Sam's build thread

[sambb]

Ok cool. Good to know. If you could fit 225/45/16 under there with no rolling then I know I can fit 215/50/15 without the same. My front ride height is basically stock so I'll definitely be ok there, but the rear which I space out 20mm with et40 rims to try to get close to the fronts track will need some attention I think. thx

[Sydneykid]

hmm I know it'd be a good size to run and pretty common but I don't have 16's other than the really heavy stock rims. They will physically fit I think as I'm pretty sure Eddy ran that size.
I called Levens today to see if they had any 215/50/15 second hand mediums and he said try on Monday as he might have some in then. I'm also after a pair of 205/50/15 softs for the front but they are like hens teeth at the moment.

There's a State Championship round on at Eastern Creek this weekend, so that's why Billy thinks he might have some. This time if I see some usable 215/50/15's I'll grab them for you at the track, once they get back to the shop they are too soon snapped up like last time. I've still got your phone number so I'll message you and let you know if I score some.

Cheers
Gary

[sambb]

oh that'd be awesome Gary. Really appreciate you keeping an eye out. Yeah I'm on night shift like last time so will be sleeping Monday morning and they'd probably gone by 12 again! thanks

[sambb]

Andrew - got a Ringwood question. You do a lot more of the club rounds up there than me. Have you run against Jeff Schmitt since he got the M3? I noticed Woods did a 43.72 last weekend which is beatable but Schmitt wasn't there so curious where he normally fits. I'm a bit scared of what he could do in that thing. A guy who used to drive an XR6T now has a Focus RS in our class too. Must be the earlier mental case FWD one - that thing could be damn quick too. Getting worried. Jeez I wish I could up there for practice, haven't been there for a year.
oh and 5/10ths off Clemens was a good effort. He normally runs A050 softs so maybe the Nankangs weren't too bad on the day afterall.

[metalhead]

Jeff ran the first club hillclimb this year in the M3, and I comfortably beat him, and that was on the aged out tyres when I was way off the pace - but I believe it was also Jeff's first time in the car, and who knows what he's done to it since. Funnily enough, I very comfortably beat Tom Clemens at the previous hillclimb... Can be hard to gauge against others sometimes!

[metalhead]

You can't make it up on the Saturday?

[metalhead]

Jeff ran a 1:11 in the M3 at Wakefield at Aus Time Attack last weekend.

[sambb]

Oh ok so he's not smashing it. I still think a good benchmark will be Woods in the Megane RS 275 R. The RS Focus will be quick (its possible its the later AWD that's been misclassified though), and Liam in the GTS will be the one to beat unless its wet.
I only get every second weekend off and wan to see the kids play soccer. At any rate I'd only be able to do a handful of runs anyway as my set of softs are basically dead and its not much use practicing on street tyres. I haven't done a hillclimb since Bathurst in March so I'm pretty pumped.

[metalhead]

Looks like it will be pretty chilly this weekend but shouldn't rain. May be similar to last week though - we've had more rain this morning - track might be damp.

[sambb]

Its always sooo cold there in the morning in winter. I'll be on my skinny A050 softs rain, hail or shine. In addition to the water pump/timing belt and cam cover leak which parts haven't arrived for yet, my thermostat decided to die literally a week ago. I'll have the thermostat bits tomorrow morning so I will do that job though or else I'll be making every start on a cold engine. See! - always something right before an event, every god damn time.