Michelin Cup - Gauteng

[Fish Eagle]

Originally Posted by LostSalad

So is anyone else getting confused with these dates, or is it just me? The dates and locations on the website calendar don't match up with the mailers at all?

I've already put in a bunch of leave... want to make sure before I recall it.

I think this is the correct calendar.
I saw on FB that they've recently combined the 400m and 1km ODI events, so it looks like this calendar's up to date.
I won't be doing ODI. My next events will be VKC and Red Star
http://michelincup.co.za/Home/Calendar

[FT_86_SM_GP]

Originally Posted by Fish Eagle

I think this is the correct calendar.
I saw on FB that they've recently combined the 400m and 1km ODI events, so it looks like this calendar's up to date.
I won't be doing ODI. My next events will be VKC and Red Star
http://michelincup.co.za/Home/Calendar

Yep that looks right:

30 January - R1 Dyno SVtech - Completed
28 February - R2 Zwartkops - Completed
20 March - Social Breakfast Run
17 April - R3&R4 ODI 1km & 400m
1 May - R5 VKC
16 July - R6 Red Star
9 August - R7 Gymkhana Zwartkops
September – Michelin PS4 launch September TBA
October – Year End Prize Giving TBA

Looks like they are skipping an event in June
(So Petrolheads4Pets fits in perfectly )

I plan on attending the ODI event, might as well see how slow I am against other cars, and embrace all forms of motorsport lol

I popped into Tarlton at the beginning of March to practice drag racing.
(And not to embarrass myself at the Michelin Cup event)

I must say it isn't as easy as it looks, everything happens very quick,
You get placed and in seconds the light is green and its time to go,

Lessons learnt from March s2s (Tarlton)

1) Placement - Try to place yourself first before the other car, everything happens very quick, be prepared.

2) Tyre pressure - I had allot of wheel spin on take off (I had my Michelin Primacy's at 2.4bar cold, going to lower the pressure next time....probably around 1.8bar)

3) Bring a helmet and long sleeved top

(I had neither, didn't see the danger in driving straight line for a few seconds)
And long sleeved top??, they are serious about that, you cannot race with a T shirt lol



[ame]http://youtu.be/pM9EvB3ubdY[/ame]

[LostSalad]

Originally Posted by FT_86_SM_GP

Yep that looks right:

30 January - R1 Dyno SVtech - Completed
28 February - R2 Zwartkops - Completed
20 March - Social Breakfast Run
17 April - R3&R4 ODI 1km & 400m
1 May - R5 VKC
16 July - R6 Red Star
9 August - R7 Gymkhana Zwartkops
September – Michelin PS4 launch September TBA
October – Year End Prize Giving TBA

Looks like they are skipping an event in June
(So Petrolheads4Pets fits in perfectly )

I plan on attending the ODI event, might as well see how slow I am against other cars, and embrace all forms of motorsport lol

I popped into Tarlton at the beginning of March to practice drag racing.
(And not to embarrass myself at the Michelin Cup event)

I must say it isn't as easy as it looks, everything happens very quick,
You get placed and in seconds the light is green and its time to go,

Lessons learnt from March s2s (Tarlton)

1) Placement - Try to place yourself first before the other car, everything happens very quick, be prepared.

2) Tyre pressure - I had allot of wheel spin on take off (I had my Michelin Primacy's at 2.4bar cold, going to lower the pressure next time....probably around 1.8bar)

3) Bring a helmet and long sleeved top

(I had neither, didn't see the danger in driving straight line for a few seconds)
And long sleeved top??, they are serious about that, you cannot race with a T shirt lol

Thanks man - super useful post! I looked at their calendar semi-recently and they had Tarlton on 1 April. Guess that was an April Fools.... I've already put in leave lol.

Cool vid! I need to practice..... somewhere.. quiet

[LostSalad]

Had a short run today on an empty road when going to work. First thought: LOL slow car is slow. I can see why people with muscle car obsession (in the land of Freedom) would not be a fan.

How's the grip on the drag strip compared to the streets? Probably quite good, due to all the rubber laid down?

[Fish Eagle]

Originally Posted by LostSalad

Had a short run today on an empty road when going to work. First thought: LOL slow car is slow. I can see why people with muscle car obsession (in the land of Freedom) would not be a fan.

How's the grip on the drag strip compared to the streets? Probably quite good, due to all the rubber laid down?

When you get to the end of the 2016 Michelin Cup, at least you'll have a clearer idea of what sort of competitive car stuff you like, what you don't like, what you're good at, and what you're not good at.

Then if you're under 60, you spend a lot of time practicing the stuff you're not good at, so that you can get better.
Because you need to get better, and that's important...

