Who Is Up For A Wakefield Park Track Day?

[Rosie]

oops!

Sorry guys, we will just be coming back from Bathurst on the 7th!

Won't be able to make it!

[Erko]

how did you go Nelsonian?

I went down to Marulan last Sat, top little track, had some small niggles but car is going to be very good.

[nelsonian101]

The car felt fantastic but it was getting too hot (30deg day) after a few laps that I was forced to back off. The car is easily capable of 1.12's (even with me driving!, possibly 1.10-11's with a fast driver) but on the day I only managed 1.13's and that was in the last session. I felt I was stuffing around too much in the morning changing tyres etc and my first warm up session wasn't until after 11am when I finally got out there. By that time temp was already high 20's. Very keen to try again for the 1.12's but it will be late May/June at the earliest.

The car definitely felt really stable going into turn 1. No braking. Just flick it right after the pit wall ends and it tracked really well. A mate took a vid here:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5156335/18032010136.mp4

Next time I will be trying a stiffer sway bar setting on the rear as it's the only adjustment I have. Was getting a bit of understeer at the top of the hill but I think it's because I'm going in too hot and out too slow I.e. not getting on the power early enough which is tough with the turbo lag and auto box. I'm still leaving the ZF auto do it's own thing in performance mode. It's just about perfect but is sometimes downchanging to 2nd (and holding 2nd) for the right hander going down the hill which is unsettling the car. I will try manual shifting next time, but doubt it will be any quicker for lap times.