Easter @ Bathurst - Page 3

smitha · 7 Apr 2010, 00:42 (Ref:2668013)

Just want to echo David's remarks. The weekend was great, the flaggies were brilliant and everything ran very smoothly. To all the officials we can not thankyou enough for your time.

I would actually say the flaggies were some of the best I have experienced. During my sessions we had a few incidents, slow cars, oil down and a lot of overtaking. On every occasion the flags were spot on and more importantly very fast to respond. Coming down the mountain I was shoved an oil flag in my face by a guy hanging off the wall, which was brilliant. Thankyou to you.
All yellows, whites, reds and blues were perfectly executed all round the track which is critical at a place such as Bathurst.

Thankyou again to everyone.

Al Smith

brown dog · 7 Apr 2010, 10:59 (Ref:2668161)

Just out of curiosity, what sort of lap times were you guys doing?

Conrad

alfacors · 7 Apr 2010, 12:04 (Ref:2668196)

Natsoft is your friend

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/re...4/04/2010.BATH

brown dog · 7 Apr 2010, 20:45 (Ref:2668472)

Quote:

Originally Posted by alfacors

Natsoft is your friend

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/re...4/04/2010.BATH

thank you!

Conrad

nomad_n · 7 Apr 2010, 21:58 (Ref:2668499)

[QUOTE=smitha;2668013]Just want to echo David's remarks. The weekend was great, the flaggies were brilliant and everything ran very smoothly. To all the officials we can not thankyou enough for your time.

I would actually say the flaggies were some of the best I have experienced. During my sessions we had a few incidents, slow cars, oil down and a lot of overtaking. On every occasion the flags were spot on and more importantly very fast to respond. Coming down the mountain I was shoved an oil flag in my face by a guy hanging off the wall, which was brilliant. Thankyou to you.
All yellows, whites, reds and blues were perfectly executed all round the track which is critical at a place such as Bathurst.

Thankyou again to everyone.

Thanks for your kind remarks everyone.... It was a trying time with not enough flaggies on the monday and tuesday but without the drivers coming to help out we would not have been able to play.

Bullett · 8 Apr 2010, 01:38 (Ref:2668576)

What a fantastic weekend up at Bathurst, Gotta say I loved Glen Taylor vs Pretty battles until Taylor broke down. I was amazed how good the Lotus guys look over the top, so settled and planted. and those turbo MX5's...god they are quick too. Great weather across the five days until late afternoon on Tuesday when the rain came. Some nice machinery across the five days and some great racing! Oh and all those volunteers that managed 5 days of being trackside...well done!

Axeman444 · 8 Apr 2010, 06:46 (Ref:2668631)

Can anyone tell me how badly damaged the GT40 was and whether it would be able to race again? Shame i didn't get to see it, would like to in the future though!

Prancing Wombat · 8 Apr 2010, 07:10 (Ref:2668638)

Iains GT40 is not that bad at all. I was following him VERY CLOSELY when he hit. From behind, it looked like the car skewed sideways on downshift into skyline. He glanced the wall on the right and bounced across to the left (now bitumen) run off area. I inherited the lead. Next lap he was gone. He got back to the pits ok. Chatting afterwards, it looks like a wheel, some carbon work, and i'm sure upon a closer look, he will need a few wishbones.
Motorsport news made it sound bad... it was not.

charged · 8 Apr 2010, 10:53 (Ref:2668751)

2nd time on the mountain and its getting better and better, FOSC ran a fantastic event and the officials were great. Also thanks to the TAFE guys for weling my cracked exhaust Some of the best cleanest racing I have ever had. Cant wait for next year

a vid out of my car #125 in IP

started rear of grid in Race 3 due to a dnf in Race 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYKmUvTfYvg

Axeman444 · 8 Apr 2010, 23:35 (Ref:2669173)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prancing Wombat

Iains GT40 is not that bad at all. I was following him VERY CLOSELY when he hit. From behind, it looked like the car skewed sideways on downshift into skyline. He glanced the wall on the right and bounced across to the left (now bitumen) run off area. I inherited the lead. Next lap he was gone. He got back to the pits ok. Chatting afterwards, it looks like a wheel, some carbon work, and i'm sure upon a closer look, he will need a few wishbones.
Motorsport news made it sound bad... it was not.

cheers thanks for that

TCR · 9 Apr 2010, 10:32 (Ref:2669377)

Just got back from a holiday with the family after a big weekend at Bathurst.

