djr81

Roy I think you are probably the only person out there who got more upset about whatever went on between Mika & Coulthard in the 1997 European GP than with all the other stuff that went on, ie Ferrari allegedly colluding with Sauber. Mclaren allegedly colluding with Williams. Schumacher trying to run Villeneuve off the road. As for team orders I should say that I don't actually have much of a problem with them. Clearly F1 team bosses with massive organisations to run should be able to do so however they want. The only time I have an issue with it is when they are enforced in circumstances where they are not at all necessary. Eg The famous Indy race a few years back (the one with six starters) or the 2002 Austrian Gp. The more fundamental problem is that the stupid rule changes prohibiting team orders have three main failings: 1. They clearly are being ignored or worked around. 2. They make liars of the drivers/team owners etc who implement them. 3. They treat followers of the sport like a bunch of clueless simpletons.

Alot of people went ballistic about the result in Austria in 2002. I don't remember it as being confined to Mclaren fans or any one particular group. Most of those people who criticised the outcome were either ill informed & quite frankly missed the point. Quite why the FIA caved into all the bullsh!t is beyond me. So now everyone just pretends not to have team orders. The only question of any validity from that race was quite why Ferrari felt the need to employ team orders whent hey were so far ahead of everyone else. As for come backs some bloke called Prost did ok. Also Niki Lauda. As an aside there was an interesting interview with AJ in a recent edition of motorsport magazine. He mentioned that the worst people to work for were team owners who used to be F1 drivers. He nominated Graham Hill as his worst boss as he was always trying to engineer the car without sufficient regard to Jones' input. Anyway if you want a blow up over team order check the Jones/Williams era....

Yes but it never used to be like that at Ferrari. It used to be MS to finish ahead unless something fundamental went wrong. It was in place irrespective of championship standings other than maybe the year he injured himself. Which was my point. Oh look never mind.

Well thanks for the character assessment but I didn't say team orders were gone from F1. I was saying that they were in place at Ferrari when Schumacher was there to an extent that has not been present in the time since his departure.

Bollocks to that. Don't miss him one bit. Do you really want to go back to team orders at Ferrari & all the attendant bullshit that went along with his stay there? F1 is always about the future, not the past. In any case there are plenty of drivers for whom you can lament without worrying about the Schumacher family. Bring on the new boys - Pantano & Senna.....

So the non M spec R32 GTS-T has what size master cylinder?

I understand* that the R32 GTR master cylinder is 1" whereas the GTST is 15/16's. And yes the GTR brakes are ordinary. You have to ensure they are bled properly & you have good pads & rotors. Even then..... *ie not 100% sure.

What makes you say that? The ATTESSA unit has a number of inputs/outputs that also affect the ABS operation. So if you deactivate the ATTESSA system you render the ABS useless as well as the 4WD system. But this is not the same as saying you can/can't remove the ABS without upsetting the ATTESSA system. Secondly, why would you want to revert to a GTS-T master cylinder? It is too small in bore size.

Some random comments: I bet RBR are really happy about all the trouble they went to to secure Renault engines in place of Ferrari units. All those "reliability" upgrades Ferrari have put into their motors appear to be paying off. & last: Does anyone think BMW will recover their early season form?

http://www.rhdjapan.com/jdm-low/Nissan-RB2...ent-Cover-22501 Nothing has its merits....

Looks like an expansion joint that they have ground to try & keep it flush. What is the problem with it? Also fingers crossed that this thread can move on from all the vitriol.

Try here: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Ge...as-t172861.html

The engine number is on the drivers side of the block under the inlet manifold on a line with number 1 cylinder (approx).

Um I have had the parcel shelf out on various R32's & never once removed the rear seat. You just grap the cushion & pull it forward whilst you lift the various sections of parcel shelf. It is only timber anyway so will flex quite a bit.

There are just behind the gear lever, under the centre console.

Grab the top of the back seat upright & pull it forward. Then stuff your fingers in the gap between the seat & the shelf & starting from one end pull it up. Once done pull it forward & be carefull not to bust all the clips along the trailing edge.

