Track day - Zhuhai, China
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Track day - Zhuhai, China
I have took my turbocharged RX-8 to her first track day in Zhuhai China! I am very happy with the handling of the car except overheating at 34C climate. I have to concentrate on cool the engine for the next event in October.
There are many nice cars on the day, except a 997 GT3RS got smacked into the tire wall, ouch...
BBT Track Day 2007 Photo Album
There are many nice cars on the day, except a 997 GT3RS got smacked into the tire wall, ouch...
BBT Track Day 2007 Photo Album
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I have to raise the hood to keep the air flow, as my new hood didn't arrive in time for the track day. The track day is a very causal, turn up and drive kind of thing. No time trial or racing, just an open track to have fun!
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Loved the photo album...thanks for posting all those great pics!
I did the same hood trick on my RX7 a few years ago because I didn't wanna drop money on a new hood...not sure if it helped too much.
I did the same hood trick on my RX7 a few years ago because I didn't wanna drop money on a new hood...not sure if it helped too much.
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looks like a lot of fun, some serious machinery shows up to track days over there.
and that GT3 RS,
that looked like a huge impact to do all of that damage, hope the driver was ok. b/c the car is toast.
and that GT3 RS,
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No timing involved as my car suffer from overheating and the organiser did not provide timing for the cars. The GT3RS is bashed quite badly but poeple say it is fixable!! The driver is OK but shocked and a sore neck.
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Are you running a upgraded radiator or other cooling mods? I'm very interested in your experiences here as I will be doing my first track weekend with a turbo next weekend.
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I have fitted Denso radiator but that no good enough. I would suggest you fit the thickest possible radiator and a pair of strongest radiator fan you can find. Also, you want to consider raising the bonnet and remove the rubber stripe like I did in the picture or change the bonnet with vents. Otherwise, I will see you getting overheating problem for sure.
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I've seen a few people rise the hook like that, how much did the under hook temp dropped? I believe the transition between the hood and windshield is actaully a high pressure zone instead of low pressure, so it probably don't help much, if any.
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34C is not even hot!
How can you over heat.
We run from 95 degrees to 105 degrees... Sometimes more.
Ok 34c is hot but we run hoter in several states here.
Tell us more about the Zuhai track. I will pass it along to my friends in Guangzhou.
How can you over heat.
We run from 95 degrees to 105 degrees... Sometimes more.
Ok 34c is hot but we run hoter in several states here.
Tell us more about the Zuhai track. I will pass it along to my friends in Guangzhou.
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Does your car run with turbo? The turbo system can raise the engine temperature quite significantly.
As for Zhuhai International Circuit, visit http://www.zic.com.cn/
As for Zhuhai International Circuit, visit http://www.zic.com.cn/
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And yes, 34 degrees C is very hot.
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How far is Zhuhai to HK?
Cars from HK can pass freely to China? It looked like nothing but HK plates on those cars? Or do the Chinese plates look the same now? I'm obviously many years behind. I haven't been to HK in 7 years.
Cars from HK can pass freely to China? It looked like nothing but HK plates on those cars? Or do the Chinese plates look the same now? I'm obviously many years behind. I haven't been to HK in 7 years.
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