A big thankyou to all the officials and fellow competitors who made it such a great event, the standard of driving around me was very good. Hopefully I'll get my videos sorted soon.

Paul.

TCR · 19 Apr 2010, 00:53 (Ref:2675464)

Finally worked out to merge my two camera views together.

Race 3:

Race 4:

Paul.

alfacors · 19 Apr 2010, 02:08 (Ref:2675485)

All categories for FOSC are in the online galleries now. Soryr for the delay, so many cars, so many photos to sort

http://fosc.speedshots.com.au

ForumNick · 19 Apr 2010, 10:20 (Ref:2675688)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TCR

Finally worked out to merge my two camera views together.

Race 3:

Race 4:

Paul.

Well you weren't 'lacking' anything across the top!
(and neither was that 'clubman')

TCR · 19 Apr 2010, 22:30 (Ref:2676215)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForumNick

Well you weren't 'lacking' anything across the top!
(and neither was that 'clubman')

No, the car felt quite good across the top, just need a little more than 100hp at the wheels to match it with the others up and down the mountain

David Towe · 20 Apr 2010, 08:09 (Ref:2676365)

Looked like you had some fun anyway, you had other cars around you.

TCR · 20 Apr 2010, 22:28 (Ref:2676979)

Sure did David.

I thouroughly enjoyed watching the little M3 stick to the big boys as the weekend went on, well done.

David Towe · 21 Apr 2010, 07:51 (Ref:2677134)

Thanks TCR, I've never raced there before, what an amazing track!! The first time I went down Conrod and the car got light over the rise it was a little unnerving, but I soon settled in and put in some good laps although I'd like try it on Pirelli tyres that I'm more used to.
What was the low, wide, yellow car that I saw in the video?

TCR · 21 Apr 2010, 08:18 (Ref:2677148)

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Towe

Thanks TCR, I've never raced there before, what an amazing track!! The first time I went down Conrod and the car got light over the rise it was a little unnerving, but I soon settled in and put in some good laps although I'd like try it on Pirelli tyres that I'm more used to.
What was the low, wide, yellow car that I saw in the video?

GT40 Replica.

Actually belongs to a guy who normally races an MX5 with us but he had problems with the Mazda and ran that car in the last race instead. I really had a WTF moment when I pulled out and went passed him on Conrod, considering my lack of power

Speaking to him afterwards, the car was getting a bit unsettled going down Conrod, so he wasn't game to go any quicker

ForumNick · 21 Apr 2010, 09:38 (Ref:2677193)

Hey TCR,

What sort of a budget would it take to run a car similar to yours for say, 3 - 4 rounds in a year?

Nick

David Towe · 21 Apr 2010, 11:48 (Ref:2677256)

I'll take a guess at that Nick and say a lot less than it costs me!
What tyres do you run TCR and how many rounds do you get from a set?

TCR · 21 Apr 2010, 11:59 (Ref:2677266)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForumNick

Hey TCR,

What sort of a budget would it take to run a car similar to yours for say, 3 - 4 rounds in a year?

Nick

My racing budget per year is about $7000. Provided I don't have any panel damage and/or breakdowns, that will usually get me about 5 local rounds and 1 interstate trip.

Most of the guys I run with use Toyo R888 or Kuhmo V70a tyres and we will usually get 12 months out of a set.

ForumNick · 22 Apr 2010, 00:05 (Ref:2677627)

Very interesting!

Thanks TCR

Sultan · 22 Apr 2010, 00:46 (Ref:2677633)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TCR

My racing budget per year is about $7000. Provided I don't have any panel damage and/or breakdowns, that will usually get me about 5 local rounds and 1 interstate trip.

Most of the guys I run with use Toyo R888 or Kuhmo V70a tyres and we will usually get 12 months out of a set.

I've personally found the Dunlops to be an awseome tyre, the only minus being with 3 compounds on offer it can get pretty expensive!

The medium compound is a little softer than the R888's & the hard ones a little harder, but still managed a lap time slightly better than the Toyo on a back to back test. The hard compound takes an extra lap or 2 to come good...

Wish I was there with you guys this year!

alfacors · 22 Apr 2010, 01:11 (Ref:2677636)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sultan

Wish I was there with you guys this year!

Give Tony some stick over his lose at the Chase... pics start in the bottom row

http://fosc.speedshots.com.au/galler...ue/?g2_page=12

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