The 100th Annual MX5 Trackday event.
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The 100th Annual MX5 Trackday event.
Trackdays are a great safe way to learn how to drive your MX5 at it's limits without fear of the fuzz or someone coming the other way- You don't need to worry about having the fastest car or not having experience driving on a track- You just go as fast or as slow as you desire.
'TeamJelly' has proposed a get together at a track day to see who's turbo-charged wang is the biggest but other cars will be there too- I'm also keen to get back on the track.
One proposed event is on Sunday the 18th May at Hampton Downs through Play Day on Track (http://www.playdayontrack.co.nz/news.php) : $135
Another option is at Taupo organised by the Motorsport park itself (http://www.tauporacetrack.co.nz/events) either on the 7th of May or the 21st (both Wednesdays). $125
Both of these events are open test days or track days and aren't organised by me or the forum etc. This thread is just to try and get a decent group of MX5s together as a social event at a track day, learn about our cars, how best to drive them etc.
You will need
a) A car with a current WOF or motorsport card
b) A roll bar if in an MX5 when doing the Playday on Track event
c) A helmet and cotton overalls
d) Recommended fresh brakefluid, decent meat on the pads, fresh oil/filter and decent tyres.
Is anyone else keen to come along?
'TeamJelly' has proposed a get together at a track day to see who's turbo-charged wang is the biggest but other cars will be there too- I'm also keen to get back on the track.
One proposed event is on Sunday the 18th May at Hampton Downs through Play Day on Track (http://www.playdayontrack.co.nz/news.php) : $135
Another option is at Taupo organised by the Motorsport park itself (http://www.tauporacetrack.co.nz/events) either on the 7th of May or the 21st (both Wednesdays). $125
Both of these events are open test days or track days and aren't organised by me or the forum etc. This thread is just to try and get a decent group of MX5s together as a social event at a track day, learn about our cars, how best to drive them etc.
You will need
a) A car with a current WOF or motorsport card
b) A roll bar if in an MX5 when doing the Playday on Track event
c) A helmet and cotton overalls
d) Recommended fresh brakefluid, decent meat on the pads, fresh oil/filter and decent tyres.
Is anyone else keen to come along?
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Re: Trackday
Roll protection is a sore point at Trackdays, as most won't let a softtop or even a hardtop MX5 race around the track.
I can bring a spare proper bolt in Rollbar if someone needs to borrow one just for the day.
Only takes around half an hour to fit and is Trackday approved.
Of course I can sell them to MX5 Forum members for a discounted rate as well. Fits both NA and NB Miatas.
Roll protection is a sore point at Trackdays, as most won't let a softtop or even a hardtop MX5 race around the track.
I can bring a spare proper bolt in Rollbar if someone needs to borrow one just for the day.
Only takes around half an hour to fit and is Trackday approved.
Of course I can sell them to MX5 Forum members for a discounted rate as well. Fits both NA and NB Miatas.
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Any idea what the requirements are for the Taupo Motorsport Park test days?Teamjelly wrote:Re: Trackday
Roll protection is a sore point at Trackdays, as most won't let a softtop or even a hardtop MX5 race around the track.
I can bring a spare proper bolt in Rollbar if someone needs to borrow one just for the day.
Only takes around half an hour to fit and is Trackday approved.
Of course I can sell them to MX5 Forum members for a discounted rate as well. Fits both NA and NB Miatas.
Personally, I think people should fit a roll bar but in reality, if you are driving an old 80s starlet or civic on the track, with no requirement for roll protection and a fairly flimsy structure, you probably have as much risk as in an MX5 without a rollbar.
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Realistically these cars are near impossible to flip UNLESS you catch a wheel. Pretty much why I wouldn't recommend going out without a bar because if you go off track and something digs in... Luck won't be on your side.
Also you should consider that a bar is a few hundred bucks. I would like to think my life is worth more than a bit of cash. Hell, if I was held up I'd pay a lot more than a roll bar would cost
Also you should consider that a bar is a few hundred bucks. I would like to think my life is worth more than a bit of cash. Hell, if I was held up I'd pay a lot more than a roll bar would cost
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Unless you're handbraking and linking every corner with smoke bellowing off the rears, no-one will care.
After all the whole point of trackdays is to drive it like you stole it
You always get a warning (or two) if you're drifting it too much
But fluid leakage is more of a concern - you can be pretty unpopular if the motor/gearbox/diff dumps a whole heap of oil on the track, and everyone sits around for a hour or two while it gets cleaned up
After all the whole point of trackdays is to drive it like you stole it
You always get a warning (or two) if you're drifting it too much
But fluid leakage is more of a concern - you can be pretty unpopular if the motor/gearbox/diff dumps a whole heap of oil on the track, and everyone sits around for a hour or two while it gets cleaned up
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Even though I haven't got a turbo charged wang as in the reqiurements by Timmo, would still be keen to go along provided I have the free time on which ever day it runs on.
Both Hampton and taupo require you to have roll protection, you need a MSNZ cage in your car at Hamptons if you want to take passengers, but only roll over protection at Taupo, and supposedly a harness, but they usually peetty flexible on that on. Hmptons aren't flexible at all.
Taupo is the better track in my opinion, and is a halfway point for AKL and WTGN people.
They have a trackday session for sale on trademe for the 25th of May for $2k for the day.
Both Hampton and taupo require you to have roll protection, you need a MSNZ cage in your car at Hamptons if you want to take passengers, but only roll over protection at Taupo, and supposedly a harness, but they usually peetty flexible on that on. Hmptons aren't flexible at all.
Taupo is the better track in my opinion, and is a halfway point for AKL and WTGN people.
They have a trackday session for sale on trademe for the 25th of May for $2k for the day.
Ahh, but your thinking small scale, could always extend out past the forum, and 20 cars means it is only $100 per car, or the max 30 cars and it is $67 per carGRUVBB wrote:I second Timmo on this one.... Was hard enough to get 6 cars to go for a free cruise. Only cost was petrol and time.Timmo wrote:Doubt we'd get the numbers to make it cheaper than just going to one of their test days though?
That's true but it takes less than a minute of driving near a Muppet to determine who they are and back off. Just a reminder, track days aren't race days. There is no passing under brakes or around corners etc.
Anyway, the preference seems to be a weekend (i.e. Playday on track event) at HD rather than mid week at Taupo?
Who can make the 18th?
Donavan
TeamJelly
Timmo
Harlan?
Mad Kiwi (maybe)
Warrior (not driving)
Anyway, the preference seems to be a weekend (i.e. Playday on track event) at HD rather than mid week at Taupo?
Who can make the 18th?
Donavan
TeamJelly
Timmo
Harlan?
Mad Kiwi (maybe)
Warrior (not driving)
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That's unfortunate. Track days are dangerous enough without impatient tossers with a faster car trying to overtake through corners. At the last track day I attended I had someone in a Holden appear from nowhere and attempt to overtake through turn 9 at PukekoheDonovan wrote:I know they are the rules, just saying they aren't usually followed (or enforced that much), except for the newbies to the playday sessions.
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