new PB @ winton - 1:42s

i went to winton for the second time with the 350Z (on australia day) yesterday. its a winton 'test&tune' day and managed to get a new PB.

New PB (jan07): 1:42.2420 sec - consistent 1:43-44s
Previous PB (dec06): 1:43.9470 sec - consistent 1:45-46s
PB improvement: 1.705 sec

here are the detail of my Lap times for the whole day... 26th of jan 2007


comments:
i starting to know how to handle the car... although im still not very sure about it... i will be back for more until i can be consistent.

session 1: it was packed, i had to do alot of avertaking... 2 RX7s spun and nearly hit me. Dantze got that on tape. will up load soon. it was all over the place. never got a chance to use optimum line and gears except for one lap... which is 6th lap...

session 2: i enter the track first with the hope i can get my best lap... so i did... get it on the 2nd lap.... but then after that the traffic start getting congested again...

session 3: midday and the track temp rise up dramatically... more than 50degree (source: takahasi with his laser temperature gun)... i was all over the place, the tyres over heated, the car feel slugish and i boiled my gearbox fluid (i can smelled it from the cabin) then i decided to finish off early after the ninth lap.

session 4: most of the car went home by this time, so i got a 'traffic free' track... but the temperature was going up like hell... i did full consistent 1:43 with no obstruction whatsoever.... but funnily, i drove faster under pressure in session 1 and 2... i dont know whether its the temperatur difference... but i cant seem to get 1:42 anymore... and i smell the gearbox fluid really bad this time... so i decided to stop after 5 laps and went home

thx for Kenny, Jally and Dantze for the company and support...