My Track day in Wakefield with ZRE

[ben yip]

Just finished my first time track day on Wakefield with re002 and A1RM brakes with my ZRE.. It was raining in the morning, my car tends to be bit oversteered.. The tires are really good in wet. Once oversteered, little correction can fix this.. but the car is not quite controllable and VSC saves me a lot of spinning..

when the track dried out, the car is just in balance (tiny oversteer which is just right for cornering), with the aid of the coliover... The tires are so good. In fact, my lap times are faster than many V8 because of the light weight of the car, and good tires

The A1RM brake pads reduce so much braking distance, I will say 20% more than stock

My final lap time is 1:20.2, which suprises many people, and because this is my first ever track day in my life and the track was wet in the morning, I can do half a second faster next time..

I will post the lap times for all participants once circuitclub publishes the time..

I saw some TOCA members there as well, and they have taken photos..

Also, I saw many V8 spining, and they have troubles in cornering due to heavy weight, they generate too much tire squeezing noise..

I just want to say Corolla is no longer for Westfield, it is for Wakefield !!

I want to tell one message to many people. Technique of driving is more important than the power of the car, I have passed a few V8 over there..

My mods

No rear seat, spare wheel

cat back

header

intake

pulley

My set up

peddars coliover, 30 front, 20 rear, no sway bar or anti roll bar... Suspension is stiff enough to tackle the S cornering there, just the right amount of body roll I want

My Fastest speed is 140km/h on the straight

I am going there again next month, interested to join?

I am going to order a cusco front struct brace in order to prevent breaking the chasis, because there are few fast corner and one fast S corner at 120km/h

From now on, I am driving slower than grand mum on the street, this is to keep the tyre wear and brake wear and I am not enjoyed anymore driving fast on the street

Hmmm.. I want to say my driving skills on track day are mostly coming from computer games, I have played rfactor and GTR2 (with NAP mod to fix the tyre physics) for few years, they are realistic car similuations and I learned a lot of driving skills and car set up skills.. I can say, believe me or not, 70% of the driving skills are coming from those computer games.. but those games have a flaw, the model of drifting is not accurate, but for normal racing, it is quite realistic..

All pictures here

http://forum.jdmstyletuning.com/showthread.php?35067-SYD-ACT-Circuit-Club-Queens-Bday-track-outing

Check the photos here few days later http://circuitclub.com.au/event/18

My car is not in the picture because my car looks nothing special except lower than normal corollas, no big alloy, no spolier, and probably no one would ever think of my car is on the race track

Session 1, while it is raining, and it is my first ever session, I am on 1:27

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?13/06/2011.WAKE.S1

Session 2, the track is almost dried out, I am on 1:20.98,3 v8 was behind me

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?13/06/2011.WAKE.S2

Last session, After the instructor showing me the right racing line, and I am still learning, 1:20.1,

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?13/06/2011.WAKE.S4

Combing all sessions

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?13/06/2011.WAKE.S4.Y

Regarding my exhaust noise, it is coming from the intake, not from the exhaust... The exhaust was done it in http://www.hitechmufflers.com.au/ for $800, I just want a cat back system at that time,not really interested in muffler at all. Ideally, I would like the muffler to make no noise, but it is not possible, so I ask them to put the not noisy ones there...I do find the noise annoying in daily driving...

Edited June 19, 2011 by ben yip

[dutchie101]

Well done Ben! Hope you enjoyed your day out on the track, quite a decent lap time too!

[johnnieboi]

Another ZRE has joined the tracking ranks.. we'll show those stivos...

[Seby123]

good work ben, sure looked fast ;) How much was your exhaust? sounded pretty good.

[juvenile]

How about some f****** pics for once

[clifton]

Nice time! See you at the next CC? :)

[Kenshin X]

Another ZRE has joined the tracking ranks.. we'll show those stivos...

oh yeah?

How about some f****** pics for once

now now johnny, play nice

very nice ben, its good to see another zre beat johnnieboi. lets hope he learns from this and picks up his pace. otherwise he will be the slowestof slow zres BAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

[clifton]

^ so much johnnyboi hate LOL

[Kenshin X]

^ so much johnnyboi hate LOL

U see nuffin yet son ;)

[GTL05T]

How about some f****** pics for once

IVE GOT THEM JOHN.. I CANT BELIEVE HE KEPT UP WITH A V8!! I WAS LIKE, WTF!!

[MrRob]

Not just any V8, He kept up with a VZ Clubsport with mods and semi slicks and a 05 GT Falcon with ease. Proof its not always about power.

[jtron85]

Well done. I'm being a nerd and checked out the the lap times.

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?13/06/2011.WAKE.S4

[P_T]

Hearing a hatchback keeping up with V8s is really awesome. It really proves that having a more powerful car doesn't make you a better driver, in fact, it can really highlights the driver's lack of skill.

I've never been to the track but I've seen plenty of wannabes in sports cars turning into Miss Daisy at the roundabout on Herring Rd near Macquarie uni... with me tailgating them. :P

[juvenile]

Possible at Wakefield, if i remember correctly it only has one long straight so in the twisties the Corolla would certainly shine

[wanga]

great result there mate, does certainly show it's not all about the car but the driver. looking at the list they're pretty much all "sports orientated" cars, so congrats on making on a list like that. would of loved to see u and your car in action. :)

[Seby123]

heres one of my pics:

[ben yip]

moved to top

Edited June 17, 2011 by ben yip

[juvenile]

I had a Hitech cat back on my previous Corolla in stainless steel, best mod I ever did on that car and it worked well.. Do you have pics of your system?

[ben yip]

I had a Hitech cat back on my previous Corolla in stainless steel, best mod I ever did on that car and it worked well.. Do you have pics of your system?

This is not my car, actually, I went there because of the following member recommendation

[juvenile]

Yep i talked to Jalal about that a while ago, sounded good but he wanted it quieter, I'd still like to see your set up one day if possible, thanks...