Your Motorsport Plans For 2010?

[Noddy]

2010 Is going to be a slower year for me. I'm rebuilding the yellow beast with a complete new driveline and suspension setup. That is going to take as long as it does to fund it. I have just started to transfer all the suspension over to a spare shell and as the motor, box & diff come back from various reconditioners, they will go in as well. Hoping to have it on the road (registed) by the end of January. I plan to sell it some where along the line to help fund the yellow 1.

There is also a NASR20 Sill80 in the shed nearing completion which could be ready for rego by Xmass. You just never know what I'm going to turnup in. This too will be for sale at some point to help fund the silly yellow skyline.

I will try and run any of them at all the street sprints on KU36's, Morganpark sprint series and the Noosa hillclimb events as well. I want to get down to Lakeside and even down to Wakefield (the Nissan Datsun nats are there easter 2011 i think) if the budget allows.

I have the entry forms for Gatton which I can email out if anyone would like a copy, not sure how to post them up here.

[Roy]

Win Superlap or t-bone some homo GTRs trying and hit another two new OS tracks next year. Be handy if i finally get my car back on the track and beat some of my Vic track times too. Pretty simple realy, as much motorsport as the calender will let me fit in, whch has not been a lot lately

[Noddy]

I'm not into street sprints, so I won't be doing them. Too mickey mouse for my liking. Low speed "tracks" 90 degree turns and chicanes don't do much for me. I'll just do the Hillclimb series and probably a couple of other things here and there. I think the Aus Supersprint Championship that's goign to be at Morgan Park sometime next year too.

Just an observation and not everyone will every aggree what is best, however, it is funny you call street sprints slow. Addmittedly Wheels on wide bay is a slower and funny little mickey mouse track that doesn't realy offer much for drivers. Gatton, 1km 36.6sec, theres a bench-mark for a rwd car and not slow. At the Oakey track I was hitting 160+kph and carying about 140 through the chicanes it was a real challenge to post realy quick times. How do hillclimbs compare? (I'm thinking of Mt Cotton, Grafton and Noosa) Personaly I find them pretty similar to drive and definetly not as fast. The fellowship and atmosphear at both are similar. I think street sprints have an upperhand as the atmosphear is more relaxed and verymuch social events.

1 event I did last year that was a definte standout for fun and challenge was the short circut racing at Stanthorpe. L2S lic is all you needed and ROP along with the usual safety requirements for sprint or hill events. was only about $150 FOR 2 DAYS AND 4 min RACES EACH DAY!!!!!

looking forward to whatever motorsport I get to do and hope to see you all out there lovin life. Which ever way you like it best.

Edited December 3, 2009 by Noddy

[Russman]

My plans for 2010 are to beat all the times I've done so far at the tracks in Vic and have a good crack at PI. If I can't do that then I'm going to chase 300rwkw's with an RB25 conversion

Wanting to do superlap at EC too. A new circuit for me.

Spewin I won't make OP again before it closes.

[hrd-hr30]

Just an observation and not everyone will every aggree what is best, however, it is funny you call street sprints slow. Addmittedly Wheels on wide bay is a slower and funny little mickey mouse track that doesn't realy offer much for drivers. Gatton, 1km 36.6sec, theres a bench-mark for a rwd car and not slow. At the Oakey track I was hitting 160+kph and carying about 140 through the chicanes it was a real challenge to post realy quick times. How do hillclimbs compare? (I'm thinking of Mt Cotton, Grafton and Noosa) Personaly I find them pretty similar to drive and definetly not as fast. The fellowship and atmosphear at both are similar. I think street sprints have an upperhand as the atmosphear is more relaxed and verymuch social events.

fair enough. There's obviously a great many people who love the street sprints - they're very well attended and entries normally fill before the closing date, but they're just not my cup of tea. I'll admit I was picturing Leyburn writing that, which is probably unfair to the rest of them, but its momentary top speed is similar. And yes, Mt Cotton is also a slow tight track and slower than Gatton, but probably only because of the hills. If you flattened it out it would be alot closer to 36 sec. Artificial chicanes are a pet hate of mine however challenging they may be. So a hillclimb that is slow because of the nature of the track, rather than artifical chicanes comes out ahead according to my predjudices lol

I won't be circuit racing the road car, but will probably go back to Carnell as well. Its a great fun track, despite being slow! lol I reserve the right to contradict my previous post! I guess its mainly the flat 90degree corners and chicanes I don't like...

