7SINS Racing would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. May the only cherries on the tree be the ones you eat!
We will be ready to burn up some new slicks in the new year, might even do a bit of travelling to check out other tracks.
Stay tuned!
J20 will be tonight on channel 10’s ONE HD digital sport channel.
Australia’s best Sport Compact cars battle it out in an 1 hour hilite show. It’s a prelude for the 3hr plus DVD release.
Check local guides, 9.30PM AEDST.
edit: Keep an eye out for the Street 289 semi final on the J20 DVD;)
To check out all the history of Jamboree, head to http://www.jamboree.com.au/marketplace/shop/dvd/ for the Jamboree DVD box sets. An excellent gift idea for Christmas!
It’s here already! 3 days of non stop action at Sydney Dragway this weekend, 10/11/12th September. Huge fields through all catagories will certainly ensure the claws are out to fight for the top positions.
We have entered Super Sedan for this event. Wish us luck!
More info and to listen to the track commentary head to www.sydneydragway.com.au
EDIT: Friday qualifying 1: 9.6 @ 139MPH, Rain delays set the schedule back 2 hours. Q2 has been pushed back to tonight, but we have let that go. Ready to race tomorrow though! Bring on the sunshine!
EDIT: Saturday Q3: 9.41 @ 140 MPH. Elimination 1: dialed in 9.40, unfortunatley we backed off a fraction too much, running a 9.53 and losing by .02 of a second. Bugger!
pics here
Jamboree 20 is this month, 21st and 22nd of August at Willowbank Raceway, West of Brisbane.
It will be the biggest ever, with over 220 entrants already, including a couple of the fastest Peurto Ricans ready to go head to head with Australia’s best.
Be there or miss out! More info www.sportcompact.net.au, and www.willowbankraceway.com.au
EDIT: Saturday qualifying:
1st run: wheel spin off line, 12.6 @ 139 MPH
2nd run: better but not great launch, 9.406 @ 142 MPH
3rd run: 9.343 @ 144 MPH
EDIT: Sunday eliminations:
Elim 1: solo 9.21 @ 143.8 MPH (9.4 dial)
Elim 2: 9.338 @ 140.6 (9.2 dial), scraped in by a wisker right at the finish line.
Elim 3: cancelled due to lack of cars, straight to semis
Elim 4(semis): Deja vu! Broke out 9.277 @ 132 (9.3 dial). Didn’t back off enough.
Congrats to Brad Wood in ‘Pig 323′, who went on to win ST289.
Thanks once again to Justin/Renee/Merv at Blacktrack Performance,
Murray and the guys for the tow/pit crew,
Trade and General Towing for helping out with some truck transport finances.
Pics and vids here
We will be testing before the Jamboree event in the coming months. We need the car set up perfect, as J20 will certainly be tough this year.
There is a Test and Tune event at Sydney Dragway on the 25th of July, or Track Championship 1 on 31st July/1st August.
Stay Tuned www.sydneydragway.com.au
EDIT: We were only able to do 2 runs on 25th of July due to a delayed start and a rain delay during the day. First pass we launched and then wheelspun before the 60ft line and aborted the run. The second pass was a good 9.399 @ 142MPH, with the power turned down abit to test the recently re-adjusted rear end. Pics here.
EDIT2: A delayed start at the track championship on July 31st, resulted in 2 runs instead of 3. The consistancy we have been chasing is now a reality: first pass was 9.396 @ 142 (compared to last weeks 9.399) and second was 9.385 @ 141.3MPH. The car is now launching straight again too. Pics and vids.
We will be testing at a Private Track Day soon at WSID, to exercise the right foot, as the new season is fast approaching.
Edit: One 5 minute rain delay was the only weather problem for the cool winter day. The track was nice and sticky for everyone, thanks to the meeting the day before. ‘El Sniper’ Starlet debut resulted in one good 8.2 sec pass at the end of the day. ‘Dragme’ returned in its new form with new driver, resulting in a underperforming 9.3, but showing its potential.
7SINS ran consistant 3 x 9.3 second passes and 4 x 9.2 second passes, with some issues to iron out before J20 in August.
Pics and vids. Video of 7SINS, Pictures include ‘El Sniper’ and ‘DRAGME’. More soon.
7SINS has been repaired and is ready to rock ‘n’ roll again.
The gearbox has been repaired, serviced and modded with a larger oil pan to maximise its reliability. A servicing routine has also been introduced to prevent costly breakages.
The original mazda RX7 fuel tank, the pre pump and surge tank have been replaced with a fuel cell for easier filling and keeping an eye on fuel level, not to mention the weight saving as well.
In the engine bay, a new oil/air separator tank has been installed, with the engine and geabox breather hoses being fed into it. The original radiator overflow bottle has also been replaced. The final touch is the Garrett turbo beenie, which has dropped the inlet and underbonnet air temps by a significant amount.
Sydney Dragway’s Track championship continues, with the 5th round on the 10th of April.
Groups 2,3 and 4 tear up the track, with 7SINS falling into the Super Sedan class. After our successful racing at Compak Attak, we are keen to do better than we ever have done at these events.
Losing sleep already!
more info at http://www.wsid.com.au/event.asp?Id=1237
edit: Results: Everything was going great until the 3rd qualifying session, where gearbox/shifter gremlins raised their evil heads again, ending our day early.
1st qual: RT 0.047 ET 9.40 @ 144MPH, 2nd Qual:RT 0.021 ET 9.46 @ 143MPH, 3rd qual: RT -0.05 ET 10.38 @ 140MPH.
Track Championship 4 is on this Sunday, 14th March at Sydney Dragway.
All the usual classes will be there, and on this occassion, we will be back in Super Sedan, to practice the full tree in competition conditions before Compak Attak.
A great day out, see you there!
edit: Pics and vids here. Made it through to the second round, but red lit. Best ET on the day was 9.29 @ 146MPH.
Compak Attak is on again on the 28th March at Sydney Dragway.
It’s Sydney’s turn to turn up the heat in the Sport Compact arena.
Titan are back! The Battle of the 2J will be as tight as ever.
We will be racing ST 289, and having the car re-tuned after the “bedding in” period of the motor, the power is turned up to run low 9 second quarters (and some wheels up action).
See you there!
more info www.sportcompact.net.au
edit: Results: Compak Attak 2010 has come and almost won. We went really well in terms of reaction times (best of .007!)and consistant Et’s of 9.5, but when it mattered most, we were just a bit too keen. A red light of -0.02 gave the ST289 finals win to Chris Hall of QLD. Congratulations Chris!
