Holden - Ford Track Day 14th May

[Carbon]

Ok guys,

Chris, Corey and myself had a great meeting with the XR owner club guys today. These guys were great to talk to and we are very much looking forward to doing things together in the future.

The Easter event we had already discussed will go ahead (but probably a bit later than easter). However one event that will go ahead sooner than later is a track day.

The XR owners club is having a track day on Friday 14th May and have invited us to participate. More details to follow but some basics are that they will be limiting to 50 cars between both clubs. At this stage I have committed to 15 cars. Chris, Corey and myself have already accpeted so at this point there is 12 places left.

Please only reply in the thread if you wish to attend. We will send banking details shortly for payment. Work on approx $150 for the day

Adam

List of Participants
1. Carbon
2. VP Pursuit
3. Northy
4. SMOK3Y
5. BigJim
6. Darren
7. CalaisRider
8. Garry
9. NZSHAKER
10. Dan

Some in this list I believe are still possibilities. I have put you in though for now. I have not included spectators. Please register your interest in the thread and I will add it to this list. The 15 spots look like filling seeing we are this far away from the date but I would like to lock in people prior. I also need to know if we need more so I can go back to the Ford guys.

[Mark]

What exactly do you mean by a "track day" Adam?...drags, circuit??

[Carbon]

sorry everyone, well pointed out Mark

It is Queensland Raceway at Willowbank and will be circuit. Probably do it in our groups and then do one group of rivalry. There will be strict rules for this that must be adhered to.

[Mark]

Ok, not sure mines set up for any circuit work but I'll come and watch at least..

[Carbon]

no worst than mine. From what I gathered today there would be stock XR8's and the like. You'll be right. I've never done track stuff but want to at least getout on the track and have a run

[Darren]

I'd be keen as mustard, the only problem being it's a weekday.
I'll see if there is any chance I can get an RDO for the day and get back to you

[blown vess]

sound like a great day out but sorry love to come got to work

[Mark]

Bugger, wasn't paying attention to the date!!..Work day might be hard to get around..

[VP Pursuit]

The reason behind holding the event on a Friday is becasue it is cheaper then the weekend. By puting it up two months in advance it maximises peoples chances of if they wish to come arranging the day off work if they can get it.

I will put payment details up as soon as I have them.

[Carbon]

Well I can now give you even more time to plan for it.

Unfortunately QR have changed the date on the Ford boys due to a superbike round. So the new date is the 14th May. Still a Friday.

[CalaisRider]

Well I can now give you even more time to plan for it.

Unfortunately QR have changed the date on the Ford boys due to a superbike round. So the new date is the 14th May. Still a Friday.

:confused:

Yeh I might be a goer.

Depends if it coincides when I have not broken the engine or drive train doing motorsport stuff.

The A6 is my worry atm, but should be all good by the date in question.

[SMOK3Y]

count me in just for fun

[BigJim]

Put me in for this, i will be a definate for a QR day. :D

[Carbon]

awesome Jim. Now get that Kiwi to come along as well......:p

[Darren]

I'm keen to go,
just going to see if I can get the day off from work

[stealthvn/mr vr ss]

im pushing to get car done i may be in luck

[CalaisRider]

Well I can now give you even more time to plan for it.

Unfortunately QR have changed the date on the Ford boys due to a superbike round. So the new date is the 14th May. Still a Friday.


:)
Awwe sheit, that may work out well for me as I am on hols from the 10th for six weeks

[BigJim]

Adam can you put a mate of mine down as a definate if he is allowed. Garry (GHZ28) he has a awesome clubbie that will be good to show those ford guys how its meant to be done. :D. He is a definate. :D

[NZSHAKER]

awesome Jim. Now get that Kiwi to come along as well......:p


Put me down...will apply for the day off today...will be good to get the little blue beast around the track finally :rolleyes:

[Carbon]

Adam can you put a mate of mine down as a definate if he is allowed. Garry (GHZ28) he has a awesome clubbie that will be good to show those ford guys how its meant to be done. :D. He is a definate. :D

Jim, no probs. I'm pretty sure I have seen the car and met Garry.

[CalaisRider]

Put me in for this, i will be a definate for a QR day. :D

:)

Great to see you can make it Jim. I await with bated breath to see the new mods in acton.

I think Garry may be a goer too, was yakkin to him on MSN last night about the event. He has penciled it in as a goer, but lots can happen between now and then.

:)

[Ben]

any of you "big boys" want a passenger for the day ??

*looks at paul* rofl

[hel61]

booked the day off to come and spectate....should be good day

[BigJim]

Adam i have another mate that races a VK commodore at QR. Dan is interested in coming along in his VK. If there are any spots left he would take one. Just let me know.

[Carbon]

Jim

All sweet mate. We will add him to the list.

I will add a list at the top of the thread

[Carbon]

list added to first post

[Darren]

just got my RDO approved for the 14/05
So I'm good to go :)

[Carbon]

could those going please RSVP in the listing in the calendar

[CalaisRider]

Adam can you put a mate of mine down as a definate if he is allowed. Garry (GHZ28) he has a awesome clubbie that will be good to show those ford guys how its meant to be done. :D. He is a definate. :D

:o:o:o

Aggh, it's no contest with that beast of Garry's and more importantly its setup.

Just jokin - great that two ol farts will be along LOL.

Yuppers, I will be there, I start 6 weeks hols on the 10th May so will be okays for the 14th. I now have it pegged in my calendar as a "goer" (says it all).


