Track day at Chennai (pnp) - Last week of Aug 2010

raajks · 26th August 2010, 13:51

The track day on Sunday is confirmed for sure.
The weather at Chennai is beaming with sunlight, which is very promising.

Track day regulars / Chennai Annas / Bangy boys lets have some fun.

Manek / Shan2nu / Nikhil / brraj / sriraj /hari / vikramd..Nitrous /yzrj /esteemlover / bottle / gilhead n more..

Shan2nu · 26th August 2010, 14:31

My next visit to the track will be around Dec-Jan.

Shan2nu

PhrozenFire · 27th August 2010, 10:28

How many are going from Bangalore? Raajks? sriraj?

Visaster · 27th August 2010, 11:29

Well mates I am new to this. Whats a track day? What are you running. Super cars/ Super bikes/ ...?
Where is this place?
Can one just visit to see what happens out there?

raajks · 27th August 2010, 13:41

Phrozenfire:
The short notice has some tentative entires, Let me start with the confirmed ones

Confirmed entries:
1) RaajKS - Cedia Sports & Swift (May be)
2) Bottle - Palio 1.6

Tentative:
1) Sriraj (Elantra)
2) Brraj (??)
3) Megazoid (vtec - Hotbits suspensions and a PODIUM rally driver)
4) Sid (vRS)
5) Nikhil (Has said no, but knowing Nikhil I would like to keep the doors open)

There would always be a regular Chennai folks crowd, the numbers cannot be predicted for that.

Visaster:
PnP sessions is open for everyone.
Where you can bring your own stock car and drive along the track. Please remember that this is done only for FUN and it is not a racing event at all.

Track details:
Irungattukottai Race Track - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Location:
It is opposite to the Hyundai factory.

bottle · 27th August 2010, 21:14

Sorry I'm out :( got some other commitments

Visaster · 28th August 2010, 10:25

Thanks raajks
Neat stuff, that sounds interesting. How much do they charge for the day/hour for the high speed run on those track. I would love to do that some day. Adrenalin rush.
Enjoy the drive. Cheers.

yzfrj · 28th August 2010, 11:02

Thanks you @ raajks

First - I missed this thread all this time.
Second - I was supposed to be in Wayanad at this time. Which I'm not.

My plans are a mess now. So not sure if I'll be able to come.
I'd love to.

Will update by evening.

EDIT :
2theMax - You game ?

raajks · 29th August 2010, 20:41

With just four cars from our T-bhp forum it was a blast.
Pleasent wheather was another icing in the cake.
In a weird kind of way having less cars in the track was more fun as it gave us more track time.

Cars
-----
1) Honda vtec - yzfrj
2) Honda vtec - Hari (Megazoid)
3) Swift Vxi - Hari
4) Cedia Sports - raajks

With 30+ laps and 2 completely BALD front tyres, It was a FUN track day for me.
Kudos to my family (Parents & Brothers) who were brave enough to ride shotgun.
After I am graced by Nikhil with another set of tyres, I should be ready for the next track day.

bottle · 29th August 2010, 21:16

^ Nice to hear

wish I could have made it too. What times were set this time ?

yzfrj · 30th August 2010, 17:50

It was fun

I came undecided if I should drive on the track.
2theMax was telling me to drive. We arrived a bit late and a cedia pulled up behind us we did't know it was raajks.

Hari took the car a did a couple of laps.

Then came Megazoid (Hari) . Its a typical petrol head thing I guess.
I knew the car but, did't know the "driver".

Hari x 2 were brain washing me and I finally gave up and drove on track.

It was overcast a temperature was low (compared to the normal 40+ C)
Cars were breathing much better and the tyres were not heating up.

Went out on track with 2theMax and raajks riding shotgun.
Hari (2theMax) took vtec out and was impressed with the power.
The I took Hari's (2theMax) swift it was a much easier task to keep the thing in the proper line compared to the vtec. But much slower. Swift brakes scary.

Had a chance to ride with Hari (Megazoid), he was doing consistent 2.20.x
Pig family, the "race" zen, messing up at C4/5 ensured we will not do a sub 2:20

It was a treat to ride shotgun with Hari, awesome car control.

The zen belonged to some bloke who does the nandi hill climb (has won the thing ?). It was FAST. It was blisteringly fast, doing around 2:05 consistently. You see it in the mirror and its already gone past you.

There was another race prepped esteem and an seemingly stock OHC with a huge spoiler.

