US Muscle Car Skidpan @ RAC Driving Centre (WA)

[trav68]

Fantastic event organised by Justin encourage any others to join next time. The fastback performed admirably without any issues. Photos will be up from my mate with a digital SLR in due course.

Clocked a best time of 46.99s which was not too far between a late model Jeep SRT8 and a couple of big dollar pro touring cars in mid 44s.

The tweaked stock suspension/steering chassis, disc brakes, mild 302/T5/Truetrac did the trick and was very well balanced and she handles very nicely.

THanks again for getting me there Denton/Booah.

[boofhead]

Tell us when the video is up.

[booah]

Some video of the day

[hybrid]

haha that corolla is golden.

[trav68]

Results for the afternoon. The winning camaro had 670hp, the capri had a supercharged coyote modular 5.4 with coilovers etc so we need better representation!

Me think my head/cam 302 needs to sprout some cubes and put some Yoki A050s on the beast to surprise those chevy clowns next time.

1. J.Murphy - 1969 Camaro - 44.33sec - King Of ApocaLaps v1.1
2. G.Hogan - 2014 SRT Jeep - 44.36sec - Duke Of ApocaLaps v1.1
3. R.Heighway - 1969 Camaro - 44.97sec - Prince Of ApocaLaps v1.1
4. C.DiGiovanni - Ford Capri - 45.59sec
5. L.Mitchell - LS1 V8 Corolla - 46.20sec
6. T.Bassan - 1968 Mustang F’Back - 46.99sec
7. S.Vernon - HG Ute - 47.01sec
8. C.Riley - 1970 Camaro - 47.06sec
9. M.Mirco - 1968 Camaro - 47.68sec
10. T.Howard - 1969 Camaro - 47.75sec
11. J.Hall - 1925 Dodge Roadster - 48.81sec
12. K.Heighway - 2003 Corvette - 49.25sec
13. S.Jeffrey - 1969 Camaro - 49.36sec - Jester of ApocaLaps v1.1
14. D.Kinnersley - 1983 Dodge D150 Ram - 50.55sec

[booah]

Excellant effort Trav, must have been the extra voltage to the ignition that the alternator was providing eh?

[trav68]

Definitely! Better charging system helped ignition. haha

Mate I was pushing that think hard as I could. It was feeling really confident out there brakes and suspension were great and composed. Chassis could definitely take a bit more power but needed a aftermarket shifter for the T5 so I could feel more confident smashing it through the gears/

Stock steering and tweaked suspension were superb supports the hypothesis that aftermarket suspension and steering are not required.

Remember to send me your details so I can reimburse you for the alternator.

[trav68]

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[boofhead]

Looks to me you did extremely well. No video of your run(s)?

If you really want to complete you will might be better off with a 351W based stroker. Having said that I really think you have done very well.

[nassi]

Excellent result Trav but gee you must have felt lonely out there surrounded by all those bowties.

[hybrid]

Me think my head/cam 302 needs to sprout some cubes and put some Yoki A050s on the beast to surprise those chevy clowns next time.

That's why I don't want to take mine to the drags, trackday, or any other competitive day. You end up wanting more

That's how I ended up with my stupidly overpowered escort.

[boofhead]

Sell your motor to Mike68 and start another engine build thread.

[trav68]

Nassi - I was feeling a bit lonely. US Muscle forum seems to be Chebby Central and the source of the idea/event hence the attendees list.

Boof - Sorry mate I was in the process of sourcing a mates GoPro but then got distracted by alternator shenanigans!

Cats out of the bag now cant exactly say the car has only been driven to the church on Sundays. haha. But conversely its first sustained thrashing and it didnt miss a beat.

I am tempted (as mentioned previously) but would probably need to back a stout 347 or 408 with a better transmission as doubt the 6 cyl T5 would be up to the task...plus new exhaust no doubt. Scope creep is substantial. The car feels so light and sprightly with the little 302 upfront.

[boofhead]

You had a lot of fun with your car.
That's the name of the game