Speedway racing

Well my mate has just purchased a Speedway car. Will be running in the QLD Series at Brisbane International Speedway / Archerfield in the Ford v Holden.
I will be his main Pit Crew & once i get myself sorted with some race-gear i will have a go once every couple of months or so. We can even run a Passenger as long as they have a NASR licence & the required Race-gear, this could get messy, lol.

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Looks like fun Fun JD

Perfect Car wouldn't have to even weld up the door as Im yet to see a XD XE XF with door handles that work.

looks suspiciously like a cab I used to drive

Here are some pics as we gave it a coat of black.

"Car 245 could you pick up at 136 Learoyd Rd @ acacia ridge please ... off to the airport"

Wally26 wrote:"Car 245 could you pick up at 136 Learoyd Rd @ acacia ridge please ... off to the airport"

On the way Wally, But it could be a bit of a wild ride with plenty of panel rubbing in the rush to get you there on time .

TTR=JD wrote:

Wally26 wrote:"Car 245 could you pick up at 136 Learoyd Rd @ acacia ridge please ... off to the airport"

On the way Wally, But it could be a bit of a wild ride with plenty of panel rubbing in the rush to get you there on time .

hahaha, nice

TTR=JD wrote:
On the way Wally, But it could be a bit of a wild ride with plenty of panel rubbing in the rush to get you there on time .

and the difference between that and a normal Brisbane taxi ride is ??????????????

Jason, you at work today??

I might be picking up some new wheels from Yatala or Helensvale today, so might pop in if your gonna be there

Wally26 wrote:

TTR=JD wrote:
On the way Wally, But it could be a bit of a wild ride with plenty of panel rubbing in the rush to get you there on time .

and the difference between that and a normal Brisbane taxi ride is ??????????????

JD speaks English.

rofl

Ok here are a couple of pics after we finished the car. My mate Jason debuted the car on Saturday night and drove well and kept it almost damage free. He got 2nd for the rookie class for the night.

needs a good polish!

looks like great fun though

Wally26 wrote:needs a good polish!

looks like great fun though

Are you offering to come & polish Wally? lol.

If i get all my gear in time i may jump in as passenger next meeting & then hopefully have my debut in a few weeks time. I think it will be piss funny as a passenger.

Watch which way he takes you when your passenger those taxis do anything for extra fair

Look good you'll have to chuck a video up

After the 1st meeting as lead engineer i decided to have a good look at the car as it didn't appear to handle to well & the driver confirmed this.
So we removed all 4 shocks & they where shot so we replaced them, we cut the FL spring to drop the nose a bit, adjusted the caster, Gave it a bit of positive camber on the FL & a bit more neg on the FR. Changed a couple of tyre treads & sizes around to help with grip & stagger. Adjusted the timing & fuel mixture.

I could see from the first couple of laps what a huge difference it had made & when the driver returned to the pits after race 1 & i asked how the car was he replied " Perfect dont change a thing" he said it has more grip, power, easy to drive, controllable slides, predictable & it naturally wants to turn in to the corner. Last meeting he had to dab the break and wait for it to turn in and this time he held it flat into the corner and without even turning the car turned in and the back stepped out. Guess i should ask for a payrise, lol.
He passed between 6 & 8 cars each 8 lap race & as a rookie he has to start ROF and didn't look like getting lapped this time.
17 cars last night & he finished 6th in the final. I think my work is done.

Well done Jason did you have a go as passenger yet. set of voice activated headsets could be useful for spotting we use them on the bikes they clip on the helmet and have flat speakers to mount in helmet. They have about 800m range providing it is line of site the good ones are about 400 the china ones under 200

Didn't get to go as passenger yet but my racegear has arrived so i am hoping to jump in with him in about 4 weeks at the Australian Title. I will have to look into if you can use a headset or not. If anyone is needing ragegear send me a pm as i can get SFI rated gear for about $250 cheaper than anywhere else you can get it in Australia. The gear i just got was $490 & at the shops it is around $740 & the cheaper stuff here in Australia of lower standard is $650 for the cheapest.

Nice one JD, your setup expertise is obviously as good in the real world as it is in rfactor.

Webber wrote:Nice one JD, your setup expertise is obviously as good in the real world as it is in rfactor.

Thanks mate that is a very nice compliment. I did work on my brother in-laws Super Sedan when i was in my teens so i still recalled some basic things i guess. I did also call a friend who is a very well known chasis builder before i made the changes just to make sure i was doing the right thing & he confirmed i was spot on, he races Late Models these days, Nick Girdlestone.

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Well i am jumping in the XF Falcon speedway car this weekend as a passenger for the Australian tile at Brisbane International Speedway. They are also having an enduro race 2 drivers 15 laps each with a Lemans style start so i will be getting my first drive of the Falcon in the enduro event. Should be a blast.

Great stuff JD, sounds like you gunna have a whole lotta fun.
maybe in the near future you can grow a mullet. lol.
Youll do great mate, look foward to seeing some results and pics.

"drive it in deep and hope it sticks"

good luck man
milo

Thanks Milo it should be a blast. How are things for you over in NZ? Hope you your family & friends are all ok & doing well.

Bugger if I weren't 4 hours from brisbane I'd come out and watch. Good luck mate and remember, if in doubt it'll buff out

TTR=JD wrote:Thanks Milo it should be a blast. How are things for you over in NZ? Hope you your family & friends are all ok & doing well.

Thanks for your words JD, its a tough time for family and I at the moment, it seems to be an ongoing thing for us.

Cheer's Webber, yeh my only concern is it is my best mates car & i don't want to destroy it on him, but i think once the helmet is on any thoughts will be out the window & my go for it attitude will come out, lol.

That's bad news Milo, i hope things improve for you and if we can do anything for you just yell mate.
Cheer's JD.

good stuff JD, what do you call this class over there
it looks like one of our production saloons? ,
we have street stocks as well but they have big bumpers and are aloud to hit and spin each other
all our roll bars are inside the cars here
go ford power brother

Well... how'd it go?!

kris wrote:good stuff JD, what do you call this class over there
it looks like one of our production saloons? ,
we have street stocks as well but they have big bumpers and are aloud to hit and spin each other
all our roll bars are inside the cars here
go ford power brother

Hi Kris, it is called Ford v Holden and is only run at Brisbane International Speedway. It is not a class where you are permitted to run in to each other.

Well i went out as passenger in the heats & the Australian title with my mate & he got 4th in the Aus title it was a buzz as passenger.

Then after a while it was my turn to start the enduro race, Lemans style start. So off we go me running over to the car i leap up onto the bonnet & jump in through the front mesh screen that pivots on hinges to get in, couldn't see my belts to do them up as you cant see them because you cant put your head down to look due to the helmet & neckbrace so had to feel my way, lol. Hit the start button and im off. Never driven the car or driven the track 1st gear onto the track pedal to the floor, 2nd gear pedal to the floor, thought i was going to be a bit of a wussy but the race face was on and off i went passing car after car & never getting passed by anyone, got driven into the wall on about lap 9 on the start finish straight so lifted off ever so slightly and got passed the car through the next turn and left him behind, had a couple of side rubs and 1 guy infront of me was all over the place and out of shape so i tagged his rear right corner and sent him off track slightly as i went sailing buy, as they say Rubbin's Racin, hehe. Our pit stop for the driver change was a bungle so not sure where we ended up but at the end of my 15 lap stint i had us infront of the car that won as i had past him a few laps before the end. It wasn't until about lap 8 i thought shit my left foot is just resting over by the tunnel in the centre of the car maybe i should have it on the brake incase we get a yellow or someone has a big lose infront of me, oops guess i was just too focused on going hard to think of using the brake at any point probably not a habit i should get into ?? I will try and get a video loaded up tonight for you guys. I had a lot of people coming up to me saying your a natural & what a great drive i put on & they couldn't believe it was my first ever race. Bring on the next season i say.

Ok, here it is guys hope you enjoy.

choice bro,
any BA falcons on the track lol, i bet you couldnt get to sleep after that till 3 in the morning

what size donks are aloud 5L??

kris wrote:choice bro,
any BA falcons on the track lol, i bet you couldnt get to sleep after that till 3 in the morning

what size donks are aloud 5L??

Nah older XF XE and old Commodores ans 6cyl only non fuel injection. Yeh i was buzzing all night took ages to get to sleep, lol.

Fantastic

Webber wrote:

Fantastic

lol, hope you enjoyed & got a good laugh.

Think we found a picture of JD driving at the Speedway!

Lol, kiwi