Pete

[Mercury Rising]

Hi Guys
Alan here from the XR6 XR8 Club and I hope Adam will let me post in here :D
Just a bit of the boring stuff - attached are the forms for the day the 2 QR ones and our XR club one
You will need a AASA licence for the day it is $20 for a day one or $55 for a yearly one and our indemnity form as well - if you guys could print these out and bring them on the day it would be great and it will sasve a bit of time as well - don't worry i will have some spare ones on the day
Also there will be NO PASSENGER RIDES ALLOWED :mad: this is not our rule but QR's
Now the cost will be $150 for the WHOLE DAY 8 am to 4pm
What to wear - an australian standard helmet (open or full face) wrist to ankle clothing (jeans and a long sleve shirt) and enclosed shoes
Coukld all that are going please deposit the money into our account and as the reference please put your last name and BCCC so we know where it is from
AC details are as follows
XR6 & XR8 Club of Qld
Heritage Building Society
BSB – 638070
Account No – 7718977

Thanks guys and see you on the 14th

Alan

[Carbon]

Thanks Alan

We are looking forward to it

Could those going please RSVP on the event listing in the calendar. it allows you to add people if they are not members

[Northy]

Hi Guys
Alan here from the XR6 XR8 Club and I hope Adam will let me post in here :D
Just a bit of the boring stuff - attached are the forms for the day the 2 QR ones and our XR club one
You will need a AASA licence for the day it is $20 for a day one or $55 for a yearly one and our indemnity form as well - if you guys could print these out and bring them on the day it would be great and it will sasve a bit of time as well - don't worry i will have some spare ones on the day
Also there will be NO PASSENGER RIDES ALLOWED :mad: this is not our rule but QR's
Now the cost will be $150 for the WHOLE DAY 8 am to 4pm
What to wear - an australian standard helmet (open or full face) wrist to ankle clothing (jeans and a long sleve shirt) and enclosed shoes
Coukld all that are going please deposit the money into our account and as the reference please put your last name and BCCC so we know where it is from
AC details are as follows
XR6 & XR8 Club of Qld
Heritage Building Society
BSB – 638070
Account No – 7718977

Thanks guys and see you on the 14th

Alan

Alan I have updated the first post with the required documents.

Corey

[Blue Thunder]

Hi Guys,

Shane here from the XR6 & XR8 Club of Qld. This is a copy of the email that has gone out to our club members about the upcoming track day. For those wishing to attend the track day (that is whether you are going on the track or just a spectator) could you please let Carbon (Adam) know if you are wanting the barbeque lunch. There will be FREE sausages and bread available but we need to know numbers so that we can make sure everyone is catered for. As per the below email, if you fail to let us know how many in your group would like to have the barbeque you might not be catered for, so therefore you could miss out.

The XR Club looks forward to enjoying the track day with you guys. It's going to be a great day.


TRACK DAY - QUEENSLAND RACEWAYS

FRIDAY 14TH MAY 2010

HI ALL,

Once again it’s time to get ready to go for a few hot laps in our own cars, the first club track day of the year being held at Queensland Raceways.
All clubbies are invited to attend this fantastic day and the choice is yours whether you want to have a go on the track or you just want to come and spend an enjoyable day with your fellow clubbies being a spectator.
We will point out that this day is NON – COMPETITIVE. There are no trophies to be won, it is just a fun day where you can get on the track and drive your car within your own ability, not the cars. There is no pressure on you other than to come out onto the track to have a bit of fun and do some laps at your own pace. We please ask everyone to drive within their own ability and at a speed you feel comfortable with. While a few of the club members are experienced at track days, the majority of us are not. At the end of the day we want everyone to drive their cars home straight. For the newer club members who may not be familiar with these days, there is no door handle to door handle racing. Everyone who is participating is placed into groups according to their experience and then you are sent out on the track at different intervals. Both the guys and the girls are invited to have a go. For those that are not experienced you are more than welcome to do nana laps, the day is purely about fun, fun, and fun. Once again we will stress, drive to your own ability, do have fun but most importantly keep it safe.

There will be a maximum of 50 cars allowed to participate in the track day at Queensland Raceways. Once again the Fiat boys will be joining us with them having approximately 6 – 7 cars on the track. The Brisbane Commodore Car Club is coming along as well with them being allocated 10 – 15 cars on the track. The remainder will be the XR Club. There will be no mixing between the brands of cars in the groups on the day. Fords will run with Fords, Holden’s will run with Holden’s etc.

The club will have use of the track for the entire day. The day will be broken up probably into three to four sessions with us using a combination of circuits, these being the Sprint circuit (1.89km), the Clubman circuit (2.1km) and the National circuit (3.12km). Everyone participating will be briefed about this on the day before heading out onto the track.

HERE ARE ALL THE DETAILS (Please read and absorb them)

DATE –

Friday 14th May 2010

MEETING PLACE –

Queensland Raceways
Champions Way
Willowbank
(UBD Map 251 A10)

MEETING TIME –

We will be meeting at 7.30am for an 8.00 am start. Drivers will be briefed before going out onto the track.

COST –

$150 per car. This is for the whole day, so if you are a two car family, you can bring them both and pay $150 for each car.

HELMET & CLOTHING REQUIRED –

If you are going out on the track you MUST be wearing –

1. An Australian Standards Approved Helmet
2. Long Sleeve Shirt – Preferably Cotton
3. Long Pants – Preferably Cotton
4. Enclosed Footwear

LUNCH –

There are two choices for lunch. As always the club will be bringing the barbeque trailer along. There will be FREE sausages on bread for anyone that wants them. If you don’t wish to have the barbeque please BYO your own lunch.

Important Note – Whether you are participating on the track or just being a spectator we need to know the exact numbers in your group that require the barbeque lunch. If you fail to send an email with the number of people in your group that want to have the barbeque lunch, you may not be catered for and therefore you could miss out.

The club will be selling cold drinks on the day also.

BYO -

1. Please BYO anything else you might want to eat or drink during the day other than what is mentioned above.
2. Folding Chairs
3. If you are going on the track please make sure you have the necessary helmet and clothing required which is listed above in this email.

REPLYING AND DEPOSITING OF MONEY -

If you would like to participate in the track day at Queensland Raceways please –

1. Send an email to events@xrclub.com by no later than Friday 7th May 2010 with your full name as well as the other people’s names in your group that are going out onto the track. If you are a two car family and are running both cars on the track please let us know.
2. Important info that we need from you for lunch. Whether you are participating on the track or just being a spectator, we need to know the exact numbers in your group that require the barbeque lunch. If you fail to send an email with the number of people in your group that want to have the barbeque lunch, you may not be catered for and therefore you could miss out.
3. If you are going on the track you MUST deposit your money into the club’s bank account by no later than Friday 7th May 2010 to be included in the day.

