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Hi all,
There's a private day being organised at Pukekohe on 22nd January (Monday). This is the monday after the A1GP weekend. I know it's a monday so it'll mean a day off work if you want to attend, but January's usually a good time to do this sort of thing. I'm told there are a few spots lest... post in here if you might be interested and I can pass your contact details along.
Cost for the day will be ~$100 or so. Standard regs as for any private trackday as far as I'm aware.
Chance to get out and enjoy Pukekohe without the annoying drifters making a mess of things!
There's a private day being organised at Pukekohe on 22nd January (Monday). This is the monday after the A1GP weekend. I know it's a monday so it'll mean a day off work if you want to attend, but January's usually a good time to do this sort of thing. I'm told there are a few spots lest... post in here if you might be interested and I can pass your contact details along.
Cost for the day will be ~$100 or so. Standard regs as for any private trackday as far as I'm aware.
Chance to get out and enjoy Pukekohe without the annoying drifters making a mess of things!
Hi guys,
I've just received a confirmation e-mail abotu the aforementioned trackday. I've pasted the info below FYI.
I've already got 4 spots allocated to me, for myself and friends (you lot)... but there are more available at present if more of you want to come out for a play. I've blanked out account details of the bloke organising it and his e-mail address, but if you think you'll be a definite starter, I can forward the account details and his contact directly so that you can book/pay for your place... I'll probably be confirming my place next week. Just post up in here and I'll forward the info
I've just received a confirmation e-mail abotu the aforementioned trackday. I've pasted the info below FYI.
I've already got 4 spots allocated to me, for myself and friends (you lot)... but there are more available at present if more of you want to come out for a play. I've blanked out account details of the bloke organising it and his e-mail address, but if you think you'll be a definite starter, I can forward the account details and his contact directly so that you can book/pay for your place... I'll probably be confirming my place next week. Just post up in here and I'll forward the info
Trackday Organiser said:
Hi Guys,
The Track day is less then 3 months away and I have finalised the layout and rules of the day; firstly the account mentioned below is where you can deposit the $100 entry fee, the sooner all the money is collected the faster I can sort out groups for the morning session mentioned below.
Secondly if you wouldn’t mind filling out the attached form and emailing it back to me, this will enable me to sort groups.
I still have a few spaces left if any of you have mates that might be keen, just get them to email me with their details.
The longer your money is out standing the more reminder emails you will get
ASB Bank
Account Number: XX-XXXX-XXXXXXX-XX
Layout:
Morning Session: To enable drivers to get a feeling for the track and their cars performance.
10.00am Drivers briefing, cars and helmets will be inspected.
10.15am First Group will proceed out for the first 15 minute session.
12.30pm Final group will come into pits for lunch
Lunch: A chance to refuel your stomach and your car.
Afternoon Session: A chance to empty your car, hopefully not your stomach!
1.00 – 4.30pm cars can feel free to line up at the entry to the track, and they will be told when to enter. (This is subject to conditions, number of cars left and driver preference. We will just wait and see but this has worked well in the past.)
4.30pm Final group off the track.
Rules:
There will be no Drifting
Helmet must be worn at all times whilst in a car on the track.
There will be no passing on corners, no exceptions. The majority of drivers will be using their daily driven road cars, KEEP THIS IN MIND. (drivers caught doing this or any other dangerous manoeuvres will be asked to leave immediately)
Basically you break it you buy it! (this is in respect to the track itself i.e. Guardrail, sign writing etc)
No more then 10 cars on the track at one time.
Obviously the track operates in a clockwise direction, so no going the wrong way!!! ( The track Manager can tell you some nasty stories of this happening)
If you happen to go “off roading” and get stuck stay in your car, everyone else that goes past will be able to laugh at you! Then they will come around past the start finish line and toot their horn to notify the track official who will black flag the session and everyone will come in to the pits while he pulls them out.
If you have any questions at all please feel free to either call me or email me:
See you all there!
Matthew Hebden
The Track day is less then 3 months away and I have finalised the layout and rules of the day; firstly the account mentioned below is where you can deposit the $100 entry fee, the sooner all the money is collected the faster I can sort out groups for the morning session mentioned below.
