Twilight Track Day At Eastern Creek

[09GTR]

White 35 and I have just returned from the Twilight Track Day put on by the circuit club. What a great event. 6 x 20 minute sessions after work including night driving. We were both using stock wheels and rather used road tyres.

I managed to crank out a 1:46:04 and White 35 did a 1:46:68. Not bad for stock wheels and tyres. Cant wait to set some times with slicks.

Can highly recommend this format to anyone looking for a midweek speed fix.

[Gibbo_R35]

It was good to meet you guys last night also.

Would have preferred to have been at the twighlight track session however the Drags were interesting and different. Ran a consistent 11.9 for the 1/4.

12.03 for the first run

then 11.92, 11.94, 11.93. (Terminal speeds were also consistent at 194km/h (121mph), 193.8km/h on the Performance Box)

Consistent runs, but the start was a little ordinary with wheel spin due to the water they were putting down, the car could only manage a 0 - 100 in 4.1, where as the best I have recorded is 3.8.

[LSX-438]

Well done guys, sounds like a lot of fun. Any more feedback on tyres, brakes? what tyres were you running?

[White 35]

09GTR ran the Dunlops and I ran the Bridgestones - both of them absolutely fried...

We are both moving to Volk RE30's and Hoosier R6 slicks in the next month.

Both have AP rotors slotted 09, J Hook on mine and carbotek 12's.

Do you have harnesses Duncan? or a Race seat? i was being thrown around the car in the standard seats...

Jeff could to meet you to dude - we all gotta hook up for the next EC day - i'll email you the stuff we talked about at the servo. Gotta get those quarter mile times down to low 11's...

[Gibbo_R35]

I was expecting a mid 11, basically 11.6 or there abouts as a stock car, but the launch just not happening.

I look forward to catching up with you guys also and starting on these mods.

[09GTR]

I was expecting a mid 11, basically 11.6 or there abouts as a stock car, but the launch just not happening.

I look forward to catching up with you guys also and starting on these mods.

Gibbo, it was good to meet you albeit briefly. I did an 11.7 stock. The difference will definitely be the launch. You really do have to "sidestep" the brake as the revs start to slow towards 3300rpm (while boost is still building). To get 3300 rpm I find I have to stomp on the loud pedal as if it were a cockroach heading for my gym bag! I also found that my car got quicker as the night got longer for three reasons: 1)temperatures got lower 2)fuel load got lighter 3) track got grippier.

In fact I've got to the stage on the strip where I know more or less what my time will be based on the launch alone. If you hear a small chirp of the tyres as you release the brake, you're on.

I'm going to go back to the drags when the weather gets cooler, put in some octane booster, dial up 20 pounds and have a crack at a mid ten. White 35 is also keen to come, we'll let you know when we are going.

The Twilight was a great night but I do have some questions of White 35. How can a car putting out identical power (detuned for track), with front and rear sway bars, with a driver that weighs 75 pounds with his clothes on, get done by the red version without sway bars and a driver weighing 220 pounds?

I suppose its true....red ones really are faster!

[09GTR]

Well done guys, sounds like a lot of fun. Any more feedback on tyres, brakes? what tyres were you running?

I had the Carbotech 12's at the start of the night, but by the end of the night I just had backing plates!! Seriously, coming into turn one well into the 200's, in the dark, mashing the brakes and having a flurry of bright orange sparks flying over my car, wind-tunnel style, might have looked good, but it didnt feel so good! Suffice to say my front rotors are looking a bit soiled!

That said the braking performance of the carbotechs is special. I wouldn't go back to the MX72s for track use.

[White 35]

09GTR i was trying to find a picture of your car shooting sparks in the dark last night.

But instead i found this photo of you wearing your orange headband and holding your boobs from falling around your feet...

[LSX-438]

Do you have harnesses Duncan? or a Race seat? i was being thrown around the car in the standard seats...

I am running the standard seat with a harness (just a four point). Looking to fit a race seat soon though.