This years Track day was really something else. First off I would like to thank Toyota South Africa and especially Ferdi de Vos for his commitment to the club and for providing us with the Aygo Crazy what an awesome little car. Thank you to the Toyota Advanced drivers who were there on the day to provide us with insight on how to run your car safely at race speed round the track. All in all it was really an awesome day and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. We did have some laughs on the day as someone lost it on turn 8 and parked his conquest facing the way it came from (names will not be mentioned).
 
We had an array of cars there AE82 conquests N/A, supercharged and turbo ones and they really flew round the track there was a very neat 20v as well as the blue AE 92 running a 20v power plant, to think a year ago it went round the track as a normal 1.3. then there were the two avante’s that went round together which made me feel like I was in the 80’s when the 4AGE’s reigned supreme round the tracks in the world. The two MR2 spyder’s also learned something on the day it the top is down its just to cruise.
 
Toyota also borrowed us one of their rally drivers on the day to take the Aygo round and did it fly round I personally did not have the pleasure of going round in it but it seemed as if all the people that did go really enjoyed it to the max. So enough of my talking I will let the photos do the talking. Thank you to all who enjoyed the day with us and thank you for your support.
 
Here is a link to a write up that the boys did on speedhunters on the Aygo Crazy http://speedhunters.com/archive/2008/06/16/new-cars-gt-gt-toyota-aygo-crazy-concept.aspx

Wow what an awesome day this was. It was your typical winters morning in Jozi cold while the sun provided just enough heat to warm the bones as the cars started to pull in, I saw this was going to be a really great day. AE82 Conquests with superchargers and turbo’s said one thing Toyota is the brand for performance we don’t need to have a performance car we have old school cars that can compete with the best on the market.

There were really an array of vehicles on the day Runx RSi’s, 20v corollas a Opel 200ts a few Nissan S13’s (200sx) and a Ariel atom look alike with a 20v turbo but the really impressive one was Johnny’s Turbo MR2 who was the strongest turbo car on the day and he is also one of the honorary club members. Thags Govenders 1600 MR2 also impressed the crowed as you will see in the power figures it posted on the day. We also ran for the first time a 20v N/A class and this will be a permanent feature to our dyno days. 32 competitors in total decided to join us on the day while there were events all over JHB. A special thanks needs to go out to Manny and his crew for a really awesome day and to all the committee members and everyone who helped out on the day with the food and drinks and MO from Autostyle who donated all the trophy’s for the event. Thank you.
IF YOU WERE NOT THERE YOU REALLY MISSED OUT

4 Cyl Aspirated
Name Surname Vehicle Make Vehicle Model Engine Mods KW Torque
Angus Frank Toyota Runx Rsi 1800 Induction exhaust 120 150
Nishan Sitlu Toyota Runx Rsi 1800 Branch Intake Exhaust 118 146
Desmond Govender Toyota Runx Rsi 1800 Exhaust Chip Induction 116 155
Calvin Jacobs Toyota Runx Rsi 1801 Induction 116 151
Rajiv Hurribunca Toyota Runx Rsi 1800 Induction exhaust 112 147
Rajiv Hurribune Toyota Runx Rsi 1800 Stock 112 147
Jan Venter Toyota Runx Rsi 1800 Induction exhaust 109 140
Yudesh Naidoo Toyota Runx Rsi 1800 Exhaust Branch 106 139
Bhana Kamlesh Toyota Runx Rsi 1800 Induction 102 131
Shyam Trishem Toyota MR2 1800 Stock 79 136
Alycia Ramlucken Toyota Yaris 1800 Stock 78 143
Ashley Murray Honda Civic 1800 Stock 74 135
Pieter Mostert Toyota Avante 1600 Branch Crank 70 108
Rudi van Deeventer Toyota Avante 1600 Management exhaust 64 97
Kimesh Naidoo Toyota Corolla 1800 Stock 62 120
Nabeel Khan Toyota Conquest Rsi 1600 Management exhaust 55 91

