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I supported Toymods
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Perth, Western Australia
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December 2002
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I've Got A Sore Knee!!!
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Mon, 27 October 2003 02:22
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Well after way too long in the shed (nearly two and half years), I pulled the Celica out for a track day yesterday. Chucked a set of R compound tyres on, filled it up with 98 fuel, and went sick - I quickly realised how much I'd forgotten after not having driven the car for so long!!!
I'm only 5'10', but still run out of leg room in the car, and as a result, my right leg rests against the door for support mainly. The problem with this is, my knee rests on the window winder handle, and after about 25-30 laps, it left me quite sore and a bit swollen!
Also had alot of trouble with corner speeds, into and through the corner. I could blame the fact that the new turbo is very smooth and progressive, resulting in me not realising how fast I was going, but it is actually more due to the fact of driving incorrectly!
The brakes which I feared would kill themselves after three or four laps (only got a street setup in it at the moment), lasted remarkably well, and by the end of the day, the fear had gone and some good continual stabs brought back a bit of encouragement. They worked well for 8 or so laps, then slowly got a bit dodgy, and if they were cold on the first lap, they wouldn't stop, so I dragged my foot on the brake for the warm up lap on the two straights and they were fine.
All in all, alot to "relearn", a few mods to try before the next day, and must remember to set the alarm earlier so I don't rock up late again!!!
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Perth
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May 2003
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Re: I've Got A Sore Knee!!!
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Mon, 27 October 2003 02:45
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cool whered you go barbers?
are you selling it? (in your sig)
if so why & how much 
is it wise to say you take the thing for a nice thrash down the track before selling it  jk
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth, Western Australia
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: I've Got A Sore Knee!!!
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Mon, 27 October 2003 03:03
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No, went to the Collie Sprint Circuit with the Mini Car Club. Yes it's for sale, currently at $7500, mainly due to the fact that I want to start a new project (a Sprinter with more attention to detail). I'm quite comfortable telling people how, why and where I use the car, this is why I've built it and the reason it's not a $3500 car!
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Perth
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May 2003
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Re: I've Got A Sore Knee!!!
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Mon, 27 October 2003 03:18
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i was joking dude at least you would maintain it mechanically which is the main thing, how bigs the track there?
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth, Western Australia
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: I've Got A Sore Knee!!!
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Mon, 27 October 2003 03:23
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1:04, with lots of mistakes big! A friend with a Sprinter worked off it's nana's set one of the quickest laps for the day, 58.79 seconds
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Perth
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May 2003
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Re: I've Got A Sore Knee!!!
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Mon, 27 October 2003 03:26
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| clintgodde wrote on Mon, 27 October 2003 11:23 |
A friend with a Sprinter worked off it's nana's
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I supported Toymods
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Perth, Western Australia
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: I've Got A Sore Knee!!!
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Mon, 27 October 2003 11:37
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Best thing about my car were the tyres - they were fucking awsome! It's a great feeling to push a car hard into, through and out of a corner, at speed and still feel totally comfortable doing it - I'm never going back to street tyres on a race track again!!!
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I supported Toymods
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Perth, Western Australia
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: I've Got A Sore Knee!!!
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Tue, 28 October 2003 04:26
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Nothing ever comes for free. While at the track I blew a heater hose, spewing coolant all over the engine bay (fortunately I brought mode concentrate and hose with me), and having just moved the car this morning, have also discovered an exhaust manifold leak, and a blown rocker cover gasket! More things to attend to before the next time!
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