Alternatively, if you're over 60, you just carry on doing the stuff you like whether you're good at it or not, and don't give a sh*t about all the other stuff or what anybody else thinks

[86 South Africa]

Originally Posted by LostSalad

Had a short run today on an empty road when going to work. First thought: LOL slow car is slow. I can see why people with muscle car obsession (in the land of Freedom) would not be a fan

Price makes a big difference too. We get so screwed by exchange rates and duties here. A scirocco that was 320k here was approx 200k in the US :-(

But on the upside (seeing as it is a feel good thread) our cops ain't as gun happy or as frequent as theirs - meaning we get to bend the rules a little more easily

[LostSalad]

Originally Posted by Fish Eagle

When you get to the end of the 2016 Michelin Cup, at least you'll have a clearer idea of what sort of competitive car stuff you like, what you don't like, what you're good at, and what you're not good at.

Yup! The variety is awesome and one of the reasons I registered in the first place. So you bet I'll be at the drag race, even if I have one of the slowest cars on the roster. Not even a tune - my poor baby is just going to have to stand proud and be herself lol.

Bucket list: wheel-to-wheel racing. Even if it's an amateur series.

Super bucket list: driving on the Ring.

Mad man's goals: being able to afford a crash on either and do it again.

But first...... got to get through ODI

[Die$eL]

Nice launch off the line FT_86_SM_GP

what time did you run? Did you use semis?

[FT_86_SM_GP]

Originally Posted by Die$eL

Nice launch off the line FT_86_SM_GP

what time did you run? Did you use semis?

Lol, the video might have looked nice, but

I was caught off guard, everything happened very quick,

The lines to get on the strip(to race) was massive, probably waited 20/30mins in line to race
(And I thank the Lord that Michelin Cup isn't having it with S2S at Tarlton anymore, as it would have been like the Verulam market on a Saturday morning with methi herbs on special).
(DBN Indian Joke lol)


With regards to tyres, I used my partly worn out Michelin Primary.
Ran 2.4bar pressure cold.

It did have allot of wheel spin on launch. (Launched at 4500rpms)

I would have loved to have more practice, but S2S was packed,

My number was 177 and ran a laughable, fun 15.9 secs


Here's a pic of my car(With number 177 to corroborate) dropped of at Toyota yesterday for an oil service
(Last time I serviced my car was last year August or Oct 2015, so thought it would be healthy to do an odd oil service)

They charged me R1.5k, and surprisingly they charged me for an extra 0.4L of oil which I plan on getting a refund on on my next visit to Toyota,
(Didn't expect consumables to cost that much)...
Okay ...getting off topic now.

[FT_86_SM_GP]

Originally Posted by Die$eL

Nice launch off the line FT_86_SM_GP

what time did you run? Did you use semis?

Do you remember what the 86's ran at the TTCC ODI event ?

[Fish Eagle]

Originally Posted by FT_86_SM_GP

Do you remember what the 86's ran at the TTCC ODI event ?

Don't see any 86's...

This was Tarlton
https://www.facebook.com/13768600526...type=3&theater

And this was ODI
https://www.facebook.com/13768600526...type=3&theater

[FT_86_SM_GP]

Originally Posted by Fish Eagle

Don't see any 86's...

This was Tarlton
https://www.facebook.com/13768600526...type=3&theater

And this was ODI
https://www.facebook.com/13768600526...type=3&theater

Shoooo those times are quick,

I was searching online for stock 86 time, just to have a benchmark to work towards, the guys in the US make around 14.7s to 15.2s range for stock 86's
(Obviously many different factors like altitude, temps etc)

Wanted to find out what the 86's made on this day:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...highlight=TTCC

[Die$eL]

Originally Posted by FT_86_SM_GP

Do you remember what the 86's ran at the TTCC ODI event ?

If i remember correct I did a 16.3 at Tarlton. With the stock 17s

Only mod is BRZ zorst.


Dunno about other 86. The international times, those guys are not at the altitude we are.

Wonder what those in durbs run

[FT_86_SM_GP]

Originally Posted by Die$eL

If i remember correct I did a 16.3 at Tarlton. With the stock 17s

Only mod is BRZ zorst.


Dunno about other 86. The international times, those guys are not at the altitude we are.

Wonder what those in durbs run

I'm sure if we run a lower pressure (1.6 / 1.8bar) the high 15s/low 16s can be improved.

It seems like the '60ft' / 18.2m mark is what most of the international guys worked on for improving times,

And that looks like its all about grip on take off...

With regards to KZN guys, not sure what a stock 86 does,
But the fastest N/A I heard of was Anban ran 13.58sec if I can remember correctly with street tyres / UEL header / BRZ exhaust and tune