QR Sprint day

[LordWorm]

One of the guys over on the TOCAU forums pm'd me this morning wondering if any of us would like to go out with them for a bit of a burn around QR's spring track....

Tracks (http://www.queenslandraceway.com.au/images/four_circuits.jpg)

Basically the same rules as drag days from a saftey point of view - full body coverings (long sleeve shirt and long pants), and a suitable helmet (helmets can apparently be hired).

er... heres what I got told....



Details are;
next event: 28th October
cost: $75+$20 for a day license (but only if paid by the thursday before the event)
They give a driver breifing to anyone who has been to 3 or less sprints. That starts at 12 sharp so everyone needs to be checked in by 11:30, I usually get there by 10am. They keep the noobs away from the pros so nothing bad can happen wink.gif
What your money gets: A minimum of 3 sessions each consisting of 5 hot laps plus a warm up and down lap. More sessions if the faster cars don't get stuck in the gravel traps.


More details can be found on the TOCAU thread... here (http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7358&st=0)

Might be a good bit of fun for those twisties warriors who don't get out to the drags with us....

I dont know if i'll make the date they have on the TOCAU thread but it looks like it could be a bit of a perpetual thing... put your interest/ideas here and i'll forward it onto the appropriate corolla.

Seems like it'd be pure fun - I'd assume for saftey reasons they would not allow passing or anything else like that, and would just space the cars out so you can get a decent run at the track....anyway...share you thoughts...i'll pass them on

[twilightprotege]

personally i'd prefer to go around morgan park

and that'll be a saturday afternoon sprint. last i heard they were getting 200+ cars to the events and you were uber lucky to get more than 1 7 lap go.

oh and you race on the clubman circuit

[LordWorm]

personally i'd prefer to go around morgan park

and that'll be a saturday afternoon sprint. last i heard they were getting 200+ cars to the events and you were uber lucky to get more than 1 7 lap go.

oh and you race on the clubman circuit
this guy has been out there before - spring circuit, 3 rounds of 5 laps a pop.

just repeating what i've been told....

[bourbon]

morgan parks track would be better i reckon, someone organise it for a christmas get to gether???

[twilightprotege]

yep, you're right sorry. sprint circuit. lowest top speeds.

morgan park is lots lots better. here's a layout :

http://users.tpg.com.au/katsuro/MorganParkLayout.jpg

[MitchEG]

I reckon QR is a bit fast to be any fun in our cars (more freakin scary). the abundance of corners and slower straights of morgan park would definetly suit better.

[chicaboo]

I reckon QR is a bit fast to be any fun in our cars (more freakin scary). the abundance of corners and slower straights of morgan park would definetly suit better.
Morgan Park would better suit the alleged "twisties warriers" too. :D

[twilightprotege]

i've got no problem with the speed on QR, it's just a boring track.

track D and E at morgan park on the other hand....

[chicaboo]

I'm sure QR is better than nothing, but it just and exercise in hard accelleration and braking mostly. And not all of us have 12" brakes.

[twilightprotege]

yeah atleast i'd get tyre fade before i get brake fade

[project.r.racing]

sorry to dreadge a old thread up.

but is anyone interested in doing morgan park still?
also i think only tracks a + b are operational nowadays.

ryan

[bourbon]

track E is still done ryan...was up and goin bout 4months ago, muscle car shoot out was on...be too long for our cars i reckon though, we would need somethin smaller...

[project.r.racing]

up for it?

[chicaboo]

After I have my flywheel vibration and broken exhaust sorted I'll be up for it!

[project.r.racing]

QR looks fun to me!!! Who said it was boring or hard on our cars brakes?

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e189/deejayryry/four_circuits.jpg

Sprint track thru The Dipper and The Crossovers looks fun. Saturday arv here I come.

Ryan

[chicaboo]

Sprint is definately the most enjoyable for cornering. Only 2 really hard corners to worry about, depending on how big your balls are at turn 1...

[project.r.racing]

It be go hard or go home on that corner, alot of lap time lost if you don't atempt it a good speed. My BA would love it but hate the switch between the Crossover into turn 6.

Ryan

[chicaboo]

The crossover into turn 6, is where I would have the most fun! :D I reckon I could pull a nice great big FWD drift (the type ppl reckon I can't do) off that Dipper and around turn 6 aswell.

[project.r.racing]

Nah, you'd d it on the digger easier cos is slopes away from you in the 1st 50%. So you could quite easily apex the 1st bit sideways and exit the 2nd half of the diper straight, ready for that back straight run.

The Crossover into turn 6 is very wide and flat, so harder to do.

Ryan

[chicaboo]

For sure, much easier to use weight shift at the Dipper, my favourite part of that track any time of the day.

Turn 6 is slightly uphill from memory, if I treated it as a regular right hander like at Lower Beechmont I could prolly pull it off. If not I would have to get creative and use the kerb to stick my front wheel in roundabout style. I foresee a few 180 spins trying to do this however... :(

[Riceboy]

hey tell me if u guys would go to morgan park.. coz i havent been there.. i tried QR and its pretty good but im scared there.. had a crash off turn 1 >.<

[Nate]

keen for a spraint day too ... have had the tyres sitting in the garage for a while now ... riceboy turn one is fun ... just make sure you turn :p

[project.r.racing]

queensland raceway sprint dates are:-
saturday's are 27jan, 17feb, 14apr, 19may, 4aug, 15sep
wednesday's are 28feb, 11apr, 20jun, 22aug, 31oct

[project.r.racing]

***bump***

saturday the 4th of august is 5 weks away, any takers?

ryan