20v Aspirated
Name Surname Vehicle Make Vehicle Model Engine Mods KW Torque
Yagyaa Adams Toyota 20v Rsi 1600 Exhaust 95 139
Gerhard Blignaut Toyota 20v Rsi 1600 Branch Exhaust 94 144
Naven Nair Toyota 20v Rsi 1600 K&N Filter 86 133
Richard Millar Toyota 20v Rsi 1600 Exhaust Management Induction 76 114

4Cyl Turbo/Nos/Supercharged
Name Surname Vehicle Make Vehicle Model Engine Mods KW Torque
Johnny Almeida Toyota MR2 2000 3sgte Full house 367 510
Marius Scwarzer Toyota Conquest RSi 1600 20v Turbo full house 281 354
Walter Perfect Opel TS 2000 Full house 270 412
Riaan Breedt Toyota Conquest Rsi 1600 Full house 256 374
Thags Govender Toyota MR2 1600 Full House 247 306
Mike Du Toit Nissan 200sx 2000 SR20 full house 216 349
Greg Bajakjian Porche 930 Turbo 3300 Stock 191 334
Treshan Pillay Volkswagen Golf 6 GTI 2000 Chip down pipe Intake 176 379
Frikkie Reynders Opel 200 is Turbo 2000 Internals cooler turbo 176 369
Desigan Perumal Toyota RXI – Turbo 1600 20v Turbo 166 251
Werner Breedt Toyota Rsi Chisel 1600 Turbo Management 125 208
Tony De Matos Nissan 200SX 1800 Stock 114 228
Richard Millar Toyota Conquest Rsi 1600 Supercharged 101 182

4Cyl Turbo/Supercharged & NOS
Name Surname Vehicle Make Vehicle Model Engine Mods KW Torque
Thags Govender Toyota MR2 1600 Full House 319 414

Open Class
Name Surname Vehicle Make Vehicle Model Engine Mods KW Torque
Sershin Iyer Lexus IS300 3000 Stock 112 250
Pieta Roodt Lexus IS200 2000 Stock 81 133

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The morning started off with rain which I think put a lot off people off, however the rain played a great role in keeping the skidpan wet most of the day. We started off with registration as we had the afternoon session and there were 20 entrants on the day which made it enough so that everyone could have loads of fun on the day. Toyota South Africa was kind enough to send us one of there advanced driving instructors on the day.

We started off with braking on wet surfaces and all cars that had ABS were disconnected so the focus was drive in a straight line lock the wheels up and try and turn the vehicle end result was you go into a straight slide. There is the poor mans ABS as they would call it and that would be done by applying the brakes and when they lock up you release them and apply them again by doing that continuously you are mimicking how ABS works.

We then proceeded to do under steer and over steer by driving in a circle if you had a fwd car accelerating hard would make you under steer then if you pulled the hand brake up the rear end would come out and you will be over steering. If for example you had a rwd car like me over steer is fun as you power sliding your car and for me personally that is a lot of fun when you get it right.

We then tried our hand at a hand brake turn the object was to park your car sideways in the block of cones that was set out this however seemed to really show how people could handle their cars as a few people struggled with this.

We then proceeded to do a gymkhana and that was the part of the day that everyone was waiting for. There seemed to be a lot of rivalry between everyone as the wane brothers were the ones to beat at the event. In the end Owen Warne took 1st place with Earl Warne in 2nd place myself  Pieter Roodt took home 3rd. I would like to thank Toyota South Africa for a really awesome event and to everyone that organized it well done. I know everyone can not wait for the next one.

Here are the results of the gymkhana event.

