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mymrk2
Small Ford Enthusiast

Australia
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Posted - 19/09/2011 : 13:33:23
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Hello all, Just a quick note wishing everyone going to Wakefield Park tomorrow good luck and I hope you all have a great fun (and safe) day .
I was hoping to come down tomorrow for moral support, to take same photos and cheer from the stands but unfortunately I have actual been sick a couple of days this month (very inconvenient to actually be sick for a sick day) so another day off is not really a good look .
Anyway best of luck to all, Glenn
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jaycees
Small Ford Addict
  
Australia
581 Posts |
Posted - 19/09/2011 : 15:40:28
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Hey Glenn,
I'll second that moral boost
Jim |
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geebung
Small Ford Addict
  
Australia
569 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2011 : 00:33:23
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Enjoy Guys Above all keep safe and take lots of pics Wakefield Park is a long way to get back if you have to walk
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pj1600
Small Ford Master
 
Australia
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mymrk2
Small Ford Enthusiast

Australia
89 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2011 : 12:24:11
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PJ, live updates well done, all we need now is a live video feed and we will be set. |
Glenn
Mk2 Cortina 440L |
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pj1600
Small Ford Master
 
Australia
349 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2011 : 12:53:42
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Better link just click on 20/09/2011 WAKEFIELD PARK RACEWAY Small Ford Car Club - Sprints and it will give you the up date laps
http://www.natsoft.biz/cgi-bin/results.cgi?2011 |
Racing is cheap its when you want to win that it gets expensive |
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Fast Eddie
Small Ford Enthusiast

Australia
29 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2011 : 14:17:18
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I'm keeping an eye on NATSOFT. Good turn-out in Session One and Gordon is having a go by the look of his impressive lap times! Focus RS I assume? |
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smcka
Small Ford Addict
  
Kazakhstan
702 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2011 : 20:11:52
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That was one of the best days I have had. Thanks to the people who organised it, I really enjoyed your efforts.
Days like this really make you appreciate being part of a club that has the ability to put on an event like this. |
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The company I work for pays me in beer :) |
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LiLJaY
Small Ford Master
 
Australia
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Posted - 20/09/2011 : 20:39:06
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steve rounded it off nicely. Deffinately agree. Big thank you to all who organised this day. was excellent despite the weather shift. would have loved to hang around for longer but called it quits due to a few issues. Looking forward to the next track day (hopefully ill have my corty ready :P) Cheers, Jeremy |
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Neale
Small Ford Addict
  
Australia
889 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2011 : 21:19:39
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quote: Originally posted by smcka
That was one of the best days I have had. Thanks to the people who organised it, I really enjoyed your efforts.
Days like this really make you appreciate being part of a club that has the ability to put on an event like this.
well said.
I had a great day aswell.
A breif report of my day.
Started off terrible because after fitting new RDA slotted rotors newpads. I had a little issue with the retaining spring on the brake caliper.
So after spending all morning working out that there are no spare retaining springs for ford focus or mazda 3's between Sydney & Canberra. I finaly worked out you dont need them anyway :)
So before my next session I went out as a passenger in a friends Mazda 3 MPS & had a good run with seans XR5, both so mutch quicker than the zetec :'(
Then I finally got a good run in the dry but I had to constanly be aware of a white RS that would randomly come out of knowhere to lap me. I also had good run with the older BMW & also found that I was pretty evenly matched with an Robs LR Focus ST170 & the Swales Cortina.
Then after lunch the heavens opened up & we had a wet session. Which I had a ball in. I also made up a bit of time on the quicker guys. My best time in the wet was 1:38.6620. The highlight in this session was going too hot into a corner thinking that was close, only to look in the mirror & see Joel in the cortina very crossed up after also going in very hot aswell :)
After that session It dried out & we then had a few more dry runs & made up 1.4 seconds from my previous run in the dry.
My quickest time of the day ended up being a 1:23.5130 & made an improvement of 5.2 seconds from my first session.
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fehlbie
Small Ford Master
 
Australia
309 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2011 : 21:49:40
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Fantastic day. I had a great time. Thanks to all that organised, let's do it again!!! Looking forward to seeing some video and pics.
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MKII440L
Small Ford Fan
Australia
13 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2011 : 22:26:51
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Joel & I had a fantastic day. Thank you to all involved with the organisation. |
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SimonG
Small Ford Fan
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Posted - 21/09/2011 : 08:17:25
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Dido all of the above, The newcastle crew would definalty like another crack at this again ASAP. If help is needed in organising, I am willing where ever required. Cheers
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powertek
Small Ford Master
 
Australia
116 Posts |
Posted - 21/09/2011 : 08:53:26
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Awesome day out
Thanks to the guys who did all the hard work organising it
As some of us were saying our son's seem to drive that liitle bit quicker than us dads - good father/son bonding day
Bring on next year so we can have another go
Cheers
John
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Bacca
Small Ford Guru
   
Australia
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Posted - 21/09/2011 : 10:16:28
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Thanks to everyone who participated including spectators and support crew. I hope you all enjoyed the passenger sessions.
The timing certainly added to the day. We will be putting this event on the calendar again for September next year. Simon, we wouldn't have an issue in hosting a combined day next year.
That was the first time I have driven that track and it was a blast. The first and last corners were certainly difficult to get right all the time, as some of the in-car video will no doubt show.....
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