[260DET]

It looks like the Zed's engine bug has been fixed after a disappointing 2009 so I'm just looking forward to doing QR and Lakeside sprints. Anyway car goes back on the dyno soon, if all is well we will stick some more boost into it, try to get into the 400's horsepower wise.

Go through the Lakeside kink at 200 plus would be, errrr, 'nice'.

[Buddhz]

2009 was a good year! Finally getting my car together and out on the track for the first time!

Hopefully in 2010 I can continue to get the car out to as many track days as possible and maybe even give PI a go by the end of the year!

Can't wait!

[GTS4WD]

2010 - Put the engine back together, swap engines, get more lock, get my half cage in, sort out the intake side of the engine, get it over to the pannel beaters, get a seat - yes, not huge plans but as a uni student, living away from home i dont have much money to throw around.

I think pretty much by the end of this year, id like to see it where I have always invisioned it to be for so many years. Its getting close, but still a way away.

Id like to get to as many drift events around NSW/Vic/QLD. Id like to start some grass roots drift comps

Been looking at doing a hillclimb in bathurst too. Perhaps go back to wakie, have another crack there

[Roy]

My plans for 2010 are to beat all the times I've done so far at the tracks in Vic and have a good crack at PI. If I can't do that then I'm going to chase 300rwkw's with an RB25 conversion

Wanting to do superlap at EC too. A new circuit for me.

Spewin I won't make OP again before it closes.

You are wiped Russ.

I am sitting here twidling my fingers hatching a plan for 2010, if it comes off it shoudl be a good year for doing more OS tracks. Otherwise it looks like my thing is ready for the track again, only i am too scared to put a stone chip in the new paint

[Marlin]

You are turning into a pussy Roy. While I'm abusing you, you found me another wheel yet?

[Roy]

I was looking on Boxing Day, i can buy you 6 +32 wheels, but will keep looking for the single +34 Also, park the 32 Terror for 6 months and come to Belgium with me. How does Spa, Zolder, Zandvoort finished off with punching some Burger Ring back in Germany. The timing is right, problem is getting a car for Zolder There are other tracks like Magny Cours but problem is i am waiting for them to update their websites. I am thinking i may even export my lil 32 over if i can get all the transport done and temp rego for less then 5k.

[Marlin]

How 'bout I meet up with you for a couple of weeks and we punch as many tracks as we can in that period? Unfortunately my business doesn't allow me the six months of leasure time!

I may be forced to buy six if I can't get just one in time!

[Roy]

Well i have a sniff of another OS posting which will mean 5 day weekend every 4-6 weeks. But March is looking like a good month for track days in Germany-Belgium. Only thing is i have no idea what the weather will be like.

[Roy]

Hehehe, looks like i will be adding Shanghai International Circuit to the list

[evil_weevil]

well La De Da!!

(Im hoping to add the Dubai track to my list in April )

[zebra]

My plans are:

get the car sorted for track work.

get some wheel time and enter a round of MRA

[l_uk3y]

Nice and simple plan here.

Like to attend my first track day. Most likely a winton fun day. Although I'll be trying to keep an eye out for other Vic events that cater for beginners whom want to race there car but still have it in enough pieces to drive home.

Luke

[Equinox]

Like to attend my first track day. Most likely a winton fun day. Although I'll be trying to keep an eye out for other Vic events that cater for beginners whom want to race there car but still have it in enough pieces to drive home.

Come to the Tampered Motorsport days. There's people of all skill levels there. The next one is on Australia Day.

I'm hoping to get to PI by the end of the year. Got to build up my confidence/skill a fair bit more though first.

[32_Dave]

finish the 32. get into everything i can drift, sprints, mountain runs, hill climbs etc... learn to drive it like a champion and rebuild my spare rb25 for some HP.

[Duncan]

January: do every race I can at Oran Park before it closes. Right now that is Irace on 14-15/1 and the final meet on 23-24/1. And give Neil a hand at the last state supersprint on 16/1.

March - Bathurst Sprint, Lake Mountain Sprint

November - National Supersprint in Qld (I thought it was QR, but maybe Morgan Park?). And whatever else I can do when I'm up there.

And as many rounds of NSW combined touring as I can