Carparks/testing venues

[Milky]

We at UoA FSAE - www.fsae.co.nz - are looking for a testing venue over the next few weeks. If anyone knows someone or is someone with a large flat area of asphalt or concrete that we could do daytime and weekend testing on can you shoot me a PM or email to johan@fsae.co.nz? An absence of kerbs/potholes/drains/other nasty car breaking things is greatly helpful. The testing is likely to start 2 weeks from today, and continue on and off over then next 6 weeks. We are looking for something as close as possible to the Tamaki campus - very close to Mt Wellington.


Thanks,

Johan - 2006 UoA FSAE
Workshop Foreman
Supplies Manager

[Karma]

Interesting... testing what?

[N4CR]

REad the link matey... go cart things. Pretty cool too.

Try asking Saint Kentigern College, they had some junior karters from (SKC) there doing a demo in the carpark.


Hard work has also been put in by the engine team over the last few months with long dyno sessions spent tweaking the Yamaha YZF R6 600cc engine. As the engine is heavily modified with a lysholm screw type supercharger and a custom dry sump system the team have spent countless hours getting them to all work together. Their work has payed off with a well tuned engine producing a max torque of 86Nm and max power of 94hP. Not bad for a 600cc which has to breathe through a 20mm intake restrictor!

A 20MM RESTRICTOR holey fark, suprised that thing runs at all...... 94hp is around stock rwhp of a R6 as it is, but not through a 20mm intake hehehe... good work guys. Nice to see a supercharger stuck on, I'm sure some people on this site would like to know how that was done.

[Switch]

Those things do look pretty wicked. Wonder if i will see them around here :doobey:

[Two Smoker]

Tried the kart track down at Mt Wellington???

[Milky]

The kart track at mt wellington isn't interested as they believe us to be a touch large/heavy for the surface. Schools are likely out as they are populated during the day, and have teachers and students who may not appreciate the distraction during classes.

[WRT]

What about somewhere like Whenuapai air base? Surely they have a "spare" runway they could let you blast around on?

[sAsLEX]

whats the old airport down that way, ardmore? or is that a grass runway?

[sAsLEX]

What about somewhere like Whenuapai air base? Surely they have a "spare" runway they could let you blast around on?

Dont have any planes there!

Our choppers are based there though.

[WRT]

Bah, same thing. They still have a big concrete slab, dont they?

[Two Smoker]

Bah, same thing. They still have a big concrete slab, dont they?

Whenuipai absolutely rips up the tyres of cars though.... When the police do training there they went through at least one set of tyres in a day per car...

[loosebruce]

Whats wrong with the southern motorway? If you like i'll drive it down there if none of ya's got the kahuna's or if you guys actully have brains, which looking at the car you just might. But hey i'm game.

[Brett]

Hmm, i havew a mate who might have an idea. Let us know where u will run it, would be cool to come watch.