NSW Corvettes
Events => Other Runs & Events => Topic started by: metalhead on April 07, 2017, 09:13:41 AM
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There's a hillclimb hosted by the Newcastle MG Car Club at Ringwood (hillclimb track just off the Pacific Highway on Italia Rd, ~10 minutes North of Raymond Terrace) on this Sunday. Wide range of entries, open wheelers, sports cars, sedans. I've entered in my Vette, but don't expect to be overly competitive as it's only the second event I've driven the car in, and the first at Ringwood. Online entries have closed, but entries will be available on the day, or just come and spectate, it's a good spectator track as you can see basically the whole track at once. If anyone does come, feel free to come and say hello.
Entry information: http://www.mgcarclub.com.au/event/hillclimb-a4-2/
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On again this Sunday, 28th May.
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Got any pics, do you need a helmut, maybe I should not ask for pics as I cant seem to get mine up onto v forum !?!?!
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Need a Helmet, neck to wrist to ankle cotton or other fireproof clothing (I wear a long sleeve shirt and jeans or cargo pants), and a fire extinguisher in a metal bracket within reach of driver (available from all auto stores, most hardwares etc). Have to attach a blue triangle to mark battery location, and some numbers (both can be made from tape if needed). You do need to be a member of a CAMS accredited club and have a CAMS L2S license, but I expect this can probably be arranged on the day if needed (contact the organizers I guess). Event information/entry forms are here: http://www.mgcarclub.com.au/event/hillclimb-a5-2/ or you can enter online via CAMS MEE if you already have a CAMS license/login etc.
Here are the track layouts: https://www.mgcarclub.com.au/club-info/ringwood/tracks-2/
Here's a couple of vids of me running the A4 track layout last month (this week's event is on the A5 layout). Excuse my slightly sloppy driving, I'm still getting the hang of the car, this was the first time I really competed in it. These are both of my 3rd run for the day, I didn't get any video of my 4th run which was over a second quicker.
In car:
https://youtu.be/gP_lgKlF33k
My wife took this on her phone from the spectator viewing area on the opposite hill. You can also get up around the top loop of the track to watch from there.:
https://youtu.be/h8Bsz5Xt2eY
It's a tight little track, but tons of fun!
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That's excellent.
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Be a good day out
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Definitely, great fun! My car's developed a miss, but hopefully I'll have it sorted for Sunday.
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ill give this a go when I finish my brakes
bfit
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Excellent, it'd be great to have another Corvette to compare notes with!
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I wonder if they would let me run mine?
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Definitely. Any car can run, provided it's safe (very basic brake/leak/suspension/steering/belt check) and has an extinguisher... I'd love to see it up here, sure be a handful on the tight track! Others run everything from sports sedans, to open wheelers, to concourse perfect sports cars to stock ratty beaters. Run what ya brung!
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I wonder if they would let me run mine?
Why Not, put a set of trade plates on it and drive it there
Bfit
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Doesn't need to be road registered. As I say, you can run basically anything.
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The only thing that may be a problem is noise its 154DB at 7500 rpm
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Lol, you'd probably get away with it, but I wouldn't mention it!
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The only thing that may be a problem is noise its 154DB at 7500 rpm
most tracks these days require mid 90`s so you may have to do a little work there.
Bfit
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Of course, it depends how close and what angle you're at when measuring it too.
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154db
no mater where you set up the testing gear, you will not loose 60db
unless you set up to test on a different track to the one the car it running on.
bfit
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Sound level drops roughly 6dB for each double of distance. Most track day noise limits are measured from 15-20m, that will be very different to a level measured at the tailpipe for example. Don't know where the above level was measured, just mentioning it.
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The regs we deal with lay out Specific Criteria for testing.
set distance from the outlet at a specific angle.
bit hard to fiddle the results.
Bfit
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The only to tracks we run at are wakefield and eastern creek at the moment but i do need to do something with it as its damaging my hearing.
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From the Supp Regs:
b) Maximum Noise limit: 95 DB at 30 metres drive by. When monitored by the MGCCN. and its approved equipment, any car found to exceed the maximum noise emission limit, will be suspended from the event, (the time recorded on that run will be disallowed) No further runs will be permitted until the Chief Scrutineer / Clerk of the Course is satisfied that action has been taken to bring it within the limit.
...But I've not seen them monitor noise, not to say that it couldn't happen.
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On again this Sunday...
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With some luck I might make the next one of these
Bfit
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Cool! Upcoming events at Ringwood:
25th June - next mixed club hillclimb (this Sunday)
30th July - mixed club hillclimb
5-6 August - State Hillclimb round
20th August - Khanacross - can just run the tar sections, uses various sections of the hillclimb track with some extra flags/cones. Good fun, more track time and cheaper than a normal hillclimb...
9th September - Khanacross - as above but a day/night event
30th Sep/1st Oct - Mattara Hillclimb/Tri-challenge hillclimb
12th November - mixed club hillclimb
I intend to run the Tri-Challenge event at Raleigh International Raceway on the 20th of August, so unfortunately will miss that khanacross, but all going well I intend to enter each of the other events. The Tri Challenge is a 4 event series each year between the Newcastle MG Car Club, Tamworth Sporting Car Club, and Kempsey Sporting Car Club - I've already competed in the first 2 events (at Mt Cooperabung (Kempsey) and Oakburn Park (Tamworth)) this year.
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Was good fun!
https://youtu.be/UTnd6oS4otM
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Entries are open for the next event (30th July) on CAMS MEE. I'm entered.
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Just a reminder, it's next weekend, 30th July. There's also a state round, again at Ringwood, the following weekend, 6th August. I've chucked a wildcard entry in for that too - I'm not entered in the state championship though, so it will depend on entry numbers. Anyone who's interested to come by for a look, feel free to come over and say hello!
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Had fun eyeterday, bagged another class win and record. :drag: Best part is that I'm getting a better handle on the car. I had 6 runs, the first was very slippery, but the other 5 were split by just 0.17 seconds... A bit frustrating when you're trying to improve, but a good sign. I came 19th outright (of 58 cars including a number of open wheelers) and was the fastest person running on regular street tyres rather than semis or slicks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34F_5QdUnVo
(https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1124/80-wp_20170730_11_41_19_pro_7b6eaf4c9735687c3808497be1a3371af0b0c241.jpg)
(https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1124/80-wp_20170730_10_02_10_pro_fa30e6473126be8afbde5f835ab7f1176f8687d3.jpg)
(https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1124/80-wp_20170730_10_01_44_pro_50039481857d1ddb2877d32e37159b42da5688c4.jpg)
Enjoyed a drink this evening in the 'trophy' I received today for my class lap record at the last event.
(https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1124/80-wp_20170730_17_17_29_pro_ada2d8e41f5e8296c38887183d972b5ac59a344c.jpg)
Will be back there again next week to take a run in the state round.