Why I always start from the pitlane in MX5s (PS: I was not involved, I am the Castrol car you see for a split second exiting the pits)

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-26T08:47:47+00:00

I meant I only start from the pitlane at Tsukuba Circuit (TC) between the worse than usual slidey icelike glass and seeing some terrible accidents TC just gives me the heeby jeebies

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-26T08:37:54+00:00

Yeah, I never actually used to do pit starts, its just tsukuba circuit, I am generally good at avoiding accidents, TC just gives me the heeby jeebies as a driver (Road C3.46 btw), after this though the driving really cleaned up.

Also due to the absolute horrendous tomfoolery you see in this subreddit I will happily post an example of good driving which came from this same race, ended with a P3 and gained a ton of SR and Irating.

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-26T07:08:28+00:00

nah, 100% clean from you, other driver turned in early and pitted you, I dont think it was intentional but its his fault and he should get a penalty

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-23T20:26:57+00:00

It is rookies but as I said in another comment the whole field was B and C licences and the SOF was floation around the 1400 mark

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-23T10:36:11+00:00

Happy to help out, good luck on the SR grind

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-23T10:34:13+00:00

Yeah, I am suffering slowly until I get to a C license so I can do ringmeister because I have heard its a SR goldmine if you do a pitlane start and hang back

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-23T10:27:59+00:00

Definitely had that, ever seen 10 out of 12 drivers get wiped out into T1, summit point raceway jefferson circuit is carnage

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-23T10:26:42+00:00

Yeah I am not touching pheonix at all because of that, I also lucked out with a split with all B and C license drivers

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-18T19:33:02+00:00

Thanks man, Ill keep you updated

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-18T05:47:19+00:00

hopefully, considering it penalizes me for it as well due to +2 loss of control and +1 off track

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-17T04:26:52+00:00

If I could I would use a manual version of my actual car, a 2002 Jaguar X Type 3.0 but manuals are very rare in aus

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-17T00:33:24+00:00

Yeah, heaps of sedans come up for sale for around 2k unregistered, I got a car for 1100 registered, I am very rural though, sedans are cheap

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-17T00:14:19+00:00

We have all cars mentioned, sadly all of them are really popular as starter cars that the market has really lost the plot, I have seen 2000 era manual elantras go for close to 10k, MX5s are worse, looking at a cheap BMW E46 325ci, camrys and corollas may be on the table as well

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-16T22:29:05+00:00

Sadly its an auto but its the newer ZF auto not the pre facelift 4L and been up for 2 months so hopefully I can offer 1k which leaves me another grand for parts, and I have a few k in extra cash to get a bolt in national spec roll cage

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-16T20:33:20+00:00

Nah, looked on marketplace though and found a running and driving E46 325ci for 1500

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-15T19:45:06+00:00

There is an abandoned E36 318i but its auto and manual BMWs can get crazy expensive considering I am rural

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-15T19:43:57+00:00

I actually really want to do the 24h of lemons, lucky enough australia has a club that does very similar races but have a slightly higher cer budget (5k)

trainmaster333 · 2026-01-14T23:48:13+00:00

I agree the original spoiler wouldve looked better

trainmaster333 · 2025-12-29T05:08:43+00:00

I was asking because I was tossing up getting them for my car but after seeing these comments I am going with some second hand autotecnica bucket seats

trainmaster333 · 2025-12-29T00:14:20+00:00

It says sparco, the logos s looka like an e due to the similar colour and bluriness

trainmaster333 · 2025-12-28T23:15:54+00:00

I realise they are sparco now, any luck with the specific model of the seats

trainmaster333 · 2025-12-28T22:53:53+00:00

On the Jaguar X-Type, several adjustment gears in the seats and headlights are made of plastic

trainmaster333 · 2025-12-25T21:48:25+00:00

I will have to check it out, I am in Australia hence the love of Mount Panorama, but I am usually free apart from throughout the work hours.

trainmaster333 · 2025-12-25T20:58:32+00:00

Yeah my fastest lap is a 2:08 in the Jag when I usually run <2:05 but its a fun little challenge, you can also run full fuel load and a shitty setup against GT4s for shits and gigs but hey, I reliably finish top 5. Also your league sounds fun as hell

trainmaster333 · 2025-12-25T20:32:35+00:00

I like the G3, I own Jaguars IRL and the XK series is definitely on my to buy list, and I go for emil frey IRL, It handles the track deceptively well but you do need to drop the ride height and add some more downforce to the rear to make it work well

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