track in melbourne

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Originally Posted by Nikki

at calder i think u need a fire putter outter thingy and a helmet and stuff the cots for drift practise is 55 not sure about drags and stuff

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extinguisher?

I might go down and have a look at a Phillip Island club meet before joining. It's an awesome track. Only ever driven it in games, so can't wait to have a crack at it in real life.

yeah.... phillip island is a good track....

hmm..but at phillip island..they dont open to public..as there is no practise days
u have to join club..i called them up already...

Calder is pretty boring in a Honda, not many corners at all. Its kind of a oval with a about 2 or 3 more corners chucked in there. If you dont want to travel too far try Sandown, still not as good as Phillip Island, but still pretty good.

And I think that you will find that at all but Calder you will need to be a part of a club and have a CAMS licence. From what I can remember I think it has something to do with Calder not being a CAMS accredited track anymore. Thats why its cheaper, coz you dont need all the safety stuff that CAMS say you need.

The reason why the other tracks aren't open to public, and only have days with big club groups is that you need to have all the marshalls, and medical people on standby coz of CAMS regulations. And this gets very expencive, hence why you usually end up paying more.

This is from what I have read and recalling from memory, so I might have some of it wrong or mixed up, but I think I got it all right

i want to know something..to be on track..i was thinking of changing sports brake pads..
as civic is FF...is changing front brake pads adequate? or i need to change all 4?

I beleive you should change them all as this will give you the best balance, but if your low on funds, then the front is the most important. But as soon as you get the funds change the back.

They may not do most of the braking, but they do contribute a lot to the stopping power, and your car will be more balanced if you do. Coz I beleive thats the key to honda's, you need everything to work together and be composed at all times.

They are not like nissans where you can just use power to get you good lap times, you need the car to be able to do everything quickly and smoothly and the car to be predictable. This is why you need good drivers skills too with Honda's.

hmm..that's true...
but inn da mean time..probably will be enough for me..heehe im low on budget...
i've been serarch for suspension for ages now..cant find anything 2nd hand...

honda's are a very good car to learn in though.. just do handling mods first..

you'll obtain a better understanding about your car's behaviour whilst on track...

hmm..i wanna reduce tiliting of da car...
i know upper front and rear strut braces are essential...but dunno about the lower ties...
cos i remember smoeone told me..there's a awaybar on da ek4s....
so do i need front or rear on da lower...
thank you...

it would help of course.. but not essential.

what i consider essential for track:
*good set of semi slicks (road tyres are ok too.. but for track semi's are fun)
*adjustable suspension (must have damper, height and camber adjust)
*good set of brakes
*strut bars (front, rear and lower)
*full exhaust system (headers, decent sized pipe & muffler - cat's optional.. hehe)
*comfortable racing/bucket seat

by all means, the list can go on and on.. but this is a great start. you'll have so much fun out there.

I agree with [R]'s list, but I woudn't say headers are essential ( I never had any on my EK4)

I have found a shift light comes in handy too, you dont need to watch you revs, just worry about the track and your lines. And some chassis bars (B pillar & C pillar) suprisingly make a huge difference to the handling. The car feels a lot more tight and you feel far less chassis flex, this will help with the tilting of the car too.