DWYB - 24th March 2010

[LuPix_S15]

Will draw the diagram and upload it tonight.

Diffuser is RE-Amemiya Pro rear diffuser (copy version sold by RotaryArt). Fitment is for RX-7. You can get them off eBay or EP Racing should sell these

I got local bodyshop to custom mount it with custom made brackets so it's all solid and does not move!!

 

[LuPix_S15]

Here you go mate - DWYB track layout

You start on a straight to build up speed then 3rd gear drift into long, open wide left bend which then tightens to hairpin type apex. Going into this hairpin you have to scrub speed and down shift into second. Then I just second gear throught the next set of esses and then power down for the big final left hand bend :thumbs:

The grey bits are concrete barriers!!

J

 

[JameS15]

Hahaha epic drawing dude!!

The hairpin is my fav part... the trick seems to be sideways in 3rd (around 60ish mph i think?) round the long left hand bend but make sure you get hella loads of angle or else its fail time! Then quickly shift down into 2nd, keep on the power to keep some angle and then use the "wand" to gain decent angle for the actual hairpin

Cant wait to get back down there!

 

[R-Spec]

Anyone make "friends" with the concrete then?

 

[LuPix_S15]

Spot on James!! Yeah love that hairpin even tho throughout entire afternoon I only got it right twice?! grrrrr

I very nearly did make 'friends' with the concrete on the 60/70 mph third gear drift after the straight couple of times. UNDERSTEER = BROWN PANTS!!!!!

 

[JameS15]

Yeah in the morning when the track was slightly damp grip was really unpredictable! I had about 5 or 6 dodgy laps where id flick it sideways at about 60mph around that long left bend and then suddenly the front would find some dry road amongst the rain and grip in hard... found myself suddenly being thrown to the right towards the concrete!!

After it dried up late morning it was great! Had no more scares and it became much more predictable! I resorted to kissing a couple of cones later in the day however nice orange marks on the bumper but they buffed out easily enough!

 

[LuPix_S15]

Yeah them damn orange cones!! lol

Michelle left a couple of very small scuffs on the side skirts and I think I cracked a small bit of said part when I slammed into cone sideways at around 40 mph getting bit too frisky haha!! :wack:

 

[tooley]

hahaha i love your paint pictures james!!!

 

[LuPix_S15]

lol it was either that or get my 4 year old son to draw the drift track but I don't have a scanner :wack:

 

[JameS15]

Haha