BANK DETAILS –

XR6 & XR8 Club of Qld
Heritage Building Society
Toowoomba
BSB – 638070
Account No – 7718977

Please make sure you leave a reference with your name when you deposit your money into the club’s bank account. For example – Track Day, S.Smith.

INDEMNITY FORMS & LICENCES FOR THE DAY –

For those clubbies going onto the track, you will have three forms which you MUST fill out and sign beforehand. These forms are attached to this email and will include -

1. A Club Indemnity And Release
2. An Application For An AASA Licence. (You may buy a day licence for $20 or an annual licence for $55. Please pay for your licence on the morning of the event at QR).
3. A Queensland Raceways Application For Private And General Testing.

To save some time on the morning please print them off and fill them out beforehand. We will have some forms on the day as well.

So come on everyone, get your name on the list for this great day. It is tremendous fun, so don’t miss it.

Here are the necessary forms you must fill out for the track day. These have to be completed before you are allowed on the track.

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711

712

Cheers,
Shane. (Vice President)

If there are any questions my mobile is 0418-499-352

[Darren]

thanks Alan & Shane, I will transfer the $$ through to your account within the next day or two.

sounds like an awesome day, looking forward to it & thanks heaps for inviting BCCC along. Look forward to meeting you all :cool:

[Darren]

only Carbon & myself have RSVP'd 'YES' so far, what about the others at the beginning of the thread who said they wanted to go :confused:

come on guys! this is an opportunity we don't often get due to the cost of hiring a track. This is our chance to drive our cars hard & fast LEGALLY!! The XR club has been kind enough to invite us along for the day, let's not disappoint them.

get to it!
RSVP here, click http://www.brisbanecommodore.com/bccc/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=28&day=2010-5-14&c=1

[Carbon]

Thanks Darren

Yeah, I agree totally. I'm not putting the hard words on you but would really love to see those guys that said yes, to RSVP and hand over the moolah.

This will be a ripper day.

[NZSHAKER]

only Carbon & myself have RSVP'd 'YES' so far, what about the others at the beginning of the thread who said they wanted to go :confused:

[/url]

Hey ive put up a maybe due to it happening to the little blue ute and the tune needing a serious working on...it still could be done in time

[CalaisRider]

only Carbon & myself have RSVP'd 'YES' so far, what about the others at the beginning of the thread who said they wanted to go :confused:

come on guys! this is an opportunity we don't often get due to the cost of hiring a track. This is our chance to drive our cars hard & fast LEGALLY!! The XR club has been kind enough to invite us along for the day, let's not disappoint them.

get to it!
RSVP here, click http://www.brisbanecommodore.com/bccc/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=28&day=2010-5-14&c=1

:)
Okays, are ya happy now mountain man....

Sorry mate I didn't even see the RSVP thingy.

PS
Pay day is Thursday 22nd April. Will have to leave paying until then. I have rego looming on the same pay day.

Pete

[Carbon]

:)
Okays, are ya happy now mountain man....

Sorry mate I didn't even see the RSVP thingy.

PS
Pay day is Thursday 22nd April. Will have to leave paying until then. I have rego looming on the same pay day.

Pete

Thanks Pete

Hey ive put up a maybe due to it happening to the little blue ute and the tune needing a serious working on...it still could be done in time

Get the big man on it quick smart Chris

[VP Pursuit]

I will transfer money stomorrow night... I will be bringing the vs v6....

[Darren]

great stuff guys - keep ém coming!
the more Holdens the better!! :)

[Derek VE SS]

When is the cut off for this, it sounds good but I cant commit just yet.

[Carbon]

Derek

It would be great for you to come along. The XR boys haven't given a cut off date from what I can see but I would really like all of our club members to commit by the end of this month.

So guys please, fill in the forms and get them back to the XR guys and deposit the funds asap. That gives you another 2 weeks

Cheers

[Derek VE SS]

thanks Adam , I should be ok but cant confirm just yet..

[Ben]

Im gonna ask brad for the day off so i can come take Pics and video. Anyone want to take me as a passenger ???

[Derek VE SS]

if I go Ben , no drama's passengers welcome

[CalaisRider]

:confused:

I could be wrong but when I read the speil put op by the ford club I'm pretty sure it said "no passengers". Its probably something to do with insurance and stuff.

[Carbon]

Yes, you are correct Pete. There will be no passenger rides on the track.

I think Ben meant he wanted a lift out there.

[Ben]

yeah, just a lift out there, ill wonder around taking happy snaps :)

[Blue Thunder]

When is the cut off for this, it sounds good but I cant commit just yet.


Hi Guys,

Shane here from the XR Club again. The cut off date for the track day is Friday 7th May so you need to deposit your money into the club's bank account by then to be included in the day.

All the details are on Page 4, Post Number 33.

Cheers and see you all then.

[CalaisRider]

:)
Garry GHZ28 will be there. Be great that two ancients will be challenging the yunguns with the quick reflexes.

Its all about having a fun day out within the limits of your car. As I see it, doesn't matter much what your car is, nor how much power it has, or how its setup. Getting out there and having a go is all its about.


:)

[Darren]

I second that Pete.
I won't be setting any land speed records, the car isn't capable of it nor is the driver :p

but it sure is going to be a huge addrenaline rush getting the car out on the track and being able to do the kind of stuff you would get put in jail for doing on the street :D

It's going to be an awesome day!
Which reminds me, I'd better pull my finger out - fill out the paperwork and transfer the money

[Carbon]

Thats great Pete. We look forward to having you both out there. All I ask is that you please get your cash into the XR boys asap.

Cheers

[CalaisRider]

Thats great Pete. We look forward to having you both out there. All I ask is that you please get your cash into the XR boys asap.

Cheers

:)
Yeh mate it will happen by due date. Its as good as done!

If not, I suppose I miss out on a great day.

[Carbon]

Thanks mate

[stealthvn/mr vr ss]

if my new car is here in time adam and there is a spot left is it ok to come

[Derek VE SS]

Im in guys . will deposit the cash on Tuesday

[Carbon]

excellent Derek

Absolutely Brad. Essentially it will be first in Best dressed. Everybody, including me, has had ample time to deposit funds so whoever deposits it first up to our maximum will be the cars heading out.

[EQUIPE-T]

im thinkin i might head out there to spectate, little hard to say this far from the date atm ( hard to say what ill be doing tomoro let alone a few weeks away :rolleyes: )

[SMOK3Y]

im still in :D

[Carbon]

excellent. Please just get your cash to the XR guys asap

[Darren]

I've just transferred $150 to the account, should come through the next day or so.

Got to print out the paperwork & send it off :)

[Mercury Rising]

I've just transferred $150 to the account, should come through the next day or so.

Got to print out the paperwork & send it off :)

Hi Darren There is no need to send the paper work to us just keep it and give to me or Shane on the morning of the track day. The guys and gals at QR can process the licences very quickly at the Admin office - it only takes them a few minutes

[Darren]

cheers Alan, see you guys out there. Looking forward to it :)

[Derek VE SS]

Iv paid mine today Adam . All good

[CalaisRider]

:)

I was out at V8 supercars with garry (GHZ28) today and we will both deposit our monies next Thursday 6th May 2010 guaranteed.

Pete

[Darren]

:)

I was out at V8 supercars with garry (GHZ28) today and we will both deposit our monies next Thursday 6th May 2010 guaranteed.

Pete

glad to hear it!
looking forward to catchin' up with you& Garry again mate. Hopefully I can make a couple of laps before Garry laps me lol!
Karen has taken the day off too, she volunteered to take photos & video too :)

[CalaisRider]

Sounds awesomme Darren. I'm really looking forward to it.

I need a trip to the suspension shop to find out what's banging and clanging in my front suspension prior to the Friday event. Hope its not too expensive to fix.

I'm not sure as its ben a whilse since I've run against Garry at QR but a few yeaars ago we were somewhere near close in lap times but nowdays he is about 10 seconds a lap quicker than me even when I had the semi comp tyres on. This time out in daily drive trim and road tyres he will extend that gap on me I'm sure.

Pete

[VP Pursuit]

I'll see how I go....The VS's gearbox has shat itself and my VR wags is way to bargy to be doing any sort of track work with bends in it....

If I can get the VR wagon lowered in time I should be there (or better still another gearbox for the VS and change it).

[CalaisRider]

:)

Just a notification:

Garry Hawgood (GHZ28) deposited his payment/money into the Ford account today. Whoopse my BAD - he transferred the monies yesterday Tuesday 4th May.

.

[Darren]

Sounds awesomme Darren. I'm really looking forward to it.

I need a trip to the suspension shop to find out what's banging and clanging in my front suspension prior to the Friday event. Hope its not too expensive to fix.

Pete

yeah hope you sort the suspension noise out. Rather unsettling having noises in the suspension at events like this. I've taken the Thursday off as an RDO as well so I can go over the car. I will be going over all the suspension and brakes making sure it's all tight in in good condition. Might grab a set of front stabiliser bar bushes - the existing ones are starting to look a bit tired

[CalaisRider]

:)

I'm all paid up as of 10 minutes ago - Thursday 6th May 2010.

Regards

Pete

:)

[BigJim]

Guys my car looks like a no go for the day. I wont have a tailshaft for 2 weeks. Was really looking forward to going to this.

[Mercury Rising]

Great stuff guys - only a week to go :D :D :D

[Mercury Rising]

Hi Guys do not forget the track day is this Friday - yes it is comming around quickly
For those going and have not paid us please do so (the account details are on the first post) and we will see you on Friday at Queensland Raceway

[Mr Muffler]

Mal & Kellie will be there from Mr Muffler :D

[Ross Langford]

would love to go but cant afford it.

cheers rossco 57 MCH

[Darren]

can't wait until Friday :)

[Derek VE SS]

me too, probably be crapping all the way there but it will be fun

[Mercury Rising]

me too, probably be crapping all the way there but it will be fun
Derek - If you have not done this before this is a warning IT IS EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE - best fun you can have with your clothes on :D :D :D
I think there is some guys here that have done this before if not there is a few in the XR club that can show you a few pointers and the passenger rides might be a goer (still trying to nut this out so don't get the hopes up too high just yet) due to QR being a lot less dangerous than Lakeside
Just remember this is non compeditive and drive to your abilities not the cars

[Derek VE SS]

Derek - If you have not done this before this is a warning IT IS EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE - best fun you can have with your clothes on :D :D :D
I think there is some guys here that have done this before if not there is a few in the XR club that can show you a few pointers and the passenger rides might be a goer (still trying to nut this out so don't get the hopes up too high just yet) due to QR being a lot less dangerous than Lakeside
Just remember this is non compeditive and drive to your abilities not the cars

No drama, my biggest concern is damage to the vehicle or others so I will be the nanna plodding around ( so he says now ) at least until I get used to it

[BigJim]

Adam are there still spots left, i had said a mate Dan was going to take a spot in his commodore, is that still possible for Friday as he is all set

[Carbon]

Absolutely mate. Please just ask him to deposit the cash asap..

[BigJim]

Absolutely mate. Please just ask him to deposit the cash asap..

ill get him to do it tonight.

[Carbon]

Excellent. There are a number of posts in this thread that states what they want as reference etc

Keep an eye on this thread. Should be updates about where/if we are meeting prior etc

[BigJim]

Excellent. There are a number of posts in this thread that states what they want as reference etc

Keep an eye on this thread. Should be updates about where/if we are meeting prior etc

Ok Adam

Payment has been sent to the XR6 & XR8 Club of Qld

The reference will be Dan Cuda

Thanks
Jim

Ill be there to help out if anyone needs anything to. Going to bring some gear up for a few mates for the day. Wish my car was ready.

