Drive Time

Drive Time!

ND Weekend

Finally some drive time...

 From the gold coast beaches

the water was nice.

then some special stages

Advan tyres are a different feel to the Bridestones but wet weather grip seems higher, dry edge is a little less feel and slight more understeer, but overally just as good.

Tyres and suspension should match... I think its still pretty close.

GC Panorama

Sometimes, you need to remind yourself how good things are. Gold Coast is my home town.

Targa + Rally

A great weekend. Get out there.

Starting off, the first sight of mountains makes me smile.

Past the sugar factory, heading towards a sweet rally adventure.

At the base of the mountains things get twisty. and eventually the time passes quickly as the klms fly past.

My destination was Kyogle. the Border Ranges Rally was a cool event. 

Neal Bates in the old RA40 celica set the tone.

Sideways is fun.

the sounds of these old cars is awesome

with more than 1/2 the field running classics, memories of days in canberra came flooding back.  

Go the Rota!

Go the Datto, now that was a fun car.

Escorts on the edge

makes you want to run again.

bwoooooooooooooooooooooooooo un buwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 

Corolla ripping it.!

Even an old torana

at the end of the day... I headed to my overnight pit stop to visit me ol' mum. 

Next day, I managed to see a few more.  Yes the subaru memories were coming back also. But I don't want another of those.

RWD for the fun.

now lickily, Kyogle Rd is one of the best roads around.

corners like these are super enjoyable.

but you have to stop for a rest sometimes... before i go back and forth a couple of times.

With Mt Warning in the background, heading back that way gives you a target. 

A lot of running with the roof down, as you run throught the trees, but the top has to close when you get the sun and speed.

You know I say i need to lower this... but honestly, I'd be ruining the GT feel of the car.  And the capability to deal with dips and holes and not quite the best road surface.  

I do enjoy thrashing the ND... But yes, the next model sounds interesting with an extra 20hp and more importantly extra 500RPM. that is something I want. top of 2nd and into 3rd with this engine is not as well matched as the last model.

On the way back, i took some detours. Mossy roads, Dirt Roads and 

things that make the brake application a little more urgent.

I don't want to think about self-driving cars... Where is the fun in that.

Low Style

Is it Time to go low...? MCA??? should I make the call...

Photos like this just annoy the crap out of me, because I know how much better the car can look.

the ride height of the stock car is rediculous. Even the 16" wheel model is lower. In my carpark every day, I drive past a 16" model and it's annoying me even more. 

Even this ride height is about 50mm lower. get it down to rim on guard and thats another 50mm. how can you have a 4" drop possible....?

 Mad mike version runs 17" race version runs 18" the smaller wheel FTW.

After all that... I went for a drive down the southern end of the GC.

nice day for open top.

Touge Time.

This is my #1 favourite set of curves. You certainly don't need 1million horsepower here as gravity helps a lot.

Concentration Up. Elevation Down.

with icecream at the end. 

On this road thats recently resurfaced, I wish the car was lower.

Beach to Mount

Found a nice photo spot. 

It's not far from the coast to get away.

Fish or Marshmallow man ...

A few hours of driving led me here. Rosin's lookout. My father used to fly gliders here when i was a boy, some guys still flying 40 odd years later.

Binna burra roads are tight but fun.

And some great walks at the top.

Get out more often