SAU Circuit Times

[BBGTR]

Hi, new Calder time for me: 1.04.4

[Roy]

What was attendance like? Seems only a few SAU-Vic guys attended, seems a shame

[Ant97GTR]

New Calder time for me too....

1:06.02 missed out on a 1:05 by thaaaat much

[boxheadmr]

Hi, new Calder time for me: 1.04.4

New Calder time for me too....

1:06.02 missed out on a 1:05 by thaaaat much

What tyres were you running?

[BBGTR]

What tyres were you running?

RE55's

[BBGTR]

What was attendance like? Seems only a few SAU-Vic guys attended, seems a shame

Yeah, it's getting worse every year. Meh - more points for me....

[Roy]

Its killing me having to work overseas at present. Its been so long since i have done a track day in my car. Need to get back and start pumping up the weekends away like the early years, problem is most people have kids now and cant get leave passes for the weekends

[ssxRicho]

SAU Nickname: ssxricho

Car Make and Model: R33 GTST

Circuit Name: Winton Long

Lap time: 1:40.75

SAU Nickname: ssxricho

Car Make and Model: R33 GTST

Circuit Name: Winton Short

Lap time: 1:10.69

SAU Nickname: ssxricho

Car Make and Model: R33 GTST

Circuit Name: Sandown

Lap time: 1:28.38

SAU Nickname: ssxricho

Car Make and Model: R33 GTST

Circuit Name: PI

Lap time: 1:57.00

SAU Nickname: ssxricho

Car Make and Model: R33 GTST

Circuit Name: Calder

Lap time: 1.08.63

Modifications

Engine: standard ing, standard pump, unopened engine, highflow, pfc, exhaust, intercooler, pod etc

Power: 200rwkw @ 14psi

Suspension: greddy type s, sway bars

Tyres: 595rs or ku36 (both street tyres)

Brakes: standard or 324mm rotors

Body weight: standard, maybe a little heavier

[Ant97GTR]

What tyres were you running?

Very 2nd hand RE55's

Its killing me having to work overseas at present. Its been so long since i have done a track day in my car. Need to get back and start pumping up the weekends away like the early years, problem is most people have kids now and cant get leave passes for the weekends

Come on Roy give us family men a break...those MS weekends away are the only sane weekend I get these days

[boxheadmr]

Be interested to see what you guys think of the new A050's as well,

[Duncan]

a050s are returning good results....but are only available in medium so not really an option except for short sprints.

[Roy]

What sort ofd dollars for 235/40/17? I fell off my chair when i found out what the RE55s now cost. I thought they were exxy last time i bought them at $330 a corner

[Duncan]

hmm....between 500-600 for re55 or dz03g in 245/45/17. thank god they bought in tyre limits this year, some of the other guys were using 6 new tyres a weekend

[Roy]

How can they have up so mcuh in the space of 3 years. Teh yen exchange rate is about the same, the tyres are old hat nothing new in the way of compounds. FARKING RIDICULOUS! LOL , i need to find some 16X9" rims

[Ant97GTR]

How can they have up so mcuh in the space of 3 years. Teh yen exchange rate is about the same, the tyres are old hat nothing new in the way of compounds. FARKING RIDICULOUS! LOL , i need to find some 16X9" rims

Couldn't agree more Roy!! The manufacturer's reasons for the price rise doesn't quite equate to the actual dollar increase if you get my drift. Oh well I suppose someone has to pay for their F1 campain and advertizing

[phunky_monkey]

AO50's are about the same price as RE's Troy, maybe a touch higher, but not much.

Will give thema try next me thinks.

[Snowman]

Duncan - I'm not actually convinced the Advan 050 Medium is a medium in the Dunlop sense if that makes sense. Guys are getting great wear rates out of them so I reckon they are just called a Medium in comparison to the A048's - which were HARD.

It's probably why that compund comes in Medium, Soft and Super Soft rather than Hard, Medium and Soft.

I'm going to give the A050's a crack next as I the reports I've had are that they are harder / longer lasting than the Dunlop R compounds despite being called a medium. Because given the medium is the hardest compound the tyre gets made in what is the reference point? It's all just marketing rather than a base figure probably.

[Nurb608]

New member here and only started track work this Feb at Winton. Still suck at driving but here's my times

SAU Nickname: Nurb608

Car Make and Model: Astra VXR

Circuit Name: Winton Long Track

Lap time: 1:49.1330

Modifications

Engine: 2lt turbo

Power: 174kwatw

Suspension: Stock Shocks, Custom Springs

Tyres: Dunlop Sport Maxx

Brakes: AP 4 pot

Body weight: 1350kg roughly

Circuit Name: Calder National Circuit

Lap time: 1:11.2491

Modifications

Engine: 2lt turbo

Power: 174kwatw

Suspension: Stock Shocks, Custom Springs

Tyres: KU36

Brakes: AP 4 pot

Body weight: 1300kg roughly

[Roy]

Cool, any vids of the lil Astra doing its thing....thats a fair wack of grunt at the wheels. Are they easy to get that sort of power from?

[Nurb608]

Cool, any vids of the lil Astra doing its thing....thats a fair wack of grunt at the wheels. Are they easy to get that sort of power from?

I've got a really bad video taken by the missus at calder from the weekend, i'll have to get it loaded up.

Takes alot to get power out of an astra as no one over here makes the stuff so I have to import it all pretty much. If only i didn't like opels, it would be so much cheaper