Taupo Driver Traing

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Taupo Driver Traing

Post by WideOpenThrottle » Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:00 pm

Hi to all I had a wet but exciting day in the rain at Taupo on Saturday.
My car went really well with no hic-cups so i would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank-you to Keith Jones & the team for running the day & will look forward to next year with a few more performance mods to test! :D

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Post by Gravelben » Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:14 pm

Sounds like fun, any photos or videos from the day? I assume oversteer was had! :wink:

Looking forward to Playdays South Island circuit tour starting next week, any other MX5ers going?

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Post by russellk » Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:10 pm

It was a great day run under trying conditions. Thanks to all who gave their time!

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Post by WideOpenThrottle » Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:44 pm

Gravelben wrote:Sounds like fun, any photos or videos from the day? I assume oversteer was had! :wink:

Looking forward to Playdays South Island circuit tour starting next week, any other MX5ers going?
No photo's & my mates Dad tried to video but it was just too wet! :cry: although i did see a few guys going round the cone test fairly well sideways. I only did the track sesh in the arvo as i had done all the other stuff before & this time i used the soaking wet track to improve my driving smoothness.
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Post by Keith Jones » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:17 am

I'll be geting some photos soon and will post them.

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Post by ham » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:33 am

I had a great time too. Thanks to Keith and team for their great work. First time I have been on a track and loved it. Was going to flag the event due to wet weather but glad I went anyway. Well worth the effort. Look forward to next year. Hopefully on the main track :D
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Post by Gordon Tucker » Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:14 am

Thank you for your appreciation for us that helped with running the day. I think i started to develop webbed feet standing in the rain for so long running the cornering test.
I have added a few photos mostly of my NC sliding around the track
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Post by Gordon Tucker » Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:24 am

Sorry, photos didn'd load. i will try later
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Post by Gordon Tucker » Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:21 pm

Taupo photos
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Post by Angreal » Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:09 am

I also had a great day. I was a bit sceptical about the rain to begin with but at the end of the day I thoroughly enjoyed the rain as it kept my tyres from getting shredded every time I spun out...

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