Buchanan Automotive Posted 24September, 2017 Report Share Posted 24September, 2017 Today , Sunday 24th Sept ,Porsche Club NSW Super Sprint No 5 for 2017 , Sydney Motorsport Park ( Eastern Creek ) Sydney Australia ,good turn out of about 57 cars , warm to hot conditions , windy at time with lots of dust / dirt on the track from the wind & dry conditions ( this makes it a bit slippery ), this last Super-sprint was at the North Circuit , its know as the power circuit , meaning its the long front straight followed by the notorious corner 1 & 2 ( to some degree ) , but the North Circuit has a unique undulating off camber & on camber high speed "left then right " flip flop kink ( the unusual back straight ) , this is a very unsettling high speed section of the track & has a reputation for badly damaging or destroying cars( meaning going off and hitting the wall ) & today was no exception , we had a a long standing club member & a great competitor lost control of his very nicely modified 911SC in this section & hit the wall backwards , he is OK , but the car needs a bit of attention , no one likes to see this , but it happens & we all wish him well . Last century front engines Porsche 944 Turbo's ( 951 ) put on a real good show , we had Sean Buchanan in his Panther Black 1986 3.0L 16V E85 fuelled 951 , Mark Bloxham in his Mexico Blue ( we got it painted this colour when Sean built it for Mark ) 3.0L 8V E85 951 & Chris Moriarty in his 1991 2.5L E85 951 , after the lunch break , the three quickest late model GT3's ( one a proper race car on slicks ) went home , so that left a whole bunch of other GT3's etc to take the lead for the afternoon ,naturally the fastest 12 Porsches are in speed group 1 , then the next 12 are in speed group 2 etc all the way to speed group 5 , ( some groups had more than 12 cars ) , Sean in his 1986 951 was head of the pack in speed group 1 , with 2nd position on the grid going to a McLaren 650S , then another GT3 & then Mark Bloxham 3.0L 951 & then more GT3's and a GT4 etc etc , making up speed group 1 , what a great sight , we had a black 951 leading group 1 & pulling away for two laps , Sean then slowed down & let Mark Bloxham ( 951 ) to take the lead ( the Mclaren had to drop back because she was on more road orientated performance road tyres ) , Sean then followed Mark to get some in car footage Here are some lap times ( faster for the day each ) for the top 13 cars & you will see there is nothing in them( fraction of seconds ) 997 GT3 Race car on Slicks 1.09:2920 997 GT3 3.6 on "R" Specs 1.09:8450991 GT3 RS on "R" Specs 1.10:0150951 Sean Buchanan "R" Specs 1.10:0490 ( 31 year old front engine'd Porsche )Mc Laren 650S Not sure of tyres 1.10:1600951 Mark Bloxham "R" Specs 1.10:4620 ( 31 year old front engine'd Porsche )996GT3 on "R" Specs 1.10:7060996GT3 on "R" Specs 1.10:7860Cayman GT4 on "R" Specs 1.10:8440996GT3 on "R" Specs 1.10:9550997GT3 on "R" Specs 1.11:1930991 Carrera S on "R" Specs 1.11:8100991GT3 on "R" Specs 1.12:0750 Many Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out today RegardsBruce Buchanan Buchanan Automotive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symsy Posted 24September, 2017 Report Share Posted 24September, 2017 @edgyHowd you go mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buchanan Automotive Posted 24September, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 24September, 2017 Hi Symsy , I do not drive on the track any more ( 60+ ) , I drive my 30 year old Falcon station wagon to the track full of Spares ( parts ) , Tools , E85 fuel , workshop jack & stands etc etc & yesterday I manned the "Dummy Grid " with the two way radio , track intercom microphone & directed the cars waiting to go onto the track , its my son & business partner Sean who drives at the trackRegardsBruce BuchananBuchanan Automotive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symsy Posted 24September, 2017 Report Share Posted 24September, 2017 Hi Symsy , I do not drive on the track any more ( 60+ ) , I drive my 30 year old Falcon station wagon to the track full of Spares ( parts ) , Tools , E85 fuel , workshop jack & stands etc etc & yesterday I manned the "Dummy Grid " with the two way radio , track intercom microphone & directed the cars waiting to go onto the track , its my son & business partner Sean who drives at the trackRegardsBruce BuchananBuchanan AutomotiveDo you need another son..? Lucky boy .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 25September, 2017 Report Share Posted 25September, 2017 @edgyHowd you go mate I'm a little off the pace still, I ran my two fastest in the early and last sessions, 1:13.4 for this circuit, which I'm happy with that, usually Daryl is a good yardstick for me, and he ran a 1:11 on the day, so to be 2 secs off him is good enough for me. I have some more car setup to work on and just more seat time to improve as a driver. Anyway, it's always a good time at the PCNSW sprints, great bunch of people, it's well run, and most importantly it's safe! You should sign up next year... ?Results in full here: http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638368084/object_645174.70Z/Result?1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symsy Posted 25September, 2017 Report Share Posted 25September, 2017 I'm a little off the pace still, I ran my two fastest in the early and last sessions, 1:13.4 for this circuit, which I'm happy with that, usually Daryl is a good yardstick for me, and he ran a 1:11 on the day, so to be 2 secs off him is good enough for me. I have some more car setup to work on and just more seat time to improve as a driver. Anyway, it's always a good time at the PCNSW sprints, great bunch of people, it's well run, and most importantly it's safe! You should sign up next year... ?Results in full here: http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638368084/object_645174.70Z/Result?1 You are out there doing it mate .. thats what really counts ..Less Airplane Seat time .. more GT3 seat time mate PS Can you drag NSW race tracks closer to the border Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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