My Track Day at a wet Eastern Creek *Videos+pics*

[Aeron]

Yesterday I did a track day at Eastern Creek. I'd never been round Eastern Creek before so I was a bit worried when it started to rain just before my first session. It ended up raining all day long. Reality set in early when one of the guys in my group lost it in his Monaro on the main straight and hit the wall. Took out both the front and the back of the car - even the bonnet came off. Definitely written off.
Here is a video of me driving through just after it happened...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=274lAao4c98

If anyone wants to know what an edited XR6T is like on a wet track, I can tell you. 3rd or 4th gear just lean on the loud pedal and its sideways time. It looks slow on the videos but its quite scary.

Here is some footage that my dad shot of a bit of the sideways action...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUhUdmwLuXg

Also here is an in car clip of heaps of sideways action. You could drive the thing sideways round that track all day long.......so I did :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKsYJhrl-Us

In this last clip I talk you round a lap of Eastern Creek. Its not a tidy lap but it is entertaining. Keep an eye out for the turtle on the track too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fclOt27H1c

Now for some pics. Thanks to Dad, Kyle and Brasher for being my photographers for the day.

Ford Drift team




Me hunting an R32 GTR








So if ever you get the chance to do a track day, do one. And even if it rains you can still have a ball. In all honesty I was a bit disappointed that it didn’t dry out because you couldn’t have a red hot go.