Results 1 to 9 of 9

Thread: First time to Sydney Motorsport park

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Name
    bazz
    State
    nsw
    Location
    sydney
    Country
    australia
    Posts
    216

    Default First time to Sydney Motorsport park

    Hi all. Planning to go to smsp on Friday for the "drive your own car" event.

    Was wondering if any one else is going?
    Or has any advice?

    Stock engine refurbished (recently run in)
    Stock brakes with a1rm pads
    T3 coil overs
    Cusco cage
    Beginner driver lol
    The mighty kuhmo ku31! Lol no time to get new tyres or a descent wheel alignment.

  2. #2
    Veteran Jimmee1990's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Name
    James
    State
    VIC
    Location
    Mt Dandenong
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    1,132

    Default

    Just take some minor tools, sockets, spanners, screwdrivers and cable ties. Maybe a spare fan belt if yours is a little old. Otherwise just drive and have fun.

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Name
    bazz
    State
    nsw
    Location
    sydney
    Country
    australia
    Posts
    216

    Default

    Cool got it all. How's the track on the engine. Do I need to overfill oil? Or with those tyres I'm unlikely to get any lateral gs to cause starvation?

  4. #4
    Senior Member Willofan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Name
    Chris
    State
    NSW
    Location
    Caringbah
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    103

    Default

    Another 1/2ltr of oil won't hurt. Just take it easy 1st time out and you will have fun. Just be careful... It's addictive.

    Are you thinking about becoming a member of a CAMS affiliated club? Southern Sporting Car Club has several AE86's running in Interclub Supersprints and we have something on every month. This weekend we are at SMP (Sunday) on the full Brabham circuit with over 110 entries. Should be an excellent day.

  5. #5
    Veteran Jimmee1990's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Name
    James
    State
    VIC
    Location
    Mt Dandenong
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    1,132

    Default

    I wouldn't bother overfilling the oil, 4A-GE sumps are pretty reasonable and you definitely won't get surge on those tyres. Just change the oil and filter a day or two before so it's fresh, otherwise it'll be fine. A standard 4A with a sensible rpm limit (or standard if you're just running the factory EFI gear) will last a very long time if it's built properly, only thing that will kill it will be over-heating the oil.

  6. #6
    Noooob
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Name
    Matt
    State
    NSW
    Location
    Campbelltown
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    5,246

    Default

    Cover up your speedo and concentrate on being smooth.
    Ae86 Drivingclub - Toyota AE86 Car Club where AE86 | KE70 | Toyota 86 / GT86 | Subaru BRZ | Scion FRS owners

  7. #7
    Noooob
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Name
    Matt
    State
    NSW
    Location
    Campbelltown
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    5,246

    Default

    But most of all have fun
    Ae86 Drivingclub - Toyota AE86 Car Club where AE86 | KE70 | Toyota 86 / GT86 | Subaru BRZ | Scion FRS owners

  8. #8
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Name
    bazz
    State
    nsw
    Location
    sydney
    Country
    australia
    Posts
    216

    Default

    Thanks for the replys.
    Willofan I wish I knew about that car club! I ended up joining the mx5 club (they have a lot of na 1600cc cars) and went to wake field a fortnight ago with the same set up (didn't do to well 1:23:44 lol but it was awesome) was thinking of getting ku36 when I fix my Watanabe wheels.
    The car didn't use any oil (I bought a refurbished engine for a great price and it seems a little underpowered compared to my oils leaky engine but otherwise ok)

    Is it too late to sign up for the 21 September?

  9. #9
    Veteran Andy San's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Name
    Andy
    State
    SA
    Location
    Adelaide Hills
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    1,111

    Default

    If you're running a bigport motor you might have issues with it filling the cam covers and then draining out of the breather hole through turn 1.
    Depends on how hard you are revving it, but I had a lot of issues with this a few years back when I ran there at WTAC. Just monitor your oil level and you'll be fine
    Andy

    Quote Originally Posted by slide86 View Post
    I will however take take the water from the washer bottle posted to a boat in the southern pacific....express please

Similar Threads

  1. Sydney Motorsport Park – ARDC Membership Forum Special
    By motorculture in forum Grip and Tarmac Racing Section
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 11th June 2014, 02:42 PM
  2. Sydney Motorsport Park – ARDC Membership Forum Special
    By motorculture in forum Automotive Catalogues and Specials
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 10th June 2014, 10:23 PM
  3. Zen sponsored Trent Grubel at Sydney Motorsport Park
    By motorculture in forum Zen Garage / illest
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 6th May 2013, 08:38 PM
  4. ADGP - Australian drifitng GP - Sydney motorsport park Jan 26th 2013
    By sundee in forum Sydney & NSW Events and Discussion
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 26th January 2013, 01:49 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •