Alfa Island Pics

Frank Musco · March 17, 2010, 06:14:27 PM

In car footage from Alfa Island on the weekend. This is first qualifying Saturday morning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k69tB54R8I

Sheldon McIntosh · March 17, 2010, 06:18:19 PM

Nice centenary badge Frank!! That extra weight must slow you down a bit though?

jimnielsen · March 17, 2010, 07:03:55 PM

Frank, that is such a great video - we need the full feature length version!

jim ..

Brett · March 17, 2010, 08:02:07 PM

nice one Frank

Ray Pignataro · March 17, 2010, 08:19:17 PM

Frank you drive like there is a gun to your head and a knife ready to cut your nuts. Inspirational.

Evan Bottcher · March 17, 2010, 09:04:51 PM

I'd like a translation of what you had to say when Michael P came back past you at Honda? Lovely driving Frank - your drive over Lukey Heights makes me clench...

Frank Musco · March 17, 2010, 10:37:23 PM

Cheers Sheldon. Very happy to get it before the meeting. On one hand it looks good, on the other, how much time did it cost me? I'd like to go with 0.31 seconds. It is heavy! I like it. Sometimes you just have to compromise.

Thanks Jim. I'm getting there.

Nice one M.P

Maybe the car is stolen, or borrowed, Oh yeah, its my brothers. Ha Ha.

Evan Translation. I was extenting an invitation into Siberia, as I was having trouble there all day, simple.
Dont get me wrong, that was "Off the scale" for fun, I'd be happy doing that all day, maybe the car wouldnt.

Frank

Aggo · March 18, 2010, 09:10:24 PM

Hi guys, It dawned on me after my previous (first ever) post that I hadn't introduced myself on the forum properly. I'm Andrew Aggenbach and not many of you would know me yet as 'Aggo'. I've been a club member for almost 10 years but have not been terribly active until fairly recently.

I'm the genius (read 'moron') with the Nissan SR20 Turbo in the silver Alfetta GTV. I've owened the car now for the last 6 years (I had 2 33's before this) but have had lot of problems getting it 'settled' in the car and reliable. I also became a father of two kids during this time as well!
Apart from a niggly exhaust rattle (yes the same one that tore the turbo off the exhaust manifold at last year's 6 hour!) the car is just about sorted.

The only nut that needs tightening now is the one behind the wheel! Here is some of my footage from inside the car last weekend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UaSbkiQLI0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C4vtOJfbGE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR_ie0BcvoA

What an awesome and historic event. Thanks to Phil and Neil for allowing me to enter even though the car is not all Alfa. We are truly blessed in Victoria to have access to such a world class track for club level motorsport.

PS. My YouTube handle; SiRGTV is tongue in cheek for SR powered GTV not that I am deserving of a title from the Knights of the Round Table!

Cheers, Aggo

jimnielsen · March 18, 2010, 10:19:03 PM

Great vids Andrew, would have been even better if that last video had gone on long enough to show you passing Musco down the main straight!!

Aggo · March 18, 2010, 11:19:34 PM

Thanks Jim, The straight would have been the only place I could get past Frank!

Cheers, Andrew

Paul Gulliver · March 19, 2010, 03:38:32 PM

Does anyone know who the "offical photographer" for the event was. Usually sdpics.com.au does some of our club sprint days but i didn't see them around.

Evan Bottcher · March 19, 2010, 03:56:12 PM

I'm not sure who arranged it, but I was in touch with the chap on the weekend. He's emailed me to say the photos will be available early next week, published on Flickr. I'll post links then.

Unfortunately he's also an official photographer for the historics this weekend so he's a little bit busy it's taking a little longer than he'd hoped.

Frank Musco · March 19, 2010, 05:12:32 PM

Good stuff Andrew. I like your line through southern loop, been there myself a couple of times.
And yes an awesome event, never seen so many fantastic Alfa Romeo cars in one place before. Also couldnt think of a better place at Phillip Island. (Unless raining)

As for Jim bloody Nielsen, I didn't see any green Alfa Sprints on your video, excuses??? I saw you in marshalling, always first one out, but still didn't catch me! Thats just not Jim.

Jekyll and Hyde · March 19, 2010, 07:16:19 PM

Quote from: Aggo on March 18, 2010, 09:10:24 PM
Hi guys, It dawned on me after my previous (first ever) post that I hadn't introduced myself on the forum properly. I'm Andrew Aggenbach and not many of you would know me yet as 'Aggo'. I've been a club member for almost 10 years but have not been terribly active until fairly recently.

I'm the genius (read 'moron') with the Nissan SR20 Turbo in the silver Alfetta GTV. I've owened the car now for the last 6 years (I had 2 33's before this) but have had lot of problems getting it 'settled' in the car and reliable. I also became a father of two kids during this time as well!
Apart from a niggly exhaust rattle (yes the same one that tore the turbo off the exhaust manifold at last year's 6 hour!) the car is just about sorted.

The only nut that needs tightening now is the one behind the wheel! Here is some of my footage from inside the car last weekend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UaSbkiQLI0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C4vtOJfbGE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR_ie0BcvoA

What an awesome and historic event. Thanks to Phil and Neil for allowing me to enter even though the car is not all Alfa. We are truly blessed in Victoria to have access to such a world class track for club level motorsport.

PS. My YouTube handle; SiRGTV is tongue in cheek for SR powered GTV not that I am deserving of a title from the Knights of the Round Table!

Cheers, Aggo

I dunno about you, but my lockup was definitely all brake pedal inspired - yours probably came from that Nissan engine, saw a bit of sideways action and though it must be a drift competition

. Forgot how much smoke came out though, no wonder I had a bit of a vibration for the rest of the weekend!

I'll have to put up the segment from my camera of you going off at southern loop - I didn't actually realise you were still in the grass when I went past until I watched your video. Looked back through my footage, and you can see a big roostertail as I come round turn 1. And even frame by frame, I can't find your car in the dust cloud as I go round Southern loop.

Aggo · March 19, 2010, 09:20:06 PM

Thanks Ben, if only I'd put the Nissan gearbox in the car as well I'd be out drifting now down Dandenong Rd. in Windsor after completing a few 'Chapel Laps' safe in the knowledge that my 15 in subwoofer would provide all the downforce I need over the rear wheels, but alas I have too much mechanical sympathy for my Alfa transaxle to go drifting (in dry weather). It'll be good to see your footage of my off at the Southern Loop.

Frank, I checked the rest of my footage and whilst I've got plenty of go in a straight line you were that far ahead of me it would have pointless to try and keep up with you through turn 1.