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PRO050
Post #106

I'm taking the Falcon with a couple of changes hoping to go a little quicker, hope to have my Excel running this weekend as well.
Cheers Paul

Marlin
Post #107

Wish I was joining you guys but I have my car apart prepping for Townsville on couple of weeks.

PRO050
Post #108

QUOTE (Marlin @ May 25 2010, 09:29 PM) *
Wish I was joining you guys but I have my car apart prepping for Townsville on couple of weeks.

We don't want that noisey thing there anyway mamoru.gif

Evaded Motorsport
Post #109

They sure have Dave,

Hoping to make it out there for this Sunday just have a couple of things to get done.

Marlin
Post #110

QUOTE (PRO050 @ May 25 2010, 09:48 PM) *
We don't want that noisey thing there anyway mamoru.gif

haha wink.gif
So, whats this I've just heard you've run a FLAT 60 Paul? Is it true? Awesome effort if so biggrin.gif

Great improvement with the new cam too wink.gif

Would it be fair or reasonable to say your Falcon is virtually Saloon Car spec now? Or do you still have a way to go? Awesome bang for buck buddy, just awesome!

PRO050
Post #111

QUOTE (Marlin @ May 26 2010, 01:22 PM) *
haha wink.gif
So, whats this I've just heard you've run a FLAT 60 Paul? Is it true? Awesome effort if so biggrin.gif

Great improvement with the new cam too wink.gif

Would it be fair or reasonable to say your Falcon is virtually Saloon Car spec now? Or do you still have a way to go? Awesome bang for buck buddy, just awesome!

Thanks mate 60.95 on the weekend, car is going really good but is far from saloon car specs.
Cam and springs and a clean up of the head is all we did, ran a 61.61 on the stock engine.
59's dare to dream.
Cheers Paul
PS. Will have my excel out on Sunday as well as my falcon.

PRO050
Post #112

QUOTE (Marlin @ May 26 2010, 01:22 PM) *
haha wink.gif
So, whats this I've just heard you've run a FLAT 60 Paul? Is it true? Awesome effort if so biggrin.gif

Great improvement with the new cam too wink.gif

Would it be fair or reasonable to say your Falcon is virtually Saloon Car spec now? Or do you still have a way to go? Awesome bang for buck buddy, just awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdS3_a6Vu9M
Last lap is the 60 sec lap, great racing with Jeff and old mate in thr 911

Marlin
Post #113

Fantastic mate, big smiles all round I bet! smile.gif

scooby36
Post #114

great vid, awesome driving paul! king of cornerspeed.. amazing to see how much you lose to the turbo cars down the straight but make it up around the back section !

makes me hungry to give racing a go... cya sunday !

zuboo
Post #115

Just saw this vid of crash few weeks ago ohnoes.gif ohnoes.gif

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8v4_14flkU...feature=related

Big_Red_
Post #116

QUOTE (zuboo @ May 26 2010, 06:52 PM) *
Just saw this vid of crash few weeks ago ohnoes.gif ohnoes.gif

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8v4_14flkU...feature=related

That was the Sunday just gone mate, very big crash.

wasas
Post #117

I was lucky enough to slip through it. Seeing a wall of tangled metal infront of you is never a good feeling

HRD-GTR
Post #118

QUOTE (Marlin @ May 25 2010, 09:29 PM) *
Wish I was joining you guys but I have my car apart prepping for Townsville on couple of weeks.


shame you won't be there to take advantage of these nice cool conditions mate.
no, really! tongue.gif

Marlin
Post #119

I know, all you heros running around in immaculate track conditions setting good times making me look like an idiot. haha.

58.63 on treaded tyres is the goal gents! smile.gif

Even worse is I have the slicks here ready to bolt on. They look the goods to!

HRD-GTR
Post #120

QUOTE (Marlin @ May 27 2010, 10:30 AM) *
I know, all you heros running around in immaculate track conditions setting good times making me look like an idiot. haha.

58.63 on treaded tyres is the goal gents! smile.gif

Even worse is I have the slicks here ready to bolt on. They look the goods to!


nah, 58s on tyres that cost under $1400 is the goal mate!
anyone can go fast on those big $$$ Dunlops

Marlin
Post #121

Blah blah blah. My Dunlops cost $1760, so I'm just out of your range huh tongue.gif

LOL wait til I get a fresh set of A050's on it! And more than 200kw! LOL

How about, 57's on $500 worth of slicks? Would I be cool again then?
HRD-GTR
Post #122

its a bloody arms race... I think we should all go back to KU36. 60.79

Marlin
Post #123

You started it.

HRD-GTR
Post #124

lol what's that got to do with anything?

if ya wanna be cool, put your air con back in and drive it to the track - trailer sailors pfft! tongue.gif

Marlin
Post #125

Haha, I don't need aircon, I'm a man tongue.gif But, if the 15kg or aircon means that much to you, I'll bolt the weight in an still give you a touch up if that makes you feel better? tongue.gif haha

I have driven it to the track on several occasions, but I prefer to traler it, Murphy's Law says it won't break while ever you have a trailer handy wink.gif

FWIW, I still have a set of KU36's here, so it's your call. Get PRO50 onto them too so we don't both look like idiots Harry smile.gif

HRD-GTR
Post #126

bring it on! let's switch to the Kumhos!








right after this weekend...

Marlin
Post #127

Haha...... biggrin.gif

PRO050
Post #128

I'll run Ku36's if you both loose the hair dryers bowrofl.gif That will make it even for sure.
superdave
Post #129

I'll join in if you also cut engine output to 105 wkw laugh.gif

Marlin
Post #130

Lakeside aint a horsepower track boys..... how else can my shitter be faster than a well known 380AWKW Emo 9? lol

How about we have a control car, say, Excels, but we buy 5 between the 4 of us, and have them on rotation, so there's no whinging and bitching about rules, coz they'll all be shit! haha

PRO050
Post #131

QUOTE (Marlin @ May 28 2010, 08:38 AM) *
Lakeside aint a horsepower track boys..... how else can my shitter be faster than a well known 380AWKW Emo 9? lol

How about we have a control car, say, Excels, but we buy 5 between the 4 of us, and have them on rotation, so there's no whinging and bitching about rules, coz they'll all be shit! haha

I've got one hsdance.gif

Evaded Motorsport
Post #132

QUOTE (Marlin @ May 28 2010, 08:38 AM) *
Lakeside aint a horsepower track boys..... how else can my shitter be faster than a well known 380AWKW Emo 9? lol

How about we have a control car, say, Excels, but we buy 5 between the 4 of us, and have them on rotation, so there's no whinging and bitching about rules, coz they'll all be shit! haha


Driver, some of them are questionable.

Marlin
Post #133

Oh really..... I didn't realise. lol tongue.gif

Evaded Motorsport
Post #134

QUOTE (Marlin @ May 28 2010, 10:49 AM) *
Oh really..... I didn't realise. lol tongue.gif


Hey just pointing out the obvious. oopsie.gif

wasas
Post #135

QUOTE (Marlin @ May 28 2010, 08:38 AM) *
How about we have a control car, say, Excels, but we buy 5 between the 4 of us, and have them on rotation, so there's no whinging and bitching about rules, coz they'll all be shit! haha



This, I'd soo be a part.

HRD-GTR
Post #136

Ben, if you want to go Excel ahem "racing", its all yours! You won't find me out on the track with them.

Evaded Motorsport
Post #137

Agreed can't say I would want to be in that group driving anything other than an excel.

260DET
Post #138

So we are having the Harry 'n Ben Showdown on Sunday are we, or will it be a Hodown biggrin.gif Sideways -v-Smooth, should be good hsdance.gif

Marlin
Post #139

lol, what I was meaning was;

A few mates and I had spoken for a long time about having our own little "series", well before TA's became a reality.

This is what we would do, and only because we each trust eachother as drivers and know each would hold up their end of the deal. We also have room to store the cars.

This is based on five guys entering.

each person tips in $2000 giving a pool of $10k
with that we buy 6 (SIX) cars @ average 500 each spending 3000 (one of our group has a dealer licence)
Each car gets the same new tyres spending 2400
each car gets a basic half cage spending 1800
each car gets oil service, new filter, and cat back system, spending say, 2000

We have around $800 left over for a busted strut here and there.

Note, we've got SIX cars between five guys, and we number them 1 through 6. Now the most important thing is we rotate through the cars, this week I get car 4, but next round I'll get car 5. So its six rounds before you see the same car again.... therefore there is no reason to be spending money or time on them making them faster. Even better, every time you go to the track, you get to learn the idiosyncrisies of another shitta!

Note we have the spare car which is included in the rotation, in case one becomes broken or crashed. Importantly, every one of the 5 guys tips in equally for repairs to any one of the cars, including if one is written off, so everyone tips in to replace it (say $400).

I understand you guys can't do this type of thing though because most of you don't know eachother well enough, but in essence my idea is to keep it as cheap as possible.

Marlin
Post #140

I'll come out Richard if I can use Harry's car. Unfortunately mine's in bits.

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