Lakeside Breakfast Laps - Sat 14 Feb 2015

**nat225** · 05-01-2015, 06:36 PM

After doing the VWatercooled Happy Laps for the last 3 years (first one was back in January 2012) and only missed 2 or 3 sessions, I must say the HL kindly organised by Clay is probably one of the best enthusiasts outing (way way safer than driving enthusiastically on the mountains) you can do in the Brisbane area and all of the regulars know the rules and ethics involved (mostly Golfs and Polos and of course plus The Blue Tiguan and The Yellow Citroen

). If you make the blue Tiguan upset, I can guarantee you will never be invited for the next one

For newcomers (especially those with high horsepower RWD), be mindful that this is not a track day session and one of the most hated behavior on any race track (be it a Happy Laps session, QR Sprint, General Practice, TimeAttack or BMW Track Days) is a driver who treats the main straight as a Drag Strip but takes the corners rather less enthusiastically for many personal reasons.

The majority of VWWatercooled (in fact the regulars) HL participants are not so high powered FWD cars who enjoy corners. Often, when a high horsepowered driver is involved, the regulars are disadvantaged when the high horsepowered driver has a queue of other drivers behind him on the corners and when these regulars attempt to overtake on the main straight safely, the high horsepowered driver treats it as a drag strip and so the next lap is another traffic jam repeat.

So, please be nice, follow the rules and observe how the regulars play

**Wolfman101** · 05-01-2015, 09:50 PM

Innnnnnn

**Keato** · 05-01-2015, 09:55 PM

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**team_v** · 05-01-2015, 10:43 PM

List updated!!!!

**RobH** · 05-01-2015, 10:55 PM

Mmmm.....

**THE_EGG** · 05-01-2015, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by nat225

After doing the VWatercooled Happy Laps for the last 3 years (first one was back in January 2012) and only missed 2 or 3 sessions, I must say the HL kindly organised by Clay is probably one of the best enthusiasts outing (way way safer than driving enthusiastically on the mountains) you can do in the Brisbane area and all of the regulars know the rules and ethics involved (mostly Golfs and Polos and of course plus The Blue Tiguan and The Yellow Citroen

). If you make the blue Tiguan upset, I can guarantee you will never be invited for the next one

For newcomers (especially those with high horsepower RWD), be mindful that this is not a track day session and one of the most hated behavior on any race track (be it a Happy Laps session, QR Sprint, General Practice, TimeAttack or BMW Track Days) is a driver who treats the main straight as a Drag Strip but takes the corners rather less enthusiastically for many personal reasons.

The majority of VWWatercooled (in fact the regulars) HL participants are not so high powered FWD cars who enjoy corners. Often, when a high horsepowered driver is involved, the regulars are disadvantaged when the high horsepowered driver has a queue of other drivers behind him on the corners and when these regulars attempt to overtake on the main straight safely, the high horsepowered driver treats it as a drag strip and so the next lap is another traffic jam repeat.

So, please be nice, follow the rules and observe how the regulars play

+1. Agreed

Essentially if you see someone on your tail on/around the back of the track through the corners, let them past when you arrive on the straight. You can always overtake them if you catch up to them again on the next lap (assuming they are carrying the same attitude).

**lacisnot** · 06-01-2015, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by nat225

After doing the VWatercooled Happy Laps for the last 3 years (first one was back in January 2012) and only missed 2 or 3 sessions, I must say the HL kindly organised by Clay is probably one of the best enthusiasts outing (way way safer than driving enthusiastically on the mountains) you can do in the Brisbane area and all of the regulars know the rules and ethics involved (mostly Golfs and Polos and of course plus The Blue Tiguan and The Yellow Citroen

). If you make the blue Tiguan upset, I can guarantee you will never be invited for the next one

For newcomers (especially those with high horsepower RWD), be mindful that this is not a track day session and one of the most hated behavior on any race track (be it a Happy Laps session, QR Sprint, General Practice, TimeAttack or BMW Track Days) is a driver who treats the main straight as a Drag Strip but takes the corners rather less enthusiastically for many personal reasons.

The majority of VWWatercooled (in fact the regulars) HL participants are not so high powered FWD cars who enjoy corners. Often, when a high horsepowered driver is involved, the regulars are disadvantaged when the high horsepowered driver has a queue of other drivers behind him on the corners and when these regulars attempt to overtake on the main straight safely, the high horsepowered driver treats it as a drag strip and so the next lap is another traffic jam repeat.

So, please be nice, follow the rules and observe how the regulars play

Couldn't agree with you more! I haven't been to many events and last one was Downshift Circuit and Coffee and it is as you describe. Holdens in big V8's clog up the corners and then blast down the straights. Very annoying. I'll be coming for the corners and if I'm slow in them (which I probably will be), I won't race you down the straights.

**Wolfman101** · 06-01-2015, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by lacisnot

Couldn't agree with you more! I haven't been to many events and last one was Downshift Circuit and Coffee and it is as you describe. Holdens in big V8's clog up the corners and then blast down the straights. Very annoying. I'll be coming for the corners and if I'm slow in them (which I probably will be), I won't race you down the straights.

In defence of C&C-that IS what it is promoted as. A leisurely drive around with line-ups down the straight. They are pretty open about that. I went to the first few, realised it wasn't for me, and have only been to proper track events since.

All the same...Keato-you hear that??
No plugging the curvy bits with that boat...
(I kid, I kid, you are very considerate, or so I hear).