After we were done for the day chatted away at trackside for some more time. We (Megazoid+1, 2theMax, myself) Had a coffee and a quick bite at Muskat Bakery and we parted ways.

There were only 7 cars in all. Still it was fun. This is the only "logical" way to burn up half a tank of petrol on a Sunday afternoon.

@raajks - Sorry buddy, I forgot to click a pic of your cedia. Even worse I did't manage to get the pic of all the 4 rides as you suggested.

Here is what I have.

2theMax, literally...

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Megazoid

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No PS and all that, sun was hiding behind the clouds and the track looked as if we had a good pair of sunglasses on all the time.

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The Green OHC with a huge tail fin

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megazoid · 30th August 2010, 19:04

Really nice day out. Only few cars. Lots of track time and very nice weather. I had a really nice time driving as well as watching. The prepared zen and esteem were mind blowing. Very very quick and rock solid handling.

@yzfrj

Wish you could pound that Honda a little more. Next time we do this with better brakes and see how we fare. Your car is very well maintained.

Dont know where you are with respect to solving the brake issue. You don't want to waste the power of such an awesome machine...do you?

@2theMax

Great to meet you man. Nice looking swift .Looks fab in the pictures.

Raaj

Good job of organizing the track day. Am sure you are already thinking of the next one now.

yzfrj · 30th August 2010, 19:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by megazoid

@yzfrj
Wish you could pound that Honda a little more. Next time we do this with better brakes and see how we fare.

Yes, hopefully I'd have sorted all the problems before the next one.

Quote:

Your car is very well maintained.

Thank you

Quote:

Dont know where you are with respect to solving the brake issue. You don't want to waste the power of such an awesome machine...do you?

No certainly not, now its like all go (and no Stop) literally.
Still doing it, looking for other pads maybe even rotors.
All the other bits seems to be doing fine. (Including rotors)

By the looks of it seems to be bedded in properly.

I'm thinking it is pad fade.
That is what we ended up in or chit chat yesterday.

Have started a thread to aid the research here -> http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...solutions.html

Shan2nu · 30th August 2010, 23:26

Quote:

Had a chance to ride with Hari (Megazoid), he was doing consistent 2.20.x

2:20 is not bad. Maybe if you tune your suspension for the track, the car will perform better.

Did you guy take any vids of the PnP?

Shan2nu

yzfrj · 31st August 2010, 10:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shan2nu

2:20 is not bad. Maybe if you tune your suspension for the track, the car will perform better.

Did you guy take any vids of the PnP?

The car and the driver was pretty well, it was a combination of factors that prevented better time. I'm not sure about the setup, perhaps Megazoid can answer that.

No video, all the pics I have has been posted.

