Tracking with a Carby

[Riced_Civic]

OTR havent announced it yet but i spoke to johnny and he said they are having 1 in November, but dunno the actual date.

[evilsub]

OTR definitely aren't holding anymore track days this year.

[quangsuke]

let me know if i need anything else to be more prepared
Carby Track Check List:

Road worthy Road tyres with plenty of tread =D
Full car service.
ADR Approved Helmet
ADR 1kg+ Fire Extinguisher
Remove any loose interior. (Spare etc)
anything else?

Pm me if u have anything that might help me =D
thanks for the input so far guys.

[Riced_Civic]

OTR definitely aren't holding anymore track days this year.

really, he told me other wise?????

[vyets]

It depends on which trackday some require fire extinguisher some don't. Also helmet has to have Australian Standards sticker on.
Bring spare oil etc.. and Jerry can if you have one, When you get into town fill up a full tank.


Pretty sure Vu was speaking to Johnny yesterday.

[vampzzz]

also another form of bonnet latch because you have a carbon fibre one IIRC.

[anjin]

Why brake straight. Because if you are braking hard, as you should be, then you will be using most of the grip of your tires just in braking. If you try to turn as well, you overload the grip and one end or the other will slide, and off you go.
Even if you aren't braking hard at the time, it's still an excellent habit for when you have more experience or just decide to brake later and harder. Or have to brake hard because of other cars.
In my particular moment, I was trying to pick up a couple of skylines, and decided to brake very late and hard. They braked early, and I was rapidly coming into their rear. So I tried to angle to the inside. I was sideways at 140 kph, and stopped very quickly. Basically, the rears were very lightly loaded, locked up when I took the angle because I overloaded their grip, and away the rear went. There are ways I could have dealt with that if I had had more experience or a bit more time, but things happen very fast out there.
So I do all the heavy braking in a straight line, and do any trail braking after that main effort and just before the corner. Rather than trying something fancier in braking, I concentrate on trying to be in the right slot, at the right speed, and with the suspension setting up for the corner. Its quite difficult to do this every time for every corner, as conditions and tire grip change. Give me a a lot more practice so I can do that basic right line/right speed thing 95% of the time, then I can start doing more complicated things. For now, simpler driving, safer driving.