Superlap + Speedhunters Australia Pics thread

[whiteballz]

Conditions were less than perfect.
Great event, Alot of fun.

Was nice add another UCP'er to the East Coast Comrades, (pimento)

Was also very very good to catch up with Sam (2 - IB4R) who bravely battled his volvo through sydney roads on a sunday to a meetup for a photoshoot for Speedhunters.com.

A special thanks to Sam (1 - Clutch) and Anouk for driving Grimace the 960Km down from Brisbane for the weekend.

Photography was hard at the event due to the harsh light or low light due to intermittent cloud cover.

Here are a few favourites - There are other OK shots of other cars however they are not very good.

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334496&stc=1&d=1274596079

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334497&stc=1&d=1274596079

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334498&stc=1&d=1274596079

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334499&stc=1&d=1274596079

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334500&stc=1&d=1274596079

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334501&stc=1&d=1274596079

[whiteballz]

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334502&stc=1&d=1274596952

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334503&stc=1&d=1274596952

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334504&stc=1&d=1274596952

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334505&stc=1&d=1274596952

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334506&stc=1&d=1274596952

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334507&stc=1&d=1274596952

[whiteballz]

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334509&stc=1&d=1274597659

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334510&stc=1&d=1274597659

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334511&stc=1&d=1274597659

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334512&stc=1&d=1274597659

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334513&stc=1&d=1274597659

[whiteballz]

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334519&stc=1&d=1274598444

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334520&stc=1&d=1274598444

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334521&stc=1&d=1274598444

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334522&stc=1&d=1274598444

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334523&stc=1&d=1274598444

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334524&stc=1&d=1274598444

[whiteballz]

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334525&stc=1&d=1274609759

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334526&stc=1&d=1274609759

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334527&stc=1&d=1274609759

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334528&stc=1&d=1274609759

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334529&stc=1&d=1274609759

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334530&stc=1&d=1274609759

[pimento]

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334514&stc=1&d=1274598019

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334515&stc=1&d=1274598019

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334516&stc=1&d=1274598019

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334517&stc=1&d=1274598019

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334518&stc=1&d=1274598019

Wha'?

[whiteballz]

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334531&stc=1&d=1274610360

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334532&stc=1&d=1274610360

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334533&stc=1&d=1274610360

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334534&stc=1&d=1274610360

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334535&stc=1&d=1274610360

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=334536&stc=1&d=1274610360

[whiteballz]

Whats wha?

[pimento]

The blank post? Or is that just me?

[whiteballz]

just you? idk, no one likes jdm enough to post.

[pimento]

No, I mean, you have a blank post there. A bunch of images that didn't get uplourded it seems.

[Ferrer]

I like the stitched red Nissan.

[charged]

would of loved to go to the event a few mates competed, Andy in his sprinter had a shocking weekend, broken rollpins in the selector forks, 2 gearboxes and oil drain back problems, Brad in his RX7 FD had turbo problems, Duncan Forrest in his R35 GTR had brake issues and cooked tyres as he ran in clubsprint. Good work by a few fellow IP racers, John Boston- he drove about 6 cars, Dave Loftus BSM GTR, Ryan Brown -IP spec green and black RX7, Jacky Yick in his S15 roady... good work lads.... hopefully the event will be bigger and better, sounds like the schedule needs a few tweaks but all in all its a winner :)

[demonrunning07]

I like the stitched red Nissan.

ditto. It adds a neat "used and abused" touch that works wll on purpose drift cars. The old school Skyline is pretty sweet too but I think my favorite is of the picture of the engine bay (post #2, pic 4).

whiteballz, what kind of car is that with all the stcikers (post #3, pic 1)?

btw, thanks for all the great pics!

[whiteballz]

It was a 180SX,
Running on 16' Watanabe wheels with black centers.

Pimento - Today I'm getting the red X's in that post too. IDK whats going on there.

Brake issues on the grey GTR? Yeah, I noticed his brakes were glowing red coming into turn 2.
We heard they actually caught fire in the pits.

