Wakefield Park Track Day - Friday August 13th!!

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***new bit worth reading***

One of these days i'm going to get around to writing a new post for these. But not today - the whole reason i'm creating this thread this far out is how little time i have between now and then. In particular, i'm going to be overseas for 2 weeks between now and then. It was going to be right up to the day before, but that's all been thrown in the air now and we're still trying to figure out when it's going to happen. Amongst that there's a few other small trips away so i can see this going pear-shaped easily.

So, i thought i should get this done and get you guys moving now in the hope i can have everyone sorted and paid up before i turn around and realise i have nobody and no way of organising it.

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That being said, this will be the same as usual;


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... a lot of you know the drill/post by now. Cost is $180 per car, we run a limited number of cars so you pay per car and can cycle as many drivers through one car as you like, it's open track all day with 12 on circuit and a one in one out basis. I currently have at least 15 spots reserved for Toymodders, and can usually grab a couple more if we fill these up quick enough.

All the usual info, thursday and friday nights at the Pelican to talk shit and drunkenly exaggerate, bring CAMS or valid driver's licence, helmet, neck/wrist/ankle length clothing, sleeping bag, pillow and beverages if staying (accom is about $30/night depending on numbers).

No official timing means cheaper insurance (and therefore track time) and passengers are allowed for 'driver training purposes', but feel free to organise your own.

When you commit to coming, i will PM bank details to transfer to (incl for accomodation to book spots), then when i see the coin i will add you to this

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... CONFIRMED list;

1. Me
2. Damo
3. Manny/Jeff
4. Vilo
5. Yojimbo
6. Brian [Quad 82]
7. Rob/Pete
8. Adam
9. Lewis
10. Justen
11. Bob
12. Phil
13. (Jason's mate Greig)
14. Steve
15. Jason
16. Joel
17. Daniel W
18. Alex Long
19. Glenn
20. Craig
21. (wagonist? mick?)

Pelican Thursday;
me, vilo, brian, adam, alex, nathan, yojimbo+1

Pelican Friday;
me, vilo, brian, lewx, adam, josh

Brooks Rd meetup @ 8pm;
me,

Wait List;
1.
2.
3.

[manny]

I'm in - PM me the banking details :)

[-GT-]

That's what i like to see.:) Same details as last time Manny - I'll send them anyway.

[Draven]

signing up. Can't imagine a good excuse not to go. Will be in europe all July - send me off the details and I'll request the day off before I go.

[trdee]

in. for thursday and friday nights this time too.

also should see a number of twincammers joining up to this guys so get in quick if you wanna make sure you get a spot

[civa]

im in, for friday only though

[Quad 82]

I'm in and for both night at the Pelican. PM me and see you there. :)

[gtijeff]

Count me in.

Pm bank details please.

Ta

[v8soarer]

I'm in. Just transferred money for the day. Will probably drive down & back on the day but will let you know.

[wagonist]

I'm off OS next week for 4 weeks, so I'm a bit pre-occupied with that.

But I have my car back now, it "just" needs the front right hub changed before the next day, so that's doable.
Plus I'm really keen after missing the last one...

Can you put me on the waiting list for the mo & I'll sort it after I get back.

[-GT-]

Greg, what details? Bank details are same as last 4 years.

civa, Quad 82, gtijeff: PM'd my bank details.

Damo, your cash turned up a couple of days ago, before i even saw your post.:)

Steve, let me know when you do.

Guys, if you're in for the accommodation remember to transfer it with your track fees so we can confirm numbers for the booking.

[Draven]

yeah sorry Garth, ignore me :) I just need to see if I can swap my oncall for thurs and fri nights

[trdee]

payment made incl thursday/friday night

[Quad 82]

Payment made including both Thursday and Friday nights

[JustenGT8]

Damn it's gonna be tight but there's a date to aim for :)

[bigdaddykane]

may be keen just a bit poor atm

[Drifty Midship]

I'll be there Garth... new 60mm tb, some extractors and a new zorst and a fresh set of treads... since last one.
yes the times will continue to drop like a hookers undies.
Will transfer the moola thurs.

[civa]

hey mate transferred the cash, you should have it in a couple days, cheers

[airocobra]

Hi Guys ,
I would like to join you on the day from Canberra . Run local hill climbs in a AE86 N/A 16V . Never had a run at Wakefield ,so would like to expand my horizons . If bank details could set to me I will transfer to required funds and meet you all at the track on the day.

Regards Bob

[trdee]

payment made for Brad (levinracer) off twincam

[Drifty Midship]

Monies sent...

[ed_jza80]

apparently justin is thinking about bringing the supra? garth, ill get you some details when i have any

cheers
ed

[Cuzzo]

do want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[-GT-]

Damn, this is starting to look like a big day - good to hear.:)

Guys, i've received PMs and posts, will grab some time shortly and respond/confirm spots - hopefully later tonight as i'm away again this weekend but will get on top of it i promise!

Ed, awesome. I take it Saturday went well then, even without my pissweak effort at help. Spoke to Jase around lunchtime and they were cruising around looking for bits - working the morning killed me and i just ran out of time before going to the wallabies game.

[JustenGT8]

Fark me, better get me a spot then :)

I have your details but pm to confirm...just track time for me ;)

[BlackSupra]

Are there any restrictions in relation to non registered vehicles?

[trdee]

cant see why? plenty of dedicated track cars that come to these trackdays. so long as it isnt pissing oil etc then you should be right. they didnt say anything about my bag of dicks car anyways :P

[-GT-]

Dong! wow...

Nope, no issue - plenty of unregoed specials out there, the z20 will have no issues. We've been having these days regularly with them for years so scruiteering is a little, um, relaxed.:) As vilo said, if it's not pissing oil or fluids, drawing attention to itself or just generally being on fire you'll be fine.

[trdee]

mine was on fire last time and was still fine

just sayin :P


ps garth just transferred you payment for lewx (another twincammer). There is a LOT of interest from twincam for this trackday..

[BlackSupra]

Dong! wow...

Nope, no issue - plenty of unregoed specials out there, the z20 will have no issues. We've been having these days regularly with them for years so scruiteering is a little, um, relaxed.:) As vilo said, if it's not pissing oil or fluids, drawing attention to itself or just generally being on fire you'll be fine.

It has been on fire before at wakefield!

Aiming to get it there, will confirm shortly

[-GT-]

I too have been on fire at wakefield.

[-GT-]

Ok, so i've sorted through the barrage and responded to PMs etc, sent bank details to everyone who's asked i think - if i've missed you let me know and i'll fire them off. Justen, details should be fine from last time but i'll flick them across again just in case.

Have updated the list in the first post and it's looking a little full! Confirming money received from Damo, Manny, Vilo, civa, Quad 82 and Brad. Am waiting for transfers to clear from Adam and Lewx and have put the 4 others on the list who've said they're transferring this week.

Justin, Dong, anybody else keen, let me know as it looks like i'll be needing to go scrounge more spots. Shouldn't be a problem this far out but obviously the earlier the easier.

Looking like a pretty solid Toyota domination!

[ed_jza80]

stick my name on the list garth :)

will sort out fundage in the next couple of days

cheers
ed

[trdee]

holy chit. this trackday just got real....

garth, still got a fair bit of interest from twincam too, so if you can try and get every spot you can it will be much appreciated! so pumped for this day now :D

[OnAll-FOUR]

Damn I might have missed the boat on this one :( if a place is available I'll be in.

[v8soarer]

stick my name on the list garth :)

will sort out fundage in the next couple of days

cheers
ed

xUZ powaaah!

[trdee]

have transferred money for Josh for friday night at the pelican

[trdee]

put me down for brooks rd as well, ill try not to break something on the way this time :P

[airocobra]

Hi Garth ,
Payment has been accomplished today --- ref .... bobae86act . I am very much looking forward to the day and meeting you guys. Have a few events and things to do before 13th of AUGUST .
Hill climb in Canberra this weekend and then a 2 laper hill climb the weekend before Wakefield , so the pressures on .
I take that the 1 dayers just meet you guys at the track . And what time do I have to be there by ?

Regards BOB

[trdee]

normally we start at 8am if i remember right??????????

garth i have a few more twincammers with money waiting, so if you can get some extra spots let me know :)

[Cuzzo]

9am 8am we wake up ;)

be at drivers brief by 8:30

[gtijeff]

paid today.

toyota domination ftw. this will be awesome

[sxtool]

Gunna be a nice turn out. I'll be bringing my camera along to take photos of the day etc.

Look forward to a few beers friday night.

Cheers,
Josh

[Roundy]

Pm Sent Garth

Keen for 1 spot at least, and possibly another spot, depends on how Phil goes getting his car ready :)

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Ok, payment received from;
Adam
Lewx
Justen
Bob
Jeff
Josh (accom only)

Awaiting payment to clear from;
Ed/Justin
Greg

List updated; Dong, Ben, Roundy re Phil - let me know asap. Everybody else, sit tight as i'm trying to confirm how many extra spots i can take.

[v8soarer]

I transferred money on the 16th - can you check if you received it?

[-GT-]

Are you just shit stirring?:) I got it, you might have missed the earlier post; i received your money before i even saw your post that you'd transferred. You almost beat the creation of this thread.

Also, mick is clearly struggling without the mazda already - will be coming down and has been making noises about the forrie maybe seeing a few laps when it gets quiet it teh arvo.

[v8soarer]

Just checking :)

We'll see what plans Mick has after Wakefield - I don't think he'll last long with just a daily.

[Draven]

I'm out. Car is unlikely to be out of panel beaters by then.

Farkin stupid confused old man.
I had HIS insurance company contact me to get the details of the accident, because they couldn't get an answer out of him. How can people like this be licenced to drive?!!?

[trdee]

if this leaves a free spot then i have someone ready and waiting to take it ^

[-GT-]

Shit Greg, not back for 6 weeks?? How much damage was there? Guess you're waiting for panels to be overnighted from japan?

This doesn't mean there's a spot free - i haven't had any luck on extras yet and i was actually over my allocation but sit tight as a couple will probably come up, it's just a little early to take spots off the others.

[Draven]

I'm in europe for 4 weeks, panel damage after that.

Front bar will likely have to be shipped by sea from Japan.

I *may* be able to organise something or come along, but I won't know until I get back - so 4 week timeframe. If anything becomes available in the last 2 weeks I might take it, but I don't want to commit beforehand

[MR22ZZ]

I may be in for a last minute spot if something opens up, and I manage to get the handling issues that surfaced on the weekend sorted by then. Timed just right as I'm heading to China to visit the in-laws on the 19th.

[1jz68u]

ok just got the ok from the wife on this one. not sure about accom yet. will transfer money for track day by tomorrow night (assuming i have the details by then obviously ;) ) wont know about accom till i sweet talk the wife a bit more.

this is all assuming there are still spots for me :D

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Ah Glenn, first i've heard of it? As above, you'll have to sit on the wait list with a few others till i can wrangle a couple of extra spots closer to the date. Hopefully. :)

[1jz68u]

ok cool just let me know.

[ddeane]

Garth

Just found that the 13th would work for me. Know it is a long shot but could you add me to the waiting list.

Cheers Craig

[WHITCHY]

Hey Garth, put me down if any more spots open up! I'm keen as after the 6hr, Chris is keen to get out on the track too, so he's gonna tag along and go passenger! :)

[Drifty Midship]

Garth, put me down for both nights at the Pelo too thanks.

[-GT-]

Glenn/1jz68u - got a spot for you, confirm asap you can still make it and i'll PM bank details.

I've updated the first post a bit as the dust has settled some more, but still waiting on a few promised payments to come through. Once i know for sure, i might have another spot for you Craig/ddeane.

[trdee]

i still have cunts waiting on twincam! :P

edit; i just realised you have put a second spot in there for me. will tell alex to send moneys through then :)

[Dr_Hoon]

Spectators allowed? :)

[ddeane]

Once i know for sure, i might have another spot for you Craig/ddeane.

THanks Garth

[-GT-]

Unbunch your knickers Vilo and confirm your twincammer names and cars.

Edit: Of course spectactors are allowed. :) If you plan ahead and bring a helmet and the right clothes you can even passenger! Actually, you don't even need to bring a helmet as you can hire them, but i'd recommend your own one...

[Bananaman]

Might come down for the shit talking / spectating, definitely not driving down on the friday morning again though, that was horrible last time

[-GT-]

Then you'll be needing to confirm your attendance at the Pelican and transfer me some money.:)

[trdee]

hah sorry i didnt see your pm till after i posted. mah bad :P

im getting payments sent to me now. will confirm asap. thankyou very much for your help :)

[Bronald McDonald]

Vito, count me in for the trackday.

[trdee]

serious? well then that's both spots taken. ignis or starlet? or something else?

[X kyle X]

My aim is to have the aw11 good enough to drive down to spectate

[MR22ZZ]

if it's not, I'll pick you up on the way through... ;)

[RONA]

My aim is to have the aw11 good enough to drive down to compete
Fixed.... ha rona made a funny:P.

[-GT-]

List updated. I'll be back in 2 weeks!

[X kyle X]

You so funny Rona. I'm hoping to get my mate down there so we can get Jim in a car as he will be driving my ke70 eventually aswell and hasn't been on the track yet

[trdee]

payments made for alex90 and justin (sx 1337) to race, as well as accomodation for nknoxy and alex90

[X kyle X]

Turning out to be a good day!!!!

[trdee]

you can add one more to the waiting list garth.

[Bronald McDonald]

serious? well then that's both spots taken. ignis or starlet? or something else?

Ignis and Sportivo.. I'd bring the Starlet too if someone drove it down :P

[Cuzzo]

Handups in detroit!

[trdee]

i think cuzzo wants to drive the EP71 lol

so kath is coming too eh? swoit, she can bring down my spare pair of V70A's :P

[TheCel_23]

I'll be spectating, going to be an early wake up Friday for us aha, looking forward to it and i'll be with my bro (civa) whose driving he sprinter. Can't wait and im not even driving lol :confused:

Adam

[TurboRA28]

Looking forward to it! :)
Just need to fix oil leak that developed from WP 6hr on my dodgy sump.

[Yojimbo]

Whats the chances of getting a last minute entry to this?

[v8soarer]

Garth's overseas for a couple of weeks so you might not hear back about the waiting list until he returns. Think there are already a few on it but you never know your luck.

[-GT-]

Yeah guys back on deck and scrambling to sort this circus out. :) Had a few pullouts so you're on the wait list Yojimbo and not too far down it.

Jerry/David - i got two spots for you guys if you're still keen? Otherwise the first post has been updated. Not long to go now! I know there's a particular soarer with a new splitter and front track looking to better a recent PB... and a celica desperately trying to get a new engine in time to rise to that challenge.;)

I think i may have a lead on the terrible vibrations i had from the rear on the way home from the 6hr - my right rear is shaped like a fucking 50c piece!:mad: Guess this confirms the new brake pads have even less feel than first thought. No time to do much other than maybe rotate but do i really need that from the front end??

Otherwise i might just have to try and find something else to remove.:)

[wagonist]

Hey Garth,
I know really late notice.
My car's going to the mechanic tomorrow to get the front right hub checked out.
This is the only thing I need to do, so I'm keen to get a run out of my car.

Let me know what the spots look like.
Keen to come down for the usual shit talking, etc anyway.

[OnAll-FOUR]

My car is back on the road but not tuned, so I will still head down to catch up and chinwag :)

[JustenGT8]

I'm still in with a chance but damn weather is not playing ball :mad:

[OnAll-FOUR]

You just need to put on some winter woolies, and lie down in the frost :)

[v8soarer]

I think i may have a lead on the terrible vibrations i had from the rear on the way home from the 6hr - my right rear is shaped like a fucking 50c piece!:mad:

Not surprised seeing how often that wheel is in the air! Must be locking every time it unweights.