FIRST NAME SURNAME BEST
OWEN WARNE                             35.3
EARL WARNE                              36.9
PIETER ROODT                            38.1
JODY PONNUSAMI                    38.3
ALAN LUCK                                  38.3
CALVIN COETZEE                      39.8
MURRAY CALDERWOOD        39.9
COLLIN WARNE                         40.00
MARTIN BROWN                       40.3
PIETER MOSTERT                      40.3
ANDREW LUCK                           41.00
DONOVAN OZARIO                  41.00
KIMI                                               41.08
SHANELDON BALBHADUR   42.1
RICHARD MILLAR                   42.1
WENDY WARNE                        42.5
DIAN HOBSON                            42.8
CINDY SHEER                             43.1
CHARDE’ TALOR                        44.1
DOUG FARREL                            45.2

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The event was held at Kyalami go-kart track and there were an array of vehicles on from KE70 Corollas to Lexus is 200’s 20v chisel conquests a import RunX and fwd Levin and last but not least a supercharged chisel.

It was the usual hot summer’s day in Johannesburg and with all the beautiful Toyotas on display it was an awesome gathering of friends. Our chairman Thags Govender announced his retirement from the club but he will remain as an honourable club member to show the new guys the ropes. The new chairman Jamey Brinkhuys was introduced and we wish him all the best. We also heard that Toyota bought Subaru and we would like to welcome them as part of the family.

The car that won car of the year is owned by Megan Naidoo. It’s an imported Runx RSI with a superb looking kit and rims that sits perfect in the wheel wells, it really looks as if it was made to sit in there. There are plans to turbo the car but I don’t want to say too much now as there will be a full feature on the car done on the website later this year.

The other cars that really caught everyone’s eyes was the turbo 20v owned by Desigan Perumal and it’s a real sleeper of note the only thing that really gives it away is the front mount intercooler and the install was done really superbly. Then there was the silver avante of Pieter Mostert and all I can say is wow you can really see there is a lot of time and love that went into the car as it looks brand new and the kit really makes it uber hot. There are plans to drop it with another 20mm in the front to get it to sit super flush with the wheels. Thanks to all that came through to the event and remember to come to our club events then we can check out your ride and get it featured as car of the month.

Well that’s it from me I will let the pictures do the talking. Slide show below or view the full gallery here.

This pristine blue box corolla owned by R. Baker has a 1JZ engine tuned to perfection. High boost figures are 515kW with 716Nm of torque. Pretty much everything has been upgraded on this beauty except the stock internals on the 1JZ engine. You can also vote for this ride in the forum, so read the specifications below and cast your vote with the link at the bottom of this post!

Owner

R. Baker

Built and Maintained

Built by Marius Oosthuizen (082 457 0986) Maintained by Electron Auto Centre (083 759 1543)

Tuner

BME Tuning Cobus (011 434 4409)

Engine

• 1JZ 2.5 six cylinder
• Stock internals
• Custom built Turbo manifold
• Custom built Intake manifold with 75 mm throttle
• T72 Master Power Ball bearing Turbo
• Turbonetics Wastegate
• Tial Dumpvalve
• 6 x 1000cc injectors
• Custom built fuel rail
• Intercooler
• E46 M3 Radiator

Engine Management

• GoTech Pro

Transmission

• Custom twinpack clutch, aliminium flywheel
• Toyota Fortuner Gearbox
• Custom propshaft & Fullrace M75 solid spool diff, 33 spline side shafts

Suspension

• Re-inforced chassis,
• standard coils & springs

Brakes

• All round BMW E36 discs & calipers

Nitrous

None

Wheels & Tyres

• Front 205/45/17 Bridgestone
• Rear 225/45/17 Bridgestone semi-slicks

Sound

• Sont Xplode CD player
• Mids, tweeters & 6×9 speakers

Body Styling

• Full roll cage
• Elevated bonnet
• Bucket seats – 6 point harness with quick release

Performance figures

• Low boost 1.0 bar 270kW,
• High boost 1.8 bar 515kW, 716 Nm @ 6800 rpm

Dyno’d at

• BME tuning

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