Team_v's Tig

[team_v]

Awesome to see the little Polo at 7:07 in the 1st video comfortably keeping both the Supercharged Elise and the Stg 2 Tig at bay on the straight ..... was a battle with its stock suspension and tyres though through the corners so no point in keeping the better handling cars up ..... will fix that over time now. Improvements coming at every track day.

Well done on a good event Clay and I do miss the grip of a modded Tig .....

I was pretty sure it was your pogo out there mate.
I was surprised at just how off pace the Elise was.

You just need to have a chat to sean and anthony about their polo's to see what you cna do to upgrade yours

Traction wasn't an issue although turning traction control off made a huge difference to the car's response in hard cornering.

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brought a tear to my eye Clay! You've certainly got Lakeside sorted picking the better lines - especially turns 3 & 4.

Got to love the mighty Tigs, what a car!

[team_v]

brought a tear to my eye Clay! You've certainly got Lakeside sorted picking the better lines - especially turns 3 & 4.

Got to love the mighty Tigs, what a car!

It is a fun way to spend a morning on the weekend, you should bring hte Passat out mate
Each time i go out i learn a bit more about the course and how the car goes.

I have some further information that the Lotus was an Exige S (supercharged) which puts out 163kw and weighs 933 kg

[donweather]

Traction wasn't an issue although turning traction control off made a huge difference to the car's response in hard cornering.

A huge difference in what way? good or bad?

[team_v]

A huge difference in what way? good or bad?

Good, very good.

It doesn't turn off completely but when i had it activated it detects slip and corrects but it is jerky and wrenches the steering wheel.
When i had it turned off i could have the back end slip out a little and then correct it myself with the help of AWD and some feathering of the accelerator without the steering wherel trying to rip my arms off.

It is also unpredictable with TC on as you might try to countersteer as it corrects which can cause you to overcorrect.


Having said that, i would never turn it off on the street as it only helped me when i was pushing the car at about 9/10ths.

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It is a fun way to spend a morning on the weekend, you should bring hte Passat out mate
Each time i go out i learn a bit more about the course and how the car goes.

I have some further information that the Lotus was an Exige S (supercharged) which puts out 163kw and weighs 933 kg

that would be a laugh in the TDI, although I could save a lot of weight by just leaving 5 litres of fuel in the tank - that'd still give me enough for a few hours track time I reckon

Really gees me up to getting something to thrash around there though.

[team_v]

that would be a laugh in the TDI, although I could save a lot of weight by just leaving 5 litres of fuel in the tank - that'd still give me enough for a few hours track time I reckon

Really gees me up to getting something to thrash around there though.

I averaged 20l/100km for the track session and it was 47.5km of driving.

We had a Mk3 golf diesel out there one time and there was a Mk1 golf out there this time.
It's not all aobut massive power since it's not timed so you can't work out if you are doing better or not.

It's more about getting out and having fun in a controlled environment

[drewr]

So whats the details for these events Clay? When's the next one! Im so keen.

[MGV]

Gotta admit, so am i !!
When i saw you had 2 x 14 min vids up, i thought "i'll just have a quick look at a few minutes of each of these" but found them captivating & enjoyed both all the way through!
Have felt that 'steering wheel wrench' thing a few times, didn't realize it was the traction control working... Good to know!
Any Melb's know if they have these sort of events at Sandown or Calder Pk or Phillip Island?
Also, Clay, have you ever considered a short-shift mechanism?
Cheers, Thanks for sharing the video!

[team_v]

So whats the details for these events Clay? When's the next one! Im so keen.

Drew, I organise them through Lakeside Raceway for the Watercooled forum.
There is a thread in the events section however the next one already has 13 people on the reserve list :|
I will let you know when i organise the next one though.
And you are free to come along and spectate/photograph/passenger if you like.

Gotta admit, so am i !!
When i saw you had 2 x 14 min vids up, i thought "i'll just have a quick look at a few minutes of each of these" but found them captivating & enjoyed both all the way through!
Have felt that 'steering wheel wrench' thing a few times, didn't realize it was the traction control working... Good to know!
Any Melb's know if they have these sort of events at Sandown or Calder Pk or Phillip Island?
Also, Clay, have you ever considered a short-shift mechanism?
Cheers, Thanks for sharing the video!

I didn't realise the steering wheel wrench was the traction control either until i turned it off.

I have entertained the idea but hadn't found anything suitable before i bought my place and am now spending money on the house rather than the car.
The engine mount does seem to make it a slot slicker but the vibrations through the car were too much with the APR one.