Secondly if you wouldn’t mind filling out the attached form and emailing it back to me, this will enable me to sort groups.
I still have a few spaces left if any of you have mates that might be keen, just get them to email me with their details.
The longer your money is out standing the more reminder emails you will get
ASB Bank
Account Number: XX-XXXX-XXXXXXX-XX
Layout:
Morning Session: To enable drivers to get a feeling for the track and their cars performance.
10.00am Drivers briefing, cars and helmets will be inspected.
10.15am First Group will proceed out for the first 15 minute session.
12.30pm Final group will come into pits for lunch
Lunch: A chance to refuel your stomach and your car.
Afternoon Session: A chance to empty your car, hopefully not your stomach!
1.00 – 4.30pm cars can feel free to line up at the entry to the track, and they will be told when to enter. (This is subject to conditions, number of cars left and driver preference. We will just wait and see but this has worked well in the past.)
4.30pm Final group off the track.
Rules:
There will be no Drifting
Helmet must be worn at all times whilst in a car on the track.
There will be no passing on corners, no exceptions. The majority of drivers will be using their daily driven road cars, KEEP THIS IN MIND. (drivers caught doing this or any other dangerous manoeuvres will be asked to leave immediately)
Basically you break it you buy it! (this is in respect to the track itself i.e. Guardrail, sign writing etc)
No more then 10 cars on the track at one time.
Obviously the track operates in a clockwise direction, so no going the wrong way!!! ( The track Manager can tell you some nasty stories of this happening)
If you happen to go “off roading” and get stuck stay in your car, everyone else that goes past will be able to laugh at you! Then they will come around past the start finish line and toot their horn to notify the track official who will black flag the session and everyone will come in to the pits while he pulls them out.
If you have any questions at all please feel free to either call me or email me:
See you all there!
Matthew Hebden
Ben, you'd be most welcome... this may end up being somewhat of a PistonHeads meet since Izza (who is usually based in Timaru) will be up as well. I won't have a spare passenger seat to the track as I'll have Izza with me, but if you're there on the day and they allow passengers, I'll gladly take you out for a blat
Auckland to taupo is 3.5 hours, maybe a bit longer around A1GP weekend. I think Rotorua to Auckland is similar. Taupo to Rotorua is about 40 mins? Auckland to Pukekohe is about 40-45 minutes. Direct to Pukekohe from either Taupo or Rotorua, subtract maybe 25-35 minutes from the time to Auckland.
HTH
HTH
kylie said:
MMmm, I have requested a new gear linkage kit for xmas (unusual female present I know) if this gets done I may come along too if I can get the day off work! Havent done a track day for a wee while now.
There are still spots left but filling fast.... hassle your work and if you can swing the day off lemme know and I'll see if we can squeeze you in
I got a gearlinkage for last christmas, and I've loved my gearchange ever since
Kiwi XTR2 said:
It's a Ferrari 348... in the time it takes one standard Elise to Lap Pukekohe, the Ferrari will have hurled itself at the armco twice, caught fire once, passed through three service intervals and seen the Elise keep up with it in a straight line and annihilate it in the bends. :P
I saw that just as we left.... didn't realise it was quite that nasty, or close to hitting anyone else.
Bear in mind that ANYONE can crash on a trackday, and Jennian is a nasty corner that deserves a lot of respect... for what it's worth, it seemed like Matthew (integra) got caught up in someone else's accident.
Bear in mind that more than a couple of Elises had spins too during the day.
But yeah, on ANY circuit you have to be careful... the boon with Pukekohe is that the corners are fast and the walls are close.
Bear in mind that ANYONE can crash on a trackday, and Jennian is a nasty corner that deserves a lot of respect... for what it's worth, it seemed like Matthew (integra) got caught up in someone else's accident.
Bear in mind that more than a couple of Elises had spins too during the day.
