No Crust Racing

That's the spirit, see you at Winton The easiest way to avoid having another wreck to deal with is just to not crash, seems pretty straight forward? lol

Forgot to add - As an added bonus, anyone buying one of the more expensive items. (Seats or Master) Can take their pick of the steering wheel, indicator stalks, rear camber arms or the grill as freebie.

Awwww c'mon, if at first you don't succeed....

Damn, just missed out on finishing in the top half, good luck for November then Will you be attending the track day at Winton in October? (I think it's in October...) The SlowVia and I will be there with bells on.

I'm a bit out of the loop with the pissing contest, where did you finish in the results Birds? For reference I ended up 18th and I was happy with that given it was my first deca, how many issues I had on the day, and how badly I drove <-- biggest factor I'd agree with the earlier comments about the semi's, I had used ones on and they had less grip than street tyres by a mile. At one point they started to get some heat up though and I had a half decent go at the sweeper on the long wang.

Prefer jap made or jap design rims, offset shouldn't be higher than about +34 or so but my current +40 7" wide crap rims do just clear my calipers. I need to clear S15 calipers and I'm not looking to roll/flare guards. Tyres going on them will be 235 semi's so with or without tyres is fine. Must be at least 8" wide all round (not sure if I can fit 9's without guard work?) I'm in Albury/Wodonga but can come pickup from Melb, postage is a possibility depending on the rims/costs etc. PM, email on [email protected] or reach me on 0427 928 304 I'm currently clearing out some S13, S15, R33 and R32 bits from the garage too if you're interested in trading. Check out what I have here. Cheers Dan

Hey guys, Clearing out some bits in the garage. Prices do not include postage and I'm hapy to hear offers if you have'em. Happy to freight at your expense and pickup is fine from Albury Wodonga. I'm also after some stuff so see my trades below. 2x R32 GTS-T Type M seats (inc rails) - $150 - Very good condition, one tiny cig burn on drivers seat as shown below. Disregard the light dents in the bases, it's because I had them sitting upside down on each other. The light circle in the headrest of seat on the right is from the camera. More pics as requested. 1x S13 Brake Master Cylinder - $250 - As new condition, have receipt for full rebuild totaling just under $300. Was used for one lap around the block and swapped out for bigger item needed for my larger calipers. Has been kept 'wet' to keep the seals in perfect condition. (Beware anyone trying to sell a master that's been dry for any length of time) 1x S15 Brake Booster - $50 - Very good condition, includes bracket and vacuum hose. 1x Unknown steering wheel - $50 - Good condition, unknown brand, no boss kit or horn button. Swapped out for flat style wheel. 1x pair of R33 indicator/wiper stalks - $50 the pair - Left over from my R33 days (I bought a Series II and it came with these Series 1 stalks which meant I couldn't use the driving lights or rear wiper). 1x S13 Factory Grill - $20 - No broken brackets, swapped out for Nismo style grill. 1x Pair rear camber arms - $20 the pair - Replaced with ISC items for more adjustment. 1x Complete S13 shocks/springs - Best offer? - Bushes are gone in the rears, shocks themselves don't appear to be leaking and were only replaced as I wanted to start tracking the car - Seemed fine on the street. Not expecting much for these and will favour people who can come get them. ***Things I'm after - Depending on what u have I'm happy to pay cash your way also*** Fixed back drivers racing seat with rails to suit S13 17x8 or 17x9 4 stud rims. Need to clear S15 calipers, with or without rubber R33 GT-R Passenger seat and rails T28BB turbo + lines Adjustable rear toe arms I can be reached via PM, email at [email protected] or on 0427 928 304 Pictures can be found here

Well it looks like a seat is needed for the Silvia sooner than I thought. The back has torn away from the base bracket which explains why I could only sit in hectic VL turbo mode or literally hang off the steering wheel for the second half of the day lol Made for some interesting driving Who's got a seat to suit an S13 they wanna sell me!

Wow... Bring on November! Birds what were you driving by the way? Don't think we've met.

While I dislike excessive thrashing just for shits and giggles (it hurts me to watch it as much as do it myself), spending some time holding a gear high in the rev range can actually be advantageous as Ryan mentioned. While you're changing gears you're not powering the wheels plus if you do change and put the car back into the middle of its torque curve you might find it now wants to break traction where as in the higher rpm of the lower gear where torque has dropped off the power delivery is easier to control (on tight corners like a skidpan) Then, there is the other school of thought (I think it was Jim Richards who said this most notably) that taking a corner in a higher gear will often yield higher corner speeds and faster lap times as the car is more settled and you're riding the torque curve smoothy. This refers to race track stuff though where the turns are rarely as sharp as you might find on a skidpan battle. Ultimately, drive to your style and preferences, there are a million ways to tackle any corner and million reasons why every way is right or wrong in someone's eyes. While I'm not about to go thrash the hell out of my silvia because I'm on a budget, I'm not about to begrudge anyone who wants to have some fun frying tyres and put on a show for the rest of us.

