ya if its abit winy coz its frezzing and remeber ya ganna be there for 5 hours so bring some munchies too lol

i forgot last time and was starving =)

[doxximus]

lol rakis again? addict hahaha

[Guest INASNT]

its not sum cop whos the instructor is it?

will we get canaried on the way out??

[rs73]

No, he's not. LOL

Ask Rakis, he's done it before and the instructor is fine with his car....

[riggaP]

Rianto, could you please post up "the checklist" of stuff we're gonna need to bring/do. I deleted the emails

Cheers

[rs73]

Stuffs that need to be prepared.... plus suggestions...

1. Pump up tyres to a minimum of 40PSI

2. Remove/secure any loose items from the cabin

3. Loose, comfy clothing (It'll be hard to drive in leather jackets)

4. Light jacket if windy/umbrella if rainy but please secure it in the boot

5. Light snacks/water/soft drink (session is 4-hour long)

6. If possible wash & wax your car the day before so any dirt/grease don't stick to your paintwork

7. Generally check your car from now, e.g. check if low on oil, coolant, etc. Therefore you got the whole next week to get your car serviced if required. The last thing we want is your car to break down on the day.

I'll organise a digi-cam to take happy snapshots of everyone skidding around, you can bring yours but not compulsory. I'll distribute the photos after the session to all participants listed.

Other than that, see you next week Sunday!

Cheers,

Rianto

[rs73]

SKIDPAN DAY WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!

I'd sure be doing this again....

Some photos will be up later...

[riggaP]

:werd:

Awesome day! I 'll get my pics up later tonight as well. My crappy digicam didnt really like the lighting conditions too much but there's a few good ones.

I want it to rain now

[rs73]

yeah, rain would have made us slide even more!!!

It's a bit pity the sun angle wasn't quite right for the photos, maybe they should have build an extra viewing point on the otherside of the pan so we'll have the sun behind us.

[Interloper]

Yup, was a good day out

Had a bit of trouble getting sideways though, for one reason or another...

[riggaP]

The car is bloody dirty!!! And I'm bloody Buggered!!!!

[rs73]

you need to loose that 4WD, Phil..... :-)

When you turned off that switch, did the front torque gauge move at all?

I never actually knew urs is a GTS4!!! I was a bit surprised actually....

[rs73]

heheh, true Paul. at least ur car is black. Mine doesn't show up badly but if I really look, I can spot those grease spots. It's all over.... blaackkk!!!! eeewwwww......

Now I can see why Nick still have some on his car after he washed it like 6 times!! Maybe I should go to a hand carwash and piss those guys off trying to wash it off my car LOL

[Interloper]

nah Rianto, when its rwd the torque gauge didn't move and when its 4wd it only moves when i oversteer, which wasn't very often.

Kevin reckoned that the tyres on the back had far more grip than the front ones, so while the fronts were understeering the rear falkens wern't keen on letting go-thus preventing the elusive oversteer

[rs73]

Probably suspension tuning would also do great thing for the drift.... Kevin's S2 looks so nice drifting, and I think Nick's 180 will even be more awesome with some drift suspension in it...

I'd surely will consider getting my stock shocks replaced...

[Midnight Monkey]

Thanks to Rianto for organising a top group to come out to the Skid Pan. Once again Skylines Australia was an excellent group. I am sure everyone loved watching Kevin in their cars, as everyone does.

Anyway I told over 250 photos and have posted a Gallery here:

http://www.rwdturbo.com/incoming.html?loca...bo/gallery.html

As usual I have resized all the pics to 800 x 600. The originals are uncompressed 6 mega pixel photos, that print out as massive posters. If anyone wants the orginal photos email me at [email protected]. However note the I charge $5 per pic, or 3 for $10. But once you get them printed you'll believe me that its worth it.

Also for anyone who is interested Driver Dynamics have a few spots left for a Defensive Driver Training course next Sunday the 28th of September. This day will be the last chance for everyone to take advantage of our September special of $150, or in the event that we get 10 people there, we will discount it further to $125. Email me at [email protected] or check out our website www.driverdynamics.com for more details

Once again thanks for coming out to the Skid Pan today

Cheers