Booked in for a wheel alignment this Saturday and all the other jobs are pretty much done now. Can't wait :)

[Cuzzo]

Not surprised seeing how often that wheel is in the air! Must be locking every time it unweights.

Was thinking the exact same thing. Is it a bad thing when it tripods? Im guessing yes...Could this be fixed?

[1jz68u]

getting keen for this, this will be my second track day (first was an eastern creek day) hopefully someone will be able to talk me through the track with some helpful hints.

do they do a run through of the track before you go out like EC?

[MR22ZZ]

Was thinking the exact same thing. Is it a bad thing when it tripods? Im guessing yes...Could this be fixed?
yep, coilovers to allow less compression on the front left will help it to stay flat.

[v8soarer]

getting keen for this, this will be my second track day (first was an eastern creek day) hopefully someone will be able to talk me through the track with some helpful hints.

do they do a run through of the track before you go out like EC?

No real structure to the day - just jump in with a few people to check out the lines.

[-GT-]

Cuzzo - yeah as Dylan said stiffer springs will help, toying with the idea but it's not top of the list at the moment. Partly because it would probably become +lower ride height, +negRCAs, +shortening shocks, +castor adjustment... :(

It was quite manageable before and actually doesn't do much damage to the tyre with no weight on it, but it's worse after the rear brace/removed interior/new pads. I did actually notice i was able to lock the right rear just with moderately heavy, controlled braking in a straight line on the street but that may have to do with the current shape of the tyre.:p

I'm going to back the rear swaybar off a notch as the chassis stiffening has changed things a little and see how that goes, also going to move the battery to the boot (but that won't be before this day).

Yojimbo - i've got a spot for you - fire me a PM confirming you're good to go and i'll reply with bank details.

Also, as is probably apparent above, there's a spot or two that might open up last minute.

[JustenGT8]

You just need to put on some winter woolies, and lie down in the frost :)

That i have been doing :( but i'm just not up for the wetsuit to lie in the rain :P

but in braking news...it lives !! :)

Only a test run as the TB needs to come off to have a new TPS modded to fit. Some god awful air leak that squeals at a zillion high pitched decibles :eek: i'll sealant up the gaskets on the final fitment.

Sounds tough as but my hastily fabricated exhaust looks like it will have two parts of fark all ground clearance and might need a last minute visit to an exhaust shop for some a tad radical ;)

[1jz68u]

No real structure to the day - just jump in with a few people to check out the lines.

sweet sounds like a plan, i can think of a few cars i would mind going for a ride in.

Also is anyone else driving down from the western sydney area on friday morning? Would be good to cruise down with someone that knows where they are going.

[v8soarer]

I'll be driving down on Friday morning - will be heading along the M4 though. If you see a Soarer on a trailer being towed by a bronze Land Rover Discovery just tag along :)

[1jz68u]

i will go down the M4 as well. any chance you wanna meet at the maccas at ****am?

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Damo, M4? Perhaps you mean M5? Or are you going M2, M7? Either way Glenn, i don't think he's going down the M4 as that would take him up the mountains.:)

Also, anybody up for a last minute spot? I know Steve was talking a chance but as it stands i currently have one spot free, and will possibly have another in the next day or so.

Anybody keen needs to get to me quickly as i have to go to Brisvegas for the week (and very likely the next) so my internets will be a little restricted... I will also be flying back in on Thursday arvo and then packing the car and turning around and heading straight to the meet...

So currently for the Brooks Rd at 8pm meet (i could say earlier but really i'd probably just be late) i'm expecting;
Vito
Brian (Quad82)
Adam (Drifty - bringing the timer? I may want to borrow it again!:p Oh and got your $60)
Alex (alex90)
Nathan (nknoxy12)

Anybody else please let me know asap, and you probably need to give me some cash for it too.

So far for Friday i have;
Vito
Brian
Adam
Lewis (Lewx)
Josh (sxtool)

Again, anybody else keen please let me know so we can make sure we have room.

If you're not coming down with us on Thursday please make sure you're down at the track and sorted ready for the drivers briefing at 8:45am - pays to be signed in before this and ready to go. If you don't find me beforehand head to the office in front of the staging area to sign in and check with the desk outside on the way: just tell them you're in my group and your name. Then come say hi at some point.:) If it's your first time out on the track find me or someone who knows it to show you round if you'd like; Warwick's briefings are getting pretty light on as most people are regulars on our days so it might pay to get a few pointers on the do's and don't's before you get in his way; he can forget not everybody has been doing this for years.;)

If you have any questions fire away and i or someone else who's been a few times will answer. Important bits to remember are licence, helmet, closed shoes, long pants and sleeves.

[Draven]

I had noticed Warwick's briefing tend more and more toward comedy, and less and less toward at least the basic important facts :P

m4 -> m7 is also a good way to get to the meet point (my usual way)

Have a great day guys, bummed to miss it :(

[-GT-]

What's your weak excuse again? Same as last time?

[wagonist]

Garth, put me into one of the spots if its available please. I'll make sure I give the hurry up to the workshop (they do know I've got a deadline).
I'll be coming down Thurs night regardless.

Greg, any chance of borrowing your brake pads like I'd previously asked?
Stupid me only remembered that you were going over to Europe today when I asked Ed about finding some brake pads like I had in my previous Dina...:o

Anyone know if a CAMS L2S licence is good enough for Wakefield, or do you still need to get one of theirs?

