Morgan Park

[bwhinnen]

A couple more.

[bwhinnen]

And when they work, they just work...



If only I could get them like this everytime...

[jabba]

Hey Brett, I just checked out your home page. I must say I am very impressed..... Love your work... I wish I had some talant with the camera...... Are you going to set up a album for the XR club Morgan Park as you did with the WRX?...... If so, When do you plan on doing it... I am keen to see more picies of that Black beast of mine in action....

[bwhinnen]

Will be setting up a similar page yes. Thanks for the comments too

I've got about another 50 or so photos to run through, then I need to de-number plate them and reduce the resolution ready to load up to the web page.

I'd say they should all be up in the next day or two.

So far a 34% hit rate on photos, 227 photos that are ok out of 655 taken. Sad really, I'd like more and I know I've missed a few cars so am terribly sorry.

Cheers
Brett

[geckoGT]

Don't be sorry, there are some amazing photos there and I know that those that featured are very happy. It is a great thing to have someone taking pics of that quality and I hope that you are there for our next event. As for the strike rate, at least digital is cheaper than film at that sort of strike rate.
By the way, how hot did the ute look? Love your work and thanks!

[coyote]

Originally Posted by bwhinnen

So far a 34% hit rate on photos, 227 photos that are ok out of 655 taken. Sad really, I'd like more and I know I've missed a few cars so am terribly sorry.

Cheers
Brett

I am with Gecko , what you have done is awesome , and I for one really appreciate it

Ps since you are so good at editing pics do you reckon you can change the silly look I have holding that trophy LOL

[bwhinnen]

Originally Posted by Gambit

Looks like you had an awesome time.

Where is morgan park located? How often do you have these days?

Got Google Earth?

28°15'41.46"S 152° 2'4.37"E

Is the track as far as I can tell...

[jabba]

I have found some interesting race result from the last Morgan Park championship.... Check it out to see were you rate against the real thing...


Saloon Car
Tim Young Ford Falcon EA 3900 10 4 1:12.6333*
Nicholas Laracy Commodore VN 3800 9 5 1:12.6612
Lindsay Kearns Ford Falcon EA 3900 10 7 1:12.6984

Formula Vee
Shane Hart Bee Cee Jabiru 1600 11 6 1:10.6411
Grant Bromley Jacer 1600 11 11 1:11.3642
Tim Hamilton Jacer F2K2 1600 11 10 1:12.0270

Sports car
Guy Bedington Westfield SE 1588 2A 6 5 1:07.0253*
Steve Morcombe Westfield 1587 2C 7 5 1:07.2782
Shaun Juniper Porsche 996 TT 3600 2I 7 6 1:08.4726

Improved production
Justin Keys Mazda RX3 2354 A 10 9 1:10.2002*
Tony Isarasena Mazda RX7 2600 A 5 4 1:10.8662
Michael Uebergang Mazda RX7 2354 A 11 10 1:11.6601

HQ Holden
Gary Bonwick HQ Holden 3300 9 9 1:18.6337*
Bob Fullerton HQ Holden 3300 9 4 1:19.5876
Michael McCloud HQ Holden 3300 11 9 1:19.6753

Gemini
David Wood Holden Gemini 1623 9 4 1:18.2954*
Ashley Jarvis Holden Gemini 1600 9 7 1:18.4015
Nick Rangeley Holden Gemini 1600 9 8 1:18.7048

Super Karts
Steve Cloake Stockman Honda 250 250 4 2 1:04.6592*
Chryss Jamieson Anderson Maverick 250 250 9 3 1:04.7259
John Pellicano Zip Honda 250 250 10 8 1:04.7394

[Paul@eliteauto]

wow just off Porsche time
If only I had big stoppers and Race rubber!

[bwhinnen]

Hi all, just a quick note, due to cyclone Monica my server is currently unavailable. It resides in Darwin and will probably be out of action for the next 12 - 24 hours.

Paul, I've got a few shots of your car, specially coming out of turn 1.

All photos will be up as soon as the server is available.

Thanks all, and enjoy your ANZAC day!

Brett

[Paul@eliteauto]

Thanks Brett

[jabba]

Originally Posted by Paul@eliteauto

wow just off Porsche time
If only I had big stoppers and Race rubber!

I have a $1000 that even with big AP 6 potter and slicks and a race set up wheel alignment you won't get close to a 1:09, Maybe a 1:16 if your lucky.

The Sports car average speed around Morgan Park is 113kph

[Paul@eliteauto]

wow didnt think we were racing for sheep station!

I dont know I'm just going off the times recorded.
I know grip and brakes were major issues.
As you probably saw with my car.
What else do you whant me to say.
Is the the other 1.09 recorded by the xr8 a load of crock the too.
If so how can we say that the eights beat the sixes fairly?
You opened up a can of worms!

Regards Paul

[Jorgo]

Ok here is a few of my pics, resized and with plates scrubbed out.

The Garage



Eager Beavers lined up for the sighter lap



The "oppo" from my Dad's XR6 during the sighter lap



The queue for the timed sessions, split into the 3 groups

[Jorgo]

The most unique sounding DJR320 ever returning from his warm down lap



Dad returning from his warm down lap not long after



DOUK trying to take things seriously... and failing as usual :nutsycuck



I have a lot more stashed away and even a video or two tucked away. Most of my photos of "on track" action aren't the greatest but I do have a lot of cars parked and looking pretty.

If people want to see more let me know

[Paul@eliteauto]

great shots mate
well done!

[Noddy]

I'm sure everyone would be keen to see the video footage you have. :1syellow1

[coyote]

[coyote]

I think I know who it is but won't post it in case i am wrong

[Jorgo]

Ok below you'll find some links to some movies I took.

DISCLAIMER: my digital camera is NOT a video camera. As with most digi cameras it has a movie mode which lets me take some very short, small videos.

Enjoy! And apologies for the "look down" in movie 6, I though I'd stopped the movie :

Black EB coming onto home straight.
http://users.tpg.com.au/adslgepr/mp/mp1.avi

Red 6 followed by Red 8 coming onto home straight.
http://users.tpg.com.au/adslgepr/mp/mp2.avi

Dad coming onto the home straight (comments provided by Kane, aka SODOUCK... Son Of Dear Old Uncle Ken).
http://users.tpg.com.au/adslgepr/mp/mp3.avi

The two most unique sounding cars that were at Morgan Park. Black DJR320 & Citric Turbo with blower.
http://users.tpg.com.au/adslgepr/mp/mp4.avi

Coyote leading Deep Blue 6? and Falcon 45 Orange Striped Silver 8 down home straight
http://users.tpg.com.au/adslgepr/mp/mp5.avi

Red GT followed by Citric Blower down home straight
http://users.tpg.com.au/adslgepr/mp/mp6.avi

I shall get to some more pics later.

[Paul@eliteauto]

Originally Posted by coyote

yeah man thats me !

Thanks!

[jabba]

Originally Posted by Paul@eliteauto

wow didnt think we were racing for sheep station!

I dont know I'm just going off the times recorded.
I know grip and brakes were major issues.
As you probably saw with my car.
What else do you whant me to say.
Is the the other 1.09 recorded by the xr8 a load of crock the too.
If so how can we say that the eights beat the sixes fairly?
You opened up a can of worms!

Regards Paul

No were arnt racing for sheep stations. But I do thing it is not fair to let some thing that they are 10-15sec faster then they what really are... Yes Chris has said that it is impossible to do a 1:09 in our cars. Even if you had 500rwhp, Big set of 6 pot AP's and slicks. Fact is our car are about 500kg to heavy. That Super Sedan Porsche is a full on race car, worked motor, body lightened (weigh about 1100kg), massive wings, big slick and big brakes... What do we have???? street tyres, street brakes, extra 700kg to tow around, no wings to glued to the road. In fact not much at all besides big power, in which we all have troubles getting it to the ground...

I have not opened a can of worm, I am putting a myth to bed early. as I said, it is not good for someone to think they are 10-15sec a lap faster then what they really are. Because next time you go I dare say you will have more work done to your car and you will be expecting to go faster. But your time will reflect you are going slower due to the 1:09 error. You will also most likely tell your mate that you reeled off a 1:09 and your car is as fast a Sports Sedan. How embarrassing will it be the next time you can barely do a 1:17-1:18.... Chris, myself and quite a few other believe it should of been a 1:19, for both you and Chris (Coyote).

The problem is, the time keepers have a bloody difficult job to do and mistakes very easily happen. Add to that the last minute rush to get all the data completed to announce the most fun winners. The pressure is on them in a big way....

Yes the 6's were beaten fair and square. Even after adjusting yours and Chris's lap times the over all lap average for the 6's and 8's is only changed by a few 100's of a sec.

I am not trying to put you down Paul, I am just trying save you from major dissapointment when your next out there and you don't get close to getting the times you set out to achieve....

Matt

[jabba]

Originally Posted by coyote

I think I know who it is but won't post it in case i am wrong

I will give you a hint...... You did some touch up's on his car today....

By the way, Thanks for the top job on both my cars.

[Mrs Coyote]

Originally Posted by Paul@eliteauto

wow didnt think we were racing for sheep station!


Regards Paul

Hey Paul,

Do you want to come real estate/sheep station shopping I think they we might be short of a couple.

Denise (Mrs Coyote)

[coyote]

Originally Posted by jabba

I will give you a hint...... You did some touch up's on his car today....

By the way, Thanks for the top job on both my cars.

Yes I thought it was you , It looked just like the section of your in car video, but was not going to steal your thunder LOL

[SP Ken]

G'day All,

Hey lets not get carried away with this time thing. Lets take a deep breath and remember that it was a fun day and the intent and emphasis was on having a good time and going home with a smile on our faces.

The time keepers did a sterling job under arduous conditions (I might add here that it was essentially the same people as last time as nobody else wants to do it). There is of course a way around it and that is through transponders and timing equipment. Expensive equipment to put on the shelf and only use once or twice a year.

As for the Sixes v Eights challenge, well done to the Eights, no matter which way you look at it they won and quite convincingly. The only thing to mar it for the Sixes was that not enough entered and they were over run by the Eights by almost 2 to 1. It will be up to them to talk it up to other clubbies so the sides are evened up next time.

Having said all that there is always things to learn from running these things and next time we will be a bit more streamlined than this time, as were were this time compared to last. As I stated before we are not CAMS grade officials, just a family car club that it offering the membership something different and another way to enjoy their car.

Enjoy this thread and continue the healthy discussions , I would expect more sledging from those stinking V8s yet, but lets play nice and keep it above the belt.

Cheers,

Ken

[coyote]

Originally Posted by Typhoon Ken

G'day All,

, I would expect more sledging from those stinking V8s yet, but lets play nice and keep it above the belt.

Cheers,

Ken

We would keep sledging but it seems to be sucked into some kind of void,

you know the one ---- the space where the missing cylinders are :

:

By the way after our win I think the club should change it's name to the XR8 and xr6 club in light of our proven superiority.

[Paul@eliteauto]

At the end of the day guys I am still smiling from the fun I had. Just cant stop raving about how much fun it was!
Whether you drive a six or an eight the question is DID YOU HAVE FUN?
I am proud of my car and what I have done with it!
To enjoy it at its most extreme is the best fun I've had with my clothes on.
Once again I thank all involved in running the day(its damm hard work).
We should try to bring the date forward from december because it will be too hot and too punishing and the cars.Something to consider Ken.

[SP Ken]

Originally Posted by Paul@eliteauto

We should try to bring the date forward from december because it will be too hot and too punishing and the cars.Something to consider Ken.

Paul,

We were looking at earlier dates but as you found out on the weekend that the track is awesome hence popular and booked solid. Sorry but December it is.

Ken

[Paul@eliteauto]

Thats cool Ken it was just a sugestion.
Just happy to know its on again!
Hope your on the run on side Ken so we can kick some xr8 freckle! out: