FPV Drive Day - Today Sandown Raceway

[DP GTP]

Just did the FPV Drive Day today. All I can say is WOW. What a fantastic and fun day. Learnt heaps, got to enjoy plenty of laps around Sandown, with a great bunch of instructors and fellow enthusiasts.

Great way to learn about your vehicle and its capabilities. Worst part was driving home...and having to be one of the peak hr drivers again.

If you get the chance to do one of the Drive days make sure you do. You will be pleasantly surprised with what your FPV can do.

[DP GTP]

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[DP GTP]

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[Sorted]

Wow loom at all those rspecs

[Chopped]

Originally Posted by Sorted

Wow loom at all those rspecs

And the fact they are getting a work out. Rather than lazing around in a shed.

[Batmobile]

Might have to re-think doing it .. I would prefer to be doing it a loan car , i dont know what i would do , if the un thinkable happened , and i hit someone and or someone hit me , Or ...........i spun and hit the rail ..
My children purchased 14 laps of Sandown in a Ford , and i was hooked ..
It is so easy to come away from a track day , car and or bike and be hooked .. you start the day, with the legs shaking like a leaf, and end up, in the case of a instruction day, with the instructor having to forcefully remind you , your time is up and to get out !!and thinking you are half a V8 Supercar driver ..

[DP GTP]

Originally Posted by Batmobile

Might have to re-think doing it .. I would prefer to be doing it a loan car , i dont know what i would do , if the un thinkable happened , and i hit someone and or someone hit me , Or ...........i spun and hit the rail ..
My children purchased 14 laps of Sandown in a Ford , and i was hooked ..
It is so easy to come away from a track day , car and or bike and be hooked .. you start the day, with the legs shaking like a leaf, and end up, in the case of a instruction day, with the instructor having to forcefully remind you , your time is up and to get out !!and thinking you are half a V8 Supercar driver ..

Hi Batmobile, these days are great, we had 14 cars, there is no risk of hitting another car unless you do something totally stupid. It is very controlled and you will come away with a new appreciation of the engineering and effort that FPV put into the cars. DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!!!!!:

[Batmobile]

Originally Posted by DP GTP

Hi Batmobile, these days are great, we had 14 cars, there is no risk of hitting another car unless you do something totally stupid. It is very controlled and you will come away with a new appreciation of the engineering and effort that FPV put into the cars. DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!!!!!:

Oh..........the presssure .. I will .............i will go home and pull out the FPV material and read what is required - Many thanks

[Batmobile]

Originally Posted by DP GTP

Hi Batmobile, these days are great, we had 14 cars, there is no risk of hitting another car unless you do something totally stupid. It is very controlled and you will come away with a new appreciation of the engineering and effort that FPV put into the cars. DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!!!!!:

Although i will most probably wait for warmer / dry conditions

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by Batmobile

Although i will most probably wait for warmer / dry conditions

Spring is just around the corner...

[DP GTP]

Yeah.. need good weather, you can push your car harder, they wet the track for the stability control section, we had the perfect day yesterday.

[Batmobile]

Originally Posted by DP GTP

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Why all the skid marks - especially as you get closer to the corner ?

[Batmobile]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

Spring is just around the corner...

Wahooooooooooo!

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by Batmobile

Why all the skid marks - especially as you get closer to the corner ?

It’s a race track, it would be from car’s locking before the turn and the soft rubber race car’s use, it’s normal for any race track, it’s the racing line.

Even on every day road’s you can see the shine and wear mark’s where car’s/tyres have punished the bitumen.

[DP GTP]

Originally Posted by Batmobile

Why all the skid marks - especially as you get closer to the corner ?

That's just the race track...not from us....

[GTP534]

I'm doing my day at Eastern Creek in November!

I did one in the GTP back in 2004, had a great day, totally safe and yes, you do come away marvelling at the capabilities of your FPV, the ability of the FPV "assistants", and I just shook my head at my own lack of ability!

[DP GTP]

And for those that want to know how much fuel we used...
I used about 30lt (avg economy went up to 19lt/100). All the V8 engined cars were 19-20lt/100.
The guys with the F6 cars were up around 28-30lt/100!! ..those Turbo 6's like a drink when they get pushed!.

[Batmobile]

Originally Posted by DP GTP

And for those that want to know how much fuel we used...
I used about 30lt (avg economy went up to 19lt/100). All the V8 engined cars were 19-20lt/100.
The guys with the F6 cars were up around 28-30lt/100!! ..those Turbo 6's like a drink when they get pushed!.

Petrol usage - Gladly , would give up a tank of fuel of some honest , clean , pain in the back of your neck fun !!.However , my other concern has been , other than a mishap - was frying the front rotor's . I wonder with this spirited driving and heavy braking , whether the life expectancy of the front rotors is reduced / diminished ?

[GT450]

You only have to drive it as fast as YOU want to. I had my day in my first BA GT with Greg Ritter at Calder and believe me these cars do things you would believe in ordinary driving. Thought once o twice we wer not going to make it but we did , no problems. One guy actually threw up in his new GT-P
The wear on your tyres will be greater than anything on your brakes , it all depends on you. Decided not to bother with my 2nd GT.
GT450

[HEMI POWER]

Steve hand me the keys mate the bf needs a clean out

[Pedro]

Originally Posted by DP GTP

Yeah.. need good weather, you can push your car harder, they wet the track for the stability control section, we had the perfect day yesterday.

They did that when I took my BF F6 back in 2006. FPV had a problem with the stability control at that time and I told Terry Bowe my car would spin if I attempted it. He said to go ahead and it spun. He got in the driver seat ... and it spun.
End of the story 18 months later I encountered an oil spill on the left side of my lane and the right wheel kept driving ... resulting in my F6 executing an immediate left turn into a rock wall at 80kph and was written off.

[GT450]

No worries Alex just call around, it's been a while since I've been sideways. lol
GT450

[Alan D Segal]

Pedro, you sure your modifications didn't cause the malfunction?

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Pedro

They did that when I took my BF F6 back in 2006. FPV had a problem with the stability control at that time and I told Terry Bowe my car would spin if I attempted it. He said to go ahead and it spun. He got in the driver seat ... and it spun.
End of the story 18 months later I encountered an oil spill on the left side of my lane and the right wheel kept driving ... resulting in my F6 executing an immediate left turn into a rock wall at 80kph and was written off.

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"They all do that"

[Sorted]

Originally Posted by Batmobile

Why all the skid marks - especially as you get closer to the corner ?

Cause Race Car -
http://youtu.be/1cH_yFbi4Ns?t=1m52s

[Buttnekid]

the only thing I will avoid when my GTF arrives is the continual emergency braking you do on the brake and swerve exercise. On my GTE it affected my front brakes thereafter - they squeeked and the pedal feel was never the same again. Other than than, highly recommended as you do get to work your car out. My car scared Terry, he was not expecting 500rwkw when he took it for a spin (I left that part out, and just said, treat her with respect, she is quite tuned you know).

The look he gave me before was 'yeah yeah', the grin he gave me when he pulled back up after a lap was priceless coupled with 'holy ****, that is V8 supercar material, just smoother, I should get John to have a drive....' haha

[Batmobile]

Originally Posted by DP GTP

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What colour is the GT ? It looks like a yellow? I didnt know you could get the GT in yellow

[Whitey-AMG]

I have fond memories of my drive day at sandown back in November 2007.
Stinkin hot day , lots of fun , came 2nd overall for the day after all events , changed the colour of the brembos from red to dark crimson , shagged the tyres and got 2 laps in my own car with Luke Youlden at the helm ( nappy change required )
LUVED IT.

[DP GTP]

Originally Posted by Batmobile

What colour is the GT ? It looks like a yellow? I didnt know you could get the GT in yellow

It does look a bit yellowish......but it's actually the Orange...not sure of the 'correct' colour name, I'm sure some will point it out!

[GTP534]

Got my date wrong.

It's actually December 02 at Eastern Creek.

Hopefully can get some other R-Specs there and a GT-F or 2 or 3 or more!