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147owner · 16-08-2005

I took my GTA to the Wakefield Park Circuit (www.wakefieldpark.com.au)on Monday for one of their No Speed Limit days. Just bring your car, pay $80 plus $40 for a Wakefield licence and away you go. We were divided into groups, one for road registered cars and one for competition cars. There were only a small number of cars and everyone had as much track time as they wanted., I was the only car on the track for the majority of the time. There is no timing, but a friend with a stopwatch gave me a rough timing (and a critique of my driving).

I limited my time on the track in deference to the S0-2s and preserving enough fuel to drive back to Canberra. (The trip meter showed just over 300 kms by the time the fuel warning light came on. Fuel cost for the day came to $65 for the trip to Goulburn and the circuit laps. That V6 really likes to drink.)

Apart from chewing up the tyres, the GTA was good to throw around the circuit. The temps stayed normal, no brake problems even after repeated stops from 150 kmh to around 60 kmh. Even slower, when a Cobra replica spun in front of me.

The GTA, from my friend's observation, looked neat and didn't lose much time to any of the other street cars such as a Boxster and various WRXs through the twisty sections of the track. It just needs a more skilful pilot who can get the lines right most of the time... Anyway, I recommend the experience to any Australian enthusiast who has a need for speed but wants to protect their licence.

16-08-2005	#1 (Post Link)
147owner AO Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 571 Member car: RS Clio 197	GTA at Wakefield Park I took my GTA to the Wakefield Park Circuit (www.wakefieldpark.com.au)on Monday for one of their No Speed Limit days. Just bring your car, pay $80 plus $40 for a Wakefield licence and away you go. We were divided into groups, one for road registered cars and one for competition cars. There were only a small number of cars and everyone had as much track time as they wanted., I was the only car on the track for the majority of the time. There is no timing, but a friend with a stopwatch gave me a rough timing (and a critique of my driving). I limited my time on the track in deference to the S0-2s and preserving enough fuel to drive back to Canberra. (The trip meter showed just over 300 kms by the time the fuel warning light came on. Fuel cost for the day came to $65 for the trip to Goulburn and the circuit laps. That V6 really likes to drink.) Apart from chewing up the tyres, the GTA was good to throw around the circuit. The temps stayed normal, no brake problems even after repeated stops from 150 kmh to around 60 kmh. Even slower, when a Cobra replica spun in front of me. The GTA, from my friend's observation, looked neat and didn't lose much time to any of the other street cars such as a Boxster and various WRXs through the twisty sections of the track. It just needs a more skilful pilot who can get the lines right most of the time... Anyway, I recommend the experience to any Australian enthusiast who has a need for speed but wants to protect their licence.