today was the 1st round of the grafton sporting car club hillclimbs for the year, it marked the 50th year of the car club and the 40th year of hillclimbs, there were even some old original hillclimbers there. as you can imagine this brought on alot of lengthy speeches and bad jokes from the old men who run the club, but racing soon got underway

 

my best time with shit tyres and stock suspension was a 64, i was aiming for a 60 today. i also had some more ideas about racing lines, gran turismo is good for something :thumbsup: since last (dry weather) run i've put lower profile a539s on, and lowered the car and stiffened the springs all round. my first run i was amazed at how well the car handled, and came into a corner too hot and spun. second and third run i gradually improved until i ran a 60.59 on my 4th run. 5th run i shifted into 2nd on the grip limit of the tyres and spun again :P 6th run i ripped out a 60.96. so i was really happy with my effort for the day

 

our friend ross was in his ignis sport, and managed to get down to 62.15 or thereabouts. nick took his vu ss ute (as his wrx has a broken gearbox) and started off running a 63 but got that down to a mid 58. his 1100cc mini runs very high 58s, and his 200kw wrx runs 57s

 

i also noticed i can wedge my camera phone between the dash an A pillar, so i have some driving videos for you all to enjoy, they're in divx 4

 

Run 1 DNF - 698kb (spin)

Run 2 63.15.avi - 828kb

Run 3 61.24.avi - 796kb

Run 4 60.59.avi - 748kb (best run)

Run 5 71.06.avi - 902kb (spin)

Run 6 60.96.avi - 850kb

 

i so need an lsd. i think i'll put my locker in for the weekend next round. hopefully i'll have the twincarbs on by then too (lazy boy). at the moment, i think the car could do a 59, maybe even a 58 with a better driver. nick thinks it's capable of a 57, not with a single wheeler though i reckon

Edited March 14, 200521 yr by Super Jamie

That's a cool track. Looks like there's heaps of room for stuff ups, which is nice to have. The Mt Cotton hillclimb doesn't really have any room for mistakes, one slip and you're either in the wall or the nuts...

yeah it's a good track, i don't think you could ever break anything on there unless you were in something way too powerful for it. such as the porsche 911 gt3 who came too hot into the last corner (which is easy to do) and rolled a few years ago

 

i'll post the map of the track when i get home tonight

 

as you can see, i need longer diff gears. i'm shifting to third for a split second on the first run along the straight, all the escorts are revving out in second and backing off. i need 4.2s or 4.111s or something

I've got a locked 4.10 :P

dayum that looks like a tight track

Wrong way. You need 4.5's to hold third longer. 4.1's it'll take you longer to get there, and the car won't have as much pick up. Trust me. I accidently put a 4.1 in the car instead of 4.4's, and it was a slug.

 

Carb's? You need to buy my twin su's. They're already set up for a hot 3K.

 

P.S: Linky no worky for me.

I think I'm retatrted, i can't find the links ?

its because of the spaces in the file names, jamie should know better than that :P

someone's messageboard software doesn't support links with spaces in them :P videos fixed in the original post, they should work for everyone now, just right click and save as

 

how much you want for the twin SUs rob? what model and size are they and what do they come with? (manifold filters linkages brackets etc)

 

i want my gears to be longer, so i can stay in second longer, changing from 4.3s to 4.2 or 4.1 would allow me to accomplish this yes? 4.5s would make the gear run out quicker wouldn't they? last time i talked to your mate peter robinson he reckoned i was an idiot sticking 4.3s behind a motor like mine, he thought 4.11s or 3.9s would be way better, i think he might be right

 

fookie, if that 4.1 is a jap 6" i'll give you 50 bucks for it

 

it's actually a go kart track with an entrance and exit road. i've attached a pic of the track map, sorry for the crap quality, my scanner's busted so i used the camera :thumbsup:

Is that Peter Robinson the one in Melbourne that specialises in Corolla's? If so I disagree with him. It wouldn't be the first time, either.

 

If you want to go fast up a hill climb, you want 4.5's. 4.8's would be even better.Yes the gears will run out quicker,but you'll have better acceleration, and you'll be in third still accelerating, when others are in second and maxed out. The legendary Murray Coote (he of proflex fame and rally god status) stated that if you can pull another gear for even two seconds, you'll be going faster. With the 4.5's you will change to third earlier, and therefore gain the advantage. Meh, so you have to change down again, no biggy.

 

Make me a realistic offer for the carbs (and that goes for anyon else, too). 1 1-2 SU's, CP4 needles, linkages, filters, set-up, good to go. I am however going away in 5 hours for about three weeks, so have a think about it. You could probably make me an offer for the Dwarf, too. :P

Edited March 14, 200521 yr by Redwarf

Jamie: Diff is a T-series. Time to upgrade? :P

well, cameron was going to give me his SUs for $180, so how about 200 bucks?

 

the same peter. interesting theory. still, i couldn't stand the noise and fuel consumption of higher gears, and i looked for a 4.5 for ages and couldn't find one. i think it would be pointless with an open center too, i'm already baking the inside wheel around most corners. still, i could always whack a high ratio locker in for that weekend. haikal's pano should have 4.5.s :P

 

nah, no T series. i think when it's time for a diff upgrade i'm going to look for a series 3 rx7 diff. discs, decent lsd, 4x114.3, strong enough for me, plenty of ratios available from vans and utes

Haikal's wagon rocks. It's so fun to drive, and it practically wheelstands in 1st, it even pulls skids :P

Yahoo!!!! looked like fun, some nice smooth driving on the best run :P shame it sorta bogged down a little in the corner you first spun on otherwise itd be under the 60s mark!

yeah i was in third and was flat out keeping the car from spinning again, didn't have time to shift into second until i was heading down the first square corner and then it was all too late :P thanks for the compliment tho :thumbsup: