MX-5 Club Trackday - Wakefield Park - 29th July 2012

mazmad · Postby **mazmad** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:53 am

Great pics guys!

Any of # 23 would be awesome!

david_syd_au · Postby **david_syd_au** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:06 am

Any pics of #24 or #124 please?

Luke · Postby **Luke** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:15 am

Pics of #13, green NC would be appreciated as well thanks.

hall6463 · Postby **hall6463** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:39 am

Hjt wrote:
My supercharged NC lacked brakes.
I managed a 1:11.78 on Kuhmo KU36's with brakes that only lasted 3 laps. I was the Blue one (Car #50), does anyone know what the other one was doing?
I'll be back next time with better pads.

Your NC was brilliant and thats a great time! The other supercharged NC was Tim's red NC which had issues with his ECU and immobiliser.

Daniels NC wasn't blown rather a built 2L. He mentioned the details, but I can't remember them all 100%. ECU was reflashed.

Great time for him in the end, he said his tyres were a problem.

hall6463 · Postby **hall6463** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:49 am

Daniel,s NC is a legal 2F spec engine, Head work, cams, pistons and rods, steel crank, Dynotronics tune and Carbotech Brake Pads. Currently limited to 7800rpm will open up to 9,000rpm now its run in. Car is not light
yet still has all the heaters and road car bits in it. If the planets align might get into the 1.06?s next time.

Kobsy · Postby **Kobsy** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 1:30 pm

There are some really nice pics here!

Would love to see if there is any of car 63, red NB?

cooper1896 · Postby **cooper1896** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 2:55 pm

Thanks for the pics!

Does any one else think that it would be a good idea to run at least a couple of 8 or 10 minute sessions, rather than 6 minute sessions.
my reasoning is
a) across the day less time is spent transfering cars on off track
b) a couple of extra laps gives you some time to get into your groove.

Charlie Brown · Postby **Charlie Brown** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:07 pm

cooper1896 wrote:Thanks for the pics!

Does any one else think that it would be a good idea to run at least a couple of 8 or 10 minute sessions, rather than 6 minute sessions.
my reasoning is
a) across the day less time is spent transfering cars on off track
b) a couple of extra laps gives you some time to get into your groove.

6 minutes is plenty. Running additional laps you find the following problems:
Lack of concentration causing more 'offs',
Tyres and brakes overheating,
Faster cars having to work their way though the slower traffic.

We originally ran just a warm up lap and four flying laps. Now if you’re quick enough you get five - six laps.

Luke · Postby **Luke** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:34 pm

cooper1896 wrote:Thanks for the pics!

Does any one else think that it would be a good idea to run at least a couple of 8 or 10 minute sessions, rather than 6 minute sessions.
my reasoning is
a) across the day less time is spent transfering cars on off track
b) a couple of extra laps gives you some time to get into your groove.

For a club day no, as per what Charlier Brown just said.

If you want to learn the track better with longer sessions, I sugest you attend a Speed off the Streets day on a weekday.
On a weekday few people show up as long as a big group hasn't organised something.
You will get a 20 minute session pretty much every hour.
I found it vaulable to do one of these since you have no pressure of trying to achieve times, so you can try things you would never do on a club trackday.

If you post something in this forum, you may even get some people interested in wanting to go down as well.

cooper1896 · Postby **cooper1896** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:45 pm

Charlie Brown wrote:6 minutes is plenty. Running additional laps you find the following problems:
Lack of concentration causing more 'offs',
Tyres and brakes overheating,
Faster cars having to work their way though the slower traffic.

We originally ran just a warm up lap and four flying laps. Now if you’re quick enough you get five - six laps.

I hope I didn't sound to critical, I really enjoyed the day and think it is run well. Nothing wrong with some new opinons.

Personally I believe that one or two more laps wouldn't have a dramatic effect on concenration or overheating.
I don't want and am not asking for 20 minute sessions (for the above reasons).

I would also like to suggest that the timing could be moved to the start of the back strait. My reasoning here is that if you stuffed the fish hook it wouldn't wreck two laps.