Petrolheads for Pets @ Red Star Raceway 25th July 2015

[Alang]

My gears have been very sticky of late as well

[LostSalad]

Originally Posted by Alang

My gears have been very sticky of late as well

By "of late", do you mean after Red Star? Mine is noticeably stiffer since then, and it seems @Freedom noticed a change too, even if it was notchy before.

[Fish Eagle]

Originally Posted by LostSalad

By "of late", do you mean after Red Star? Mine is noticeably stiffer since then, and it seems @Freedom noticed a change too, even if it was notchy before.

It's your conscience. I hope so...
You hammered your car and now everything feels and sounds wrong.

I've had it too, several times.
Now I don't have a conscience any more

Our cars aren't made of glass.

[Fish Eagle]

Going through Saturday's videos, I found the fastest "track taxi" lap of the day with a passenger on board, and with the nannies switched on.
It was 2m23.9 and it was with one of our forum members.
But it was actually quite a boring lap, so no video of that...

However, I did find two short but interesting snippets.
One before, and one after that lap.
The "before" one being the first time through mega-sharp turn 6, and the "after" one being a misjudgement in turn 2.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CukFxKuoLic"]2015-07-25 Red Star F18 210-222 - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0KxRKSyQ5w"]2015-07-25 Red Star F18 837-859 - YouTube[/ame]

[Alang]

Well kind of, yes, @LostSalad my gears shifts are incredibly notchy, but mainly because I managed to blow my clutch up and the gearbox isn't quite as smooth without a clutch

But agree completely with @Fish Eagle all noises etc are probably your conscience. You didn't buy a corolla, you bought an 86. Drive the wheels off it and enjoy it for what it is.

It's actually amazing how much punishment this car can take!

[Freedom]

Originally Posted by LostSalad

By "of late", do you mean after Red Star? Mine is noticeably stiffer since then, and it seems @Freedom noticed a change too, even if it was notchy before.

No, no change in my gear changes.

[JouMaSeHoes]

Originally Posted by LostSalad

Anyway - I love the fact that you constantly encourage people to go at their own pace. Testosterone can often get in the way of this, and cars have a way of bringing out the testosterone in spades

With @Freedom mentioning changing transmission fluid - my gears feel slightly stiffer ever since the track day o.O. Does this even make sense? Same with the oil. I could be imagining things, but the 5w30 they put in feels "thicker" somehow. Like I have to work the car slightly harder to cruise. I had 0w20 before. It doesn't say so on the bottle, but that's what they told me it is *shrug*.

Track days are NOT races, they are the best way for you to learn the limits and response on the limit of both you and your car. My driving has improved massively since I began doing track days 3 years ago. Pace yourself and have fun, when you're ready then step up to amateur timed events like the Michelin Cup, and then to a racing formula if you still want to (or have the money to...)

5w30 is actually better for track and hot climate use, the 0w20 is a bit thin.

[Dammod]

Originally Posted by JouMaSeHoes

Hey Everyone,

Thank-You ALL for joining us and making P4P a huge success. It would have sucked without all the 86's! You guys rock!

We made just over R20 000 for our charity, and they are absolutely ecstatic, and so, so grateful.

Good news is that we're starting on next year's event so long, hope we see you there!

Sounds awesome, maybe I can drag a few 86's with me up from Cape Town next year and join you all!

[Fish Eagle]

Originally Posted by JouMaSeHoes

Track days are NOT races, they are the best way for you to learn the limits and response on the limit of both you and your car. My driving has improved massively since I began doing track days 3 years ago. Pace yourself and have fun, when you're ready then step up to amateur timed events like the Michelin Cup, and then to a racing formula if you still want to (or have the money to...)

Agree 100%
But should track days become a bit boring, then there is another level that you can enjoy without getting into any risky formal competition. It's guaranteed to get your adrenaline pumping, and massively improve your driving skills, while still being reasonably safe. ie: Much safer than actual racing.

I'm talking about mixing it with mainstream race cars. Expect to change your perceptions of many things, and you'll need to accept that the slowest race cars are as fast or faster than very quick road cars. The place to do this is Midvaal Raceway which is a very safe track, and you can choose how much traffic you have by deciding when to go there. You'll see very few road cars at Midvaal, but we are very welcome there. I'd recommend starting small - most weekends you'll only find 10-15 or so race cars practicing and you can start mixing it with them with minimal stress. But if you want a big rush, then go there the weekend before a big race meet at either Kyalami, Zwartkops or Midvaal - because Midvaal is where they practice. Midvaal practice sessions are split into 3 classes - motorcycles, open wheel single seaters, and saloons. So, as a "saloon" you'll be in the mix with anything - the big V8s, the rotary spaceframes, stunning historics, and scruffy Golf Is - whatever.

I put this video up a year ago, so some of you will have seen it already.
I was still quite unsure then (read scared), but what a rush. Nowdays I'm much more comfortable in that company.

BTW at 8:08 in the video, I get passed by our world champion Devin Robertson in his Inex Legend

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKnpJUnt4F8"]S4 38 1439 - YouTube[/ame]

[TheGooseman]

Click here for the complete photo album:

https://www.dropbox.com/l/m1h2wRFnbnDI2UmfSKilOq

[LostSalad]

Originally Posted by TheGooseman

Click here for the complete photo album:

https://www.dropbox.com/l/m1h2wRFnbnDI2UmfSKilOq

I really wish the mirror wasn't over my face here lol . But I remember the moment, and my excitement, so thanks for the pics

[Fish Eagle]

Originally Posted by Alang

It's actually amazing how much punishment this car can take!

I've twice made shifting mistakes on Midvaal's long back straight when shifting from 4th to 5th and hitting 3rd by mistake.
My sums say that 7200rpm in 4th = 9147rpm in 3rd, and it could even have been higher...

So, my car's survived over 9000rpm twice.
Definately not made of glass!!

[FT_86_SM_GP]

I know its abit early in the year, but looking forward to this event in July!

Not sure if its going to rub shoulders with the Michelin Cup again, as the Michelin Cup has their event scheduled for the 9th of July 2016

[Fish Eagle]

Originally Posted by FT_86_SM_GP

I know its abit early in the year, but looking forward to this event in July!

Not sure if its going to rub shoulders with the Michelin Cup again, as the Michelin Cup has their event scheduled for the 9th of July 2016

Oh yeah!!
@JouMaSeHoes
#1 - You gotta do PetrolHeadsForPets again.
#2 - You gotta do it on 10th July to back-to-back with Michelin Cup again.

It'll just be the other way around.
Last year I was babbelaas for Michelin Cup after the Pets event, so this time I'll be babbelaas for the Pets event after Michelin Cup - cool

Gopherit!!