Drifty Track S12 VQ build

[Sim]

So, i started to @*!# it a bit about making too much noise for the track day.

 

A quick trip to a great local guy, https://www.facebook.com/blmotorsportfabrications, and I had a new centre pipe with a baffle section.

 

Then @*!# it that I'd mess up the tune, all a just a few days before the track day.

 

Thankfully Mark @Abbey Motorsport was on the case at a moments notice (and on his birthday) with some remote tuning tweaks and a couple of logging sessions.

 

We drove to Mallory, did 20 minutes every hour, we were in groups not open pit lane, and she ran faultlessly all day. the TR1 toyos were fine, still plenty of life in them.

 

There's not quite enough bite on the brakes, but this might be pad compound rather than the brakes, so I'm looking at options, but we were going round close to a minute, and able to have some fun, not racing, with a GT86, some of the Caterhams and a nice Golf GTI. We only really got toasted by a 600hp Audi S3 and a stripped out, caged Clio on track rubber.

 

[Sim]

PS. If you look carefully, you'll notice my wife was driving as well, we did half the sessions each : )

Edited July 14, 2022 by Sim

[Sim]

Quick update, the old girl made it to a few shows shows last year but not much else, will be pulling my finger out and hopefully doing some drift of track days this year, but if all else fails, I'm going to try and get 20 S12s togther, might even hijack one of @davey_83 meets. : )

[Sim]

Well, slightly late post, but the old girl only went and won best Retro at JapShow : )

 

I'll get some pictures up soon, but needless to say, I was very pleased : )

[Sim]

A few pics from Jap Show at Santa Pod from earlier this year, including one of the winning entries into the show and shine ; )

[Sim]

Another great day at Mallory Park this week, slightly better brake set-up worked well, 20mins on 40mins off, did the full 20 minutes every time without any problems.

 

There was even a 370Z roadster going round aswell.

 

Will get some pics up soon : )

 

Need to get another DWYB and service in before the years out : )

[Sim]

Some pics from Mallory September with Javelin : )

 

First session was quite damp and slippery but second started to really dry out, by the third I was going round faster than before, probably need to invest in some proper track rubber as most of those overtaking me were on much more expensive rubber, only thing then is I'll probably need even better brakes  

 

The old girl did well considering she was the oldest in my group : )

 

Fun day and the sessions, a set 20 minutes per hour, mean it's quite relaxed.

 

Edited September 27 by Sim

[Sim]

The official pictures make it look like we were going fast : )

[Sim]

PS: For anyone thinking about a track day but worried about being surrounded by lunatics, a novice or session day with Javelin is great, not too many cars on track and set track times.

[Sim]

Just did another drift day at Santa Pod