[pimento]

Pimento - Today I'm getting the red X's in that post too. IDK whats going on there.

Weird.. some sort of attachment system failure methinks. Needs re-uplourden.

Good times though, good times. Ta for the invite!

[clutch-monkey]

just you? idk, no one likes jdm enough to post.
no, your post is completely blank.

would of loved to go to the event a few mates competed, Andy in his sprinter had a shocking weekend, broken rollpins in the selector forks, 2 gearboxes and oil drain back problems, Brad in his RX7 FD had turbo problems, Duncan Forrest in his R35 GTR had brake issues and cooked tyres as he ran in clubsprint. Good work by a few fellow IP racers, John Boston- he drove about 6 cars, Dave Loftus BSM GTR, Ryan Brown -IP spec green and black RX7, Jacky Yick in his S15 roady... good work lads.... hopefully the event will be bigger and better, sounds like the schedule needs a few tweaks but all in all its a winner :)

the black FD was awesome!
i have video coming when i figure out how to edit.

[whiteballz]

I cant tell what images are missing! haha. Crap.

[clutch-monkey]

from matyi

[clutch-monkey]

'dawn patrol'
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7718/4626223809702902a86ao.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/i/4626223809702902a86ao.jpg/)

[pimento]

That's a really great pic..

[clutch-monkey]

fun fact:


Cyber evo weighs 1125, and creates 1250kg of dowforce. Yes, you read that right. They said under that car is really something special!

[demonrunning07]

Brake issues on the grey GTR? Yeah, I noticed his brakes were glowing red coming into turn 2.
We heard they actually caught fire in the pits.

Could it have been because they were carbon-ceramic rotors or do you think there was something wrong? 'Cause I'm pretty sure carbon-ceramic rotors are supposed to glow red and catch fire. But probably not steel rotors.

[whiteballz]

Not too sure - The other GTR's brakes weren't glowing so who knows?

[henk4]

do we need to know "who is who" in post #7 ?????

[pimento]

I'm afraid that information is classified. Also the post is missing someone...

[clutch-monkey]

slo mo of the little rx-7 acting up on it's warm up lap.
YouTube - superfap
everybody loves flames!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yt4cHS7dRY

[clutch-monkey]

some roadtrip shots from foy.. link to full article soon.

[whiteballz]

You managed to leave out the best photo. Jackass.

(on a side note - Was UCP Down for anyone else today?)

[Kitdy]

You managed to leave out the best photo. Jackass.

(on a side note - Was UCP Down for anyone else today?)

Yeah about 1 hour ago or so for me.

[clutch-monkey]

You managed to leave out the best photo. Jackass.

(on a side note - Was UCP Down for anyone else today?)
fine..
yep was down all day for me.
YouTube - superlap mixed
YouTube - superfap supra

[henk4]

How far away (and how well protected) are the marshall positioned when you look at the very first part of the tape?

[clutch-monkey]

you mean in the first 10 seconds? there's a gravel pit and a barrier + small slope between him and the track. i'll upload a vid shortly that shows someone coming off there.

[henk4]

you mean in the first 10 seconds? there's a gravel pit and a barrier + small slope between him and the track. i'll upload a vid shortly that shows someone coming off there.

OK, from behind they looked quite vulnerable, although the speed was not yet very high.

[clutch-monkey]

OK, from behind they looked quite vulnerable, although the speed was not yet very high.

the speed there is quite high entering that corner, but unfortunately the R magic RX-7 had issues :(
here in this vid taken a hundred metres to the left (and further up the track) from the previous vid, with the elise, you can see the same two guys atop the concrete barrier - it's next to the track rather than directly in front like it appears to be in the other video.
YouTube - M2U00330.MPG

[henk4]

perfect...

[charged]

Brad in the matt black RX7 FD lunched a turbo and looks like the engine aswell, he got it dynoed by a mate before superlap and it didnt quite go to plan, looks like he payed the price with 1 dead engine :)

Duncan runs normal steel brakes on the GTR, Wilall Racings GTR here in Adelaide runs water cooling on his and ducting to fix the issue of weight and killing brakes

[clutch-monkey]

Brad in the matt black RX7 FD lunched a turbo and looks like the engine aswell, he got it dynoed by a mate before superlap and it didnt quite go to plan, looks like he payed the price with 1 dead engine :)

was a shame to see it missing from the lineup on saturday, was great looking car. got some vids of it haha

[IBrake4Rainbows]

I suppose it's time for me to contribute to the photography.

oh dear.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Moar! Because, well...

[IBrake4Rainbows]

...llew ,esuaceB !raoM

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Whoa, Three photos that look EXACTLY alike!

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Now with bonus Chariots of Fail!(TM)

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Now with bonus "OH SHI-" moment!

And thats about the extent of my photography. Thankyou to the Manatee and his cruel feminine mistress for putting up with my OCD tendancies and Yoghurt eating ways, and for the Pygmies of Queensland for not putting me in a black pot and eating me.

The event was well executed with minimal fuss (which in the end kind of made it a little boring, TBH. MOAR FUSS! MOAR CRASH!) but the cars were hot and the racetrack was readily accessible.

All glory to Sexy Lobster. That is all.

[Kitdy]

Here's the podium for those interested:

1 Tarzan Yamada CyberEVO Mitsubishi EVO 1:30.5870*
2 David Empringham Sierra Sierra Mitsubishi EVO 1:31.8840 +0:01.2970
3 Tarzan Yamada Tomei/Cusco Subaru Impreza WRX 1:31.9010 +0:01.3140

The fastest laps were quicker than the V8 Supercar's longstanding lap record. Some more info here (http://octanereport.com/racing/2010/05/22/cyber-evo-wins-super-lap-world-time-attack-challenge-2010.html).

[whiteballz]

Not to mention V8 Supercars run full slicks and these guys run on R comp tires.

I'd love to see what would be possible with full slicks.

[clutch-monkey]

that suzuki swift was all kinds of awesome.

Not to mention V8 Supercars run full slicks and these guys run on R comp tires.

I'd love to see what would be possible with full slicks.
yeah, on the one hand V8SC can use slicks but are bound to a formula for aero, power and weight, whereas these guys can only use semi's but can go nuts everywhere else.

[whiteballz]

Not to mention V8 supercars are about 300ish kg's heavier IIRC?

Would be an awesome battle between the classes through. V8's monstering the straights but slower through the corners..

[clutch-monkey]

Not to mention V8 supercars are about 300ish kg's heavier IIRC?

yeah, would be cool if someone did proper aero for them though.


Would be an awesome battle between the classes through. V8's monstering the straights but slower through the corners..
and not scraping their front splitter lol

[whiteballz]

True. Some cars did roll quite heavily through the corners didnt they?

[clutch-monkey]

*cough* R35 GTR...

[whiteballz]

I said cars not land yaught.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Maybe they just couldn't work the suspension settings in the menu of their vehicle, and were stuck on "Frieghter in a Force Five Hurricane" mode.

[clutch-monkey]

camera had trouble capturing the barges, keeping them all in focus.
YouTube - land barges all round

[clutch-monkey]

a few stragglers from the roadtrip/superfap album from matyas... still have the pics from the trip back to come.
Edit: ALSO we forgot to do group photo at the ferrer's rd sign!
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=335835&stc=1&d=1275533039
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=335836&stc=1&d=1275533039
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=335837&stc=1&d=1275533039
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=335838&stc=1&d=1275533039
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=335839&stc=1&d=1275533039
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=335840&stc=1&d=1275533039

[Ferrer]

Edit: ALSO we forgot to do group photo at the ferrer's rd sign!
Oh noes...! :(

[clutch-monkey]

now i have to drive back down to do that.. :p

[whiteballz]

Feel free. I need an escape from reality.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Ditto.

Also, Matias' blog is good reading. He's ghetto, yo.

[pimento]

I hereby proclaim my in-ness for a trip to Ferrer's road. And associated shenanigans.

[Ferrer]

I will eventually have to take plane and get there as well...

[pimento]

Damn straight, boyo.

[charged]

*cough* R35 GTR...


I said cars not land yaught.

Dunc's car may be a barge but his times are very impressive with slight mods of slicks and aero wing, mail order tune for e85..... it runs times that would embarrass all of our cars boys....... it may be a barge and land yacht but a very quick one:cool: ....... he was also on 180 plus tread wear tyres as specified by club-sport WTAC regs


R35 - Wakefield Park 1:02.44 (CAMS 4D Sprint Record)
R35 - Wakefield Park 1:05.3 (CAMS 2D Sprint Record)
R35 - Oran Park 1:16.7 (CAMS 2D Sprint Record)
R35 - Eastern Creek 1:41.08 (CAMS 4D Sprint Record)
R35 - Eastern Creek 1:44.79 (CAMS 2D Sprint Record)
R35 - 2009 NSW CAMS Supersprint Champion (2D & Outright)

[whiteballz]

Dont get me wrong, I'm about the biggest R35 fan out there.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

They just bend light thanks to their weight, thats all I'm saying.

[charged]

Dont get me wrong, I'm about the biggest R35 fan out there.


They just bend light thanks to their weight, thats all I'm saying.


That's the amazing thing, the things weigh a metric shitload, willall racing (http://www.willallracing.com.au/default.htm) who does all the tunes and development on the GTRs globally use Mallala at the local test track . This heavy pig goes out there on semis and smashes all and sundry. We are talking proper Porsche cup race cars, Brads FD and drives home. It amazes me and defies logic especially at Mallala which isn't suited to heavy cars due to the 3 straights, big stop configuration

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Imagine how quick it would be if it wasn't carrying the weight of Toula on each corner?

[clutch-monkey]

last shots from the trip up.

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=336873&stc=1&d=1276220384

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=336874&stc=1&d=1276220384

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=336875&stc=1&d=1276220384

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=336876&stc=1&d=1276220384

[pimento]

I notice you seem to be avoiding sealed roads... are they still considered the tool of the devil by and large up there?

[f6fhellcat13]

Using soccer mom logic; you should probably get a 959 for that dirt road.

[clutch-monkey]

I notice you seem to be avoiding sealed roads... are they still considered the tool of the devil by and large up there?
that's still nsw lol. and someone's driveway.

Using soccer mom logic; you should probably get a 959 for that dirt road.

i don't think Russ will let me borrow his :p considering it's club rego only for starters :p

[whiteballz]

Dick.

[Ferrer]

The second one looks rather excellent. :)

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Dose? on Gravel?

FUUUUUUU-

[wwgkd]

The second one looks rather excellent. :)

It really does. Should be entered into a photo comp.

[whiteballz]

Decided to have a bit of a dig through and have more of a creative go at editing some photos.

http://ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=339698&stc=1&d=1280031651

http://ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=339699&stc=1&d=1280031651

http://ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=339700&stc=1&d=1280031655

http://ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=339701&stc=1&d=1280031655

http://ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=339702&stc=1&d=1280031655

http://ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=339703&stc=1&d=1280031655

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Shooting into the sun on a freezing afternoon FTW.

[clutch-monkey]

regi you can't really win a staring contest with the sun, fyi.
'ballz i'm suprised the pic of the eg doesn't contain visible soundwaves from the exhaust :p

[IBrake4Rainbows]

regi you can't really win a staring contest with the sun, fyi.
'ballz i'm suprised the pic of the eg doesn't contain visible soundwaves from the exhaust :p

yes you can - the sun cowered behind the mountains once I was finished with it.

[clutch-monkey]

the wasn't lowering. that was your cataracts closing up.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=339758&stc=1&d=1280133511