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Anyone going to be in Sydney on Sunday that wants something interesting to do?

My pitb!tch is racing as well and is starting to worry about the little things... like getting me harnessed in, tyre pressures, fuels and anything unexpected which may come along - so I was wondering if anyone was interested in lending a hand on Sunday at Eastern Creek at the NSW Supersprint Championships?

Let me know if you are interested.

Cheers

Michele

PS I posted in NSW forum, but no takers yet.

Ill be in syd Sat night...If i can find somewhere to stay ill be happy to help out.

That would be great, let me know how you go, we're in the camper, not sure you would want to bunk up so close and personal with us... Jeno/Tarmac might get jealous of Mark cos they are like this --> 0

How did the family go?

Michele came 2nd outright which was a great result for her second look at the track and her highest gear was a 4th gear, not to mention the clutch problem isn't resolved - I think I ended up 20th, results are up on Natsoft. Car was good but VERY taily, something I hadn't noticed before this week was that the front sway bar has been removed, which might explain a few things. Looking at solutions for that now as the extended sump is possibly the reason it was removed in the first place.

Some funny footage of me trying to drive this thing :)

good stuff guys, congats to Michele!

looks like some mad understeer followed by snap over, but its a gtr so meh.

maybe some better tyres? is there a 4wd controller onboard, time to invest?

good stuff guys, congats to Michele!

looks like some mad understeer followed by snap over, but its a gtr so meh.

maybe some better tyres? is there a 4wd controller onboard, time to invest?

Brand new Yokohama A050's. We're not sure if the Motec is running the 4wd or not at this stage. It has a lot of potential, but still needs a lot to do.

Yeah great effort Michelle. And 20th isn't bad considering a brand new car and the others on the track looked considerably modified..

Thanks John, I thought he went well too, new car/new track. I always start a new track in safe (granny) mode lol

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