Willowbank Meet

[TUF270]

i can only launch it well when im not trying...lol...when ever i try i just end up in a cloud of smoke....ha ha....and no i dont mean im frying the clutch :P i think i can do the shifts fast enuf though...i can do it so fast that its borderline on almost missing...ha ha.....ill end up with all my runs over 16secs :P and ill blame it on something poor like the stickers on my bonnet caused to much resistance...

[TUF270]

does anyone know a good rev range i should launch it at? and how to launch a manual?do you use handbrake or just clutch it or?

[Samboh]

Times like this (Glad I have an auto) lol nah I like manuals but in my ute it was manual I use to clutch it

[fordnut87]

im gonna struggle getting off the line clean. my tyres are bald as. and i hate driving in shoes aswell haha. im gonna have to practice my launches before i go fo sure

[joe260]

im gonna see if i can make it. If not mick you can borrow my stockies. They dont have much tread but they'll do. but if i go i will need them :evil3: but ill know friday for sure if i will be attending.

Will be bit nervous being my first time down the strip. but ive had the car for a bit now so i know how to drive it haha

[TUF270]

well im definitely going.checked the account and i should be ok to scrape through til next pay...lol...now to find a helmet....

also my tyres are bald as aswell...so ill probably just spin on the spot and go nowhere...lol....

[TheSneakiness]

I'll meet you guys there.

[Samboh]

excellent makes atleast about 5-6 of us assured going with about 3-4 maybes lol

[TUF270]

and also hyboi is a definite aswell ;) and im still working on Fordgirl86 lol...she is just scared to lose to me thats why she isnt sure :P .....

[TUF270]

need to remind people going also about what they need to wear...

helmet
long sleeve shirt and long pants
and shoes...lol

[TheSneakiness]

Originally Posted by fordnut87

im gonna struggle getting off the line clean. my tyres are bald as. and i hate driving in shoes aswell haha. im gonna have to practice my launches before i go fo sure

You can do that all you want, but when you're out there it's a totally different animal. The track surface is a heap different to a street surface.

Just a friendly tip from someone who's had a little experience down the 1/4 ;)

[TUF270]

practising cant hurt though?

[fordnut87]

Isn't the track suppose to be more grippier then the street roads?
thats what im hoping anyway haha cause i tried a few fast take offs today and it didnt go like i imagined it would lol... wheelspin...

anyone got any tips how to launch a manual 8??

[XTC 190]

track is treated with a compound that helps grip, it id definatley than launching on the street, just try different combos till you find the right one

[joe260]

Originally Posted by TUF240

and also hyboi is a definite aswell ;) and im still working on Fordgirl86 lol...she is just scared to lose to me thats why she isnt sure :P .....

oi dont be saying that to me! that makes me want to go more and show you how to drive a 8 oh and to have you beaten by a girl bwah hahaha

[hy_boi]

I'm just keen on beating some of these manual 8's in my 6

[TheSneakiness]

Weather *could* be against us here.

Saturday An afternoon shower or two. Max 27

Hmmm...

[TUF270]

Originally Posted by FordGirl86

oi dont be saying that to me! that makes me want to go more and show you how to drive a 8 oh and to have you beaten by a girl bwah hahaha

i might like being beaten by a girl :P ha ha joke.and i have this distinct feeling that im going to suck at this launching thing...infact the whole dragging thing.....

[TUF270]

Originally Posted by Rapid_Axe

Weather *could* be against us here.

Saturday An afternoon shower or two. Max 27

Hmmm...

for the last 2weeks they have said shower or two and it hasnt even rained.so unless it looks snowed in then im still goin....

like the massive storm warnings we got last night for hail and damaging winds....all we got was a sprinkling of rain....lol

[XTC 190]

Bloody weather, I tell if I have taken today off to clean the dam car and get ready for tommorrow night and it rains i will be p1ssed well and truly.

[Neoxr6]

Well its been raining here all night. (springwood)

[TheSneakiness]

Nice and wet here (Maroochydore)

Lightly overcast at the moment.

BUGGER OFF RAIN, I NEED MY DRAG RACING FIX!!!!!

[Neoxr6]

Im getting my speed fix tomorrow with a 14000ft sky dive, weather permitting, and if all goes well i mite be back in time to get to willowbank;)

[TUF270]

not even raining here...remember its inland and it never rains inland....lol

[TUF270]

HA HA MY POINT PROVEN THAT THEY ARE ALWAYS GUESSING ABOUT THE WEATHER....
forecast has now changed to:

Forecast for Saturday
Rain clearing to a fine afternoon. Mostly light SW to SE winds.

Precis: Rain clearing
City: Min 17 Max 27

[Samboh]

Not raining here, hasn't rained since yesterday, looks lil overcast but not much - At Greenbank/Logan.

[CADSKY]

hope that rain stays away!

[joe260]

Originally Posted by TUF240

i might like being beaten by a girl :P ha ha joke.and i have this distinct feeling that im going to suck at this launching thing...infact the whole dragging thing.....

haha funny one. should get some practice in then hey if u think you cant do it. or you just cant handle the power of the 8 still?? might need someone who does know how to drive (me.. cough cough) to teach ya lol

[joe260]

hoping this weather stays away but!

[hy_boi]

Will someone be able to keep in contract with QR to see if its still on, i'm just at work thats all...send me an email if its cancelled.