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Hope you boys had fun, here's a couple of pics one of my mates Shaun took during sundays event.

All his pics can be found here; https://picasaweb.google.com/110905674765005152598/Z1111PIARCSprints?authkey=Gv1sRgCM_h0eO49tj1vgE#

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Ant was flying. Was happy with my 1.46.7

Next time we'll add some boost. :)

Yeah can't wait to see what it will do with some decent boost and better tyres!

Did Fathom make it down? Was indicating that he would be there lining up some GTRs with his periscope.

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You're going down this time Ant :)

LOL sorry Snowy I had to quote it as I know its not going to last :)

For those who don't know (and it isn't going to be many considering this is the motorsport section!) times can be found here:

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?13/11/2011.PHIL.Q1

Paul - the tyres were only juuust newer than the previous set I visited PI with when I set my previous PB of 1:46 on delaminating tyres in Aug. One day I swear I'll visit PI with a new set of semis :)

Can't complain about the day and I was more than wrapped with my new PB of 1:44.47....just wish I could've pipped that race Silvia! As you can see by my in car vid I was quickly running out of rear grip....my rear right is bald but it did make for some interesting Lukie Heights momemts :D

What wasn't so good was the session after this when I went out trying to pip the Sil, tried to carry a bit too much speed around turn 12 and ended up mowing the grass on the exit at close to 200kmh. Car was fine...driver and transponder were a little knocked about :)

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I will get some footage up later this week . Considering my car was pinging its head off, unusual amounts of blow by which could be related to the pinging... dropping gearbox fluid and running wrong pressures for most of the days...I am pretty happy with the 1:49.3. :thumbsup:

Mixed feelings about missing Sunday. Good because it allowed me to just relax and not worry about the cars problems but a bit disappointed as I would like to have had just two more sessions with the right tyre pressures and my usual rev limit. You know what they say about hindsight but I wish I had of just given it the beans in the last session of Saturday instead of trying to roll along and be smooth, which just isn't my style :)

...and cool photos MacGillaZ ...finally someone took a picture of my bus :)

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I was on PI this weekend. went over for a family gathering. id read about roy going soon to PI but didnt realise it was this weekend.

we went and had a go on the goKarts then poped into the pits for a look but no sign of roy or snowman. plenty of tuff looking cars. put the local club days we have to shame.

very keen to bring my car over for one of these but didnt realise it was open to "club level" cars.

also seen about a billion evos driving through Cowes and EMSPEC on the road.

oh also seen the 2 r33 GTRs in the pic above leaving with SAU stickers on them.

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Great shots Andrew, time-laps of the cutting is seriously interesting!

I'll post vids up later in the week as well.

Was a good day, though the poor car had water temps above 100 after 2 laps. The HKS intercooler has seen better days I think and is blocking flow.

Good to meet the NSW boys, though only to take about Ksport brakes...then to rush off and get a pit position and get out of the way of the f'ing traffic.

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Certainly was a bloody good day - and the more poeple I get to know the better it gets!

Great vid Ant - shows just how much more I have to learn!!! Also interesting to see we use different gears in some corners too - obviously your method works! I short shift into 5th as I enter turn 3 for example and I'm in 4th on the way into turn 2 and only grab 3rd about mid way around... interesting...

And awesome pics MacGillaZ!

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Great vid Ant - shows just how much more I have to learn!!! Also interesting to see we use different gears in some corners too - obviously your method works! I short shift into 5th as I enter turn 3 for example and I'm in 4th on the way into turn 2 and only grab 3rd about mid way around... interesting..

Thanks for the kind comments. Don't necesssarily take my gearing as being the right way to go about it. Chris also uses 4th on the entry to southern loop (turn 2) and then grabs third. Me - I'd prefer to get the change out of the way before tackling the corner. As for turn 3, I am pulling a fair few revs on the exit but its not long before you have to brake for turn 4. Maybe shifting to 5th might be a benifit but then again I'm saving the shift time. Don't forget I'm also running std brakes....I'm not sure that I want to be carring extra speed into that braking zone :unsure:

And Ant PLEASE add km/hr to the vid!!! I see speeeeed

LOL speeds overrated ;)

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Grabbing 3rd before entering southern loop does make sense as grabbing it mid corner does unsettle the car more than it already is at that point... I'll give it a shot :)

I found using 5th through turn 3 gave me 10km/hr more speed but that may be the result of my smaller turbos and power that stops around 7500rpm or a little earlier...

And yeah I'm running bigger Ksport brakes but some of that benefit is lost by also running Federal tyres so I dont think I can brake later than you!

So much to learn - looking forward to getting back there next year!!!

And speed matters dude :)

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Sorry been a little quiet since getting back. car is still trying to get fixed for qld on Sunday and next week and had a few further set backs so far. added some further bad luck on the way home with the rear passenger side tire blowing out which happened whilst overtaking a row of slower cars on the Hume. Monday and two new tyres at 300each latter and also replaced the load leveling kit which was the cause that chewed out the tyres in 2000klm so another 740 on top and i still dread what the car is going to cost me to fix.

Was great to meet a few of you and big thanks for all the help and beers. Really good bunch of people in the SAU vic community.

Matt

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Sorry been a little quiet since getting back. car is still trying to get fixed for qld on Sunday and next week...

Lakeside on Sunday? If so I'll swing past for a look and say gday. Only live 10 minutes away from Lakeside.

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looks like i am out, can't get it fixed in time to leave and as for my week of motorsport next week it looks like it has gone :( So instead of punting around lakeside and QLD raceway for a few days next week i will be kicking around home.

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