The way round Manfeild

[scroter]

racing next weekend at pacific series.

popping my manfeild cherry

need to know the way round, as in a description of it. whats a reasonable lap time to for F3/pro twin.

cheers

[Hitcher]

Like many motorsport venues, Manfeild is a circuit. If you stay on the track for long enough, you will get back to the point at which you started. Repeat. Wash colours separately. Rinse.

[White trash]

Good on ya Scrote! Long time no see bro.

It goes right, opening into a right. Shitty left with some patchs and bums. Right that ya don't wann get too wide on. Shitty hairpin. Drag race style straight. Cool right opening onto a staright with a wicked crest for wheelies. Tough 180 degree right that you can go into it deeper than you ever thought possible. Nasty ripples mid corner, opens onto a kinked staright accross the start finish line.

Piece of piss mate.

[scroter]

cheers man. any idea what lap time i should be aiming for on my SV. Im trying to not to much pressure on myself, but i have a good lead in the pro twins after winning all three at round 1. would like a bit more competition this time tho.

[Frenchy]

Good on ya Scrote! Long time no see bro.

It goes right, opening into a right. Shitty left with some patchs and bums. Right that ya don't wann get too wide on. Shitty hairpin(where i sometimes stop for coffee and to admire the other races in my race). Drag race style straight. Cool right opening onto a staright with a wicked crest for wheelies. Tough 180 degree right that you can go into it deeper than you ever thought possible. Nasty ripples mid corner, opens onto a kinked staright accross the start finish line.

Piece of piss mate.

yep just keep the two black things on the track and you'll be mint!!

[Tony.OK]

Good on ya Scrote! Long time no see bro.

It goes right, opening into a right. Shitty left with some patchs and bums. Nice left now without the bumps Right that ya don't wann get too wide on. Shitty hairpin. Drag race style straight. Cool right opening onto a staright with a wicked crest for wheelies. Tough 180 degree right that you can go into it deeper than you ever thought possible. Nasty ripples mid corner,they're gone now too
opens onto a kinked staright accross the start finish line.

Piece of piss mate.

Anything between a 1:20-1:13 seems reasonable for the SV's.

[svr]

cheers man. any idea what lap time i should be aiming for on my SV. Im trying to not to much pressure on myself, but i have a good lead in the pro twins after winning all three at round 1. would like a bit more competition this time tho.

15's are good on a PT. 14's are better tho.
If Buckles beats u again u aint goin fast enough

[Tony.OK]

A flying lap from my perspective.

Coming into the right hander turn 1 in 5th hit the brakes at the end of the pit wall, mid to 3/4 track, bang down 3 gears into 2nd, turn in a little late to square it off, on the gas trying to avoid running too wide for the right kink, short shift to 3rd aiming to hit the apex of the kink as theres a bump about 1 metre out. Hit apex and button off, down to 2nd drifting to the left to tip in hard left at Splash, now smooth as. Hold it tight to get a straight line run at the next right kink, holding 2nd hit the right kink tight and aim for a wide entry into the hairpin.
Going into the hairpin wide so I can see the exit, turn in late to stop running wide coming out, on the gas as hard as possible and up through the gears down the middle straight. Use a stake as a braking marker and go down to 3rd coming into Higgins, not taking too tight a line or I'll slow down too much. Its a long corner and seems like a long wait to get on the gas properly but it starts to open out so hit the throttle sliding the rear coming out, into 3rd and the rears still wanting to slide.
Let the bike run left a bit, 100% throttle hit the hump where the track extension starts, the fronts trying to lift here so move weight forward and let it hover.
Coming into Dunlop start to tip in at the marshalls box to the right, start braking while turning in,down from 5th to 3rd, feels wrong going into a corner so fast but ya just can. Treating the corner like a douple apex I hit the white line going in, then drift out to centre track, now tip in hard right once I can see the start straight, the tracks been repaired here, used to be bumpy coming out but is nice ans flat now, lotsa lean and hit the gas trying not to run wide on exit so I get a good run up the straight aiming at the kink, then cross the finish line.................................

As Jimmy said............piece of piss.

[roadracingoldfart]

A flying lap from my perspective.

