Toyota Sprint Series, Round One Rockingham (pics and vids)
30-03-2009, 07:06 PM
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Toyota Sprint Series, Round One Rockingham (pics and vids)
I presumed this would get moved if I put it in GD so sorry if its not supposed to be in here 
I spent yesterday over at Rockingham supporting a mate who has entered this years Toyota Sprint Series in his 4AGE powered Starlet, for those that don't know anything about this series these are the basic rules :
Cars are timed on one lap ONLY, there are 2 warm up (sighthing) laps in the morning but after that you get upto 8 seperate attempts at the course.
ALL cars are obviously Toyotas and have to be fully road legal, the cars do not need MSA approval but the cars are scrutineered at the events and must comply with the TSS rulebook.
Cars are seperated into classes which is explained here : http://www.toyota-sprint-series.com/...f0d28d9ba48434
So onto the day, firstly it was COLD ! well from my point of view it was, spectating at Rockingham isn't the best so you can't do much walking to keep warm whilst at the same time actually seeing anything of whats going on so I'll apoligise now for the lack of pictures ( I hope to copy some of the proper pictures over once they appear elsewhere)
The big boys had showed up in their 4wd turbo cars, namely the Fensport Corolla which is now detuned from its old spec but is certainly not shy on track even on their first sessions, several other Gt4's and MR2 turbos were also showing they had good pace, the lesser groups (B onwards) had a mixture of cars but not anything mentally fast, just realistically evenly matched which kept them fighting for top spot all day, 3 runs in and my mate Dave was really attacking the course in his Starlet, so much so he has already set a time that nobody in his group was likely to match
After lunch everyone was back out, certain cars I believe had upped the boost a little as it was quite clear some were going a touch faster than they had previously been lol, Dave went back out and set a new PB which by the end of the day was litterally a few tenths slower than the fastest car in the group above him ! (a 250hp Starlet vs his 137hp Starlet)
Just after 4pm the last runs were done and the updated times were posted on display which can be found here :
http://twistysprint.com/sprint/index...id=11&Itemid=1
Besides it being a bit cold I had a bloody good day, it really made me want to get out there and be part of it but as I don't own a Toyota I'll have to eventually find my own series to have a go at, (when I have a suitable car lol) its laid back, not too serious and full of equally minded people which is what makes it a good day out !
The next event is to be held at Barkston Heath in about a month and I will hopefully be attending as Daves mechanic again, I can't complain really, ultra reliable car and free entry ! I got it easy thats for sure
Pics :
Onboard 4AGE Starlet clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq2_AlFx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZUAD741
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esHBnCq5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ptDnH2x
Anyone interested in coming to spectate should look on http://www.toyota-sprint-series.com for venues or any other information regarding this years series
I spent yesterday over at Rockingham supporting a mate who has entered this years Toyota Sprint Series in his 4AGE powered Starlet, for those that don't know anything about this series these are the basic rules :
Cars are timed on one lap ONLY, there are 2 warm up (sighthing) laps in the morning but after that you get upto 8 seperate attempts at the course.
ALL cars are obviously Toyotas and have to be fully road legal, the cars do not need MSA approval but the cars are scrutineered at the events and must comply with the TSS rulebook.
Cars are seperated into classes which is explained here : http://www.toyota-sprint-series.com/...f0d28d9ba48434
So onto the day, firstly it was COLD ! well from my point of view it was, spectating at Rockingham isn't the best so you can't do much walking to keep warm whilst at the same time actually seeing anything of whats going on so I'll apoligise now for the lack of pictures ( I hope to copy some of the proper pictures over once they appear elsewhere)
The big boys had showed up in their 4wd turbo cars, namely the Fensport Corolla which is now detuned from its old spec but is certainly not shy on track even on their first sessions, several other Gt4's and MR2 turbos were also showing they had good pace, the lesser groups (B onwards) had a mixture of cars but not anything mentally fast, just realistically evenly matched which kept them fighting for top spot all day, 3 runs in and my mate Dave was really attacking the course in his Starlet, so much so he has already set a time that nobody in his group was likely to match
After lunch everyone was back out, certain cars I believe had upped the boost a little as it was quite clear some were going a touch faster than they had previously been lol, Dave went back out and set a new PB which by the end of the day was litterally a few tenths slower than the fastest car in the group above him ! (a 250hp Starlet vs his 137hp Starlet)
Just after 4pm the last runs were done and the updated times were posted on display which can be found here :
http://twistysprint.com/sprint/index...id=11&Itemid=1
Besides it being a bit cold I had a bloody good day, it really made me want to get out there and be part of it but as I don't own a Toyota I'll have to eventually find my own series to have a go at, (when I have a suitable car lol) its laid back, not too serious and full of equally minded people which is what makes it a good day out !