[1jz68u]

so do i need a special license?

[-GT-]

Transfer me some cash then.:) And L2S is fine - if you don't have a CAMS you need a valid drivers licence and $60(?) to get one of their 12 month ones.

[trdee]

woop woop, fingers crossed everything is looking good on my side for this day. just need to change oil/plugs and bonnet latch (still havent fixed it :P) and skids ahoy!!!

[Draven]

What's your weak excuse again? Same as last time?

Well, I could be a cunt and say I'd just be disappointed after belting a Lotus 2-eleven around the nurburgring.
Or hammering Ed's go-kart around an abandoned german military base.

But really, it comes down to me having used up all of my leave doing the above things. Nothing left to take for a day off :)

[-GT-]

*cough* sickie *cough*

[MR22ZZ]

needs more emphasis on the *cough* later in the week...

[-GT-]

*COUGH* list updated *COUGH*

Ironing is that i am actually coming down with the flu i think; mrs has been bed ridden for days and i think i'm getting it. Need to be on a plane in 6 hrs too: this week is going to suck.

[JustenGT8]

Day of tuning and repairing, but end result is good and i'm also good to go :D

[X kyle X]

Looking forward to watching.

[1jz68u]

did some minor tinkering last night.

does it get called off if its raining? or does it just turn into a driftfest?

is there any other beginners going or just me??

kyle you have done this a few times havent you? i might have to get you in the car...

[trdee]

nah we still go out if it rains. it's still good fun, learning how to control your car in the wet. but i hope it's dry for at least half the day as i wanna try set a decent-ish time with my current setup before i start my next massif round of mods.

[X kyle X]

Lol last time Vito was done it was wet and fun. And draven in his supra was nice enough to give me a traction-less drive. Hahah.

I'm always down there about 9 o'clock so I'll do the rounds meeting the new people I haven't met. 

[Bronald McDonald]

I can't believe I failed at this event.

Sigh. Will try to make it to the next one regardless of what I drive.

[JustenGT8]

did some minor tinkering last night.

does it get called off if its raining? or does it just turn into a driftfest?

is there any other beginners going or just me??

kyle you have done this a few times havent you? i might have to get you in the car...

forecast is 'fine', so fingers crossed

[X kyle X]

kyle you have done this a few times havent you? i might have to get you in the car...

I've never driven Wakefield park before, but I've been around it lots and lots, been backwards (Vito) sideways (draven, Brendan) been upside down (cuzzo) and scared (Scott) but never driven it

Snigger snigger

[trdee]

coming off the track backwards in midair at 80-odd kmh is always fun :) justin can attest.

[Bronald McDonald]

I had enough time to wind the window down, hang my head out of it, say to both of us "Ah, the drop off is there", before we went into the tarpz.

[TurboRA28]

I was planning on some repairs/prep tonight but a whole lot of shit broke at work so i'll be working back instead. yay.

[Drifty Midship]

I got a nice list...

get tyres fitted.
fix leaky exhaust
get wheel alignment
do timing
bleed brakes
oil change
some road tuning with a passenger to operate the laptop.


Just scored tomorrow off work cause starting to panic about getting everything done on Thursday.
Good thing I got tons of leave that they are wanting me to use up.

Should get the little beast into the 12's this time :D...

[finney]

I'll be down spectating on friday since I've got the day off work and also if there is a spot for accom on friday night let me know as I'll help make up numbers Garth.

[Cuzzo]

no thursday night drink fin?

[finney]

hmmm... I could be talked into it hahaha

[wagonist]

Well its confirmed that my car has a stuffed front right bearing. Just in rotation though, doesn't seem to have any sideways play, so I still can't explain the rotor rubbing on ball joint happenings:confused:
Basically, it means I'm out.
I like how the workshop has had my car for 1 week, only decided to start pulling it apart today, and now highly unlikely it can be back together in time...:(

[wagonist]

I will be down for the shenanigans on at Thurs night (meet you at Brooks Rd) & prob Fri as well.

Been trying to see if I could borrow my mates newly bought V6 manual Camry GTP for a run around the track.
Would be interesting to see how the manual FWD 1MZ fares against the Joel's MZA-28

[X kyle X]

How much is the accommodation normally anyway?

[MR22ZZ]

Garth normally asks for $30 per person per night.

[Cuzzo]

$20 if you sleep with him

[Harreh]

I got a nice list...

get tyres fitted.
fix leaky exhaust
get wheel alignment
do timing
bleed brakes
oil change
some road tuning with a passenger to operate the laptop.


Just scored tomorrow off work cause starting to panic about getting everything done on Thursday.
Good thing I got tons of leave that they are wanting me to use up.

Should get the little beast into the 12's this time :D...

I'm free tonight if you wanna get that road tune done

[1jz68u]

shit shit shit... changed thermostat and coolant monday, started everything fine no leaks, go out to the car today, nice red puddle the size of a cd under the water pump. damn thing now i have to change that as well :( and im running very short on time.

[Cuzzo]

Oh thats sucks for you.

Does it get hot now?
Maybe its just overflow?

[1jz68u]

it doesnt get hot atm. It is definatly coming from the water pump though. I guess thats the advantage (among others) of using red coolant, i can see exactly where its coming from. On the way to castle hill toyota to pick one up now.

[1jz68u]

yeah i am in trouble, crank bolt doesnt want to come of even with cranking the engine and bracing on the ground :( also my balancer has a nice chunk out of it and looks like i need a new one.

i might be out for this one :(

dont suppose i can transfer the money to a different day if i dont make it?

[Cuzzo]

Come on man.....Do it! Get that crank pulley off!!! Get some with a larger compressor over?

There is services to get certain bolts out who arent THAT expensive.

[trdee]

yeah i am in trouble, crank bolt doesnt want to come of even with cranking the engine and bracing on the ground :( also my balancer has a nice chunk out of it and looks like i need a new one.

serious? you are using something bigger than a 1/4" ratchet right? cos that shit just doesnt make sense

[Cuzzo]

1jz crank bolts are torqued to some stupid amount..

[1jz68u]

serious? you are using something bigger than a 1/4" ratchet right? cos that shit just doesnt make sense

yes i am.


will give it a lube up with wd40 tonight and try again in the morning.

[Draven]

tap with hammer, soak with wd40, then use breaker bar + starter. successes on 1jz and 2jz so far :)

[Yojimbo]

Starter cant exert that much torque. Nothing like whatyou can apply with a 1m breaker bar.

So improvise with waterpipe and a shorter breaker or something if you dont have one.

Get a helper in the car, in 5th gear, handbrake on and 2 feet on the brakes hard. Lean on that sonnovabitch.

It WILL come undone.

Trust me MANY successes with 1j/2j's over many years. When every other technique has failed.

[v8soarer]

Keep at it Glenn - don't give up yet!

[1jz68u]

ok just spent another $65 on another breaker bar, lets hope that works. will try what you said yojimbo as well as the starter again.

the balancer doesnt look in very good condition at all though having a closer look at it. anyone got one laying around?

I HAVE TO GET IT OFF!!!!

[Cuzzo]

its not unheard of to turn up at 1am....especially supras

[1jz68u]

if anyone wants to lend a hand im in toongabbie :D :D

[Draven]

its not unheard of to turn up at 1am....especially supras

or 3am, as the case has been.

[MR22ZZ]

Have fun out there guys.

I'm going to have to miss this now. I've got a grant application I need to complete before I head off on overseas in the middle of next week.

[trdee]

complete it on saturday? :P

[MR22ZZ]

lol, I would but unfortunately it needs productive meeting time to complete... speaking of which, now I've had my yummy lunch, I'm off to one soon...

[TurboRA28]

Hi all we've got a bed free in a cabin at the sheep station for Thursday and Friday night if anyone interested?
One of my mates who were coming has stuffed his knee and can't walk. So hence spare bed.

[WHITCHY]

ha awesome, so guess he gets to watch us move his house for him on Saturday? :P
Why does he need to walk to be able to sit in a passenger seat? Shouldn't be hard to make the Celica wheelchair friendly?

[X kyle X]

Just landed a full time job so it looks like I won't be there ladies. Damn!!

[trdee]

start monday goddammit!!! this is gonna be the last time my adub gets to do supercharged skids :P

[Yojimbo]

Running late for 8 pm meetup. 0427708848 I'll be there in 40 mins.

[X kyle X]

Sorry guys. Wish it was mnday. But they said if I worked today and tomoz I'd get a weeks wage haha

[1jz68u]

as someone once said ITS ALIVE!!!!!!

i will be there!!

i will have no idea where i am going when i get there so if you see a white jza80 just flag me down please :D

if i get too lost and anyone wants to check on me my number is 0410467076

thanks

Glenn

[1jz68u]

well thanks for a great day guys. It was great to meet some new people and see some awesome cars.

After having to do my water pump last minute then blowing some intercooler hoses off everything went well for me, i even got to play in the mud for a little bit. :p

if i have any decent pics i will post them in here, is that the usual protocol?

Thanks again guys great day...


Glenn

[MR22ZZ]

most people are OK with just posting pics up from these days.

No one is doing anything illegal so there shouldn't be any dramas.

stories from the day? or was it pretty uneventful?

[JustenGT8]

What a cracker of a day...the regular well deserved thanx to Garth for getting us the spots. The car ran pretty well all day. Absence of the front sway bar hurt front end grip so a little understeery and couldn't get the tyres up to temp? High 1:08's low 1:09s when the track was clear so happy enough with that after a year off :) 185kph at the kink and felt pretty stable so the 'splitter' is doing something...kept trying to convince my right foot to go faster but confidence wasn't up to it ;)

After a really shitty 6 weeks it was a great to have a fun day and blow off some pent up stress. Can't wait to get to the local hillclimb track now and see if i can't give that place a shake :)

[BLK_20v]

http://forum.4age.org/index.php?/topic/526-1st-annual-twincam-meetuptrack-event/page__st__150__gopid__14999

Torrent up for pics if you were there...

Pm me with an email address and i'll send you the torrent file if you aren't a twincam member

[Bananaman]

How big is it? Torrent is a bit of a pain, if you send me the file / link i can probably just host them..

[BLK_20v]

800pics and 2GB

[TurboRA28]

I don't have access to those forums :(

[TurboRA28]

Top day by the way! Thanks to Garth for organising it.
Celica ran well all day with no complaints at all, apart from the last lap where the driver side front tyre didn't sound/feel too good. After coming in and finding 5psi in it would explain it.
Lap timer on the phone was playing silly buggers so I didn't get any accurate timing. So was just a top fun day with heaps of track time.
Cheers
Joel

[airocobra]

Thanks as well Garth,
My 1st track day , the little red sprinter ran well , think the car was better than the driver ---- got a lot to learn about track work ( rally & off-road my previous passion some years ago). By end of day had figured out a few of the lines. Was amazed at the overtake speed of some of the Turbo , Supercharged and V8 cars. Had a ball & will be back for more , look forward to any pics posted .

Regards Bob

[1jz68u]

a dodgy vid of the GT8 but you get the idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8awiVPxwcE

[Bananaman]

800pics and 2GB

Haha righto.. Well if you don't mind me compressing them somewhat, then i'm happy to dl / host them

ed: not a twincam member

[trdee]

what an AWESOME day!! had so much fun! In one session I took finney out for a couple laps, we were singing, doing buddy christ poses and talking shit the whole time, and what do you know, I beat my PB by two seconds during those laps!! LOL

new PB = 1"14.9s (with passenger :P)

pics and vids to come! :D

[Drifty Midship]

Cheers for the organising again GT.
Had a good day but no PB's.
Found some rhythm later in the arvo but timer batt's had died.
Couple of fun passenger runs tho and just one or two beers last night haha
Put me down for the next one :D

[1jz68u]

who was behind me when i went bush? I think it was one of you little aw11 fellas wasnt it? If so do you have any footage of it?

[-GT-]

Glad to hear everyone had another awesome day - i'm still struggling to believe how good the weather was for us, definately the warmest winter day i've ever had there! Think we ended up with a few more cars than usual due to some late additions from the MWSCC guys, around 35 i believe, but it was Toyota domination with 16 Toymodders and 1 or 2 others. A couple of early stoppages meant there was a queue more than usual during the morning but there was still clear track to be found (i had most of a session around midday with only 2 others) but despite a few busy periods the afternoon was the usual smorgasboard of clear clean track.

Have already got a couple of videos up; GT8 incar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4wacyfB4D0) and trackside compilation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e8NXB9ZQYU) (pick the hi-res settings), and will have an in-car from Mick's 924 turbo up soon (probably in 2 parts).

[Hack]

Pics pics pics :D

Sorry for the blurry ones... Am currently uploading 532 full res photos and 3 dodgy bits of video to Dropbox. Its telling me its still going to be 3 days... I'll be back to post up a link when its done.

Just a few low res samples for now :(

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/3936/130810021.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5697/130810043.jpg

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4809/130810050.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/7235/130810052.jpg

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/9680/130810053.jpg

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8978/130810068.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/943/130810077.jpg

Hack

[Hack]

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/7106/130810078.jpg

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/5521/130810080.jpg

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/914/130810116.jpg

Wakefield doesn't know whats about to hit it...
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8786/130810149.jpg
Everyone turned and looked the first time this hit the straight, Im just a bit bummed I got moved away from the pit wall before I got video. :P

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/766/130810156.jpg

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/3010/130810268.jpg

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/6222/130810296.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2812/130810373.jpg

Hack

[Hack]

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6346/130810376.jpg

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/649/130810377.jpg

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/7216/130810378.jpg

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/3630/130810422.jpg

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9879/130810031.jpg

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/1572/130810072.jpg

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4093/130810073.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8820/130810074.jpg

Hack

[Hack]

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/7936/130810075.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2887/130810119.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4950/130810120.jpg

Towing the faildub
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9813/130810121.jpg

Towing the towtruck after it got to close to the faildub
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/3356/130810122.jpg
Although in all fairness, there was a very failed up version of a suzuki gti that was sucking all the fail for the day... (and holding everyone up as it got towed numerous times...)

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/5292/130810239.jpg

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/8106/130810301.jpg

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8113/130810126.jpg

Hack

[JustenGT8]

Great shots Hack.....how awesome was the weather.

Told ya you were a bit smelly to follow Damien ;)

[-GT-]

The other failcar was a peugeot 205 gti + supercharger; a prime example of agricultural motorsport and a previous regular of our days. Nice photos Hack, looking forward to some more..?:)

[Rob5000]

Hi all, had a top day. As everybody knows red cars are always faster but it was still unexpected though that Wakefield officials made a special Red Corolla garage section for us :P

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n299/robslr5000_2006/AE92%20Race%20Car%20Build/RedCorollasection.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n299/robslr5000_2006/AE92%20Race%20Car%20Build/Secaatthetrack.jpg

[TurboRA28]

Top photos there! Hey I got around 1gb of photos from the day anywhere to host?

[trdee]

could save it as a torrent like matt did?

[JustenGT8]

The other failcar was a peugeot 205 gti + supercharger; a prime example of agricultural motorsport and a previous regular of our days. Nice photos Hack, looking forward to some more..?:)

fail car indeed...x2 sessions red flagged because of that PoS :rolleyes: and by the way it was running ie barely; he had to know it was only going to have issues :confused: Try once perhaps, but twice? :mad:

[trdee]

i thought it was like four sessions he red flagged? makes me feel better for red flagging one session i guess :P

[JustenGT8]

i thought it was like four sessions he red flagged? makes me feel better for red flagging one session i guess :P

could have been? i only saw the 2...in which case he really should have been booted?