Coming into the right hander turn 1 in 5th hit the brakes at the end of the pit wall, mid to 3/4 track, bang down 3 gears into 2nd, turn in a little late to square it off, on the gas trying to avoid running too wide for the right kink, short shift to 3rd aiming to hit the apex of the kink as theres a bump about 1 metre out. Hit apex and button off, down to 2nd drifting to the left to tip in hard left at Splash, now smooth as. Hold it tight to get a straight line run at the next right kink, holding 2nd hit the right kink tight and aim for a wide entry into the hairpin.
Going into the hairpin wide so I can see the exit, turn in late to stop running wide coming out, on the gas as hard as possible and up through the gears down the middle straight. Use a stake as a braking marker and go down to 3rd coming into Higgins, not taking too tight a line or I'll slow down too much. Its a long corner and seems like a long wait to get on the gas properly but it starts to open out so hit the throttle sliding the rear coming out, into 3rd and the rears still wanting to slide.
Let the bike run left a bit, 100% throttle hit the hump where the track extension starts, the fronts trying to lift here so move weight forward and let it hover.
Coming into Dunlop start to tip in at the marshalls box to the right, start braking while turning in,down from 5th to 3rd, feels wrong going into a corner so fast but ya just can. Treating the corner like a douple apex I hit the white line going in, then drift out to centre track, now tip in hard right once I can see the start straight, the tracks been repaired here, used to be bumpy coming out but is nice ans flat now, lotsa lean and hit the gas trying not to run wide on exit so I get a good run up the straight aiming at the kink, then cross the finish line.................................

As Jimmy said............piece of piss.

And if its wet !!! none of the above.

[FROSTY:Me]

What trashy said except that the infeild seems a bit more forgiving in summer when theres some track temperature.
Get there early and ride a bicycle around it or walk the track. You wont believe how cambered Higgins is.

[scrivy]

Nah mate, none of the above!!!
Thats for the posers.......

Now, leave the dummy grid on cold tyres (none of those expensive tyre warmers needed). Wave to all the thousands of spectators lined up along the fence on the left. Remember, no pressure now mate....
Enter the track at turn 1.
Give it absolute shit so that the rear slides around to about 45 degrees, don't opposite lock, so it keeps coming around - this adds to the effect! Now accelerate at breakneck speeds around the endless turn 2. Wait until the very last second to brake like a demon into turn 3 (Oh, it helps if you have a quick look to make sure that your passenger isn't quite over to the left yet - this adds dramatically to the disaster effect, and just to confirm, the look on your passengers face says it all!!!)
Lift the side wheel as high as you can around turn 3 - usually dragging the muffler on the right side. (Try to wave to your sponsors at this point also, although it's not always easy taking a hand off - but looks great if you can do it.)
Now, to spice things up for your passenger (cause remember this is your first lap there in a year), give it the whole 220+ Hp in 2nd gear, flick it into 3rd as violently as possible, turn right as suddenly as you can into turn 4 - looking back to see if your passenger has made the transition to the right - but you'll feel the rig lift the rear tyre if he hasn't, so you'll get that warm fuzzy feeling knowing he's not quite up to race speed yet....
Once you've gotten past turn 4's apex, line up the turn 5 left hand hairpin.
Now, this ones a beauty!! Plan to take a tight line right up to its apex. This will ensure no-one will ever be able to take you on the inside. Do your best attempt at late braking here. Trying to just lock the front, and get it slightly off balance. This will also un-nerve your passenger, as just when he's expecting to go left, it flicks violently to the right, and he has to sit up from his near sleeping position over the left wheel guard. (This will also stop him from waving to the photographers at this point of maximum sidewheel lift).
Now, give it death down this straight to turn 6 - Higgins corner.
No need for any dramas here, as your passenger has had all the time in the world to get from the left side out of the hairpin, onto the right side ready for Higgins. (Although its boring for the passenger down this straight, he has to stay focused, as thinking about poon or dreamin about having a few Heinekens may take his mind off the job at hand).
Now, turn 6 is great! Once you've past the apex (if you can find it properly - much like a certain elusive female body part...), then you really can be brutal with the power! The front wheel is now facing fully to the right, and skipping like a 3 year old at kindy. The rear tyre is protesting constantly. Your passenger now has to put thoughts of man love behind him, and climb right up your back, so as to put as much weight over the front as possible. Rear end traction is outweighed by the fronts need to turn right at this point. Although it may seem un-nerving, having a passenger on your back at this point is the best thing to have. Believe me, not pretty, or even mentally acceptable, but worthwhile none the less!!
Give it the berrys again down the long back straight. But don't let your passenger have a nap here... There is a horrible join in the seal about 1/2 way down. If you go hard left you will eliminate the majority of it. But then that wouldn't be fair for your passenger now would it???!! So, even though you know it isn't the best line to take, stay in the middle. This will make your chair buck and weave, and if you're lucky, even lift the side wheel at about 170-180 kms due to the passenger being on the right hand side ready for the last turn, the right hand sweeper. Enter this corner as fast as you can. DO NOT LOOK AT THE SIGN WHERE ROBERT HOLDEN WENT IN!! Try to square off the corner to give you maximum acceleration down the front straight. If you sense your passenger is waving again, give the bars a flick. This will get the rear wheel airborne and make you loose traction. This has the desired effect of making your passenger have to regrip the handles again in a very big hurry!!
Now that you're going past the start line for the first time, at this point, waving to your fans is appropriate, as you've just won the first lap of practice......
This is where you repeat the above process over and over again (well, for us, maybe another 3 times - don't wanna wear ourselves out...).

