Originally posted by Reedy
View Post
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Challenge Bathurst 2020
Collapse
X
-
Originally posted by Neesan View Post
Yep and you lose $300 to cancel.. CAMS are only imposing F1 safety standards to reduce their insurance costs, duck me my log booked car is already crash proofed. I honestly don't understand why Australians generally are so soft as to bend over and cop it.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Neesan View Post
Yep and you lose $300 to cancel.. CAMS are only imposing F1 safety standards to reduce their insurance costs, duck me my log booked car is already crash proofed. I honestly don't understand why Australians generally are so soft as to bend over and cop it.
I for one, having been on both sides of the fence, being the one scraped off the track and doing the scraping is quite happy that standards of safety are being introduced to these events.
Bathurst as a track is not a place you want gear lacking if it all turns to a heap of shit and feathers.....
Seeing the size of the small balls that top spec cars are turned into regularly, I doubt some backyarder has built a crash proof car.....
Comment
-
Let the internet arguments begin.
https://www.carsales.com.au/editoria...-record-127530
https://youtu.be/gYIwR2BIr_g
Comment
-
Originally posted by Reedy View PostLet the internet arguments begin.
https://www.carsales.com.au/editoria...-record-127530
https://youtu.be/gYIwR2BIr_g
Comment
-
There is a good reason why all three SEQ tracks have gone with AASA now for their sprints and regujlarity, by popular demand from the competitors in the case of Morgan Park. But I guess that they are all wrong too and should be happy to be bent over by CAMS just because.
And I have Bathurst experience at up to 250 kph so I have some clue about safety there, drive sensibly and it's fine but I guess that the cotton wool nanny culture has taken hold and we all have to be protected at any cost. What have we become, duck me.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Neesan View PostThere is a good reason why all three SEQ tracks have gone with AASA now for their sprints and regujlarity, by popular demand from the competitors in the case of Morgan Park. But I guess that they are all wrong too and should be happy to be bent over by CAMS just because.Last edited by dave1600; 28-11-20, 10:18 AM.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Neesan View Post
Oooooh, someone made a comment, he stuck his head up, the cheek. Actually old mate Phil in his Datto 280ZX went through the Kink flat at near 270 kph, real balls of steel there.
it was fun going out to dinner last night and listening in on the table next to us raving about this lap time. They’re wondering who the fk this nobody is that’s beaten a factory backed effort as a privateer. No idea he was literally sitting right behind them.Last edited by Reedy; 28-11-20, 10:22 AM.
Comment
-
Originally posted by darkside View PostI heard from a mate there that day 1 of the sprints was a bit of a red flag shit show ? At least it was in his group. Makes me feel slightly less shit about not making it while I wait for an engine to get rebuilt. Still have unfinished business there. I heard this was the last year of the multi year deal signed for the event and no guarantees they will resign. Aren’t too many ways other than a door to door racing (and I think Porsche and lotus club events ) to get access to that track.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Reedy View PostLet the internet arguments begin.
https://www.carsales.com.au/editoria...-record-127530
https://youtu.be/gYIwR2BIr_g
Comment
-
Originally posted by darkside View Post^^^^ This. It’s a cracking time and a great car and well steered but it’s not a production car.. ie hasn’t just rolled out of the lot and gone to baffurst. We aren’t comparing apples with apples.
he has suspension yes, but also has the weight of a full roll cage added, as well as tyres that aren’t regarded as well as the Michelin’s. So give and take a little there. It’s not official, but it’s got people talking.
I think the MR comparison is fair because it’s true that the car isn’t totally bone stock, but the level of performance enhancing mods is fairly minimal and in some cases actually detrimental.Last edited by Reedy; 28-11-20, 03:10 PM.
Comment
Comment