Snowman

Pretty much correct. BUT also I'm not sure that GTST/GTT or any of the 180SX/S14/S15 are actually eligible. Except for the Nispro 200SX-R which I couldn't actually tell you what that is. Eligible cars are here: - http://www.camsmanual.com.au/pdf/02_race/c.%202nd%20Category/RA18_Group_2B-2F_EligibleVehicles_2013-1.pdf Plus the additional cars listed in the 2013 National series Sup Regs here: http://prodsports.com.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/PRODSPORTS-2013-CUE-SPORTSCAR-ENDURO-HANDBOOK-Draft-awaiting-CAMS-approval.pdf That being said I think if you had any 2 door coupe and applied to the organisers they would let you run.

I get pretty much all my stuff from Rallynuts. Just got my new harness last week infact

Regs for 2B are here: http://www.camsmanual.com.au/pdf/02_race/c.%202nd%20Category/RA17_Group_2B_2013-1.pdf Aero is a little limited but otherwise you can build a very nice GT-R to these regs. But you can also run for fun in a pretty basic one. Sports car fields are very diverse with everything from full GT cars to Porsche 944's and MX5's all running together. So somewhere along the line you will find someone in the field to have some fun with

I ran a 4 point for years for club stuff and events like the Dutton Rallies. Was 1000% better than a normal set-belt and served me fine.

When I had that harness no and no. But a collared polo under your long sleeve t-shirt does help with neck rub. We used to have cool SAU ones back in the day for just that purpose!

The Velo Magnum harness is the one I used to run for that purpose.

I'd get a 6 and spread the pickups out as much as you can- it can reduce the pressure on your testicles 2 other points to consider. Firstly - will you be running a HANS device? Harnesses for HANS devices have a 2" shoulder strap. Non-HANS are 3". If you run a HANS harness you can only run it with a HANS on for some reason. (Well if you get over-zealous CAMS officials that is. But then most of them are.) Secondly - would you ever like to run it as just a 4 point (I used to prefer doing this at say DECA where a bit of body movement was handy on the skidpan). If the answer to that is yes then make sure you find a harness with the buckle on the waist strap rather than on the crutch strap.

Excel Cup looks like great fun. It's coming to Vic next year as well to run at Winton. A couple of us have talked about putting some car together for it for a laugh.

There's a 285 page Tarmac Rally thread which I have to admit was a great help and also a great motivational tool for me to get into doing Tarmac Rallies. I found out things in that thread which I didn't know about which helped me make the decision to get involved in the first place. Personally after 4 years of doing Tarmac Rallies I've decided to look at Circuit Racing mostly because of a desire to one day race at Bathurst. So I thought I'd start up this thread as a place for people to talk about circuit racing - both in what they are going to do or if they are like me and are thinking about getting involved what they need to do or even what they CAN do in a certain car. There are a number of guys on these forums who have done plenty of racing before so it would be great if they could pop in here with both thoughts, answers and events they have up-coming. My plan is to get involved in the Sports Car series with the hopeful aim of running at the Bathurst Motor Festival @ Easter next year. The R35 GT-R was recently added to the eligible cars in Group 2B/2F Sports Cars and the fact was it was almost nothing different regs wise to run an R35 in Sports Cars as to what it is under Tarmac Rally regs (I can do a lot MORE under 2B regs than we can under Tarmac Rally regs). But I could run in Sports Cars under fully Tarmac Rally specs with just the addition of a window net and slicks. I'm not 100% sure on what else Skylines / GT-R's can run under - hopefully some other experts come in and let us all know. I think they can run with the AASA Super TT's and in Improved Prpoduction but with restrictors. Personally I think the Sport Car regs are great for all GT-R's - as it should also be noted that even though R32-R34's are not on the 2B/2F eligibility list all of the Victorian, QLD and NSW Sports Car series are now allowing older GT-R's to run (as well as all models of BMW M3's and the Holden Monaro) if they are built to 2B regs. But an RB28 powered, sequential gearboxed light-weight GT-R on slicks can run in this class. And would be some fun! Anyways - my car is now 2B log booked and I've just received my PC license in the mail. It should also be noted now that getting your PC license is easier if you've been doing any form of club sprints / tarmac rallies. If you have done 2x tarmac rallies or 5 x club sprints in the previous 2 years you no longer need to complete an OLT to get your license. Also the lecture is now available on-line so getting my PC was a piece of cake personally. My plan now is to run a few more track days over the next 2 months to get the set-up done on the car (ran on slicks for the first time last month which is taking some getting used to) with the aim of running in my first event at Rnd 3 of the VSCRC at Sandown on July 20-21. What else are people up to?

Take a trip up to Queensland Raceway - then you'll know what bumps are.

Sandown wouldn't be Sandown without the bumps into 1.

They'll be something like Oz Racing rims. What ever they are you know they'll look great - if you also get a perm and start wearing fluro clothes.

Yeah but Troy doesn't like things that actually work - so my advise is to not actually listen to anything Troy says. One day you will learn Troy is all about doing things incorrectly so he has an excuse for failure

CE28's won't cover the brakes Paul. I tried I think from Rays your only options will be TE37's, LMGT4's, RE30's or VR G2's (like Captain Close runs on his Audi).

Fingers crossed for no rain - I'll be on slicks!

Entered. Have realized it's been years since I last drove at Sandown.

Actually my R35 has been 18 months of pain (came with a bad motor which we tried to work around but eventually had to replace, and I've also had a bunch of gearbox issues plus a crash thrown in there as well). And through all this time I've had heaps of people say to me "I bet you regret selling the R34 now" and the honest answer was no I don't regret it at all. This R35 will be epic when it's finished and the journey is all part of the fun. I think if you've made your mind up that you want to try something new you won't regret that decision if you put your heart into it in the same way as you did the Fords.

I can sympathize to a degree. I originally had an R34 GT-R I purchased in 2002 and spent 8 years doing all sorts of different things to it and using it for different activities from originally a street car to a tarmac rally car as well before unfortunately bending it slightly into a tree at Targa Tasmania in 2010. I then made the decision to buy a new shell and build the "perfect" R34 from the ground up from everything we had learnt over the previous 8 years but this time starting with a clean slate. I built the car, ran it at Targa Tasmania in 2011 and it was fantastic but felt strange afterwards in that I had kind of reached the end of what I was going to be able to do with one of those cars, so 6 months after having built this "perfect" car I sold it and started the R35 project. Even now my R35 is finally getting towards where we want it to be - but I have started to think about looking into a completely different automotive direction (am thinking about getting a Radical SR3). I will keep the R35 project going for now with the objective still to run it at Bathurst next Easter - but I will be interested to see if after that goal is completed whether this urge for a new challenge will take over or not. Not sure if any of that is relevant but I do find a new challenge does excite me more than re-doing what I have already done before.

Pizza was awesome.

Long sleeves is fine.

Super job Ben and Damo! EM was a full 5 day fight until the end - so well done on the resilience to pull it back on the last day.

You'd know if you hadn't become a Facebook outcast.

They were fun days.

Hahaha Give me a buzz when you get it and we'll catch up for a beer. It's been a while.