The 5 speed will work well with that long downhill straight..
Micks Racecar Project LX202 to VH308
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 01:48 PM
Stay away from the cake and you should be fine. The 5 speed will work well with that long downhill straight..
The 5 speed will work well with that long downhill straight..
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 06:41 PM
cake in, came in, whatever,
Yeah, I either hold 4th and pull 7000 down the straight or change into 5th and spare the engine a bit.
The traffic thinned out toward the end of the day and I went faster and I think I relaxed a bit and enjoyed the day for what it was instead of putting pressure on myself to set good times.
Now if only Rodomo was here......
Yeah, I either hold 4th and pull 7000 down the straight or change into 5th and spare the engine a bit.
The traffic thinned out toward the end of the day and I went faster and I think I relaxed a bit and enjoyed the day for what it was instead of putting pressure on myself to set good times.
Now if only Rodomo was here......
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 08:43 PM
Now if only Rodomo was here......
Pfffttttt!!!!!!!
You better sort out your fuel surge before we meet again Mick!
You're gunna need all the help you can get!
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 08:45 PM
Actually? 
Team GMH-TORANA for next years 6hr sound like fun?
Who else can we suck in?
Team GMH-TORANA for next years 6hr sound like fun?
Who else can we suck in?
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 11:02 PM
That sounds like a great idea Rodomo,
Will yours be ready by then ? Only need 4 more for the team
Will yours be ready by then ? Only need 4 more for the team
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 11:14 PM
Pencil me in
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 11:36 PM
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Posted 09 August 2009 - 03:44 PM
other than the wind, you were spoilt with the weather today.
throw my name in the hat for next year too.
so what time did you dial in? i assume you would be capable of running close to the minimum?
throw my name in the hat for next year too.
so what time did you dial in? i assume you would be capable of running close to the minimum?
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Posted 09 August 2009 - 08:25 PM
Well what a day - I am knackered.
Last time I heard our team was 11th out of 50 so not a bad effort.
I nominated a 2.02 laptime, well off my normal times but under the circumstances it was plenty fast enough.
Saw about 5 Toranas, lots of car clubs entered, so there was Mini teams, Porsche teams, Commodore, Falcon Mustang teams, my team had 3 Comm and 3 Falc drivers, not as much rice as I expected,
For anyone wanting to enter, the entry is $1500 per team - 250 per car, so you need to be organised well beforehand and have the cash ready.
One other thing - I don't think this is the right event to enter for your first trip to Phillip Island unless you already have plenty of experience at other tracks (like Rodomo for instance). Go to a Supersprint where there are 14 cars on the track not 50. Otherwise you will spend too much time looking in your mirrors and not enough time learning how to drive around a racetrck.
Last time I heard our team was 11th out of 50 so not a bad effort.
I nominated a 2.02 laptime, well off my normal times but under the circumstances it was plenty fast enough.
Saw about 5 Toranas, lots of car clubs entered, so there was Mini teams, Porsche teams, Commodore, Falcon Mustang teams, my team had 3 Comm and 3 Falc drivers, not as much rice as I expected,
For anyone wanting to enter, the entry is $1500 per team - 250 per car, so you need to be organised well beforehand and have the cash ready.
One other thing - I don't think this is the right event to enter for your first trip to Phillip Island unless you already have plenty of experience at other tracks (like Rodomo for instance). Go to a Supersprint where there are 14 cars on the track not 50. Otherwise you will spend too much time looking in your mirrors and not enough time learning how to drive around a racetrck.
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Posted 09 August 2009 - 08:51 PM
No problems?
Fastest was 2:01.48 according to Natsoft http://www.natsoft.com.au/results/
But you've done 1:55's before in the sprints haven't you?
Fastest was 2:01.48 according to Natsoft http://www.natsoft.com.au/results/
But you've done 1:55's before in the sprints haven't you?