[finney]

Great day out there, as always good to see a bunch of familiar faces :D

As said by others perfect weather even if the track was a bit greasy at the start, thanks to all who gave me some passenger laps :D

[trdee]

the wetness was awesome fun at the start lol. 4 wheel drifting into turn 2!!!

[Rob5000]

That torrent was the go, made it quick and easy to download

[Rob5000]

Bob this is in car vid of us with Pete driving chasing your Sprinter. Vid is a bit wobbly as I was hand holding a small camera on movie mode

http://www.youtube.com/user/madjake13#p/u/7/0YB9FlXKc20

[v8soarer]

Great shots Hack.....how awesome was the weather.

Told ya you were a bit smelly to follow Damien ;)

Sub-optimal turbo oil drains - backs up and pushes past the seals when braking :(

[-GT-]

I fail at torrents.:(

[Rob5000]

what about posting the pics or a large chunk of them up to photobucket?

[trdee]

i will soon. im still in the middle of reinstalling everything on my computer from the virus it got the day before the trackday though, so im lagging behind with stuffs

[Hack]

Allrighty, Stuff this waiting around for 3 more days...

http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/10103724/1/13-08-10%20Wakefield?h=a2c28e

Thats a link to what will be 2gig of photos and a bit of vid from the day.
It'll come up with thumbnails which link to the full res (Approx 4meg) files.

Maybe check back on the weekend and they should hopefully be all up
I want the NBN!

Hack

[trdee]

did nobody get photos of me and finney doing buddy christ down the main straight??

:(

[Hack]

Not from me sorry, but I do have that nice sequence of you going off track at turn one... :p

Hack

[manny]

Thanks again Garth for putting on another great event. :D

Was quite interesting trying to get around the first couple of sessions on slicks with so much water running across the 3 major corners :eek:

One highlight was riding shotgun in Damos twin turbo V8 Soarer - great all round package that turns, stops and goes extremely well.

I have to put my hand up for one of the red flags - footage is here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkyAKYdpkBo) in all it's glory and I still can't work out why it spun, made some horrible rattling noises before I shut it down and then why the bastard wouldn't fire until towed back into the pits where it then fired like nothing had happened - it then did another 40+ laps and towed the trailer home another 300kms without so much as a hiccup!! :rolleyes:

A bit more footage, this time of Jeff's last session with a couple of shagged slicks underneath http://youtu.be/4GrkK_oNS5w

[trdee]

Videos

Brendan driving the faildub
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY-NiTEcRAY

Alex in his AE92 with worked smallport of win
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK7EIW78R10

Drifty in his adub
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0jCFeMuuxA

Lewx in his AE82 twincam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QY9NHhffTc

And drunken shenanigans :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX2EqduCjb0

[1jz68u]

Allrighty, Stuff this waiting around for 3 more days...

http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/10103724/1/13-08-10%20Wakefield?h=a2c28e

Thats a link to what will be 2gig of photos and a bit of vid from the day.
It'll come up with thumbnails which link to the full res (Approx 4meg) files.

Maybe check back on the weekend and they should hopefully be all up
I want the NBN!

Hack

wow man you took heaps of pics, most of which are damn good ones.

Good work

[Hack]

wow man you took heaps of pics, most of which are damn good ones.

Good work

No worries. Your Supra came out quite well in a few shots :)

Ive only had the lens for about a month, so it was the first time it had been used for some action shots so I was learning how to shoot fastish moving objects and if I can be bothered to carry 2.5kg of camera around for a day... :p

Dropbox had finished uploading, so everything is up now (6 days later...) ready for you all to download everything while your at work :D

Does it work well for everybody? This is the first time Ive used it and so far it seems good on this end... (2gig free storage, whats not to like?)

Hack

[JustenGT8]

No worries. Your Supra came out quite well in a few shots :)

Ive only had the lens for about a month, so it was the first time it had been used for some action shots so I was learning how to shoot fastish moving objects and if I can be bothered to carry 2.5kg of camera around for a day... :p

Dropbox had finished uploading, so everything is up now (6 days later...) ready for you all to download everything while your at work :D

Does it work well for everybody? This is the first time Ive used it and so far it seems good on this end... (2gig free storage, whats not to like?)

Hack


It works brilliantly, many thanks :)

BTW, you mention vid but i couldn't find any

[airocobra]

Yes ,
Love the photos ,quality and size are fantastic --- best shots of my car ever ---- wish you where in Canberra and came to local hill climbs .

Regards Bob

[chrisbe]

Awesome day.

Great photos as well.

Cheers

Chris

[Hack]

BTW, you mention vid but i couldn't find any

Hmm, looks like its individual links for the vid then..

GT8, back part of circuit, cant really hear it, 28meg, 13 seconds, its alright, but not spectacular...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10103724/13-08-10%20001.AVI

GT8, entering main straight, then through turn 1, can hear it good, 55.5meg, 28 seconds cameras a bit wobbly (I need a tripod!) but its a good clip IMO :D

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10103724/13-08-10%20005.AVI

A blue 28 which needs turbos :p entering main staight, 7meg, 3 seconds

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10103724/13-08-10%20013.AVI


Yes ,
Love the photos ,quality and size are fantastic --- best shots of my car ever ---- wish you where in Canberra and came to local hill climbs .

Regards Bob

I dont need much encouragement to take the day off work :D And if Justen & Shane are there, it would make for a good day out.

Hack

[JustenGT8]

Awesome, that's a great bit of footage :D

[Rob5000]

thanks for the pics