Rosie Member 361 Member For: 19y 3m 6d Posted 21/06/11 03:30 AM Posted 21/06/11 03:30 AM Sometimes you just can't get around the fact that you are still trying to chuck a 2 tonne Daily drive around like a stripped out Race Car!- Like it or not, there are limits!- Weight, weight, weight....Nelsonian, I found a terminal speed of 250kmh, at the braking point for Turn 1 at Philip Island, to be the 'absolute' limit for slowing my Car down and still making the Corner!- 240-245 was a lot less stressful!- And I do brake as late as possible.Not sure about the end result of your 230 limit, but you come on to the staright at about 190-200kmh off the left Hander.- Which means you are already carrying a lot of speed 'onto' the Straight!Got a chance to Film it this time!- We are back at the Philip Island 6 Hour August, 6th and 7th, in a few Weeks!
jimmy1234 Legacy Donating Member 364 Member For: 18y 5m 7d Gender: Male Posted 22/06/11 01:25 AM Posted 22/06/11 01:25 AM 250km down the straight, wow I bet that was an interesting ride.... I start to feel unsure about my cars high speed stability at around 230km... with the old tune I hit a pb of 239km at the creek and I tell you that had me a little concerned...
Rosie Member 361 Member For: 19y 3m 6d Posted 22/06/11 04:28 AM Posted 22/06/11 04:28 AM 250km down the straight, wow I bet that was an interesting ride.... I start to feel unsure about my cars high speed stability at around 230km... with the old tune I hit a pb of 239km at the creek and I tell you that had me a little concerned...G'Day Jim!I believe we have a pretty good substitute for Aero!- I call it weight!The Car doesn't move around at all at higher speeds!It lightens up over the Humps down Conrod and up Mountain straight, but still doesn't move around.I guess good suspension setup 'helps' though!
takeaway13 Member 9 Member For: 14y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: MELBOURNE Posted 02/09/11 03:36 PM Posted 02/09/11 03:36 PM Your Name:DAVID TAKWALICar Make and Model:FG XR6TCircuit Name:PHILLIP ISLANDLap time:1.46.8Modifications Engine:XR6TPower:283KWSuspension:PEDDERSTyres:RE55s SEMISBrakes:BREMBO WITH PROJECT MU PADSBody weight: 1687http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?21/08/2011.PHIL.Q1.I
Rosie Member 361 Member For: 19y 3m 6d Posted 08/09/11 09:48 PM Posted 08/09/11 09:48 PM That's absolutely flying mate!I assume you didn't have much traffic?What did you do to get the weight down?
nelsonian101 Legacy Donating Member 961 Member For: 18y 19d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 09/09/11 04:54 AM Posted 09/09/11 04:54 AM This is insanely fast!What has been stripped out to achieve such a low weight?Have you driven Eastern Creek?Can you list all your mods please.I thought anything under 2min there was fast for these barges!I'm giving it a go next year at the Island.
takeaway13 Member 9 Member For: 14y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: MELBOURNE Posted 05/10/11 02:12 PM Posted 05/10/11 02:12 PM (edited) was traffic have to find footage passing Porsche Cup Car...carpets gonerear linings gonerear seats gonebut the weight of the 4inch exhaust, spare wheel and full tank would probably be not alot different to standard!rear seats going back in for that TAXI look Edited 05/10/11 02:25 PM by takeaway13
takeaway13 Member 9 Member For: 14y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: MELBOURNE Posted 05/10/11 02:18 PM Posted 05/10/11 02:18 PM almost there!Practice S3 Scheduled Start 00:03Page 1 Issue 1Start Sun Sep 18 13:16Elapsed Time 03:39:57________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Pos Car Competitor/Team Driver Vehicle Cap CL Laps Fastest...Lap Gap1 13 Maserati David TAKWALI (1) Ford Falcon A2 20 12 1:20.4035* http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?18/09/2011.SAN.S3
Rosie Member 361 Member For: 19y 3m 6d Posted 05/10/11 08:11 PM Posted 05/10/11 08:11 PM was traffic have to find footage passing Porsche Cup Car...carpets gonerear linings gonerear seats gonebut the weight of the 4inch exhaust, spare wheel and full tank would probably be not alot different to standard!rear seats going back in for that TAXI lookEither way, that's a very good time!Good drive mate!
takeaway13 Member 9 Member For: 14y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: MELBOURNE Posted 07/10/11 02:35 PM Posted 07/10/11 02:35 PM sorry to butt in, you will definetly hit the limiter unless your tuner has turned it off... I hit 240ish but I dont really look as the car is a handfull being the weight they r!when r u thinking of coming to PI?
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