Bahaha, I've only just got a handle on this sensible thing in recent times (I even moved to driving an NA auto as a daily) so I hear ya. You've picked my weakness - FLAMES! DECA needs more flamige! If my cat wasn't so pretty I'd gut it... guess it's time for a decat pipe and some adjustments to the mix

How you drive largely determines that, so can YOU gaurantee your wife you will stay away from the limiter this time? If you are looking after it and it still fails then whatever it was that died was going to fail anyway, better at DECA than at Targa or something where you have paid a bomb to be there. If you're flogging the guts out of it incessantly though then it's just a matter of time before something goes. Come to DECA, don't drive beyond the limits of the car and you should be fine. Also, give me a ride when you come in November

Awesome pics

To be fair you do look a little 'refreshed' in some of those pics...

Now if I've done this right everyone should be able to see these pics regardless of if you are on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1403...mp;l=964dfa9a08 If I haven't then I'm sure someone will tell me.

I'd love 3 runs on the back track for sure but I'm all for democracy so whatever the majority of people want is fine with me.

I didn't drive the last one but I was a passenger all day and drove for this one and I think the layout was good plus we ended up with heaps of time at the end of the day for battles and that was after the incidents of the morning session. My only suggestion would be more Long Wang time if possible but I might be alone on that one as everyone else seemed to love the skidpan battles. As for the maps, I think the amount of people who got 'lost' would imply that the maps might have been a touch complicated, but I had no issues with them personally. However, I'm also training up Kate as my navigator so she did a great job keeping me headed in the right direction which helps a lot.

Dan: You should come to the track day at Winton in October

Ahh almost forgot to thank you Dane. Appreciate the ride and for letting Kate have a spin as well, she loved it. I think Ryan is going to try and sway her back to the Nissan side though

Hats off to Leon for driving like a man possessed, I was 'marginally' impressed I suppose (Thanks for the grill too, will be good to fill in that gaping maw on the S13) Hachi Roku: You drove really well so top effort on the skid pan. The Hachi might not pack much punch but it turns in like a gem. Bring it to Winton - I must have my revenge! As for me, well I had a blast (sunburn aside) and got exactly what I wanted from the day, a chance to test the new suspension settings and tyres without getting booked. I can't wait for the next Winton as the Long Wang showed me that the car now has a "truck" load more grip and stability at speed (trying to turn hard without some speed with those camber settings seems to be an issue though still). The S13 had a few bugs throughout the day but we managed to iron most of them out enough to continue driving at least. Thanks to Autobarn Shep for charging me a ludicrous sum for a cooler pipe Thanks to Ryan and Russ for the tips on the semi slick inflation too, that made a big difference to grip. Great job by Bec, Ryan etc as the day seemed to run very smoothly for the most part. I'd personally like to see some more Long Wang time in future though. Dinner was a laugh but it was a bit disappointing to see how some people behaved with a few drinks on board, those waitresses have seen a lot and can take plenty so you know if they are unhappy there's good reason. Was great to meet some new people and put faces to names, though I'm sure I asked a few of you what your name was multiple times... We've got some pretty good/funny/messy shots from the Mexican place so I'll sift through and throw some up later on tonight. Special mention to Campbell and Tim for their photographic efforts, I think I laughed hardest at pics you guys are in - bloody posers

I think reg's say within reasonable reach from your seated position. I have mine bolted to the passenger between the floor and the side of transmission tunnel. I pass scrutineering no worries. I've also seen people place them on the cage if you have one and on the floor behind the passenger seat or on the exposed metal if you have no rear seats. All pass OK. The glovebox is not OK

Awesome, can't wait! I'll do my best to be there by 8am. I'm coming down that morning and towing the car so we'll see how we go

So what were the groups in the end or do we find out on the day?

Locking the trailer to the tow car or the trailer to the car sitting on it? I had the same issue, the nuts are crap. I used one size smaller ring spanner and bashed it into the nut with a hammer and was able to remove it that way, then replace it. I am, mine go on the rims tomorrow hopefully. They're just cheap second handers but they will be worlds better than the wung chung wii's that are on it. lol goon