PLAYDAY 9th and 10th NOV 09 HAMPTON DOWNS

[Guest]

Hi people November the 9th is fully booked, yeah after only 6 days we are booked out, we are trying to get another day and will keep you posted. We have people entering the 30th fast as well.

[kamineko]

yeah im thinking about just putting the cash in for the jan event... if i pull out i'm sure someone will take the spot!

..yep i just paid for the jan one... no idea if i can afford it or get up there at all, worry about that LATER

[Guest STiEVO]

i paid yesterday i hope i made the cut i hope i made the cut i hope i made the cut i hope i made the cut

[nt_a_foz]

Might put my name down for jan then..

Do we just pay now ...??

[Guest STiEVO]

 nt_a_foz said:

Might put my name down for jan then..

Do we just pay now ...??

i would seeing as it took 6 days to fill the nov one.

[Guest]

Good news we now have got the following day booked at the Hamptons, so that is the 10th November 2009.

Its going to be a busy week.

[Guest STiEVO]

im booked for the 9th haha stoked as now just gotta sort out what im gunna be driving.

[Guest Fastfour]

Im booked for the 10th.... should be interesting

[nt_a_foz]

 Fastfour said:

Im booked for the 10th.... should be interesting

me 2

[Guest STiEVO]

i moved mine to the 10th haha and daniel and ainsley are also coming . dan may be bringing a r32 gtr if all goes well. will see i guess

[Guest Fastfour]

Mint...

[T.Rev]

I checked and it is a smaller version of the full track..aboiut 2.8kms I think..still humming and hahhing...

[Guest STiEVO]

i am thinking this is the part of the map we will be using at a guess

[T.Rev]

probably.....the track runs clockwise as I understand it...that version looks like a shorter manfield I guess. Might still achieve a 220 kph plus time tho...

[Guest]

I walked the track on Sunday and you really can’t compare it with anywhere in this country, it has hills and they are a lot steeper than they look (mind you I am not the fittest). Also that hairpin closest to the apartments on the infield, there is a short straight (maybe 160Ks) up hill and over a blind crest with about 50 meters till you are right in the middle of the hairpin, very hard to get your braking point sorted on that one. That should be the best viewing point for the spectators.

The whole track is brilliant, very fast, very tight, lots of hills and dips also good camber on the corners. Bad points run off area’s maybe a bit small but hard to tell as construction still in progress, the Armco is track side in places.

The first day there will only be the start of a very long process of learning a new bit of concrete to go for a skid on

[Joker]

1 and a half weeks awaay!

[nt_a_foz]

I cant wait.

New brake rotors and pads on.

Picking up semi slicks tomorrow night,

Get them fitted friday,

Mount fire extinguisher

Clean car

Good to go

[kamineko]

nice. have you used semi's before?

[nt_a_foz]

Nope this my first time on the track and first time on semis..

[kamineko]

well.. my beginners mistake was to be aggressive. my new r888's got too hot. set yourself up for the corner and load them up. just turning in will net an overheated tyre and less grip ~in my experience..

wish i could be up there as well.. hope you all have fun!

[Koom]

 kamineko said:

well.. my beginners mistake was to be aggressive. my new r888's got too hot. set yourself up for the corner and load them up. just turning in will net an overheated tyre and less grip ~in my experience..

wish i could be up there as well.. hope you all have fun!

Thats good advice. The grip is different to running on road tyres and should follow the mantra of "slow is smooth and smooth is fast......."

i.e. no sudden movements.

[WRXER]

+1 as above, I destroyed my lip at my last trackday and almost rolled from not following the smoothe is fast philosophy with my also new set of R888's. Caused my rear end to step out and I was a passenger the rest of the way.

[nt_a_foz]

Tyres fitted on spare rims,

Harness in,

Rear seats out....

Fit semis andrims to car, Load onto trailer, Clean car and im good to go..

Getting bloody excited now..

[Joker]

dont forget gas and water!

[Koom]

Bleed brakes. Change oil. Check your nuts are tight.