Ant97GTR

Do we have any news on the guest speaker?

Great work Darren....if I didn't want my car to still do a blast down a public road this is what I'd be doing to mine Interesting that you are considering putting in an R34 box....speak to Snowman (Andrew) for details but he found out the hard way that the R34 box can be fragile and that the R33 ratios are better for track use....in fact his R34 track car uses R33 running gear now.

Daniel...there is a reason why nissan spend $$'s doing R&D. Forget the low rise spoiler on the series 1 R33 gtst as that was just for looks....from the series 2 rear wing through to the GTR rear wings they are actually functional at providing downforce. The reason they are higher is to capture the air flowing down from the roof. Sure you can make the wing slightly higher or bigger to create more downforce but Nissan spent the $'s to achieve a drivable balance for the car...ie the downforce created at the rear matched the handling of the rest of the car. So if you modify the rear spoiler you may upset the balance of the car unless you are prepared to look at the front of the car as well. As for the stealth/flush boot spoiler.....forget the downforce but they do create less drag so only good for drag use.

There are almost no movies that make me scared but a few make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.... Opening scene of Dawn of the Dead (remake) when the zombie kid wake the couple up.....and the first death scene in nightmare on elm st 1 come to mind

I too will bite on this..... Most workshops get two DBA5000 rotors and hats at over $800 AT COST let alone retail so I'd love to know who your contact is

Happy 21st Ferah

Happy Birthday Ferni....look forward to catching up for a beer to celebrate this

See discussions in the vpower thread in the gen section of forums....this was my latest post.... To that end.....ash/bec/whoever is resp. for this please get in contact with me so we can set this up. I'm sure there are a lot of members who wish to have words with Shell regarding this. I am away on work so am only contactable via PMs/email (just!) until this weekend.

Okay everyone I did receive a call from Shell Australia, and while she wasn't a tech and therefore able to provide details the following is a sum up of what she said.... Basically due to the fact that australia has a limited refining capacity they are unable to make vpower racing. This is due to the fact that the base product they use to make vp racing by adding ethanol is not an existing product. This means that in order to refine and make vpower racing they have to hold production of vpower and (I think) E10. This causes problems with the supply of not only vp racing but two other of their products and therefore they are not in the position to continue making vpower racing. In her own words, vpower racing is a very profitable product and they are aware that they have a good market for it, however at this time they do not have the refining capacity to continue making it. This decision had been made and it is very unlikely that it will change due the factors I have mentioned. Shell have offered to send a rep and/or tech expert to have an open discussion at a SAU Vic meeting, so I will contact the committee and set up a date.

You mean except for the different rims....and different plate?

With all the fuel sharing going on I wouldn't be surprised....however Shell lists the eth content as 5% whereas United lists theirs as 10% so maybe they are different fuels.

Well I'm still waiting on Shell Australia's response....some PR man is probably sweating it out in a basement somewhere

BB - try here: http://www.unitedpetroleum.com.au/index.asp?pgID=65 Benno - can you confirm that this is good as the shell product.....do you recommend a retune?

Ok I had a response from the head office in the Netherlands basically saying that it was a local decision made by Shell Australia and that they can't do anything about it. Funny I would've thought that the HO could do more than that but considering the size of Shell, each area (Asia, America etc etc) is proabably run separately.

