The South African Feel Good Thread

[Fish Eagle]

Originally Posted by Die$eL

Dafuq

What kind of a track is that? Trees right at the circuit, pedestrians walking by with their grocery shopping

I expected to see some cows grazing at the side.

I didnt even know that track existed.

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hesketh_Circuit"]Roy Hesketh Circuit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Roy-H...16322755099558

No cows, but there was a grey duiker under one of the trees at the trackside
I'm thrilled to have been able to put in a few humble laps at such a historic location and if I lived in KZN I'd go play there often.

[Dammod]

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[Dammod]

Hey everyone,

So I had the opportunity to take the BRZ to the track for the first time last weekend.
It had been over a year since I last saw the track, but MAN it was fun! Reminded me why I love this car so much.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWp9prn-mzc"]First Track day in the BRZ - YouTube[/ame]

*Turn up the speakers - had the waterproof GoPro cover on for some reason...
Got a little carried away and cooked the brakes a bit though...too many hotlaps.

Another clip following an M3 and then WRX onto the back straight:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdpTlvIvg1g"]BRZ onto back straight, M3 and WRX - YouTube[/ame]

[ShaunWRX]

I missed out again due to other commitments Looked at the sms notification from killarney with a sad heart. Do you know when the next one is?

[Dammod]

Originally Posted by ShaunWRX

I missed out again due to other commitments Looked at the sms notification from killarney with a sad heart. Do you know when the next one is?

I know the feeling man, I had been trying to get myself there for over a year lol.

Looks like the next one is on the 28th of March

[Fish Eagle]

I had a look at the pics on http://www.raceweb.co.za/2015/trackday-31-01/ for the Killarney track day - some very nice photos there.

Very sad to see an 86 in the tyre barrier and a 350Z on it's roof.
Reminders that the risks of tracking are very real...

[Dammod]

Originally Posted by Fish Eagle

I had a look at the pics on http://www.raceweb.co.za/2015/trackday-31-01/ for the Killarney track day - some very nice photos there.

Very sad to see an 86 in the tyre barrier and a 350Z on it's roof.
Reminders that the risks of tracking are very real...

Exactly Fish. Although it was very scary to see that happen, it was a good reminder that things can happen so easily and just as quickly.

I spoke to the driver of the 350z, he said there was something on the track at the "kink" and the back just snapped around. You will see me tap off there slightly in the vid I posted. I had his words in the back of mind mind as I was going around
I imagine a RWD car being much more susceptible to fluid on the track then a AWD car such as my Impreza that I am used to, so a little hesitant with things like that.

A Cape Town member was actually chatting to him before his accident. The 86 owner was telling him how he impressed he was with the handling of his(86) car.
The 350z owners reply and last words were "You think thats good?...you should try driving a 350z!"

[Vic_RSA]

Ouch, just ouch...

A stern reminder of how vicious these cars can be...

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[Fish Eagle]

Originally Posted by Dammod

Exactly Fish. Although it was very scary to see that happen, it was a good reminder that things can happen so easily and just as quickly.

I spoke to the driver of the 350z, he said there was something on the track at the "kink" and the back just snapped around. You will see me tap off there slightly in the vid I posted. I had his words in the back of mind mind as I was going around
I imagine a RWD car being much more susceptible to fluid on the track then a AWD car such as my Impreza that I am used to, so a little hesitant with things like that.

A Cape Town member was actually chatting to him before his accident. The 86 owner was telling him how he impressed he was with the handling of his(86) car.
The 350z owners reply and last words were "You think thats good?...you should try driving a 350z!"

AWD cars aren't a get out of jail free card when there's fluid around.
Hit fluid in a Scoobie and it just understeers right into the bush albeit in a nicely controlled manner, but it still goes off.

I've never driven a 350Z, but I had a long chat with a guy in the pit next to me at Zwartkops with a supercharged 350Z. He says it's very nose-heavy and handles like a tank. It was raining heavily that day, and he only did 3 laps of the Z in the rain, then packed up because he reckoned his car was totally unmanageable.

[Fish Eagle]

Found it. I knew I'd seen a video of his somewhere.
Here's a dry lap of Zwartkops in that guy's s/c 350z. This lap is about 1m19.

He's got about 400whp, I've got about 230whp, and I'm quicker than him around the Z, so I have little doubt that my car's a lot quicker through the corners.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFlta4NIZF4"]Zwartkops Lap in a Stillen Supercharged 350z - YouTube[/ame]

[Dammod]

Originally Posted by Fish Eagle

AWD cars aren't a get out of jail free card when there's fluid around.
Hit fluid in a Scoobie and it just understeers right into the bush albeit in a nicely controlled manner, but it still goes off.

I've never driven a 350Z, but I had a long chat with a guy in the pit next to me at Zwartkops with a supercharged 350Z. He says it's very nose-heavy and handles like a tank. It was raining heavily that day, and he only did 3 laps of the Z in the rain, then packed up because he reckoned his car was totally unmanageable.

Yeah, that's the mindset I need to get out of about AWD. I still feel uneasy about controlling oversteer in the BRZ but am getting there slowly.
Once the track quitened down a bit I turned off TC completely on one of the slower corners and practiced getting the back out a bit and then controlling it.

I must say, VSC spot is a nice "in-beteen"...it lets the rear go just far enough that you can feel the dynamics of the car.

Originally Posted by Fish Eagle

Found it. I knew I'd seen a video of his somewhere.
Here's a dry lap of Zwartkops in that guy's s/c 350z. This lap is about 1m19.

He's got about 400whp, I've got about 230whp, and I'm quicker than him around the Z, so I have little doubt that my car's a lot quicker through the corners.

Nice work man! Always good having less power and sticking it with the "big boys"!

Sho that things pretty decent in a straight though, like you said, you must drill him in the corners.

[Fish Eagle]

For the KZN 86'ers

There ya go

[Vic_RSA]

Just had another day on the skidpan in my 86 with its new tyres. Huge difference - turn-in is far sharper and the back steps out more progressively. I was worried the slightly grippier tyres would detract from the car's tail-happy nature but I can safely say it has improved the on-the-limit control nicely. Grip under braking also is improved with less ABS interference noticed.

So my verdict - Yokohama AVS dB V550C's are good on my Std 86! Their lifespan has yet to be discovered!

After nearly 2.5 years and 53000+ km I still love my car!

[Fish Eagle]

I got meself some gloves, colour-coded nogal

They aren't fireproof - just intended to reduce the wear on my steering wheel which is taking some serious strain when I'm on track.

The semis that I use now (RE11S), combined with some negative camber, have made my steering very heavy at the limit.
I'm OK with that - the feedback and control is excellent, but it's tiring and hard on the steering wheel.

I don't know if I'll be able to get used to gloves. I've never driven with them so I've got some reservations.

They feel good though - nice and soft.