GT Battle Time Attack [Archive] - SXOC Bulletin Board

PhatBob

21-06-2005, 09:54

The weather is looking good for the event.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=2843

Is there a definative list of the SXOC people who are competing, if not lets start one here.

Jez

21-06-2005, 09:58

BBC weather looks a lot better than weather.co.uk's weather.
Lets go with the BBC :)

PhatBob

21-06-2005, 10:00

Light rain :cry:
Still it will cap the power of the bigger cars.

Jez

21-06-2005, 10:03

I think it's only yourself, Stu and myself who are doing the Time Attack.

Not sure whos doing drifting, Yeager and Phil are I think. Not sure who esle.

kirkster

21-06-2005, 10:09

:smash: OI

I am as well.

PhatBob

21-06-2005, 10:12

What power is Stu (is he PTS?) running?

Jez

21-06-2005, 10:14

:smash: OI

I am as well.

Sorry! :sleep:

yeager

21-06-2005, 10:14

Drifters from here are Me, Phil, Steve (chairman type), Jenks (I hope) Matt S umm... Ant i think can't remember the rest. Tis on the website..

http://www.gtbattle.com/competitors.asp

Jez

21-06-2005, 10:15

What power is Stu (is he PTS?) running?

400 ish IIRC

Jez

21-06-2005, 10:15

Drifters from here are Me, Phil, Steve (chairman type), Jenks (I hope) Matt S umm... Ant i think can't remember the rest. Tis on the website..

http://www.gtbattle.com/competitors.asp

Cool :)

Not all competitors are there though - I think theres sposed to be 70 TA entrants, only ~50 on the web site. Not sure how many drifters there are in total...

PhatBob

21-06-2005, 10:29

400 ish IIRC

That divides us up nicely, Jez and Stu have similar power levels. As do Kirkster and myself.

Should be fun :thumbs:

kirkster

21-06-2005, 10:34

Looking forward to it, should be a good laugh :)

flexyg 1.8sx T

21-06-2005, 11:01

can peopple still get places on the club stand or are they all filled up. :confused:

PhatBob

21-06-2005, 11:07

can peopple still get places on the club stand or are they all fille up. :confused:

Theres a list in the Members events:
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=137517

Looks like there are some places still - so you may be in luck

Jez

21-06-2005, 11:15

Looking forward to it, should be a good laugh :)

Yup - going to be cool :)

SteveCarter200

21-06-2005, 21:29

:wave:

mambastu

21-06-2005, 21:46

What power is Stu (is he PTS?) running?

Yep, mines been entered by PTS and it'll be stickered as such on the day.

With my tediously quiet track exhaust mines probably sub 400 now :sleep:

I would imagine my cars a fair bit heavier than Jez's and I've got a GTROC trackday next Friday so I won't be really hammering mine. I'd be quite happy for a bit of rain to even things up a bit :)

Looking forward to it, should be a giggle.

Anything really slow entered in the RWD class that I can slaughter ? :D

PhatBob

22-06-2005, 10:38

The forecast is changing, every day is looking brighter and it looks like it will be mixed on Saturday, so when the Porkers go out, we’ll do a rain dance, and pray to the sun god for our runs :thumbs:

Jolly F

22-06-2005, 10:47

Be good to see you all out on the track, seeing how you all drive it will be fun to watch...

PhatBob

22-06-2005, 10:50

Be good to see you all out on the track, seeing how you all drive it will be fun to watch...