[Carbon]

Thanks Jim.

Pity you cant run but will be good to have you up there

[Darren]

I'm only a newbie too, took my last car for a some hot laps around Lakeside many years ago, so long ago now that anything I learnt is probably lost now :p
So yeah, self preservation will be a much higher priority for me than lap times ;)

Pete, I have got a caliper spreader somewhere - just not sure where since the last move. Things are still crammed into a lot of confined spaces at the moment. Will have a look for you on Thursday and let you know if I find it.

[NZSHAKER]

Ill be there to help out if anyone needs anything to. Going to bring some gear up for a few mates for the day. Wish my car was ready.

Im hoping to be out there with Garry and Jim doing what I can...My car just wasnt ready in time oh well maybe next time :cool:

[Ben]

If u and jim didnt drink as much both ya cars would be ready ;) rofl

[NZSHAKER]

If u and jim didnt drink as much both ya cars would be ready ;) rofl


maybe :rolleyes:

[BigJim]

If u and jim didnt drink as much both ya cars would be ready ;) rofl

Thats a pretty fair call there. :D

[Mercury Rising]

Looking good there - the more the better
You can turn up and bring the cash on Friday to pay us - we have already paid for the track hire / medical response unit and timing (don't panic the medical is mandatory for these things)
There will be full drivers breifing before we hit the track
Count down - 3 days to go ;)

[Mr Muffler]

Hi, Kellie from Mr Muffler will be at the Holden / Ford day at QR.... I am a proffesional photographer by trade and would be more than happy to take pics for anyone interested in wanting pics of there car. Also happy to do location shots of there car also.
Contact me on here or call the office on : 3376 3444.
Cheers kel

[Darren]

Hi, Kellie from Mr Muffler will be at the Holden / Ford day at QR.... I am a proffesional photographer by trade and would be more than happy to take pics for anyone interested in wanting pics of there car. Also happy to do location shots of there car also.
Contact me on here or call the office on : 3376 3444.
Cheers kel

thanks Kellie!
I might come & see you for some photos, if I'm still in one piece :p

[Derek VE SS]

action shots Darren ???

[CalaisRider]

Looking good there - the more the better
You can turn up and bring the cash on Friday to pay us - we have already paid for the track hire / medical response unit and timing (don't panic the medical is mandatory for these things)
There will be full drivers breifing before we hit the track
Count down - 3 days to go ;)

:)

Umm, just to confirm, there will be track timing on the day?

If, so - whoooot. I got a message that timing wasn't happening, which would be a bummmer.

Pete

[Darren]

action shots Darren ???

hopefully not too much action Derek lol :p

[Northy]

Pretty sure they are running timing on friday Pete.

[Carbon]

As am I Pete. And I only say that based on what I told you last night which is what Shane said in his post

[Darren]

what time are you guys planning on arriving at QR ?
I'll be heading from Toowoomba so won't cross paths with anyone, so will have to meet you all there.

[Ben]

can i bum a ride of anyone, as id like to come take pics too :)

[Derek VE SS]

sorry Ben but your a bit far from my place, Id run out of fuel b4 reaching the track

[Ben]

ill drive to someone's house. just CBF (cant be f*&ked) driving out to willowbank alone

[GMH085]

cost anything too watch??

[CalaisRider]

what time are you guys planning on arriving at QR ?
I'll be heading from Toowoomba so won't cross paths with anyone, so will have to meet you all there.

:o
Oh sheit, I dunno what time to arrive. Need to be there early enough for the driver briefing and stuff.


I will re-read the previous posts - maybe I missed it somewhere.

Whoopse rewind. I found this:

MEETING TIME –

We will be meeting at 7.30am for an 8.00 am start. Drivers will be briefed before going out onto the track.

Frig I will have to leave early to be on time. Looks loike an early bediebies time tonight...



.

[GMH085]

All good it's $10 to get in for a look

[Derek VE SS]

Ben your welcome to come out with me, but Redland Bay isnt much short of Willowbank ( 40 mins ) but if you want to , let me know and I will pm my adress to you, I will be leaving home about 6.45am

Adam , do you know if there will be cold drinks available to buy at the track ??
and have the ford boys been advised of numbers as they were needing to allow for us with their sausage sizzle..

And finally , are we meeting at the track at 7.30am of somewhere along the way ( like the KFC prior to the V8 supercar weekend )

[Carbon]

I'll ask about the other stuff but I reckon the KFC at Redbank Plains at 7:00 is a go. Everybody keen?

[Darren]

oh yeah forgot about the bbq lunch.
Is it ok if I put myself & my partner down for the bbq lunch ?

[Derek VE SS]

I'll ask about the other stuff but I reckon the KFC at Redbank Plains at 7:00 is a go. Everybody keen?

sound good Adam ...

Ben that makes it departing Redland Bay at 6.30am

[Derek VE SS]

I will meet you guys at the track , no response to the KFC meeting point so Im not going to stop

[Carbon]

Sorry mate I have been organising a couple of things. I will be at KFC before 7

[CalaisRider]

Agghh, too excited about the day, awake at 4 am and can't get back to sleep.

Seeyas out there.

[Darren]

I'm about to leave, see you all at the track :)

[stealthvn/mr vr ss]

wishing i was there

[HER.60L]

wishing i was there

+1 :( Bet they're have a great day.......the buggers

[Ben]

i was all set to head out, and then realised my camera battery didnt charge last night. Would have had enough power for 20 shots maybe. So i decided to give it a miss :(
Have a top day guys.

[Carbon]

Well what can I say. Simply an outstanding day.

Fun had by all. No major mechanical problems (except my brakes bellowing smoke as I pulled into the pits one time).

Will put up some footage etc and pics soon

Massive thanks to all our guys and to the Ford guys for setting up a great day. As a number of their cars pulled out we had heaps of sessions.

Awesom.

[CalaisRider]

:D:D:D

Yep I had a ball.