Remember, if you see your passenger waving, yawning, scratching body parts or scanning for poon at any time, be as vicious as you can be. This will make him buck up his ideas of being on a chaufeured ride around the track....

Hope this helps ya scroter.

Scrivy

[sidecar bob]

Nah mate, none of the above!!!
Thats for the posers.......

Now, leave the dummy grid on cold tyres (none of those expensive tyre warmers needed). Wave to all the thousands of spectators lined up along the fence on the left. Remember, no pressure now mate....
Enter the track at turn 1.
Give it absolute shit so that the rear slides around to about 45 degrees, don't opposite lock, so it keeps coming around - this adds to the effect! Now accelerate at breakneck speeds around the endless turn 2. Wait until the very last second to brake like a demon into turn 3 (Oh, it helps if you have a quick look to make sure that your passenger isn't quite over to the left yet - this adds dramatically to the disaster effect, and just to confirm, the look on your passengers face says it all!!!)
Lift the side wheel as high as you can around turn 3 - usually dragging the muffler on the right side. (Try to wave to your sponsors at this point also, although it's not always easy taking a hand off - but looks great if you can do it.)
Now, to spice things up for your passenger (cause remember this is your first lap there in a year), give it the whole 220+ Hp in 2nd gear, flick it into 3rd as violently as possible, turn right as suddenly as you can into turn 4 - looking back to see if your passenger has made the transition to the right - but you'll feel the rig lift the rear tyre if he hasn't, so you'll get that warm fuzzy feeling knowing he's not quite up to race speed yet....
Once you've gotten past turn 4's apex, line up the turn 5 left hand hairpin.
Now, this ones a beauty!! Plan to take a tight line right up to its apex. This will ensure no-one will ever be able to take you on the inside. Do your best attempt at late braking here. Trying to just lock the front, and get it slightly off balance. This will also un-nerve your passenger, as just when he's expecting to go left, it flicks violently to the right, and he has to sit up from his near sleeping position over the left wheel guard. (This will also stop him from waving to the photographers at this point of maximum sidewheel lift).
Now, give it death down this straight to turn 6 - Higgins corner.
No need for any dramas here, as your passenger has had all the time in the world to get from the left side out of the hairpin, onto the right side ready for Higgins. (Although its boring for the passenger down this straight, he has to stay focused, as thinking about poon or dreamin about having a few Heinekens may take his mind off the job at hand).
Now, turn 6 is great! Once you've past the apex (if you can find it properly - much like a certain elusive female body part...), then you really can be brutal with the power! The front wheel is now facing fully to the right, and skipping like a 3 year old at kindy. The rear tyre is protesting constantly. Your passenger now has to put thoughts of man love behind him, and climb right up your back, so as to put as much weight over the front as possible. Rear end traction is outweighed by the fronts need to turn right at this point. Although it may seem un-nerving, having a passenger on your back at this point is the best thing to have. Believe me, not pretty, or even mentally acceptable, but worthwhile none the less!!
Give it the berrys again down the long back straight. But don't let your passenger have a nap here... There is a horrible join in the seal about 1/2 way down. If you go hard left you will eliminate the majority of it. But then that wouldn't be fair for your passenger now would it???!! So, even though you know it isn't the best line to take, stay in the middle. This will make your chair buck and weave, and if you're lucky, even lift the side wheel at about 170-180 kms due to the passenger being on the right hand side ready for the last turn, the right hand sweeper. Enter this corner as fast as you can. DO NOT LOOK AT THE SIGN WHERE ROBERT HOLDEN WENT IN!! Try to square off the corner to give you maximum acceleration down the front straight. If you sense your passenger is waving again, give the bars a flick. This will get the rear wheel airborne and make you loose traction. This has the desired effect of making your passenger have to regrip the handles again in a very big hurry!!
Now that you're going past the start line for the first time, at this point, waving to your fans is appropriate, as you've just won the first lap of practice......
This is where you repeat the above process over and over again (well, for us, maybe another 3 times - don't wanna wear ourselves out...).

Remember, if you see your passenger waving, yawning, scratching body parts or scanning for poon at any time, be as vicious as you can be. This will make him buck up his ideas of being on a chaufeured ride around the track....

Hope this helps ya scroter.

Scrivy

And the funniest part about that is that its all true, the guy is a certified nut bar, but any less & i start to nod off.
I dont understand how a hard out session of the above can make me feel totally peacful for about six weeks.