Taupo track surface: rnd 1 vmcc

[DEATH_INC.]

I know, I know, it's been thrashed a bit, but I've just a little more info to add....
I was fortunate enough to bump into a guy who was racing the four hour car race the day before, interestingly enough he was, and said most of the others were, complaining about the poor grip on the track. If a car can't grip......
He also told me the night time guys were only rally cars, they were using it as a stage, you know, just onto the track, do a lap, then off.... doubtful they had much effect....
Take from this what you will, just thought it worthy to share.

[Karma]

I can't see they'll get A1GP back there with the patches the way they are.

[ZeroIndex]

I know, I know, it's been thrashed a bit, but I've just a little more info to add....
I was fortunate enough to bump into a guy who was racing the four hour car race the day before, interestingly enough he was, and said most of the others were, complaining about the poor grip on the track. If a car can't grip......
He also told me the night time guys were only rally cars, they were using it as a stage, you know, just onto the track, do a lap, then off.... doubtful they had much effect....
Take from this what you will, just thought it worthy to share.

Quasi told me it was drifters, not rally cars...

[DEATH_INC.]

Quasi told me it was drifters, not rally cars...

That's what I said, he said definatly rally cars....

[roadracingoldfart]

There was a couple of rally cars staying where we were on the Sunday and they were older classic cars. Like Datsun 1200s etc so that makes sense now.

[DEATH_INC.]

I think the more important thing is that it was already slippery on saturday, there may be somthing funny going on with the track surface, maybe?

[DEATH_INC.]

There was a couple of rally cars staying where we were on the Sunday and they were older classic cars. Like Datsun 1200s etc so that makes sense now.

Shot! That's what he said they were, older rally cars, escorts, dattos etc.

[Ivan]

Yip Surface was bad as,

At new years I got my knee down in the rain thereand was stoked.

This time I was on my knee in the dry sturglling for grip

[ZeroIndex]

I think the more important thing is that it was already slippery on saturday, there may be somthing funny going on with the track surface, maybe?

Except the following Friday (last Friday), the track was wet in the morning, and it was perfectly fine the whole day... They should keep cars off the track to stop the track going bad...

[ArcherWC]

The following friday at the trackday, first session was "mildly moist" , but traction definatly wasnt an issue. must surely have been a combination of factors that had the track go "off"

[Kickaha]

They should keep cars off the track to stop the track going bad...

We race at Ruapuna after car events quite often, it makes fuck all difference to the track surface, except for where they blow tyres and leave large bits of rubber lying about

[sAsLEX]

We race at Ruapuna after car events quite often, it makes fuck all difference to the track surface, except for where they blow tyres and leave large bits of rubber lying about

nothing a broom wont fix then?

[ZeroIndex]

We race at Ruapuna after car events quite often, it makes fuck all difference to the track surface, except for where they blow tyres and leave large bits of rubber lying about

But I'm starting campaigning... once we get cars off the tracks, then we can start getting them off our roads

[babyB]

But I'm starting campaigning... once we get cars off the tracks, then we can start getting them off our roads

hullabaloos

[Kickaha]

nothing a broom wont fix then?

Pretty much, and when I did the track day at Taupo I thought it had a good surface except for the chicane onto the start/finish, however I haven't ever been on it when it is wet/damp