Very happy with the overall performance of car, suspension, engine, Harrop Tru Track LSD; plus the new brake pads and Federal Evo tyres (albeit the "left" front and rear tyres did literally melt similar to a semi-comp tyre, which I was pleased with as they become sticky).

The VE does need that engine oil cooler though, the engine went into complete shut-down on the 5th lap of the national circuit turn 3 hairpin turn at the end of the back straight - as it has done many times before. Stops for about 1 minute, then fires up and goes fine.

The calais aparently was pulling a "James Bond" stunt and blowing a smoke screen over those behind for a whilse early in the day. All good, seemed to be an overfilled diff just getting rid of the excess onto the sorst pipes - sorted itself out.

Awesomme to see some folk make the effort to come out and watch and yarn - great to catch up again.


I spoke to quite a few of the Ford owners, a great bunch of friendly people. Thanks....

PS
Thats the first time I have ever had the entire track to myself - not one other car out there. It was really late in the day, no-one running so I headed out for a few National Circuit laps. That was a quite strange but great feeling - until they Red Flagged me to come in as the day was over - all good as my low fuel warning was on at that stage - yup I had a full 75 litre tank when I left home LOL. My computers say that I did 124 kilometers of circuit work for a fuel use of 44.7 litres per hundred k. Sheesh $150 to run an 8 hr day and 125 k of running QR is cheap as chips for the experience. Not sure how many laps that is but its lots.

Having top shelf brake pads all round and extreme temp fluids is generally the key to be able to circulate all day without problem.

Pete

[Derek VE SS]

some random pics
http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy266/derekvess/40410/qr007.jpg
http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy266/derekvess/40410/qr008.jpg
http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy266/derekvess/40410/qr014.jpg
pit crew at work
http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy266/derekvess/40410/qr009.jpg
http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy266/derekvess/40410/qr012.jpg
http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy266/derekvess/40410/qr005.jpg
Advanced driver training / strategy session
http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy266/derekvess/40410/qr003.jpg
http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/yy266/derekvess/40410/qr001.jpg

[CalaisRider]

:o

Geese my wheels were silver at the beginning of the day and black as carbon all round by the end of it. Man the brake dust was literally caked on. That was my first all day event, usually I only do half day. 125k of full on track work is a lot in one day.

I shot it through a car wash on the way home, 80% back to normal LOL.

All Hail the "Pit Crew"

The Bendix Street Race and Track (SRT) pads feel very strong under both track and daily use (very niice to say the least), but are a tad dusty compared to the QFM AMR1s that I have previously had on for track. I noticed Darren's QFM pads were hardly dusty at all by days end - his and my car are hugely different in type and weight though.

.

[Derek VE SS]

something is wrong with my fuel economy ... 36.9lt/100km Range 200km
:confused::confused::confused:

[CalaisRider]

something is wrong with my fuel economy ... 36.9lt/100km Range 200km
:confused::confused::confused:

;)
Hmmm, maybe you weren't pushing hard enough ol mate your 37 is way better than my 45 litres. Sometimes a Cam and tad more power when used to the max can do that lol.

The Calais uses betewwn 9.5 and 11 on the highway, so i'm pretty happy with that for 305 rwkw.


Yeh on skidpan days I have had over half a tank of fuel but the "low fuel" warning comes on. Skidpan sucks a heap of fuel from mine as I'm between 6,000 and 7,000 rpm a fair bit.

Just Funnin Derek!!! But they do use some juice at full noise eh. You'll have to come play skidpan day sometime - you would love that too.


Pete

[EQUIPE-T]

:o

Geese my wheels were silver at the beginning of the day and black as carbon all round by the end of it. Man the brake dust was literally caked on. That was my first all day event, usually I only do half day. 125k of full on track work is a lot in one day.

I shot it through a car wash on the way home, 80% back to normal LOL.

The Bendix Street Race and Track (SRT) pads feel very strong under both track and daily use (very niice to say the least), but are a tad dusty compared to the QFM AMR1s that I have previously had on for track. I noticed Darren's QFM pads were hardly dusty at all by days end - his and my car are hugely different in type and weight though.

.

i found that with the bendex performance to, go to all the trouble of washing the rims then 2hrs later they dust up again

[CalaisRider]

i found that with the bendex performance to, go to all the trouble of washing the rims then 2hrs later they dust up again

:)
Yup, but holy shit they feel good with pedal pressure and what counts when going fast. Juts my opinion but I believe the SRTs are better than the QFM in performance and feel, but you always get what you pay for. The SRTs are very good albeit "way" more expensive than QFM.

It was only todays track day and my 70k trip home that reafirmed how good the SRT are. I was dubious early days but my pads from here on in will be Bendix SRT.

On the back straight National Circuit I was running 200kph and dropping down to 80kph for the hairpin, but only banged the brakes at 100 metres juuussst to see what would happen. All solid and felt fine.

The QFM product will definately do the trick for sure and less cleaning.

:)

[blown vess]

sounds like u guys had a shittttttttt load of fun

[Derek VE SS]

Brakes shagged, rotors need machining ( slightly lumpy on front ) fluid shagged , boiled. Pads very low , but I knew that.And then there is this funny feeling in the brake pedal. they said something about them getting very hot ???? wonder how that happened
:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[Darren]

was an awesome day, car handled the track better than I expected it would and I'm fairly happy with my own performance. Had a look over the car today, no damage apart from some worn tyres & the central locking stopped working on the way home...

Good to catch up with the familiar faces and some new ones. Also was good to meet the XR guys, very friendly bunch of people. Thanks guys for inviting us along, and for being so welcoming. Hope to do it again soon!

And thanks to Gary for offering some valuable advice on the day - geez he can drive, and that car is awesom. I didn't manage to put all the advice into practice, but it really helped me get my head around it. Was happy to stay within reach of Pete for a lap, he's a difficult man to catch too!

Got some video footage I'll post up on youtube as soon as I figure it out. Mainly just my car, but some others were in the shots too.

