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Xauterus · 11-11-2012, 07:11 AM

Hey, had a great weekend attending the Noosa Hill Climb.

The weather was a little bit ordinary saturday as the day got wetter towards the afternoon. My runs were pretty slow as its a pretty windy road with some serious concrete blocks.

Sunday morning was wet again with some cold winds. My times improved as the weather improved. By the last run it was actually starting to get dusty again.

I need to take this car to a driver training session down at Norwell to find the limits. My corner speed was way too slow. I am used to front wheel drive and its natural tendancy to understeer. I can feel the 86 has some initial understeer but have became too chicken to push past that in case I got too much oversteer.

I was really happy to finish my last run and bring my car home in one piece.

The Mini belongs to my mate who encouraged me to enter, I want to be still doing this stuff when I am 71!

Neilus · 11-11-2012, 07:33 AM

Sounds like a great day out. Any pics.

Cheers.

Mr Franky · 11-11-2012, 03:45 PM

I was there Saturday and Sunday (I was the guy who was talking with you on Saturday). I saw that you were faster on Sunday, but the rain hindered your progress early on.

Good to see the car got home.

Xauterus · 11-11-2012, 06:54 PM

Will hopefully get some pics up later

Xauterus · 11-12-2012, 03:41 AM

Pics added

coyote · 11-12-2012, 03:55 AM

Great stuff.

I love that hill climb. Was joking with a friend about it just last week.

Concrete blocks at the hairpin under the main spectator point look really big when someone misreads the notes and tells you it's flat through there.

I reckon it took some balls to drive a brand new car up there on Saturday.

Xauterus · 11-12-2012, 04:22 AM

Here are the results for my class. Number 162
First three times were Saturday with it raining on the last run. Sunday was wet in the morning and dry for the last two runs. Would have had it nailed by Tuesday if it didnt end Sunday!

The car in front was a suzuki swift with EVO running gear and slicks. The car behind was a 997 Porsche.

I was enjoying learing the limits without hitting the concrete blocks like some did.

Will try to find entry list and put the cars up I was running with.

Xauterus · 11-12-2012, 04:29 AM

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFXwyJCACrs&feature=related"]Ford Escort Mk2 Cosworth Noosa Hill Climb 2007 - YouTube[/ame]

This gives you an idea of what the course is like in a fast car.

This is Davids car in front of me a couple of years ago with better footage of track

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-xFdtZXJxs"]HOBBIT AT THE HILL - YouTube[/ame]

davey90 · 11-12-2012, 08:49 PM

Dammit...seeing this makes me miss my Suzuki Swift....had the exact same one but stock =( LOL!

11-11-2012, 07:11 AM	#1
Xauterus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: GTS 86 Galaxy Blue Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 212 Thanks: 8 Thanked 35 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Noosa Hill Climb, pics added Hey, had a great weekend attending the Noosa Hill Climb. The weather was a little bit ordinary saturday as the day got wetter towards the afternoon. My runs were pretty slow as its a pretty windy road with some serious concrete blocks. Sunday morning was wet again with some cold winds. My times improved as the weather improved. By the last run it was actually starting to get dusty again. I need to take this car to a driver training session down at Norwell to find the limits. My corner speed was way too slow. I am used to front wheel drive and its natural tendancy to understeer. I can feel the 86 has some initial understeer but have became too chicken to push past that in case I got too much oversteer. I was really happy to finish my last run and bring my car home in one piece. The Mini belongs to my mate who encouraged me to enter, I want to be still doing this stuff when I am 71! Attached Images Last edited by Xauterus; 11-12-2012 at 03:53 AM.

11-12-2012, 04:22 AM	#7
Xauterus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: GTS 86 Galaxy Blue Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 212 Thanks: 8 Thanked 35 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Here are the results for my class. Number 162 First three times were Saturday with it raining on the last run. Sunday was wet in the morning and dry for the last two runs. Would have had it nailed by Tuesday if it didnt end Sunday! The car in front was a suzuki swift with EVO running gear and slicks. The car behind was a 997 Porsche. I was enjoying learing the limits without hitting the concrete blocks like some did. Will try to find entry list and put the cars up I was running with. Attached Images

11-12-2012, 04:29 AM	#8
Xauterus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: GTS 86 Galaxy Blue Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 212 Thanks: 8 Thanked 35 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFXwyJCACrs&feature=related"]Ford Escort Mk2 Cosworth Noosa Hill Climb 2007 - YouTube[/ame] This gives you an idea of what the course is like in a fast car. This is Davids car in front of me a couple of years ago with better footage of track [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-xFdtZXJxs"]HOBBIT AT THE HILL - YouTube[/ame] Last edited by Xauterus; 11-12-2012 at 04:40 AM.

11-12-2012, 08:49 PM	#9
davey90 Akina Speed Stars Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: White 86 GTS Auto [CID- ***] Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 337 Thanked 187 Times in 125 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Dammit...seeing this makes me miss my Suzuki Swift....had the exact same one but stock =( LOL! __________________

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11-11-2012, 07:33 AM	#2
Neilus Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: GTS 86 6M Location: Brisbane Posts: 218 Thanks: 146 Thanked 51 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sounds like a great day out. Any pics. Cheers.

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Mr Franky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: Vehicle Location: Aust Posts: 164 Thanks: 8 Thanked 91 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was there Saturday and Sunday (I was the guy who was talking with you on Saturday). I saw that you were faster on Sunday, but the rain hindered your progress early on. Good to see the car got home.

11-11-2012, 06:54 PM	#4
Xauterus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: GTS 86 Galaxy Blue Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 212 Thanks: 8 Thanked 35 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Will hopefully get some pics up later

11-12-2012, 03:41 AM	#5
Xauterus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: GTS 86 Galaxy Blue Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 212 Thanks: 8 Thanked 35 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Pics added

11-12-2012, 03:55 AM	#6
coyote Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: Slowly Location: brisbane.qld.au Posts: 1,064 Thanks: 212 Thanked 539 Times in 235 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Great stuff. I love that hill climb. Was joking with a friend about it just last week. Concrete blocks at the hairpin under the main spectator point look really big when someone misreads the notes and tells you it's flat through there. I reckon it took some balls to drive a brand new car up there on Saturday.

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