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 Post subject: How not to trackday
PostPosted:Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:21 am 
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 Post subject: Re: How not to trackday
PostPosted:Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:18 pm 
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Car Details:79' camaro road & track day toy. 383 stroker, 5 speed TKO trans, lots of suspension stuff, 13" Vette brakes, 18" wheels.
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Seen a few Nissan GTR tw@ts on occasion at track days, often Essex boys with a bit of cash... plus the odd tw@t in other marques...
I remember a couple of young guys in an Audi S3 at Brands Hatch a couple of years back that had absolutely no intention of sticking to racing line, and just tried to cut in on everyone on every turn, enough people complained they got warned twice and then left.. Usually the organiser or track marshalls will send them packing for the safety of everyone else, so not an issue...

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 Post subject: Re: How not to trackday
PostPosted:Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:43 pm 
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It's worrying in a way the false sense of control / security that modern cars like this can give you (don't get me wrong - i admire the technology and wouldn't say no to owning one). The danger is that you're driving beyond the limits without knowing it. Almost like playing a computer game. I was talking to someone the other day and they said that 300hp is nothing these days. That's most likely due to the traction, stability, ecm etc. not allowing those 300horses to hit the ground, while also balancing out the available power among the different wheels based on load etc. If you put your foot down mid corner in a carb'd 300hp rear wd non traction etc. car (like the 1st -3rd gens (assuming 4th gens have traction, could be wrong)) you would be wishing you never put your foot down :lol:

The guy in that vid almost looked bored... this one is a bit more like it:


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 Post subject: Re: How not to trackday
PostPosted:Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:58 pm 
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No TC on my 4th gen SS at all, it has a little light that tells you when you loose traction though :-) 330 hp RWD 6 speed which has a habit of biting you in the bum when you aren't expecting it. The other thing is a 300hp audi TD is only 300hp with the turbo spooled up which helps with the illusion of power as a few owners have found out. The best track day tool I watched was a guy who hired out an RS4 audi and stuffed it into the wall at the track then tried to claim it was a road accident that worked until they looked at the "black box" and found the footage a few spectators had put on you tube :-)

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