thats not bad trev,
my quickest time at morwell is a 36.19 (in official Practise) and 36.53 on aa
official run.
Peter
"Pooley, Trevor" wrote:
> Mick,
>
> Is Pittsworth a hilclimb?
>
> I had a successfull day down at Morwell hillclimb on sunday. My best time at
> Morwell is now 39.65sec, previously my best was 42.9sec. A Nissan GTiR
> nearly got the quickest time of the day with a 36.53sec. It was beaten late
> in the day by a lightweight racing version of an Austin Healy Sprite
> (36.25sec).
>
> Trev
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mick Ralph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 September 2000 18:47
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Pittsworth Sprints (long and short)
>
> Short Story
> Great weekend... and a Nissan won outright!!!
> Long Story
> It took me until Sunday afternoon to get the car stable enough under brakes
> to be able to get stuck in properly.. And theres some mighty fast cars out
> there.. Mark Edwards' 1200 ute was very quick @ 47.46. Craig Allen's 1200
> coupe was also very fast and won his div @45.05 Rod Grays 1200 coupe did a
> 44.27 to come third in a large "unregistered 2501cc - 5000cc div". Jon
> Siddins 240Z was mighty fast at 43.96 but just shaded by an impreza at
> 43.87. The Escort which won my div ran 45.26. Overall fastest was a real
> dogfight between a very expensive mid-mounted chev V8 Honda Prelude and the
> Derek Pingel Nissan GTR V Spec Coupe. The Nissan was really quiet and looked
> stock.. Man was it FAST!!! Fastest lap 41.35 - the Honda managed 42.06
> As for the yellow peril... The major objective of not bending it was
> achieved !!
> It took me ages to get tyre pressure and brake bias sorted out. Each run is
> less than a minute- 8 runs in total for the weekend.. means u must have the
> car sorted before u get there.. I had trouble heating up the brakes, tyres
> and motor.. Softer brake pads would be the go.. I also dropped my tyre
> pressures nearly 10psi on the saturday cos it was quite cold.... from 32/30
> to 23/24..Bias was totally to the rear and, at one turn on the balance bar
> per race, it took me a few runs to dial it in. Also first gear was useless
> off the line and i took off in 2nd all weekend -and still had traction
> problems!! My times were 53.91, 53.70, 53.97, 53.94, 53.47, 52.11 and
> 51.92.. The Escort who won the div was an immaculate 'mexico' with a motor
> that sounded so sweet and it flew..His speed on the straight was 123kmh
> compared to my paltry 102kmh.. This was timed by the cops - in an 80 zone...
> I have no idea how I can make up 6.5 secs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> It was a great weekend and Nissan won!!!!
> cheers
> Mick
>
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