[EQUIPE-T]

Got some video footage I'll post up on youtube as soon as I figure it out. Mainly just my car, but some others were in the shots too.

log into youtube, then press the "upload" button, common stat!!! hehe :p

[Darren]

log into youtube, then press the "upload" button, common stat!!! hehe :p

whoops accidently edited your post instead of quoting :p
yeah I got that far, the thing just keeps on cutting out at 98% upload, saying connection problems or some shit. 3rd time now

[stealthvn/mr vr ss]

really hope we have the oppotunity to do this again as i would really like to take the clubby out, it seams its a must to make sure your car is ready prior to taking it on the tract one reason i did not attend, seems brakes is a big important thing not looking forward to the price tag for the hsv brake pads.....

[EQUIPE-T]

whoops accidently edited your post instead of quoting :p
yeah I got that far, the thing just keeps on cutting out at 98% upload, saying connection problems or some shit. 3rd time now

dope :p lol, yeh iv had that problem a few times, log out then log back in again has alway worked for me, if not use a bigger hammer :p

[Carbon]

yep me too. The XR guys really are great. Alan and Shane are an indication of the character of the rest of the boys in the club.

Next time I just hope to see more of our boys out there.

[EQUIPE-T]

really hope we have the oppotunity to do this again as i would really like to take the clubby out, it seams its a must to make sure your car is ready prior to taking it on the tract one reason i did not attend, seems brakes is a big important thing not looking forward to the price tag for the hsv brake pads.....

yeh thats the only reason why i didnt go ( well apart from having the flu and a nasty chest infection lol ) my brakes are almost not there, and my car would of gone home on the back of a tiltbed lol

[stealthvn/mr vr ss]

yep me too. The XR guys really are great. Alan and Shane are an indication of the character of the rest of the boys in the club.

Next time I just hope to see more of our boys out there.

well i plan to, might be worth asking the xr boys if they want to come to willowbank in 2 weeks

[Carbon]

I'm not sure of your T N T experience or track experience Brad. Mine is track day one and strip nothing. But I can quite honestly say that the drags have never been my biggest interest. Touring cars and track work have.

My main interest will always be on the track I suspect and I have a sneaking suspicion that is where the interest lies with the Ford guys. After one day out there I cant wait to do it again.

But, ask away. I'm sure there would still be some interested.

[CalaisRider]

:)

Well yup sure thing you get what you pay for. My diff does have a leak at the front seal, not just venting and overflow issues.

The car did 125 kilometres of track work, plus 140k return trip to QR and home again on top of that.

I use Mainlube heavyweight diff oil. Some may disagree but I rekken that is the reason the diff and Harrop Tru Track survived the whole day at full bore.

PS
I'm sure the Ford blokes would love to play drags and T&T with us. Adam, honestly mate, just because you haven't run the strip before doesn't mean you should shut down or be so negative to the proposal that Brad puts forward. Same as me sailing away from you when approachin on the track yesterday - yeh I awaited you to catch up, then went hard and the gap grew exponentially - which surprised me somewhat, but... I don't understand why you personally have to have done a particular motorsport for it to happen on BC.

Hells bells, this started out as me going to T&T on a particular date as a definate. Those that wanna go do, those that don't don't - simple formula eh... No probs either way!!!

Pete

[Carbon]

Oh look FFS.

All I did was post my personal opinion on a great day yesterday and the fact that becaue I hadn't done either it was very easy for me to state that track was indeed my favourite. Hell, I'd like to certainly like to do the strip and I certainly wasn't playing down Brad's idea. I just got the impression that's probably what they are more into. Excuse me for having an opinion.

I am most certainly not being negative towards anything. I didn't say because I haven't done it that we cant do it here. Am I really that transparent to you......

As for sailing away for me and you blew out a massive gap. I was pretty sure your car had a cam in it Pete. Mine does not. I have also not done track before.

[stealthvn/mr vr ss]

come on boys all fr fun eay...... let me know adam if there is any interest so we can keep a eye out for them out there.............just want it to hurry up been so long since been down the 1/4

[Darren]

here's part 1 of my video footage. Footage is a bit shaky, forgot to bring the tripod along.

Most of the footage is of my car, but Pete & Adam make a few appearances as well. I will upload part 2 shortly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEDzilFOYaI

[GMH085]

here's part 1 of my video footage. Footage is a bit shaky, forgot to bring the tripod along.

Most of the footage is of my car, but Pete & Adam make a few appearances as well. I will upload part 2 shortly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEDzilFOYaI

fully sik vid

[stealthvn/mr vr ss]

well odne darren and all, u dont see any fords out there?

[Derek VE SS]

They kept the fords and us in seperate groups...

[stealthvn/mr vr ss]

awwwwwwwwwww that sucks

[Darren]

we mixed it up with the Fords on the last few runs

[EQUIPE-T]

here's part 1 of my video footage. Footage is a bit shaky, forgot to bring the tripod along.

Most of the footage is of my car, but Pete & Adam make a few appearances as well. I will upload part 2 shortly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEDzilFOYaI

awsome vid mate, think i got abit sea sick towards the end thou :p

[Derek VE SS]

where is video part 2 Darren I need more, also pm me your e-mail adress & I will send you a copy of the time sheets ... what number car were you ??

[Darren]

awsome vid mate, think i got abit sea sick towards the end thou :p

the camera was actually level, that was our cars bouncing all over the place :D
yeah tripod definitely recommended, also it's a brand new camera with 48X something optical zoom. Karen realised half way through better off not zooming in and trying to pan when on that sort of zoom :p

Will have the tripod next time

geez you were revving the be-jeezus out of the Calais Pete - listen to it scream down the main straight lol :D

[Darren]

where is video part 2 Darren I need more, also pm me your e-mail adress & I will send you a copy of the time sheets ... what number car were you ??

I just uploaded part 2 Derek. Have to wait until it's processed before the picture quality comes up. But if you are that keen to see it, still can watch it in low quality. Took overnight for the first one to come good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRbWjSqaFhY

time sheets would be great thanks Derek, I'll pm you my email :cool:

[HER.60L]

great vids Darren, you guys looked like you had a ball.:)
One of these would be the go
http://www.goprocamera.com/
A few of the boys we fish with bought them to mount on their boats or hats when barra fishing.
How cool would incar footage be!!!
Cheers Kim.

