Zerotohundred TTA: 27 April 2014
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Re: Zerotohundred TTA: 27 April 2014
knn dave. that day I saw this S500 in my wokshop..on Westlake tires! first time I ever seen them....old man driver. super bling rolex with diamonds...n then I asked him why Westlake. he say cheapest...
now I know he is a drift king
knn dave. that day I saw this S500 in my wokshop..on Westlake tires! first time I ever seen them....old man driver. super bling rolex with diamonds...n then I asked him why Westlake. he say cheapest...
now I know he is a drift king
Re: Zerotohundred TTA: 27 April 2014
If going for win, safer to not make estimates based on previous round. If last round the top guys have run 40, you have to consider how much quicker you they will be at the next round (say 37), and then on top of that add margin to go comfortably quicker than that (so target 34). If you aim for 37 and top few guys in class all end up around 37, then winning turns into a matter of luck - catching clear laps, temporary good weather conditions etc.
Then say you miss your target result but still want it, you're forced to come back to try again next round... that's another full day trip, another set of consumables by then most likely, more servicing etc. So doubled the competition cost of trying to reach target. Then if it rains at that one... you try again next one.. that's now 3 attempts and 3 times the cost. Most cars cost 2 - 4 K per trackday at an absolute minimum, all in, excluding bad rep depre. for roadcar if you want to sell it later. So 3 attempts = 6 to 12K spent. Then there's the risking the whole car each time...
If you think there's a good chance of not getting to target in time for this round, then perfectly ok to skip it and save time, energy, money, and really prepare well by next round. Better to not run and just be up front about it, rather than run, miss target then make excuses. If just entering for fun and a look see, then nothing really matters anyway and TAs can be cheap as any normal trackday, just less seat time, less space in pits and on track.
As for driving for PBs, to learn, etc. that's all good, but can be done much cheaper, with lower risk, lower stress, more seat time, much better environment, at normal 1-hour alternating testing slots (empty track), or low volume trackdays. So much value for money..
If going for win, safer to not make estimates based on previous round. If last round the top guys have run 40, you have to consider how much quicker you they will be at the next round (say 37), and then on top of that add margin to go comfortably quicker than that (so target 34). If you aim for 37 and top few guys in class all end up around 37, then winning turns into a matter of luck - catching clear laps, temporary good weather conditions etc.
Then say you miss your target result but still want it, you're forced to come back to try again next round... that's another full day trip, another set of consumables by then most likely, more servicing etc. So doubled the competition cost of trying to reach target. Then if it rains at that one... you try again next one.. that's now 3 attempts and 3 times the cost. Most cars cost 2 - 4 K per trackday at an absolute minimum, all in, excluding bad rep depre. for roadcar if you want to sell it later. So 3 attempts = 6 to 12K spent. Then there's the risking the whole car each time...
If you think there's a good chance of not getting to target in time for this round, then perfectly ok to skip it and save time, energy, money, and really prepare well by next round. Better to not run and just be up front about it, rather than run, miss target then make excuses. If just entering for fun and a look see, then nothing really matters anyway and TAs can be cheap as any normal trackday, just less seat time, less space in pits and on track.
As for driving for PBs, to learn, etc. that's all good, but can be done much cheaper, with lower risk, lower stress, more seat time, much better environment, at normal 1-hour alternating testing slots (empty track), or low volume trackdays. So much value for money..
Re: Zerotohundred TTA: 27 April 2014
Uniroyal Tiger Paw Touring comes with 110,000 km tread life warranty. Serious.. google it. It'll last you 10 years of daily commute and more trackdays than you have time for.
Small boy is already on this thread trying to decide between Westlake or Uniroyal.
But seriously.. hope to see Nigel there with you.. share stints... see who's the faster Koh
Met him at the kart track recently.. both of you should join us for karting too.. best driver training.. half million dollar racecar performance, for just a few K. Running costs in similar proportion.
totoseow;1077565 said:
Uniroyal Tiger Paw Touring comes with 110,000 km tread life warranty. Serious.. google it. It'll last you 10 years of daily commute and more trackdays than you have time for.
dave;1077551 said:
Small boy is already on this thread trying to decide between Westlake or Uniroyal.
But seriously.. hope to see Nigel there with you.. share stints... see who's the faster Koh
Met him at the kart track recently.. both of you should join us for karting too.. best driver training.. half million dollar racecar performance, for just a few K. Running costs in similar proportion.