Track Pointers

[LuckyTune]

Not sure if correct section or if even worth posting - but any pointers anyone can give from the below vid would be great (besides buying my own helmet haha)

taking it easy until about half way through

Cheers!

[djr81]

Car has far too much understeer. So I would start there.

[LuckyTune]

Still running the stock sway bars, definitely next purchase - debating whether whiteline or cusco if anyone can recommend?

[XKLABA]

It is a GTR yeah ?

You are turning in a little early and getting on the power a little late, get to know your ATTESA and trust the 4WD to pull you clear of the corner

It also looks/sounds like your single pegging, get the LSD looked at

And for the love of god DO NOT CROSS your arms

[LuckyTune]

It is a GTR yeah ?

You are turning in a little early and getting on the power a little late, get to know your ATTESA and trust the 4WD to pull you clear of the corner

It also looks/sounds like your single pegging, get the LSD looked at

And for the love of god DO NOT CROSS your arms

Its a GTS4 with a 26 in it so pretty much - I'm the guy that bought your brembos - stockies caught fire the session after that video

good call on the cornering, definitely got to build confidence now that i have some real brakes

Also with regard to crossing arms - i hear differing feedback on this - why not cross?

Edited August 18, 2014 by LuckyTune

[gtr jet]

I'm also having trouble on the track and might upload one of my vids tonight. I find it really hard to keep corner speed up and the car seems laggy as I exit the turn.

Most of the time I have cars with 100+ less kw pull away from me out of a tight corner. If I try to exit any harder the car just under steers.

[XKLABA]

Its a GTS4 with a 26 in it so pretty much - I'm the guy that bought your brembos - stockies caught fire the session after that video

good call on the cornering, definitely got to build confidence now that i have some real brakes

Also with regard to crossing arms - i hear differing feedback on this - why not cross?

Oh yeah, hello

How did you go fitting them ?

I have since removed the Nismo Brembos and fitted some AP 6 pistons

If the car gets way out of shape mid corner your arms are tangled, read the corner and set your hands before entry and prepare for/expect it to go wrong and hope it doesn't

I have a bad habit of driving one handed lol, I have a video of me punting me 34 around Wakefield power sliding it out of the last corner and I look like I'm a Sunday drive hmmm

What LSD does it have ?

I have Whiteline sway bars in my 32 and cusco in the 34, go the adjustable white lines

[XKLABA]

There is a members only ( at this point anyway ) trackday on the 22nd of September at SMSP south circiut, join the club and come along

[LuckyTune]

clamped the hubs up lice crazy, linished a rod down to the right size to centre it all before drilling and still managed to get off centre holes haha.

All bolted up sweet though

yet to see how it holds up on the track but I'm hoping i will at least get a full day!

haha i wish i had the coin to go all out on mine - one day.

stock diff as far as i know, was going to shim it because i need to replace my attesa pump so its got to come out anyway

Just ordered a front and rear whiteline kit - should make a difference

Edited August 18, 2014 by LuckyTune

[XKLABA]

Lol, Murphy's law

Those brakes as a set held up a few full days hauling up my 300kw R34 which weighs a hefty 1661kg + my fat arse, your nice lite 32 will be like retirement for them lol

Michael, got a dyno sheet, what's your mod list ?

[Roy]

If the car gets way out of shape mid corner your arms are tangled, read the corner and set your hands before entry and prepare for/expect it to go wrong and hope it doesn't

I rather strongly disagree with that statement Taking your hands off the wheel means that if it gets away from you mid corner and the wheel spins in your hands you have less of a hope of knowing where straight ahead is. Of course on the tight slow stuff there is always a compromise....but persoally I ama BIG believer in never taking your hands off the 3-9 positions on the wheel

[XKLABA]

That's why I said " read the corner and set your hands BEFORE entry ", never take your hands off the wheel mid corner, that's just crazy

[XKLABA]

I other problem with having them like that is if you need more turn angle mid corner you have no choice but to let go of steering wheel because you are already tangled

[niZmO_Man]

I've done Marulan. Hey we have the same gear knob!

Don't cross arms. I'd bring my 'leading hand' across then rotate, so mid corner my hands are sort of straight.

What tyres do you have?

[LuckyTune]

i'll definitely take the hands advice onboard.

that was with r888's - best lap i got was a 44.something - but as mentioned before it was with almost no brakes (they let go and caught fire leaving zero pedal at the end of the straight, tested the run off)

[niZmO_Man]

More grip than what my car ever had hahaha. Alignment settings?

[LuckyTune]

camber F2.5 R2.5

caster i think about 5 or 6 degrees

toe out little bit less that 3 degrees total on the front and pretty straight on the rear

[gtr jet]

Lol, Murphy's law

Those brakes as a set held up a few full days hauling up my 300kw R34 which weighs a hefty 1661kg + my fat arse, your nice lite 32 will be like retirement for them lol

Michael, got a dyno sheet, what's your mod list ?

-7's on E85, 325rwkw @20psi. I'm guessing there is something wrong though as I only saw 15psi on the weekend but the car still seems to go hard. It's just lagy is all.

http://i.imgur.com/M2jmBoJ.jpg

[hrd-hr30]

Crossing your arms is not only perfectly fine, it's better than repositioning your hands on the wheel. Keeping your hands in position means you know exactly where the wheel is, and you're in a better position to make any corrections needed. There's no situation in that video that requires your hands to be repositioned before the corner. Only when you need about a full turn of lock would you reposition your grip before a corner. Pretty rare on a race track, even a tight low speed course like that. Mt Cotton Hillclimb's hairpin is about the only corner I ever need to do that for, and when I do it I end up with my right hand crossed back over to about 9 o'clock so you're ready to wind lock off if/when needed.

All the pros cross their arms, and keep at least one hand in position unless absolutely required.

[niZmO_Man]

One point: position your car for the corner coming up, once your car is in the corner, think about the next one. Sort of hard to explain, but works well on the track (especially on S bends).