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Posted 10 August 2009 - 03:23 PM
reading one of your old posts, you did a 1:45 around Winton??
how does that compare to your 1:55's at Phillip island? is there more left in it? car/driver?
have you been back to the 1/4 since your 13.4?
how does that compare to your 1:55's at Phillip island? is there more left in it? car/driver?
have you been back to the 1/4 since your 13.4?
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Posted 12 August 2009 - 10:20 AM
aye, i was just randomly lookin round you tube....
is this you?
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=fDnbC9StzQs
is this you?
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=fDnbC9StzQs
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cant be... that guys driving a ford.
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Posted 12 August 2009 - 11:50 AM
^^ Can't be, that guys wins! ^^
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Posted 12 August 2009 - 03:10 PM
Hmmm I've never raced Philip Island before, but surely I could get the hang of it on rFactor.
Just read through the regs and found out all I need that I hadn't necessarily planned for was an in-date harness. No biggie, but it's still quite a commitment... Get back to you once I find a shell maybe
Just read through the regs and found out all I need that I hadn't necessarily planned for was an in-date harness. No biggie, but it's still quite a commitment... Get back to you once I find a shell maybe
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Posted 12 August 2009 - 09:57 PM
Must be a different Mad Mick.....
Wish I was that fast though.
Wish I was that fast though.
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Posted 12 August 2009 - 11:03 PM
Must be a different Mad Mick.....
Surely there couldn't be 2 Mad Mick's within a Koo-Wee-Rup of each other?
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Posted 15 August 2009 - 11:22 PM
But you've done 1:55's before in the sprints haven't you?
True, but at the sprints you don't get traffic like we had last weekend.
And I was being a bit easier on the revs and brakes as I've never done 12 laps around there before.
Just spent the last hour trying to upload some incar footage to youtube but it didn't work, will try again tomorrow, need sleep, long day yesterday, saw The Angels play at Shoppingtown Hotel last night.
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Posted 31 August 2009 - 09:21 PM
Still haven't got any footage on Youtube from the 6 hour. Need to sharpen up my video editing skills.
To answer some questions...
No I haven't been back to Heathcote since my 13.4 on that 45 degree day.....
Yes I was going slower than normal at the 6 hour but there was a lot of traffic, I'm keen to go back to P.I. for a sprint to see if I can get down to my previous times (1.56)
No I'm not thinking of retiring just because Rodomo's painted his engine or whatever it is he's done
To answer some questions...
No I haven't been back to Heathcote since my 13.4 on that 45 degree day.....
Yes I was going slower than normal at the 6 hour but there was a lot of traffic, I'm keen to go back to P.I. for a sprint to see if I can get down to my previous times (1.56)
No I'm not thinking of retiring just because Rodomo's painted his engine or whatever it is he's done
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Posted 01 September 2009 - 12:41 AM
I'm keen to go back to P.I. for a sprint to see if I can get down to my previous times (1.56)
http://www.hsvownersclub.com.au/HSVOC_Phillip_Island_20th_September_2009.pdf
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Posted 02 September 2009 - 09:54 PM
The HSV days have a 75 dB noise limit.
I need to go to a PIARC Sprint where it is 95 dB.
I need to go to a PIARC Sprint where it is 95 dB.
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Posted 28 January 2010 - 02:51 PM
There is a PIARC sprint on in 2 weeks (14 Feb) might be worth attending.
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Posted 28 January 2010 - 03:58 PM
Hmmmmmmm........
Can you send me an entry link?
Can you send me an entry link?
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Posted 14 February 2010 - 08:17 PM
I went to Phillip Island today for the sprint,
After about 3 laps the temp was higher than normal and at turn 4 under heavy braking I dumped some oil, I came in and discovered the reason why.
After about 3 laps the temp was higher than normal and at turn 4 under heavy braking I dumped some oil, I came in and discovered the reason why.
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Posted 14 February 2010 - 08:32 PM
The nut behind the wheel? 
Did you get back out again?
Did you get back out again?
Edited by rodomo, 14 February 2010 - 08:33 PM.
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