Chasing a couple of these for my car. Please note I already have some fibreglass copies but want some that fit properly. Regards djr81

Because I can't for a minute understand how any of the F1 drivers can stand the huge amount of inane PR commitments they are expected to deal with. Nor for that matter the bullsh!t questions (same ones mostly) they get asked time & again. So I therefore respect someones entirely reasonable attitude that it is all bullsh!t & they don't want any part of it. KR's driving got him where he is. Not his ability to charm journalists & small animals. I would hope I had the presence of mind not to stand on other peoples stuff. I take the view that as a fan probably the best thing I can do is leave the said person the fk alone. With the exception of one PB signed poster I have always stuck to that. As for FW, yes I agree. But we were speaking of drivers, not constructors or engineers.

It is very rare that an elite athlete of any sort, of any era, will be a well rounded individual. If you expect that then your list of people who meet the standard will be a very short one indeed. A couple of cricketers spring to mind, a very few GP drivers and even at that those I am thinking of are of previous generations. Perhaps it is because there lives were shaped by more than driving race cars. People like Bruce McLaren who suffered from a dibilitating illness in his youth. Niki Lauda who showed no end of courage to return to his Ferrari with barely healed burns... To quote the much lamented Keith Miller: "Pressure, I’ll tell you what pressure is. Pressure is a Messerschmidt up your arse, playing cricket is not." KR is rubbish at PR & looking after the fans. That actually makes me like him all the more.

Very few drivers have ever made a meaningfull, long term contribution to the sport outside of the cockpit. Jackie Stewart is one who comes to mind. Then there is, um, err, well..... Some have an involvement with circuit safety (eg Mark Webber) but it is hardly the core of their activities. Nor should it be. I suspect that most people professing to dislike drivers & posting in this thread (me included) first take a set against a driver which then colours their interpretation of all their subsequent activities. So Kimi is hardly ebullient at press conferences. So what. So Hamilton is close to his old man. Good luck to him. Atleast they are in some small way individuals and not motor racing clones of the type you see so often. Bottom line is almost all of the F1 drivers are self absorbed, selfish, have massive egos and a massively competitive in everything. They just don't get to be F1 drivers without all of those character traits. Or shortcomings.

Actually, to me, it looks overly tight with only one potential overtaking place. Loads of mickey mouse stuff & only one even remotely high speed corner in sight. To be a good circuit it needs a couple things - namely elevation change combined with high speed turns. On the upside it looks to have flexible layouts. Does anyone see the resemblance of the National Track to AIR? They have packed alot of tarmac into a small space - maybe too much? Hopefully there will be something in it for the paying spectator, not just the bloody corporates. So please keep this sort of thing away from Wanneroo.

I would just like to say that thanks to the tards at Western Power whatever happened in the race on Sunday is a complete mystery to me. Fkn tards. How did NPKJR go?

As teh Baron says running the soft compound on a GT-R in RE55's is not a good idea for circuit work. In fact I would go as far as saying you are probably better with a Toyo if you want a soft kharna tyre. I ran some 255 SR2 compounds on my R32 Gt-R on the weekend (cold, cold day at Wanneroo) & whilst they needed 1.5 laps to get warm they were fine. Unless you have alot of coin running softer than SR2 is a big call. As for road use there is another thread of someone asking the same question. The answer was overwhelmingly don't. This is because it will variously be: 1. Expensive. 2. Noisy. 3. Tram line (y) 4. Ride badly. 5. Pick up roacks/stones from the road & fire it at your paintwork.

The KBNR sequence identifies it as an N1 version. So it is NOT a common or garden variety R32 GT-R.

Some slightly less rubbish times for me & one half decent one. SAU Nickname: Djr81 Car Make and Model: R32 GTR Circuit Name: Various, see below Modifications Engine: Front Mount / Exhaust Power: approx 320kw Suspension: SK Bilsteins, mixed bag of other bits. Tyres: RE55 semi-slicks Brakes: standard diameter discs / calipers Ferodo DS2500s Body weight: Standard Wanneroo long circuit, p5, lap time: 1.05.3606 http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results....08/2008.BARB.Q1 Wanneroo short circuit, p14, lap time: 56.8290 http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results....02/2008.BARB.Q1 Collie, p7, lap time: 51.4900 http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results....03/2008.COLI.Q1