Fabcar - Rounds 6, 7 and 8

Round 6
Time 45.62
Overall 27th
Birkin Rank 4th

Round 7 (Quarter mile drag race)
Time 13.62
Overall 17th
Birkin Rank 2nd

Round 8
Time 57.47
Overall 24th
Birkin Rank 3rd

Rounds 6, 7 and 8 were at the Perth Motorplex. This is primarily a drag-strip, however their carparks and service roads are also very useful for motorkhana style events.

Round 6 was on a carpark, so we did switchbacks up and down the rows with some chicanes thrown in. Trick was at people were walking just off the track to go to the bathrooms at the end of the first straight, so if you miss the corner, you could end up ploughing through a crowd of people. One car did lose it there - luckily no-one was anywhere near it. Perhaps some element of crowd control or warning would have been appropriate - or perhaps just rely on the fact that people know what's going on and paying attention.



Round 7 was the drag strip, and having never even been to a dragstrip before, it was all a bit new. You pull up to a sensor, which lights up two little white lights to tell you you're locked in, then a christmas tree lights up and you're off. Great fun, and a 13.62 with a passenger is no mean result, with a 0-100 of 5.4 seconds. Problem was this was the run that Blair broke his half-shaft, so some concern there as I could see him pulled up in the rear-vision mirrors.



Round 8 was more carpark, with a nice round-about and some good high-speed corners. Actually one of the first opportunities to hit second gear all day (apart from the drags, of course). Only real tricky bit on this was where someone had kicked a pile of sand onto the track earlier from an accident, but overall fairly straightforward.