[V8ST12R02] Ruapuna - 7–8 Apr 2012 - Page 3

escortbda · 6 Apr 2012, 03:04 (Ref:3054327)

40 page round two speedstuff event guide with feature articles here

http://issuu.com/speedstuff/docs/eve...e_v8st_2012_r2

NZSTfan · 7 Apr 2012, 03:22 (Ref:3054698)

Does anyone know the qually results from Ruapuna today? i cant find them anywhere on the ST website

Point2 · 7 Apr 2012, 04:49 (Ref:3054704)

Quote:

Originally Posted by NZSTfan

Does anyone know the qually results from Ruapuna today? i cant find them anywhere on the ST website

Go to my laps website
Or race results
Or live race timing.co.nz

Point2 · 7 Apr 2012, 04:51 (Ref:3054705)

Or this. Excuse cut and paste

Date Apr 7, 2012 1:15:00 PM
Track C1 - Grandprix (3.33 km)
Event V8 Supertourers Round 2
Group V8 SuperTourers
Best Lap Tm 1:23.764
In Lap 16
Best Speed 143.116
by Fabian Coulthard
Show results by class
Pos No. Name Best time In lap Best speed Diff Gap Laps
1 51 Fabian Coulthard 1:23.764 16 143.116 17
2 2 Jonny Reid 1:24.054 12 142.623 0.290 0.290 13
3 47 John McIntyre 1:24.362 13 142.102 0.598 0.308 17
4 27 Craig Baird 1:24.416 7 142.011 0.652 0.054 14
5 93 Scott McLaughlin 1:24.432 14 141.984 0.668 0.016 16
6 10 Richard Moore 1:24.498 14 141.873 0.734 0.066 15
7 96 Ant Pedersen 1:24.507 15 141.858 0.743 0.009 15
8 99 Kayne Scott 1:24.544 14 141.796 0.780 0.037 14
9 5 Andy Knight 1:24.608 9 141.689 0.844 0.064 16
10 22 Andre Heimgartner 1:24.631 6 141.650 0.867 0.023 15
11 23 Andy Booth 1:24.659 16 141.603 0.895 0.028 18
12 556 Steven Richards 1:24.786 15 141.391 1.022 0.127 17
13 12 Geoff Emery 1:24.814 17 141.345 1.050 0.028 17
14 69 Eddie Bell 1:24.884 14 141.228 1.120 0.070 14
15 15 Paul Manuell 1:25.089 15 140.888 1.325 0.205 18
16 66 Colin Corkery 1:25.465 9 140.268 1.701 0.376 15

Biggy G · 7 Apr 2012, 10:44 (Ref:3054769)

A great day at the track today, Fabs smoked 'em in race one, he and Murph are going to be TOUGH to beat in the Enduro's, was hoping we'd see the locals Andy Knight and Eddie Bell further up, but they tangled in R1 and both were out of the running, doh.

A selection of shots from the day:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1206173&type=1

smokin'joe · 7 Apr 2012, 11:14 (Ref:3054779)

big ups to Mr Coultard, looks like he may have caught the regulars napping ??

was hoping to see the NZST in the flesh this weekend, but work commitments got in the way.

good luck to all .

on_to_it · 7 Apr 2012, 21:49 (Ref:3055068)

Does anyone know why McLaughlin didn't finish?

NZSTfan · 7 Apr 2012, 22:58 (Ref:3055091)

Awesome shots as usual Biggy, looks like it was a very nice day down in Chch, am glad that it worked out that way and hope our South Island comrades loved the cars and racing.

Those bonnet vents look quite cool IMO. Cant wait for 2.30pm today so i can sit down and watch all the action

NZSTfan · 7 Apr 2012, 22:59 (Ref:3055092)

Quote:

Originally Posted by on_to_it

Does anyone know why McLaughlin didn't finish?

This should explain why on_to_it

With Coulthard long gone and already in tyre conservation mode, Reid attacked and attacked but could not find a way by McIntyre. Baird and Mclaughlin were also locked in battle which was ultimately resolved when McLaughlin ground to a halt with a mechanical gremlin on lap 13.

