mwc964 Posted 21October, 2019 Report Share Posted 21October, 2019 Thanks all for a super day out, a wonderful intro to track driving for the uninitiated. Great crew, patient volunteers, awesome cars, a fun track, and no injuries Look forward to next time. Love the photos too @Niko! hugh, DavidW•GT3•, Arne Krix and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 21October, 2019 Report Share Posted 21October, 2019 Great to hear that everyone enjoyed themselves. As I mentioned throughout the day, the layout at Haunted Hills allows you to explore your limits without having to go at crazy speeds. The changing cambers, corners demanding quick changes of direction, elevation changes etc. really challenge you and your car and you quickly realise it's not all about speed but critically balance and car control. Having the rain for the early sessions really highlighted the technicality of the place and forced everyone to slow down - this in many ways I think was a good thing. As everyone's confidence and momentum grew so too did the grip levels etc. as the track dried out. By lunch we had a dry track and for those that stuck around the afternoon provided plenty of dry track time and yet another learning experience as conditions improved and they were able to build on the mornings sessions. Days like this are all about learning and the conditions provided a great test for exactly that. These are not competition events but rather a day where you can feel comfortable (without any pressure) and hopefully gain some valuable experience. A big thank you to @Kerry and @9fan for organising it all and making it happen. @Mike737 & Mark for helping with the car scrutiny. @monty188 for braving the cold and manning the track entry - thank you. @Niko for the photos. It was also great to see some other members come out for a look @RedMan @StevepGT3 (and others, sorry I can't remember everyone handle) And finally to Rhys and the South Gippsland Car Club (including the ladies in the canteen!) for always being so accommodating and providing such a great facility. Thanks to all that attended, everyone (aside from @Skidmarks ) was very well behaved. Kerry, JWM, DavidW•GT3• and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeodelta Posted 21October, 2019 Report Share Posted 21October, 2019 Echoing everyone else, thanks to everybody involved, was a great day. @hugh, I never got chance to ask if you know where your front rego plate sticker was from? Could do with one myself. Great pics @Niko Forgot to say thanks to @Arne Krix for the helmet as well. Kerry, Arne Krix and Niko 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburforce Posted 21October, 2019 Report Share Posted 21October, 2019 Thanks for organising a great day @Kerry and @9fan - and for @hugh and @Mike737 who were game enough to jump in the passenger seat to give me a few pointers. Great to see a few new members who were excited about getting on the track for the first time. Definitely challenging conditions in the morning but a hell of a lot of fun! 14 hours ago, Skidmarks said: And @wilberforce, sorry I didn’t take you for a ride. I waited a couple of times but you were too intent on doing more runs. More power to you! I did get my fair share of track time @Skidmarks - shame you had to head off before the track dried up, would love to see that car at full noise around the track. Kerry, hugh and Arne Krix 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 21October, 2019 Report Share Posted 21October, 2019 I am going to put a few photos from the day up on my instagram (nikocayman) account eventually. If you do not want your car to appear on Insta please pm me ....or I can blur number plates if required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 22October, 2019 Report Share Posted 22October, 2019 3 hours ago, Niko said: or I can blur number plates if required. Can you blur the image to make it look like I was going faster? Lucky Phil and Troubleshooter 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Phil Posted 22October, 2019 Report Share Posted 22October, 2019 7 minutes ago, hugh said: Can you blur the image to make it look like I was going faster? Maybe next time I will come along and bring a telephoto lens and fiddle with the depth of field and shutter speed, so as there will be a lot of blurred background. You will look fast even when just coasting in the pits. Arne Krix and hugh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 22October, 2019 Report Share Posted 22October, 2019 45 minutes ago, hugh said: Can you blur the image to make it look like I was going faster? Hugh, you were one that suffered from the rain drops on the lens unfortunately, a lot of the panned shots were spoilt by the rain drop blur. I lost about fifty images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidmarks Posted 23October, 2019 Report Share Posted 23October, 2019 On 21/10/2019 at 20:33, hugh said: Thanks to all that attended, everyone (aside from @Skidmarks ) was very well behaved. I went in a little hot ... Anyway, I was first out and doing my best to dry the track for the rest of you. hugh, Arne Krix, 9fan and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 15June, 2020 Report Share Posted 15June, 2020 Hey @Admin. About time the banner on the front page was removed. Or are we having another one this year? 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 15June, 2020 Report Share Posted 15June, 2020 1 minute ago, Airhead said: Hey @Admin. About time the banner on the front page was removed. Or are we having another one this year? 😀 You up for it? I'm keen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 15June, 2020 Report Share Posted 15June, 2020 Yep. Got the 944 finally sorted (I hope). hugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidmarks Posted 15June, 2020 Report Share Posted 15June, 2020 10 minutes ago, hugh said: You up for it? I'm keen. Yep! hugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twro Posted 15June, 2020 Report Share Posted 15June, 2020 I’m keen! Plus want to save anyone the trouble of removing the banner hugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburforce Posted 15June, 2020 Report Share Posted 15June, 2020 Sounds good to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW•GT3• Posted 16June, 2020 Report Share Posted 16June, 2020 I'm always up for some track time so would be in too! hugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9fan Posted 16June, 2020 Report Share Posted 16June, 2020 22 hours ago, Airhead said: Hey @Admin. About time the banner on the front page was removed. Or are we having another one this year? 😀 Just for info guy's I spoke to Kez earlier in the year and it seems we are dropping our own hire days and would have to organise our own attendance on a club day ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWC3.0 Posted 19June, 2020 Report Share Posted 19June, 2020 On 16/06/2020 at 18:08, 9fan said: Just for info guy's I spoke to Kez earlier in the year and it seems we are dropping our own hire days and would have to organise our own attendance on a club day ! That’s a shame Mark I would be interested to come and have a look at you guys in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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