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Hi all

Just thought I'd share my videos of my session at Queensland Raceway. Car is a 2008 Evo X MR, completely stock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D94gbBoOJ2M - Round One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWHs6ji41hw - Round Two

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UpMDFP5C6I - Round Three


A couple of things to note:

- Yes, driving line was a little sloppy

- First time out in the Evo X so I was discovering its limits and potential. Driving could have been more aggressive (brake later and harder, faster corner entries in corners 1 and 2)

- Tyres very worn - you can hear the amount of tyre noise I was generating!

- Car is heavy (1650kg!) so a good exhaust + tune should help with the speed on the straights

It's an extremely fun car to drive. Highly predictable and controllable at the limit and even when grip is gone, easy to get it back in control. Active yaw control really makes a lot of difference by supplying oversteer when you need it.

Nice work mate!!!

Have to organise a Club Meet at the Sat Arvo sprints one day

that little Escort gets up goes, and the Muzzy.

but i gotta ask, how hard were you going? i would have thought the EVO would have been a little quicker.

Nice runs, that track looks fun

bd-850 wrote:that little Escort gets up goes, and the Muzzy.

but i gotta ask, how hard were you going? i would have thought the EVO would have been a little quicker.

Yeah I wasn't pushing it that hard. Looking back at the video, I realise I could have been going a lot faster. I'm a crappy driver, I picked up driving late in life and moreover, my tyres are shot. So yeah, in the hands of someone else it would have been much faster.

I had a lot of fun though!!

Lol that's fine I wasn't knocking your driving so sorry if you took it that way. But yeah still looked at lot of fun

Hey Quick EVO...nice work. Thanks for sharing the video.

You are very consistent. With track days you are looking to improve yourself and understand the limits of yourself and your car. Well done in having a go.

I am no expert but have been on the track a few times. You should be able to analyse these videos yourself for next time. You can analyse speeds & G forces on turn 1 and consistency of the first brake into the flip/flop into the second back straight. You can check your lines against the lines of the commodore, mini and that fast & loose escort. Opportunities on the at both "flip/flops". One more tip when self analysing...look for the rubbered up (shiny) sections and avoid the dirty bits.

Well done using your car as it was designed..all the electronics doing is stuff. Fantastic fun!!!

PS did you get a g-force/speed v's time lap chart too? That is the better again for analysis.. the kit you had hooked up should be able to provide.

QUICK EVO wrote:
I'm a crappy driver, I picked up driving late in life and moreover, my tyres are shot. So yeah, in the hands of someone else it would have been much faster.

what an outright lie! i know that you're one of the craziest drivers in all of brisbane lol

Yeah Quick EVO, you were doing a pretty good job on that cruise. Good work mate, vids look great!

Thanks for the comments everyone. Can't wait to get out there again!!!

Haha lots of Evo X's on the forum nowadays Good job with the vids!