But yeah, on ANY circuit you have to be careful... the boon with Pukekohe is that the corners are fast and the walls are close.
that was a fair time after the accident.... we saw the dust cloud while we were waiting for the gates to cross the track... about 10 seconds afterwards the safetry truck went out of the pitlane.... the truck had just arrived then... I remember seeing Dean+Graham crossing the line and saying "thank god it wasn't them".... we then made sure we did a headcound of Elises before we headed off.
Hi Rhys,
Yellow Elise is Richard Gee's
Mine was the silver one that spent most of the day in the garage (playing it safe as my rear tyres are bald, I really only went to the trackday to give Owen (Izza) a blat around while he was up from Christchurch.
Elises aren't THAT quick around Pukekohe as they've only got about 94WHP, which kills you on the straight. They're more suited to circuits like Taupo and Manfield where you can use the handling advantages more. A stock standard Elise S1 will lap Pukekohe in the mid-high 1:13 bracket with a few sensible mods like mine getting you into the mid 1:12s... cars that are more modified like Richard Gee's will see you into the 1:11s, which is the same time as a later 111R Elise (with the Toyota 190bhp 2ZZGE engine). From there you can go to Honda-power like the Green and Red S1s that were there which will get you anywhere from 1:08 to 1:06 or lower, but then you're talking about fairly big money.
Dean's Elise PTR (the red one) that's lapping in the low-1:07s is for sale on trademe if you've got a spare $60k or so
Don't dismiss your MR2 though... a friend in the Lotus club has a very mildly modded one (exhaust, chip) with decent rubber and he's getting 1:12s out of it
DC2 Integras are fantastic out-of-the-box trackday cars, particularly the Type Rs
Yellow Elise is Richard Gee's
Mine was the silver one that spent most of the day in the garage (playing it safe as my rear tyres are bald, I really only went to the trackday to give Owen (Izza) a blat around while he was up from Christchurch.
Elises aren't THAT quick around Pukekohe as they've only got about 94WHP, which kills you on the straight. They're more suited to circuits like Taupo and Manfield where you can use the handling advantages more. A stock standard Elise S1 will lap Pukekohe in the mid-high 1:13 bracket with a few sensible mods like mine getting you into the mid 1:12s... cars that are more modified like Richard Gee's will see you into the 1:11s, which is the same time as a later 111R Elise (with the Toyota 190bhp 2ZZGE engine). From there you can go to Honda-power like the Green and Red S1s that were there which will get you anywhere from 1:08 to 1:06 or lower, but then you're talking about fairly big money.
Dean's Elise PTR (the red one) that's lapping in the low-1:07s is for sale on trademe if you've got a spare $60k or so
Don't dismiss your MR2 though... a friend in the Lotus club has a very mildly modded one (exhaust, chip) with decent rubber and he's getting 1:12s out of it
DC2 Integras are fantastic out-of-the-box trackday cars, particularly the Type Rs
Yeah tyres makes a huge difference (albeit less at puke than any other track). I know Richard Price (User Photochromatic) who was there in his red 111R has been clocked somewhere in the mid 1:11 range and that's about the quickest 111R I've heard of. James has been in the low 1:11s in his Exige but it's capable of more. Richard Price's 111R on 048s would be capable of mid-low 1:10s I'm sure.
The only thing with going to 048s on standard suspension is that you tend to hit the bumpstops too soon which can turn the car unpredictable. I'm already hitting the bumpstops with standard rubber! so I'd hate to see what happens if I strapped sticky tyres on! (anyone wanna lend me their nitrons and 048s?
The only thing with going to 048s on standard suspension is that you tend to hit the bumpstops too soon which can turn the car unpredictable. I'm already hitting the bumpstops with standard rubber! so I'd hate to see what happens if I strapped sticky tyres on! (anyone wanna lend me their nitrons and 048s?
Kiwi le said:
Mate - my bump stops are so used to seeing the bottom of the shocks, they are starting an unhealthy relationship - incest even !!! but hey it makes it fun right......
Sticky tyres on S2 Bilstein conversion is one thing, but on standard, soggy Koni reds is a nightmare.... mine's starting to do some VERY naughty things.... all donations to the nitron fund gratefully received
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