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not this one :)

Yeah, I was watching most of the afternoon nursing a massive hangover in the shade (under the big grand stand) and your car looked like it was only puting out 50% if that. Any problems on the day?

Troy, did you have a skid mark at the end of the front straight? I saw you brake a lil late on one lap and left a puff of smoke, was it a close call?

Not so good watching as driving, really started getting depressed half way through the day thinking about my baby all sick at home (car that is)

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Troy, did you have a skid mark at the end of the front straight? I saw you brake a lil late on one lap and left a puff of smoke, was it a close call? ...

 

Oops, thats two people that saw that:) Snowman told me of the first time he went flat down the straight only too find that he was too hot for turn 1...lol, well that makes two of us:)

If i didnt lock up i would have gone close ot hammering thru turn 1, but because i pinched the brake i ran a bit wide onto the grass:( So wast really that big a moment except for the fact that it was my first flying lap and i flat spotted the front left tyre leaving me with a bad front end vibration all day:(

Was the brake lock up that bad/smokey, it didnt feel too bad, but i suppose the physical evidence i left behind tells the whoel truth:)

Its got a horrible vibration now, and its really bad under brakes...lol i drove the rest of the day on it and it was ok, it wasnt down to the canvas or anything:)

Yeah, I was watching most of the afternoon nursing a massive hangover in the shade (under the big grand stand) and your car looked like it was only puting out 50% if that. Any problems on the day?  

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I had some *ahem* temp issues and brakes going away issues...

In the morning session 4 laps was all it took to get oil to 120 (with a cooler) and water to 110...

Plus when I was on the front straight in the morning we had a *moment* coming up on that red maserati where he was braking, I was braking... and he was slowing down faster than me... I pushed the pedal harder... and got... nothing. All I saw was dollar signs coming up towards him but he turned in just in time :) I on the other hand had the GTR sideways on the far ripple strip trying to wash of speed like a crazy bastard :P

In the arvo went out for one warm up, 2 flying and one cool down and by the end of the first flying (turn 1) I had no brakes again :rofl:

How did you go with your times marcus?

I think I did something like a 1:38? Funny that last time I went out with less power and farked suspension I did 1:33... :Oops:

As I keep saying, car is capable of sub 1:30, it's the operator who isn't!

Have you upgraded your pads and used racing brake fluid?

Sounds like you have cooked the pads and boiled the oil.

I had some *ahem* temp issues and brakes going away issues...

In the morning session 4 laps was all it took to get oil to 120 (with a cooler) and water to 110...

Plus when I was on the front straight in the morning we had a *moment* coming up on that red maserati where he was braking, I was braking... and he was slowing down faster than me... I pushed the pedal harder... and got... nothing.  All I saw was dollar signs coming up towards him but he turned in just in time :( I on the other hand had the GTR sideways on the far ripple strip trying to wash of speed like a crazy bastard :rofl:

In the arvo went out for one warm up, 2 flying and one cool down and by the end of the first flying (turn 1) I had no brakes again :)

I think I did something like a 1:38? Funny that last time I went out with less power and farked suspension I did 1:33... :Oops:

As I keep saying, car is capable of sub 1:30, it's the operator who isn't!

Did anyone take photos on the day, or have links to a website with photos?

I took a few photos but mainly just of the crashed ferrari.

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Mustang sliding around the final corner.

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Roy's car being towed off the track.

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That's why you should buy Castrol SRF :P

Hey Al, Castrol SRF was in mine on Sunday and still cooked 'em :Oops:

I was running Endless CC-X ceramic carbon pads, and Nismo braided lines with Cusco brake cylinder stopper. Last time out at sandown was running RB74s and cooked them too, with Motul 5.1 fluid.

I believe that I have done as much as possible with the existing brake setup, and that my brake issues stem from the tiny disk so will have to look at alternatives

;)

Why did Troy get towed off?

Yeah, Troy, why did Troy get towed off?? Didn't tell me that part did you?

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