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turns out 'collingrove hill climb' is sccsa speak for 'shit value for money'.

$90 for 4 runs up the hill.

i got a 5th because i told a little white lie to the official.

i dont think ill bother with collingrove again.

Edited by scandyflick
turns out 'collingrove hill climb' is sccsa speak for 'shit value for money'.

$90 for 4 runs up the hill.

i got a 5th because i told a little white lie to the official.

i dont think ill bother with collingrove again.

good thing i couldnt go then.....that is really bad value for money....i would rather do another sausa track day $265 you get awesome track time and enough cooling down time....loved it

would a decent sized motorcycle battery be enough to start an RB20?

struggling to find a car battery smal enough to fit in tray with cooler piping.

thoughts?

maybe something like this would fire it up but cranking amps aren't always the be all and end all, a battery needs to sustain the vehicle's amperage, depends on the current draw of an RB20......wouldn't bother ever using lights again I would imagine.

Non lead acid battery in boot is the way to go.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/12V-AGM-DRY-FIT-HAR...=item4ceeee81f8

good thing i couldnt go then.....that is really bad value for money....i would rather do another sausa track day $265 you get awesome track time and enough cooling down time....loved it

i enjoyed it purely because it was a chance for me to give the 200 a bit of a belting.

that being said, as far as i care, that $90 couldve been better spent on a 4 minute lap dance and a cold beer.

funny, a "full day" of motorsports, and i used more fuel idling in the paddock than i did on the course itself. pathetic.

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thats pretty much where i put mine craig

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bolted box thru floor, never got in the way. was then easier to chuck the isolator in it too. im not a fan of boot mounting batteries in 31s, especially with the fuel tank being in there. i know in other cars they do it, but theres nowhere good (aside from the spare wheel tub) to put it where you can bolt it down

i enjoyed it purely because it was a chance for me to give the 200 a bit of a belting.

that being said, as far as i care, that $90 couldve been better spent on a 4 minute lap dance and a cold beer.

funny, a "full day" of motorsports, and i used more fuel idling in the paddock than i did on the course itself. pathetic.

Did they inform you of the likely number of runs you'd get for the day? I would have thought they'd give you some idea how many runs you'd get (like track days). I know the competitors who paid something like $190 on Saturday only got 6 runs.

I'm guessing too that the $90 included the $25 day licence?

Saturday was funny. Some guy in a 180B did his burnout at the warm up area in preparation for his first timed run, and all I smelt was clutch. Poor guy couldn't get up the first section to the first turn. Rolled down the high backwards and failed trying again. Surely, he must have known his clutch was gone before he entered on the day. And he blew $190 odd. At least you made it up the hill to the finish line 5 times for $90. :P

how much to get it rewired matty???

i kinda need it donr before may 8th lol

motorbike battery was a short term solution till i mount it in back seat

contact Bit Sus (Nigel) and see if he can do it for ya

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