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I supported Toymods Toymods Club Secretary
Location: Sydney
Registered: May 2002
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Event Report: Motorkhana
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Sun, 07 August 2005 02:09
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Have already posted one of these pictures in Members Rides, but I've got the rest up now so figured this would be the best place for it. Went out to Eastern Creek last Sunday to put the Corolla through it's first Motorkhana
Was quite happy with the results considering it was only my second ever driving event, and the first that I've used my own car in. There was a fair variety of cars entered, including a few Minis, MX5s, Clubmans, Commodores, Sprinter, various rally/road cars and even a Porsche and Ferrari
I managed to finish 12th outright (field of 62 entrants), and also 2nd in my class, so I was pretty stoked
Discovered that my power steering stops working after a few rapid, hard turns, so in all of the stages it was a big effort to get the wheel around, and also that my handbrake has very little ability to lock up the back wheels
Anyway, the rest of the pictures are here:
http://www.luc1d.net/other/nsscc310705/
I'd highly recommend this sort of event to everyone - it's the sort of thing you can do in pretty much any kind of car and still have fun.
Oh - and for the record, I came in ahead of the Ferrari
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Location: ballarat
Registered: April 2003
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Re: Event Report: Motorkhana
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Sun, 07 August 2005 02:57
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very cool... the fwd rollas always own at the local motorkanas that i compete in perfectly suited for quick handbrake turns
what was the bitumen like on tire wear? i have only done dirt ones so far.. i hear the bitumen ones are pretty hard on tyres
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I supported Toymods Toymods Club Secretary
Location: Sydney
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Event Report: Motorkhana
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Mon, 08 August 2005 04:24
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It wasn't too bad really I don't think.
This was held on the skid-pan at Eastern Creek, so the surface is actually very smooth. I'd probably estimate worse tyre-wear on a typical "spirited drive" up the Old Pacific Hwy or other such roads..
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Location: Campbelltown
Registered: November 2003
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Re: Event Report: Motorkhana
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Mon, 08 August 2005 04:27
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the surfcae there is great, i did an advanced driver training course there and pretty much had no tyre wear from it. My sis's boyfriend said when he did his he destroyed his tyres.
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Location: Sydney
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Event Report: Motorkhana
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Mon, 08 August 2005 06:35
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I ran our shitbox Excel as the rallycar was stil in bits and finished 10th O/R beating alot of more expensive cars,
(the car has cost $500 so far) light wieght FWD cars are great for Khana's and heaps of fun too..
We ran old rally Tyres on the front and really worn hard road tyres on the rear, which gave us an abundant amount of grip in the front and none in the rear which ment we could spin the car on itself with a simple pull of the handbrake while keeping the boot into it
The rally tyres took a beating but if you saw the amount of lean on the car and how hard i was pushing it was understandable.
In summing up its a great cheap day sideways for $45 !!
Ben.
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Location: Sydney
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Event Report: Motorkhana
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Mon, 08 August 2005 06:45
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Note the amount of rubber being deposited on the front Mudflaps as i rip up the handbrake to spin around the cone
Ben.
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I supported Toymods Toymods Club Secretary
Location: Sydney
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Event Report: Motorkhana
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Mon, 08 August 2005 07:45
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Hehhe.. Ben - I also have some video footage as well. I'll take a look to see whether you feature at all or not
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Location: NSW - Blue Mountains
Registered: June 2004
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Re: Event Report: Motorkhana
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Wed, 10 August 2005 19:55
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Do you need a CAMS licence to do this? or is it open to all kind of thing?
Sounds like it would good bit of fun, where do ya find out about these events?
cheers
chris
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Location: ballarat
Registered: April 2003
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Re: Event Report: Motorkhana
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Wed, 10 August 2005 23:14
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yep need a cams licence
but if you only intend to do motorkanas you can go for a L2N (level 2 non-speed) licence which is half the price of the speed licence (about $40 a year for the L2N licence i think)
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Location: NSW - Blue Mountains
Registered: June 2004
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Re: Event Report: Motorkhana
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Thu, 11 August 2005 21:24
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Would like to go for the Level 2 speed licence, just has few more options, where do ya find these events? just go to the cams website?
cheers
chris
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Location: ballarat
Registered: April 2003
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Re: Event Report: Motorkhana
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Thu, 11 August 2005 23:19
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well you also have to be a member of a cams afiliated club, can find one here
http://www.cams.com.au/Content.asp?PageID=Clubs
each club usually hold their own events and will let you know about them if you are a member. also your club may get invited to race at other club's events as well
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Location: Sydney
Registered: June 2005
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Re: Event Report: Motorkhana
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Fri, 19 August 2005 12:41
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Most clubs generally run them as a multi-club event. More chance to get a bigger field for the event.
Motorkhana this sunday at Ansell Park. It's being run by Thornleigh Car Club. Should be a ball
Our club has a couple of Motorkana's comming up in October/November
both on Tar/Concrete. See http://www.hdcc.com.au/ for the calendar of events.
Cheers,
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