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Mir, I've got it 95% worked out. I'll post up tonight how it exactly works. (in the other thread)

Thanks, Might think about it

James you do get the idea don't you? If ANY of your car exceeds the requirements of street class then you are either in club or open. If you exceed any items of club class then you are in open class. With no interior, you don't meet street class (as you pointed out), so you can use either Street class (federal 595RS-R) or club class tyres. No slicks. Near every car is eligible for open class unless it is an open wheeler.

Yep, guestimate but by far the majority have been bike track days. I use to do them at least once a month. I've got NFI on suspension set up for my car except it's standard/stock.

Only cause it's so big hey Ros

Sure, 595RS-R have a tread wear of 160 that puts them easily into street class. You don't need to meet all the requirements of club class to be in club class, only one or more. Though the guy that wants to run in street class and then change to slicks half way through might have issues and be placed in the open class for all his sessions. My question is the FZ201's do not have a tread wear indicator number "UTQC" so can I still run them in street class? It's clearly not under 120, it doesn't exist And despite some peoples views I actually like the way the rules are clearly structured, despite it not favouring my car. They are very easy to follow and judge. And If you don't want to be a part of it, then you don't have to be. Big thumbs up to Renew and SAU for trying this.

No problems following me up, I normally take the highway up there to save time and the back roads on the way back. (got into a bit of trouble with the HWP on the back roads on the way up a while ago) I leave early say 6.30 northside to get there at 7.30. (I live southside). Take 30 mins to prep car for the track by removing all excess gear, loggin on as a driver and greeting fellow drivers, 8am scruteering. If your brakes are bad, get some new pads and/or the whole lot serviced. Brakes are very important. I use EBC yellow pads, which are great for the track but I do not rate them as a general street pad. Plenty of people to offer advice on pads choise in this forum. If you want to swap over your oil closer to the date at my place feel free to drop me a PM. As I said I have some new 10-60 if you need it. I also have a spare 4 pack of metal valve caps, $5 if you want (cost me that at supercheap) Fire extinguisher will be needed and securly mounted in the car Take some spare oil up with you Take gear to change oil and wheels, including your spare wheel. Other tools never go astray. Nothing has ever been stolen from Wakefield in my 50+ times there. If you have them, bring zip ties and metal hose clamps (cheap and always come in handy) Take money for food and race license and fuel Optional take a 20 litre fuel container to save you going into town for more fuel 3/4 of the way through the day Electrical tape is also very handy as well as gaffa tape (electrical for stuff you want to remove later, gaffa for stuff you want to stay on)

Yep, allows for reapirs after wakefield and puts an event between the lap battle 2 and 3.

Yes it's called a nissan dealership. They can get anything in, but they will need your vin number. Ohh and somewhat expensive.

I can only say that in my experiance with the exact same car, I've had the 595 SS and they didn't fall to bits. Actually no tyre except the very expensive type has ever gone off on a track day when the heat gets to them from the people I've gone up with. On the other hand I have heard plenty of people complain about their slower then expected lap times and blame the tyres. Not sure this was the tyres fault . Put it another way, ever watch "days of thunder"? When the mechanic tells tom cruise how to drive, he gets better times and doesn't tear up the tyres. Drive a car smooth and far less damage is caused to the tyres, any type of tyre. Saying that, you will use a lot of the tyre during the day however you drive. Again I have not experianced any issued with my standard alignment going to the track. I do not think this is worth the money unless you know or think there may be a problem. That's my opinion based solely on my experianced with this car, track days, and common sense. Yes you will notice effects more at higher speeds, but they will still be there at slower speeds. You would be better spending the money getting a place like ESP to do a full check over of the car to ensure it is right for a track day. I probably would not buy new turbo's for a track day. But I ended up with a 10K bill for repairs because that is exactly what happened to ME. Boost on standard and doing a warm up lap. (OK I got a few upgrades at the same time) I've heard many people doing track days on standard turbo's fine. I've also heard of plenty of ORIGINAL turbo's failing after 10-15 years of use. I get into trouble with Dereck from 5th gear about my right foot all the time.