The next event is to be held at Barkston Heath in about a month and I will hopefully be attending as Daves mechanic again, I can't complain really, ultra reliable car and free entry ! I got it easy thats for sure
Pics :
Onboard 4AGE Starlet clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq2_AlFx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZUAD741
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esHBnCq5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ptDnH2x
Anyone interested in coming to spectate should look on http://www.toyota-sprint-series.com for venues or any other information regarding this years series
Last edited by JonnyBravo; 30-03-2009 at 07:09 PM.
05-04-2009, 10:15 PM
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Ah cool, my mate Dave did a 82:16 iirc in his rwd Starlet.
I don't suppose you know what power that Starlet is do you ? Some of them were really putting the speed on for 1.3l's !
I don't suppose you know what power that Starlet is do you ? Some of them were really putting the speed on for 1.3l's !
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05-04-2009, 11:27 PM
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250-270bhp on a 1.3?
06-04-2009, 12:02 AM
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Thats my mates car, runs a 4AGE on twin 45's using all the AE86 running gear.
He suspected he would have his arse handed to him at Rockingham due to the big straights but I think he was 8th fastest out of everything there that day !
I keep telling him to put a xe of a similar spec to Ollys in there, a reliable cheap 200hp engine would make that thing ballistic ! downside is you can't compete in the TSS without a Toyota engine so he better get saving for a Atlantic spec engine
He suspected he would have his arse handed to him at Rockingham due to the big straights but I think he was 8th fastest out of everything there that day !
I keep telling him to put a xe of a similar spec to Ollys in there, a reliable cheap 200hp engine would make that thing ballistic ! downside is you can't compete in the TSS without a Toyota engine so he better get saving for a Atlantic spec engine
06-04-2009, 12:12 AM
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Just noticed the links to the videos don't work ?
so:
Run 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq2_AlFxxrA
Run 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZUAD7412KE
Run 5 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esHBnCq5_xI
Run 7 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ptDnH2xVRc
Click HQ for a better picture as the quality isn't great in normal view
so:
Run 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq2_AlFxxrA
Run 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZUAD7412KE
Run 5 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esHBnCq5_xI
Run 7 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ptDnH2xVRc
Click HQ for a better picture as the quality isn't great in normal view
06-04-2009, 12:26 AM
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Whats one of those then ? (excuse my ignorance but I know very little on Toyota engine codes) !
Main issue with going bigger capacity is the class change although he was far quicker than anything in his class on the day so maybe that wouldn't be such a bad thing
Main issue with going bigger capacity is the class change although he was far quicker than anything in his class on the day so maybe that wouldn't be such a bad thing
06-04-2009, 12:38 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtgoF...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t9S7...eature=related
If it was my car I would be tempted !
How much does one of those engines set you back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t9S7...eature=related
If it was my car I would be tempted !
How much does one of those engines set you back
06-04-2009, 08:40 PM
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That dose look mighty fine Aaron
06-04-2009, 10:11 PM
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Get involved for 2010 then mate, Rockingham was cool, my mate with the Starlet says they just get better too, sort of gutted I don't have something to join in with myself !
06-04-2009, 10:16 PM
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All the links you need are in the first post I made above if you need any further info on it.
I'm not sure on what power all the Starlets are that were there but 2 guys I spoke to had around 250hp
I'm not sure on what power all the Starlets are that were there but 2 guys I spoke to had around 250hp
(He has a Mr2 engine Jonny)
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