Sat Sprints At Qr - In circuit we trust  

27AME

Car has been serviced, new tyres on the front (not as good as my AD07's ) and the damage will be fixed by the 4th. I'd say I'm 98% there

Gear

guys, i'm looking at another set of rims for the sprint days.

do you think their would be much difference in the feel of the car going from a 18x8 to a 17x8 with semislicks?? I'm thinking the 17's so i have more options for tires?

jeff

jimeegee

I'm not totally sure with your car Jeff, but on my Astra Turbo there was not a huge difference between 18s and 17s, however I liked the handling more with the standard 17s. The 18s are only for the street and I'd use my 17s on the track with semi slicks for sure...but then my car was set up with 17s standard.

BTW...from the page before, yes that was me taking pics the other day. Pics are all on http://www.opticalnote.com

GTRVspec95

If the profile gets to big you'll feel the difference in side wall flex more then likely ...

But for the sake of costs the smaller wheel you can get away with the more you can spend on other mods rather then tyres

jezza323

with semi slicks you probably wont notice a difference in side wall flex as most semi slicks have extremely stiff sidewalls

you should be fine jeff

Gear

now i'm having trouble finding rims with offset close the the stock rims, i'm thinking a change in offset is going to have more of an effect then the rims size......

jezza323

thats a lotta pics mate cheers!

AE86_x

Heya, i wondering why people say that the starlet is better on the track than the AE86, in drifting or circuit??

jezza323

who said that?

GTRVspec95

How much have you paid this man Jezza

jezza323

if i had i wouldnt be happy with my investment

im sorry but ive not seen a FWD starlet drift without using maccas trays (as we didnt get the RWD model in australia)

Rookie ROX

I said circuit, not drifting

ROCK ON
R~R

jezza323

yeah definately a starlet for circuit over an 86.......parts and purchase price of an 86 will hurt you

a starlet can be made to handle pretty damn well for the cost of a rear sway bar and a set of coilovers, also add a castor kit and you are done.

lil_mike

well, considering this topic is all about circuit, wouldnt the obvious answer be he was referring to circuit?

AE86_x

Yer probebly, but i was jw >.< I was talking about a imported starlet to so it may not be fwd, i cant remember what the specs are, ill check later..

lil_mike

all starlets are FWD. even if your referring to the starlet GT. they have a 1.3T in them.

jezza323

not true

the very first models were RWD (KP60 - 61) with K engine powah, often converted to 4AGE these days. we never got them in australia though (there are 2 in the country that i am aware of, i want 1)

another great cheap track car is the old mx5 can be had cheap if importing and of course handle very well

AE86_x

mmm, :s im confised now... i like both, but i want to but i starlet, and i want to start drifting on the track.. mabye ill just think of getting a s14 :s what price range are they at these days?

jezza323

even the RWD starlet (quite rare) would not be that good for drifting as they have a very short wheelbase

lil_mike

ah, i wasnt looking that far back. they would be interesting indeed.

mx5's are an awesome entry level track car. for what you pay, you wont get much that'll handle better stock. but on the drifting side, yeah short wheelbase makes it very twitchy and takes a great degree of difficulty. though there are two in brisbane that go out there a fair bit and they seem to do pretty well (besides a few wall encounters).

AE86x check out the drifting section, you'll find more answers there.

GTRVspec95

Do I dare join you guys at the next event with ...

Big engine and shitty tyres

jezza323

whats the point of not competing, i still dont understand

garlic_s5rx7

you will at least be able to see how quick it can go down the straight

(just make sure you go straight into the pebbles... )

GTRVspec95

Changing cars over at the moment ...

Once my old car is sold it will be all systems go on 'Cha Cha'



but I want to be able to spin just like you Garlic ...

while going into the pebbles

garlic_s5rx7

Nah you don't want to spin into the pebbles... unless you like the "sandblasted" rim affect

spinning into grass is all the rage though... I should ask for payment for all the grass cutting I have done over the last year or so

GTRVspec95

Spinning into the pebbles will just add to my cars urban 'camoflague'

How is everyones preparations for the next event ?

And how are the new mods going or is everyone keeping it secret so they can surprise some Group 1 drivers

jezza323

i got the car back from smash repairs this week
the new tyres are a WAS old now, so should be more grippy (and ill get them rebalanced cos some of the weights fell off before WAS)
i will hopefully have a new clutch, and closer ratio box (still toyota gears but closest of the boxes they make which fit) with a 4.3 FD and LSD in it

superdave

My secret mod involves a few alignment tweeks.

urban_assault

what times u lot get around there in ur cars i get high teens on my bike

S15_Clint

^^^ ur obviously talking about the national circuit with those times??? I might just come out to this next one for a bit of fun on street tyres

Fleet

nice Jez that should drop your times down a bit

I have a pair of Pirelli P-Zero 305/18 slicks that I picked up from ebay for $150! so I will be trying them out next time, just hope its not the old "you get what you pay for" deal

zuboo

My engine should be in. all bits are back,

ONE600

Well we finnally got some proper brakes, no more stocko's

FC3STURBO

my car wont be ready for this one , next one i will hopefully be ready for it , looks like im just watching on for this one.

Tree Fitty Z

Well i stupidly went and booked myself on that day without looking to see if i was racing. So i will be missing yet another one. Atleast the Z will be ready for the next one.