SAU Nickname: a20089 Car Make and Model: R33 GTR Circuit Name: Wakefield Park Lap time: 1:10.69 link: http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?05/03/2011.WAKE.S6 Engine build: Standard with a tune and EBC Power: 266kw Suspension: 15yo+ standard Tyres: Federal 595 RS-R (Worn) Brakes: standard with RDA rotors and EBC yellow pads Body: Standard

It's not as bad as some make it out. Tyres: I have Federal 595 RS-R, they have lasted 3 track days and will last another one. That have a 160 wear rating (fairly low) so other tyres should last longer. (depends on how you drive as well) As long as you have 50% tread you should be fine. Brakes: I got 1 1/2 track days out of my original worn pads, About the same for the disks. I upgraded the pads to EBC yellow and RDA rotors from the group buy later and have not had an issue with 3 track days, they still have plenty left in them. Again as long as you have 50% life in pads you should be fine. I note I am looking and a big brake kit now, but the brakes suffice for now. Oil: I always put new oil in and put and extra 500-1000ml in after it is full as a safety margin. Also replace the oil after a track day. Oil temp: Do you have an oil cooler? If not you I stongly recommend Castrol 10-60, it will keep your oil temp lower all day and keep that important protection at the high levels of heat a full track day will cause. I have a spare bottle if you need as I should get my oil cooler before the track day. Fire entinguisher: Get a supercheap one, securley install somewhere you can easily reach it. Mine is bolted to the car, if that million of 1 chance you get into a serious accident you want to know where it is. (also CAMS requirement) Metal valve caps: Just spend $5 at supercheap and get them. Wheel alignment: Unless your car has not had one for ages or shows signed of needing one, save your money. The best alignment for the track are terrible for the road, lots of camber. If you can take your car up on a trailer, then get a track based alignment and then set it back to a normal alignment when you come back. Other issues I've come accross Turbo's: If you still have the original turbo's, they are a time bomb 15 years old and not made of metal. Get them replaced. I learned the hard way. Intercooler piping: Replace with a hard piping kit, 15 yo soft piping does fail. Variable torque controllers: Great things to help stop the rear end swinging out Trailer: Great for if your day ends suddenly, also easier end of the day drive back and you can make some great mates with people who you lend it to if need be. Luckily I've never been in this situation and I will be driving up.

So expected to be delivered around the 10th May? based on 14 April sent off, 1-2 weeks creation time + 1 week delivery. So looking forward to mine.

Be nice, only 2 GTR's made it into that time last session, one being duncan's full race car.

It was a general comment Kat. However NSW incorporates places further away then the ACT, that thing around us is NSW. Even the Newcastle guys complain things are too far away.

He'd be better off with friends in low places. Not much point posting here unless you think a SAU'er is responsible.

Move it closer to Canberra and you might get a few takers one year That Jimmy Richards Dinner was great, but a bit of a bummer having to leave half way through to drive 4 hours back to Canberra to get some sleep before work. Maybe these things could be on a Saturday night for those who don't live so close?

Can you give a better description of this? Could it be "Airfield Av, South Murwillumbah, NSW"??????

Thats why I've stopped modding mine Kat, it works now so I'm only doing repairs. At least until I can save up and do a full 2.8 conversion.

So enyone going to join me at Wakefield on the 28th May for the SAU V Rotary 2nd track day? http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/361770-s-a-u-n-s-w-wakefield-trackday-number-2-for-2011/page__gopid__5775117 Currently I'm able to claim the slowest and fastest times for the ACT. I know its a bit but it would be good if someone else could afford $400 to do a track day in the "sports" car we all own.

Money sent, I'm in.

+1 If you want to have a look at a stock GTR fitment, PM me. The bumper doesn't touch the undertray

Mine's doing great, nothing much changed, loved the last SAU track day, maybe you can try the tune on the track in May?

I'm in

So John , is this the after effects of an upgrade? What did you do and are you happy with it?