I can’t think what you mean, I’m a very careful and considered driver and I’m sure that the other’s are too… ;)

Jolly F

22-06-2005, 10:53

Exactly

BARKY

22-06-2005, 11:44

Me's is there drifting too.... I hope my engine stays in one piece :(

Midgers

22-06-2005, 12:39

and me :wave:

Genjuro

22-06-2005, 12:40

I'll be attempting to drift. :wack:

Parker

22-06-2005, 13:16

Good luck to you all! Hope you cause a few upsets out there :D

Grim

22-06-2005, 13:17

car park afterwards, we can ALL have a drift :thumbs:

no, of course not. may be worth reminding everyone that we do not do that sort of thing ;) maybe when the stand passes go out?

docwra

22-06-2005, 13:25

You still going with the Clown Suit/Shoes then Bob?? :p

Ill be there a watchin - good luck everybody :thumbs:

Parker

22-06-2005, 13:42

You still going with the Clown Suit/Shoes then Bob?? :p

I'd like to see Bob climb into his car in a clown suit. It's bad enough as it is!! :wack:

PhatBob

22-06-2005, 13:47

You still going with the Clown Suit/Shoes then Bob?? :p

I couldn’t get a fire proof clown suit, the blue wig meant that the helmet didn’t fit, and the comedy shoes made heel & toeing a nightmare.
I spent the money on some road legal slicks instead.

The car could still blow-up and the doors fall off though, we have that hope to guide us through our dark nights of the soul…

Jez

22-06-2005, 13:49

I spent the money on some road legal slicks instead.

Which ones did you go for in the end?

PhatBob

22-06-2005, 14:10

Which ones did you go for in the end?

Maxsport 205/50R16 RB5 mediums

Driving over to the deepest wilds of Essex to get them fitted tonight

Jez

22-06-2005, 14:15

PhatBob

22-06-2005, 14:45

Cool - I have heard of them, no idea what they're like though.

Get a load of front -ve camber - the circuit is very tight in places, I'm in 1st through 1 part. Also make sure your brakes are in A1 condition - theres a hairpin after the 100mph+ banked corner...

Popular with the tarmac rally lot and rated on trackdays. We'll see what they're like on the day I guess.

Can you bring your camber guage please? First gear... hmm.

I'll fiddle with the settings on thursday and friday and also throughout saturday - thats what the practices are for aren't they?

Pads are well bedded in Ferrodo's, they're about 1/2 through after the trackday at Snetterton.

Jolly F

22-06-2005, 14:47

Whys your gearing lower Rob, is it just due to the auto LSD?

Steve_Be

22-06-2005, 14:49

Good luck boys :thumbs:

Can we not swap Thursdays weather with Saturdays?

:ghey: Weather (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=2843)

Jez

22-06-2005, 14:53

I'll bring my camber gauge - I'll need to use it anyway :)

I doubt you'll need 1st - as you know, my first 3 gears are longer than standard.

PhatBob

22-06-2005, 15:07

I'll bring my camber gauge - I'll need to use it anyway :)

I doubt you'll need 1st - as you know, my first 3 gears are longer than standard.

And my diff is shorter than standard manual

Rob

PhatBob

22-06-2005, 15:32

Whys your gearing lower Rob, is it just due to the auto LSD?

Yeah, there's not much difference but every little helps...
Standard is ~3.6:1 auto is ~3.9:1

Jolly F

22-06-2005, 15:34

That explains our views and discussion when i had my cage fitted...

Parker

22-06-2005, 18:35

Whys your gearing lower Rob, is it just due to the auto LSD?

Isn't that due to the Gliken box?

Chris B

22-06-2005, 18:39

Isn't that due to the Gliken box?
Nope :p

Jolly F

23-06-2005, 09:10

That makes the gearing highter normally thomas...

Parker

23-06-2005, 13:36

I doubt you'll need 1st - as you know, my first 3 gears are longer than standard.

Jez was saying that he needed 1st gear because his 2nd was too long for the hairpin but Bob wouldn't. That's why I mentioned the Gliken box :confused:

Jez

24-06-2005, 09:39

Has anyone got their tickets etc for GT Battle? Post man has just been and I've not got anything, apart from the email I got about a week ago... Not sure if we are supposed to get anything or not. Should be ok if I just turn up I guess.

yeager

24-06-2005, 09:43