Okay well I tried to send Shell an email but their links appear broken....so I sent it to their head office in the Netherlands as well as the web support link that appears to be the only one working on the ozzie site. Feel free to modify or send your own.... To Whom It May Concern, I have recently been informed that you are phasing out the Shell V-Power Racing 100ron fuel due to a changing market. To be frank, I couldn't believe what I was reading! I use V-Power Racing because I drive a high performance car and regularly enjoy it on Australia's racetracks. Not only does the 100ron fuel protect against pinging in adverse conditions but my car is now actually tuned for it. Can you please explain to me what these 'changing market conditions' are that have forced you to phase out the fuel? It is my understanding that you add ethanol to your existing product (V-Power 98ron) and if this is the case, surely isn't a shortage of ethanol that has forced this, as Australia has surplus of it. Secondly, with the rising cost of fuel, perhaps people aren't driving as far and leaving their car home more often than not? If that is the case, you should be reducing the standard unleaded fuel as the people who buy that are more than likely to leave their car at home. Frankly the people who buy V-Power Racing or V-Power fuel are either enthusiasts like myself or drive very expensive exotica. Enthusiasts aren't going to cut down their driving as we do it for fun or as a hobby, and certainly people who drive expensive exotica aren't going to worry themselves over a petrol price rise. Clearly there is still a vibrant market for V- Power Racing. Lastly, perhaps your sales figures are forcing your hand? This, as you should know, is a very one sided view. The facts are that due to an extremely limited group of service stations that sell V-Power Racing, as well as the fact there have been various supply problems that have left the pumps dry for periods of time, it should come as no surprise that sales figures aren't exactly sky high. You also have to add that quite often the service stations that do stock it, sell out so quickly that potential customers are turned away. Due to these reasons, I am happy to drive well out of my way in order to buy this fuel (might I add passing about 5-7 service stations on the way, 2 of which are Shell) and I am not the only one. An acquaintance of mine is happy to drive over 12km...YES 12 km's in order to buy V-Power Racing. Many overseas countries have 100ron fuel available as the norm whereas Australia has a history of dirty, low octane fuel. This is evidenced by the fact that car manufacturers spend millions detuning their cars for sale in Australia just to cope with the fuel that is available. In this day and age there is no excuse for this, and instead of car manufacturers passing the cost to people who buy their products (through higher 'compliance' costs included in price of purchase) they should charge the fuel companies that provide a sub-standard product. Finally, a company has stepped up and Shell has produced a world class product for sale here in Australia only to turn around and remove it from sale?! The facts state that you have a product made from easily available raw products, a market that not only is strong and loyal but could be larger if availability was improved as well as the fact that currently you have a 100% market share. Shell has all of this in their hands and yet you decide to phase out the product. If these are the decisions that Shell is making I wouldn't like to be a shareholder. I can only hope you come to your senses and I will look forward to your reply, Yours Sincerely,

There goes my safety against pinging when hitting the track

Congrats Ash....I would have believed it if I hadn't read it with my own eyes

Awesome vid and some great driving After watching that and comparing it to the GTR one I know which one I'd buy.....the GTR....why because seeing what the driver had to do to get a time 4 secs (or so) faster than the 'R' I know that I'd kill myself in the Vette Still that Vette is a nice bit of kit....looks and sounds fantastic.

Lol very cute guys.....will print off and show Nat. Thankfully I see he got Mins good looks although tell me thats blond and not ginger-ninja hair

Cheers Roy. Ferni....Just the one.....wanted to go out in another session but had no fuel left. Going by my lap timer my laps were steadily coming down until the 49 with the lap before being a 1.50.03. Yeah I think thats just the WRX ones as I clicked on every link I could find with no luck....I'll have another look as I want to try and find the list of all laps completed as well.

Ok boys the bar has been set for a standard-ish GTR at phillip island.....I always knew it was in the car but the driver had to catch up 1.49.6887 (link: http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results..../2008.PHIL.S15) Don't think there is too much left in the car the way it is....the tyres are a little worse for wear with about 1 track day left in them so I guess a fresh set would net me a couple of 10ths. Time to start modding the suspn to see what I can do Also anyone know where to find the overall laptimes on natsoft across all groups....Ferni?

I might have had a hand in changing that sign too A good mate was going up for a sports event up there about 3 months ago...after I told him what we had done to the sign he sms'd me a pic of it....I think its still in my phone

Holy crap guy where the hell did that 9 months go?? Bet it felt even shorter for you guys Congrats and all the best with the little one

Much less than that....0-100kph in under 6secs I believe.

AHAHAHAHA Top effort