Heading North....but what about a day at Teretonga?
Discussion
The time has come to leave the QT playground and head North to get a warmer house and do babies and stuff.
However, the chap who has been helping me with the problem in my K series was telling me you can hire Teretonga for the day really cheaply. Is this right? Will I kill myself? Does anyone else fancy it? My zorst is 96db at the moment, wondering if I will get away with the 95db limit. Is there a bloke poking a db meter at you like in the UK or would it be 'ok just this once'.
Will go if we can organise a posse of cars to play one day.
Vroom vroom
However, the chap who has been helping me with the problem in my K series was telling me you can hire Teretonga for the day really cheaply. Is this right? Will I kill myself? Does anyone else fancy it? My zorst is 96db at the moment, wondering if I will get away with the 95db limit. Is there a bloke poking a db meter at you like in the UK or would it be 'ok just this once'.
Will go if we can organise a posse of cars to play one day.
Vroom vroom
So you're coming up then?
You may have trouble getting more than 3-4 people off here, as you're in a reasonable isolation down there. Teretonga is a lot of fun though
As for noise, don't worry a jot, noone's that Nazi in NZ (well not yet anyway, unless you're racing speedway) and as long as it's not offensively loud (110+dB) then you'll be fine
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You may have trouble getting more than 3-4 people off here, as you're in a reasonable isolation down there. Teretonga is a lot of fun though
As for noise, don't worry a jot, noone's that Nazi in NZ (well not yet anyway, unless you're racing speedway) and as long as it's not offensively loud (110+dB) then you'll be fine
G
I could be keen for Teretonga (even though my car isn't exactly designed for the track 
, I've never driven on track so would be fun to try it) and could probably find a few other mates who'd be interested as well. I'm going to be pretty flat out with uni stuff until the start of December but can probably make the time if its in a weekend.
, I've never driven on track so would be fun to try it) and could probably find a few other mates who'd be interested as well. I'm going to be pretty flat out with uni stuff until the start of December but can probably make the time if its in a weekend.
Kiwi XTR2 said:
GravelBen said:
. . . I'm going to be pretty flat out with uni stuff until the start of December but can probably make the time if its in a weekend.
I'd suggest that a comprehensive analysis of the track geometry would count as practical credit
yep, I'll just borrow one of the $100,000 GPS units from Survey School and take that down...
Man, leaving so soon. I don't have a road legal car (mine has the rego on hold until a few days before Christmas, and hasn't had a WoF since May) at the moment so can't make it to tack days to race.
This Sunday though there is drag racing at the Alexandra Airport (5-10 mins west of the town) starting at about 11am which i'll be going up to watch. Scruitineering starts at about 8am if you're going to race (which i think is REALLY cheap).
Then on the following Satuday there is racing at Levels Raceway in Timaru (free spectator entry i presume? Was last time i went anyway) which i think will be a mix of drag racing and circuit racing. Anyone here making it to any of these events?
And Dunedin is warmer than Queenstown, you should be moving here.
Edited by Mustang-man on Wednesday 20th September 21:35
Just spoken to Teretonga - I need to be a member of an affiliated club to hire the track for myself only, and CLNZ isn;t one apparently. Not too bothered though as there is an 'Open Day' on October 15th when members of the public can take their cars on track. Turn up and pay, as simple as that. It will be marshalled etc.
Good idea? bad idea? Don't want to be punted off by some turbonutter rice burner who doesn't like yellow!!! :-)
Good idea? bad idea? Don't want to be punted off by some turbonutter rice burner who doesn't like yellow!!! :-)
Be VERY wary of open days Richard..... more than one Elise ha sbeen destroyed at Pukekohe by guys in Skylines (or similar turbo japmobiles) that find they can (just about) keep up with an Elise sown the straight, and then think "I'll have a go at outbraking him into the hairpin"..... needless yo say that when you both brake from 200+km/h at 75m, only one of you will be stopping in time.
This is just based on experience of Pukekohe open days though. Never mind, once you're up this end of the country, there'll be MORE than enough trackdays to keep you occupied.
This is just based on experience of Pukekohe open days though. Never mind, once you're up this end of the country, there'll be MORE than enough trackdays to keep you occupied.
I'd be guessing both would end up deep in the sandtrap trying to pull off a -2g braking manouvre in road cars..............
Yes, you need to be circumspect and approach open test days with the right mental attitude - if you do come up against a plonker, pull over and let them go or do a pass through pit lane and get out of phase. Test days are a good way of getting seat time and you will find that sharing the track with both faster and slower cars will help get your head outside the car and increase your environmental awareness.
Just be humble and enjoy
Yes, you need to be circumspect and approach open test days with the right mental attitude - if you do come up against a plonker, pull over and let them go or do a pass through pit lane and get out of phase. Test days are a good way of getting seat time and you will find that sharing the track with both faster and slower cars will help get your head outside the car and increase your environmental awareness.
Just be humble and enjoy
renn68 said:
60km/h mid corner?
Probably closer to 70 through the middle of the corner.
And it all depends where the "100m" marker actually is.... remembering at the hairpin you generally brake and head toward the outside of the corner and turn in very late so that "100m" probably represents about ~120 actual from braking point to turn-in.
renn68 said:
probably closer to 60km/h (like a GT3 ) - so you are probably going to need around 120m (assuming 200kmh to to get it slowed down unless you've been holding out on everyone and have been running slicks............
) - so you are probably going to need around 120m (assuming 200kmh to to get it slowed down unless you've been holding out on everyone and have been running slicks............ Alls I know is that it's after the 100m board..... whether the times I've been there they were set up differently... of course the other option is that my ~204km/h indicated isn't quite genuine..... either way it feels like a brick wall when I stop
Richard Gee said:
Yes yes yes, but are they going to drive into me? ;-)
What sort of drivers go on these open days and how do they differ to 'training' days. And which is nearer to a UK style 'track day'?
What sort of drivers go on these open days and how do they differ to 'training' days. And which is nearer to a UK style 'track day'?
I'd start by asking whether there is any drifting on the day.
Even if they're in different sessions they drag a lot of rubbish onto the track
often right where you need to brake which is helpful. 
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