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Who's up for Tampered Motorsport Melbourne Cup day at Winton? 6 Nov?

1. dwee.

2. jeffy

3. dorifto

4. -alister

5. maca_10 (18 nov)

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My bad, sorry for the late reply. Can't come to this. But looking forward to the next one in October.

Bumpy Bump Bump

Hi guys,

I really wana come down to this one but for some unfortunate reason, my exams are always organised 1 week after TOCAU events. It's a conspiracy .... Anyway, i'll let you guys know as soon as my exam timetable comes out whether i'll be there or not.

What's the latest date I can let you know? My timetable is out in two weeks.

Thanks

4 tyres down, 2 to go. Does anyone actually run these on their Toyota's? I'm thinking I might be better off on Holden or Ford forums because of the 225 width?

^yeah, I'm better for the 29th but if its the 28th I'll attempt my best to be there

Hey, I'm happy to drive unfortunately I have tennis @ 1. Two doubles matches (best of 3 sets) so I could be finished at 3 or 7?

The best I can do is let you know on the day :)

^ haha, i'd run a rear sway bar and if you are really serious about the track, dial in some extra camber.

Awesome, so le mans it is. Come down people! Looking for more GoPro footage :)

Bump, they are all great condition and off the car so can sell straight away

Just a suggestion, if not enough people come to this, I suggest we just simply go anyway. Unless le mans is better with lots of people.

In that case, we can do Silhouette, early in the morning as not too many people go there Sunday mornings.

Whats the count at? 4?

Hey guys, what time are we looking at doing this? I was thinking early around 10-11??

Zooms past me?!?! bring it on! Haha

It would be good to do le mans. I have never been so it's good to mix up the track.

I'm up for 29th July 2012. I think Mr X has my no. if not i'll PM whoever is organising this. Silhouette is awesome, I have never run there at night but dwee those shots were great. I have a GoPro mounted on the side too so hopefully we can get some really good shots. Looking forward to it

Hi everyone,

I am currently selling some tyres that I got with my car and some that I got with the rims I bought:

- 2 x 205/50/R16 Bridgestone Supercat = $50 TOGETHER

These are the tyres that came with the car. About 90-95% tread as I haven't used them much.
These would be great for someone that might be selling their car and needs a roadworthy.
RRP is around $120 each. SOLD



http://www.bridgesto...eads/TZ700.aspx

- 2 x 225/50/R16 Toyo Proxes T1-R = $150 Together $125 TOGETHER

These are the tyres that I got off the new rims.
2 x tyres that are barely above their markers. If anyone wants them for drifting or whatever. SOLD
2 x tyres that are 80-85% tread, Again, practically brand new. Great sports tyre too.
RRP - the guy I bought them from paid $240 each.

Bottom Tyre (Left)


Bottom Tyre (Right)


http://www.toyotires...s/proxes-t1r-13

Located in Melbourne. Shoot me through a PM if interested.

Any cruise after lunch planned?

I like the idea of karting. Is anyone up for a cruise afterwards. Maybe go reefton then black spur?

http://www.redbook.com.au/car-news/2012/sports/toyota/86/new-toyota-86-coupe-priced-below-30k-30635

Full write up of the price. It appears the GTS will be a whole lot better than the GT and worth the extra $$

Starting to save ... now

Hey, I did this in Victoria at Calder Park Raceway. It was relatively disorganised (hopefully Wakefield will be different), as we started about 1 1/2 hours later than expected however once I got out there it was awesome. The speed is great but the lack of grip from the tyres and lack of downforce means lots of sideways :). More about driver skill than anything. The best part is you are there alone so you can go fast, slow, and of course sideways! My advice, take the first lap to learn the grip as the tyres should hopefully be warm then go all out

Good luck and have fun

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/hampstead-gardens/cars/2004-toyota-corolla-sportivo/347444756

1.4ltr huh!

wow @Defyant that's incredible! and here I thought old PC's had no use.

I'm used to it now and I just smile at them when it happens, but I used to hate having conversations about cars with people. Because as soon as they get an inkling that you know something about cars, they also used to say, "What do you drive?" This is not a problem and I am proud of my Toyota, but as soon as you answer with a Toyota Corolla, there is always that slight smerk like it sucks or something. As soon as you say Toyota, they instantly think old persons car, but they don't appreciate the massive racing history Toyota actually has and continues to have. And of course most people don't want to hear, "Well it actually has the engine from a Celica ..."

They also don't appreciate the amount of work and care that has been put into the car as to most people, a Corolla is an A-B sort of thing.

Which remains me, I hate that saying, "It's just a car to get me from A-B"

But as I said earlier, now I just smile because I know what I have got and thats alright with me

Yeah, Yokohama A-Drive R1's were my first tyres I put on after getting the car as the stock tyres had not much left when I bought it. I'd call them a sporty tyre, not a sports tyre so there are better tyres out there that have more grip but R1's last quite a while. I have mates that run Bridgestone Adrenalin RE001's (MY00 WRX & A3 1.8T) and have heard no complaints. But one of my mates has Federal 595 RSR's which are quite close to that legal/illegal line. They are quite a soft compound so they perform great in the dry and even in the wet (so I have been told from mate with AW11 MR2) and even have a semi decent life for what they are. Thats possibly my next choice in tyre as my car is now a weekender only and I don't need the longevity.

As for other tyre brands, I believe the search bar will give you plenty of great answers as the above brands are the ones I have some knowledge on

My 2 cents, do handling mods. Especially cause your still on the P's and they are more easily hidden then power mods. Rear sway is best bang for buck, Whiteline, Cusco, Ultra Racing are a few brands that come to mind. The other thing is you can easily enjoy handling mods on the street. But IMO, the best mod you can ever do is tyres. Just think about the only thing that connects your car to the road ...