[Carbon]

I actually borrow a camera mount from Northy that attaches to the windscreen. Should have taken that out but I forgot

[Darren]

great vids Darren, you guys looked like you had a ball.:)
One of these would be the go
http://www.goprocamera.com/
A few of the boys we fish with bought them to mount on their boats or hats when barra fishing.
How cool would incar footage be!!!
Cheers Kim.

thanks Kim :)
yeah I was actually originally planning to buy one of those in-car cameras from Hiro Performance, but only just purchased the video camera that this footage was shown so budget was a bit lean. But planning on grabbing one of Hiro by next time I hit the track. Agreed it would have been awesome - definitely a different perspective from inside the car!

[EQUIPE-T]

thanks Kim :)
yeah I was actually originally planning to buy one of those in-car cameras from Hiro Performance, but only just purchased the video camera that this footage was shown so budget was a bit lean. But planning on grabbing one of Hiro by next time I hit the track. Agreed it would have been awesome - definitely a different perspective from inside the car!

just from listening to the video and hearing you shift it looks like you have it downpat mate, burp shifting, grabbing another gear for a few seconds then burp shift down, sounds good :), but it needs to be louder :p hehehe

[Darren]

just from listening to the video and hearing you shift it looks like you have it downpat mate, burp shifting, grabbing another gear for a few seconds then burp shift down, sounds good :), but it needs to be louder :p hehehe

ha-ha cheers Pete - sometimes felt like there was more heel & toe going on there than a barn dance :p
louder? - sorry can't hear you :D

[EQUIPE-T]

ha-ha cheers Pete - sometimes felt like there was more heel & toe going on there than a barn dance :p
louder? - sorry can't hear you :D

imagine driving a V8 supercar around there then lol and YES LOUDER YOU NEED TO HEAR IT IN THE HEAVENS!!!!!! :p

[CalaisRider]

thanks Kim :)
But planning on grabbing one of Hiro by next time I hit the track. Agreed it would have been awesome - definitely a different perspective from inside the car!

:)

Yayy another adict to the circuit!!!! We gotta get out there more often together Darren.

I was surprised how quick your car was on the front straight. It performed flawlessly all day from what i saw.

I'm sure guru Garry can get you onto those quicker lines in the curves. I'm not super quick, but his relentless coaching on the lines did pay off big time last Friday, I was quite comfy and well within my limits, but still circulating at a reasonable pace. A lap time of 1:04.8732 on the Clubman Circuit was okay on 20" wheels and road tyres. There was certainly a tad and a bit more in the VE on the curves but I saw no need to push and maybe break something nor overstressing my heart and adrenaline levels LOL...

An awesomme day of which I hope there are many more club events along this line - nice work to the organisers...

Pete

[Carbon]

Well, a little surprise for you.

Next one should be at Lakeside. Keep your eyes open for any info.

[Darren]

oh yeah I'm hooked Pete :D And definitely would love the opportunity to try & keep up with that 7000+rpm Calais bullet again lol :p The day wouldn't have been half as much fun without the great company.

Although, unfortunately the frequency of my participation will be somewhat limited by budget. As you know well, it's fairly hard on the componentry. Tyres survived surprisingly well, but still.... I think Fridays activities reduced the front tyres life by about 10,000km :eek:

Yeah mate, the VH performed beyond my expectations for the entire day. Reality is, it's a 28 year old car, so I really didn't have any idea of what to expect! But I was so impressed how good it felt and that it wasn't completely outclassed by it's more modern stablemates. In fact I felt the car had a lot more speed in it, biggest limitation on the day was my own limited track skills, which was improving as the day progressed, but still has a long way to go! Gary's advice was golden, as was following your racing lines (when I could actually keep your car in sight!).

And yeah the car performed flawlessly - well apart from the couple of laps of missfiring when the fuel tank dropped below half. Not sure what I can do about that in the future apart from keeping the tank above half or fitting a larger external swirl pot. It would seem the intank swirlpot isn't large enough.... Will have to see how it goes with when I fit the 80L tank.

[CalaisRider]

Yeh darren, each car has its ideocincracies and shit happens. Mine goes into full shutdown at the back straight hairpin after lap 5 on the National Circuit and has for the past three years. It's all normal, duno why.

Ha, Darren I truely do love the sound the Luxo gets up as approaching 7,000 rpm.


Mate lets face it, I had almost a half a lap lead on you when the VE shutdown on the National Circuit. As far as I'm concerned you beat me on that one.

[stealthvn/mr vr ss]

ow dammm adam that will be awsome not far from home also

[Mercury Rising]

Glad the BCCC crew liked it
Track days are always great and yes Lakeside will be here in or abouts September :headbang: BRING ON THE NEXT ONE

BTW Pete That Calais sounds friggen awsome under WOT

[Ross Langford]

hopefully i would be able to go if it is not on a Drag Racing day,

Cheers Rossco 57 MCH

i am hoping to go to the sommerset crusie but might be late.

[Carbon]

Hopefully we will catch up with you on Sunday Ross

[Blue Thunder]

On behalf of the XR6 & XR8 Club,

I would like to thank everyone from the Brisbane Commodore Car Club who attended the track day at Queensland Raceways last Friday. It was great to have the two clubs together for a day of motorsport like this, after all this is what car clubbing is all about.

Your club has some awesome cars that attended and was great to see members from both clubs taking an interest in what was happening on the track and off the track in both clubs.

The club looks forward to catching up with you guys and girls on the 20th of June for the combined cruise and at our next track day at Lakeside in September.

Once again thanks for attending.

Regards

Shane,
Vice President
XR6 & XR8 Club of Qld.

[Derek VE SS]

Thanks Shane , personally I had a great day and having attended the Ipswich 300 with your crew I have to compliment all your guys as they are professional in what they do and make a lot of other so called clubs look worse than they really are ... Look forward to the cruise