26th August 2010, 13:51	#16
raajks BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: BLR Posts: 578 Thanked: 119 Times View My Garage	The track day on Sunday is confirmed for sure. The weather at Chennai is beaming with sunlight, which is very promising. Track day regulars / Chennai Annas / Bangy boys lets have some fun. Manek / Shan2nu / Nikhil / brraj / sriraj /hari / vikramd..Nitrous /yzrj /esteemlover / bottle / gilhead n more..
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26th August 2010, 14:31	#17
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	My next visit to the track will be around Dec-Jan. Shan2nu
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27th August 2010, 10:28	#18
PhrozenFire BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 267 Thanked: 5 Times	How many are going from Bangalore? Raajks? sriraj?
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27th August 2010, 11:29	#19
Visaster BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 605 Thanked: 261 Times	Well mates I am new to this. Whats a track day? What are you running. Super cars/ Super bikes/ ...? Where is this place? Can one just visit to see what happens out there?
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27th August 2010, 13:41	#20
raajks BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: BLR Posts: 578 Thanked: 119 Times View My Garage	Phrozenfire: The short notice has some tentative entires, Let me start with the confirmed ones Confirmed entries: 1) RaajKS - Cedia Sports & Swift (May be) 2) Bottle - Palio 1.6 Tentative: 1) Sriraj (Elantra) 2) Brraj (??) 3) Megazoid (vtec - Hotbits suspensions and a PODIUM rally driver) 4) Sid (vRS) 5) Nikhil (Has said no, but knowing Nikhil I would like to keep the doors open) There would always be a regular Chennai folks crowd, the numbers cannot be predicted for that. Visaster: PnP sessions is open for everyone. Where you can bring your own stock car and drive along the track. Please remember that this is done only for FUN and it is not a racing event at all. Track details: Irungattukottai Race Track - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Location: It is opposite to the Hyundai factory.
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27th August 2010, 21:14	#21
bottle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,634 Thanked: 274 Times View My Garage	Sorry I'm out :( got some other commitments
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28th August 2010, 10:25	#22
Visaster BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 605 Thanked: 261 Times	Thanks raajks Neat stuff, that sounds interesting. How much do they charge for the day/hour for the high speed run on those track. I would love to do that some day. Adrenalin rush. Enjoy the drive. Cheers.
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28th August 2010, 11:02	#23
yzfrj BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: who cares Posts: 787 Thanked: 142 Times	Thanks you @ raajks First - I missed this thread all this time. Second - I was supposed to be in Wayanad at this time. Which I'm not. My plans are a mess now. So not sure if I'll be able to come. I'd love to. Will update by evening. EDIT : 2theMax - You game ? Last edited by yzfrj : 28th August 2010 at 11:03.
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29th August 2010, 20:41	#24
raajks BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: BLR Posts: 578 Thanked: 119 Times View My Garage	With just four cars from our T-bhp forum it was a blast. Pleasent wheather was another icing in the cake. In a weird kind of way having less cars in the track was more fun as it gave us more track time. Cars ----- 1) Honda vtec - yzfrj 2) Honda vtec - Hari (Megazoid) 3) Swift Vxi - Hari 4) Cedia Sports - raajks With 30+ laps and 2 completely BALD front tyres, It was a FUN track day for me. Kudos to my family (Parents & Brothers) who were brave enough to ride shotgun. After I am graced by Nikhil with another set of tyres, I should be ready for the next track day.
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29th August 2010, 21:16	#25
bottle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,634 Thanked: 274 Times View My Garage	^ Nice to hear wish I could have made it too. What times were set this time ?
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30th August 2010, 17:50	#26
yzfrj BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: who cares Posts: 787 Thanked: 142 Times	It was fun I came undecided if I should drive on the track. 2theMax was telling me to drive. We arrived a bit late and a cedia pulled up behind us we did't know it was raajks. Hari took the car a did a couple of laps. Then came Megazoid (Hari) . Its a typical petrol head thing I guess. I knew the car but, did't know the "driver". Hari x 2 were brain washing me and I finally gave up and drove on track. It was overcast a temperature was low (compared to the normal 40+ C) Cars were breathing much better and the tyres were not heating up. Went out on track with 2theMax and raajks riding shotgun. Hari (2theMax) took vtec out and was impressed with the power. The I took Hari's (2theMax) swift it was a much easier task to keep the thing in the proper line compared to the vtec. But much slower. Swift brakes scary. Had a chance to ride with Hari (Megazoid), he was doing consistent 2.20.x Pig family, the "race" zen, messing up at C4/5 ensured we will not do a sub 2:20 It was a treat to ride shotgun with Hari, awesome car control. The zen belonged to some bloke who does the nandi hill climb (has won the thing ?). It was FAST. It was blisteringly fast, doing around 2:05 consistently. You see it in the mirror and its already gone past you. There was another race prepped esteem and an seemingly stock OHC with a huge spoiler. After we were done for the day chatted away at trackside for some more time. We (Megazoid+1, 2theMax, myself) Had a coffee and a quick bite at Muskat Bakery and we parted ways. There were only 7 cars in all. Still it was fun. This is the only "logical" way to burn up half a tank of petrol on a Sunday afternoon. @raajks - Sorry buddy, I forgot to click a pic of your cedia. Even worse I did't manage to get the pic of all the 4 rides as you suggested. Here is what I have. 2theMax, literally... Megazoid No PS and all that, sun was hiding behind the clouds and the track looked as if we had a good pair of sunglasses on all the time. The Green OHC with a huge tail fin Last edited by yzfrj : 30th August 2010 at 18:05.
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30th August 2010, 19:04	#27
megazoid BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 502 Thanked: 3,371 Times View My Garage	Really nice day out. Only few cars. Lots of track time and very nice weather. I had a really nice time driving as well as watching. The prepared zen and esteem were mind blowing. Very very quick and rock solid handling. @yzfrj Wish you could pound that Honda a little more. Next time we do this with better brakes and see how we fare. Your car is very well maintained. Dont know where you are with respect to solving the brake issue. You don't want to waste the power of such an awesome machine...do you? @2theMax Great to meet you man. Nice looking swift .Looks fab in the pictures. Raaj Good job of organizing the track day. Am sure you are already thinking of the next one now.
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