Does anyone know the crowd numbers for yesterday

NZSTfan · 8 Apr 2012, 00:46 (Ref:3055114)

Race 2 top 5:

FC
JR
CB
JM
KS

Looks like a repeat of round 1....almost. With car 51 being dominant in R1 and R2, will it be a right 'ol romping in race 3 or will we see the elbows coming out

Biggy G · 8 Apr 2012, 01:09 (Ref:3055118)

Race 2 is FIERY too.

Mr Revhead · 8 Apr 2012, 02:08 (Ref:3055130)

Yawn.
Where's the racing?!

Jerico · 8 Apr 2012, 04:18 (Ref:3055157)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Revhead

Yawn.
Where's the racing?!

I think your on the wrong thread mate, this is the postive thread, you should be on the NZV8 thread, that's the negative thread, hope I have been of some help old chap.

NZSTfan · 8 Apr 2012, 05:43 (Ref:3055165)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Revhead

Yawn.
Where's the racing?!

It was at Ruapuna, just outside of Christchurch.

Mr Revhead · 8 Apr 2012, 07:54 (Ref:3055195)

I was there. Saw a couple of races. Had plenty of time to.check out the cars. Pretty impressed by the schnitzer Turbo and the wtcc car. Didn't see you E36ST.

The STs need to downsize the brakes I think.

DX20VT · 8 Apr 2012, 08:09 (Ref:3055201)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Revhead

The STs need to downsize the brakes I think.

Yeah they accellerate so quick and the braking zones are so short that there is not really any way of making a decent pass.

on_to_it · 8 Apr 2012, 12:42 (Ref:3055328)

Quote:

Originally Posted by NZSTfan

This should explain why on_to_it

With Coulthard long gone and already in tyre conservation mode, Reid attacked and attacked but could not find a way by McIntyre. Baird and Mclaughlin were also locked in battle which was ultimately resolved when McLaughlin ground to a halt with a mechanical gremlin on lap 13.

Does anyone know the crowd numbers for yesterday

Well sorry, but that explains nothing really NZST. I've since learned an engine change fixed the "gremlin". Pretty expense "gremlin" isn't it?

Bikerider · 8 Apr 2012, 20:16 (Ref:3055497)

Quote:

Originally Posted by on_to_it

Well sorry, but that explains nothing really NZST. I've since learned an engine change fixed the "gremlin". Pretty expense "gremlin" isn't it?

No has said anything about the lost engines. I think they lost 4 over the weekend. Some very unhappy campers there. 15K each or something. Cheap racing.
Hope they have more has the next round is only 3 weeks away.

Didn't enjoy the racing over the 3 races, not much passing going on. I almost thought they were TRS with bigger body's on them.

on_to_it · 8 Apr 2012, 21:50 (Ref:3055546)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biggy G

Race 2 is FIERY too.

I saw that happen on the TV replay; pretty scary. Any idea what caused it as he didn't make race 3?

Mr Revhead · 8 Apr 2012, 22:32 (Ref:3055562)

That was his 2nd engine for the weekend going bang.

on_to_it · 8 Apr 2012, 22:50 (Ref:3055570)

You are friggen kidding...

Two at $20k a piece. Then that's three engines including McLaughlins in one meeting. I wonder if that's purely a mechanical issue or an electronic problem; by that I'm wondering if the ECU is leaning them off because the ones that have gone bang seemed to be pretty quick before they popped.

logy22 · 9 Apr 2012, 00:07 (Ref:3055582)

i believe alot of the engine changes were because of a lack or believed lack of power due to engines running to hot. Notice the same cars having engine problems but other cars were fine.

on_to_it · 9 Apr 2012, 00:45 (Ref:3055590)

You could be right too. I thought that the engines must have failed, it seem Knights second one did in spectacular fashion.

But surely an engine running too hot is more to do with the cooling system than the engine itself. And why would only a few cars have cooling issues when they are all the same under the skin?

logy22 · 9 Apr 2012, 00:56 (Ref:3055595)

Im not sure why some cars are having more problems than others but even with a new engine in McLauglin's car they were still down on power it may be computer problems

logy22 · 9 Apr 2012, 00:58 (Ref:3055596)

Was a awesome weekend with over 13000 people the place was packed

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