First race day
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First race day
Had my first outing at Sandown International Raceway www.sandownraceway.com.au/ two weekends ago.
Ran a best of 1.34.14 against a Z4 M 3.0 manual of 1.33.55
CAR CLUB
CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE PIARC
Lap Times:
1:39.14 1:38.12 1:38.01 1:35.95 1:35.64 1:34.86 1:36.17 1:35.76 1:36.92 1:35.94 1:36.20 1:34.14 1:35.89 1:35.28 1:35.48 1:37.12 1:34.56 1:35.54
Roughly ten cars per race varying from 911 Porsche 350 Z etc.
My car is Limited auto with Powerchip Gold 3" exhaust running Shell V Racing 100 Octane fuel.
Tyre pressures set COLD at 33 Front, 35 Rear up to HOT 40 front, 41 rear. Brakes standard pads.
The slower runs were playing with shift points and Traction control on, letting some faster cars through and learning how to shift the auto effectively, the delay is hard to get used to!!
Remember I had to drive the thing home.
Next time we will be removing the brake dust covers and putting in harder compound pads.
All in all a successful day as my target lap time was 1.35.00
Ran a best of 1.34.14 against a Z4 M 3.0 manual of 1.33.55
CAR CLUB
CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE PIARC
Lap Times:
1:39.14 1:38.12 1:38.01 1:35.95 1:35.64 1:34.86 1:36.17 1:35.76 1:36.92 1:35.94 1:36.20 1:34.14 1:35.89 1:35.28 1:35.48 1:37.12 1:34.56 1:35.54
Roughly ten cars per race varying from 911 Porsche 350 Z etc.
My car is Limited auto with Powerchip Gold 3" exhaust running Shell V Racing 100 Octane fuel.
Tyre pressures set COLD at 33 Front, 35 Rear up to HOT 40 front, 41 rear. Brakes standard pads.
The slower runs were playing with shift points and Traction control on, letting some faster cars through and learning how to shift the auto effectively, the delay is hard to get used to!!
Remember I had to drive the thing home.
Next time we will be removing the brake dust covers and putting in harder compound pads.
All in all a successful day as my target lap time was 1.35.00
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Re: First race day
Originally Posted by Hugo
Had my first outing at Sandown International Raceway www.sandownraceway.com.au/ two weekends ago.
Ran a best of 1.34.14 against a Z4 M 3.0 manual of 1.33.55
CAR CLUB
CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE PIARC
Lap Times:
1:39.14 1:38.12 1:38.01 1:35.95 1:35.64 1:34.86 1:36.17 1:35.76 1:36.92 1:35.94 1:36.20 1:34.14 1:35.89 1:35.28 1:35.48 1:37.12 1:34.56 1:35.54
Roughly ten cars per race varying from 911 Porsche 350 Z etc.
My car is Limited auto with Powerchip Gold 3" exhaust running Shell V Racing 100 Octane fuel.
Tyre pressures set COLD at 33 Front, 35 Rear up to HOT 40 front, 41 rear. Brakes standard pads.
The slower runs were playing with shift points and Traction control on, letting some faster cars through and learning how to shift the auto effectively, the delay is hard to get used to!!
Remember I had to drive the thing home.
Next time we will be removing the brake dust covers and putting in harder compound pads.
All in all a successful day as my target lap time was 1.35.00
Ran a best of 1.34.14 against a Z4 M 3.0 manual of 1.33.55
CAR CLUB
CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE PIARC
Lap Times:
1:39.14 1:38.12 1:38.01 1:35.95 1:35.64 1:34.86 1:36.17 1:35.76 1:36.92 1:35.94 1:36.20 1:34.14 1:35.89 1:35.28 1:35.48 1:37.12 1:34.56 1:35.54
Roughly ten cars per race varying from 911 Porsche 350 Z etc.
My car is Limited auto with Powerchip Gold 3" exhaust running Shell V Racing 100 Octane fuel.
Tyre pressures set COLD at 33 Front, 35 Rear up to HOT 40 front, 41 rear. Brakes standard pads.
The slower runs were playing with shift points and Traction control on, letting some faster cars through and learning how to shift the auto effectively, the delay is hard to get used to!!
Remember I had to drive the thing home.
Next time we will be removing the brake dust covers and putting in harder compound pads.
All in all a successful day as my target lap time was 1.35.00
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Re: First race day
Fastest car was a turbo 964 Porsche on Slicks @ 1.24.5 followed by worked 200SX on slicks three vettes etc. I was 28th out of 75 cars not driving 10/10ths.
Class is Marque Sports 3 litre to 5 litre so I was punching out of my weight anyways. Pictures to come.
Class is Marque Sports 3 litre to 5 litre so I was punching out of my weight anyways. Pictures to come.
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From: San Mateo, CA, USA, Earth, Sol, Milkyway
Re: First race day
Congratulations on your outing... Good to hear another street legal Crossfire hitting the tarmac! 
It does sound like you could have dropped your tire pressure just a few more pounds. But I'd have to run that by HDDP as he's one of the racing 'authorities' around here.
It does sound like you could have dropped your tire pressure just a few more pounds. But I'd have to run that by HDDP as he's one of the racing 'authorities' around here.
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Re: First race day Pictures attached
Tire pressures were fine as they were not fluctuating more that a pound or two after the runs, Pirelli Zero Rosso.
I will try sticky tyres next time at Winton probably 17" Dunlops.
I will try sticky tyres next time at Winton probably 17" Dunlops.
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