Saturday Arvo Sprints Qr

[pear]

*sigh* i just want to get everything done before i head out next weekend, i doubt i will though!

so far my list is:

Get another wheel nut... i'm missing 1

New Engine Oil (Undecided what to use yet)

New Oil Filter (Ryco)

New Spark Plugs (NGK Coppers)

Clean Air Filter

New Gearbox Oil (Redline)

New Diff Oil (Redline)

Flush/Bleed Brake Fluid (RBF600)

Fix Brake Problem (THIS ONE IS A BIG MUST!!!!!)

Fit new Steering Rack Ends

Get Wheel Alignment / Get suspension check to make sure all in good order

Fit New Swaybar Link Pin Bushes

Get Tyres/Rims

Make Exhaust (90 degree bend that dumps before the cat )

Dyno Tune to check mixtures

Try and get Knock Detector to listen to while racing

Smaller Battery? (shave some more weight off)

Fit Oil Catch Can

Does anyone want to help me?

I wish my car was up for a track day...

My list isn't this long, but all up, it's a few $K before I'll be driving around the track.

may drop out to see the action first hand

[r33_racer]

well we got our shit organised....got a custom swaybar up from whiteline just in time, fitted it yesterday and its all good except that it sits about 80mm off the ground haha...gonna wipe it out on a ripple strip or something if we spin out. We pumped the guards enough to take the new slicks we got for the rear, fitted new wing, got the car tuned and got the fuel cell fitted.

How about you azzurra? Your r32 ready or near it?

[AzzurrA]

looks like i won't be making it out any more... i have had a front-left wheel bearing become suspect in the last few dayd, and i don't want to risk it

i am not the happiest camper at the moment!

[jlnewton]

I am just having breakfast, then I am packing to go!

[Mr-Toy33]

wat time does this start?

[pear]

a few pics - but not the best quality...

[pear]

more...

[r33_racer]

Ahh no photos of the car when it shat itself....a myriad of problems set in as soon as the first lap of the test n tune started....throttle body idle screw came loose and worked its way forward and the butterfly was stuck on like 1/3 open and woudlnt stop revving....then i/c piping popped off, and then the final problem which farked the whole day was the threaded fitting on the oil cooler for the sandwich plate to bolt onto (normally for oil filter) sheared off and we lost a great deal of oil...yeh...all fixed now for top gear tomorrow. Very annoying, all the effort into getting the 25/30 done intime and the custom swaybar wasted its recked our points for the sprints. With the current setup we estimated about a 57 around the sprint circuit.

Pear you should have said hello, so I would have recognised another person from here. I was in the jeans and grey jumper, but there was a 2 hour gap were i was gone off to autobarn to try and get some emergency parts to get us running again... no such luck though.

[racsov500]

r33 racer, had a perve at you rcar today, and its f**ken insane! something for all white r33 coupe owners to look up to!

[r33_racer]

cheers mate. Its slowly getting there. Takes time to do something and then nut out the problems with it before its all good and reliable. Sunday was better though, oil problem fixed and car all good actually got to run the car throughout the day

racsov500 you should have said hello mate.

[Nate79]

Very nice R33_racer. I just have to sought out a few things with mine and there'll be another white R33 racing. In a couple of months though.

[r33_racer]

sweet mate...the more the merrier and better, we can form a skyline circuit racing alliance...boot all the oldskool stuff out hahahahaha

[9krpm]

nice car there r33 racer!

I was there late in my black r32 and tried to look for your car but couldn't see. Glad you have all the problem sorted. Are you coming out for the next one?

It was great fun for me...even in average street tyres. It would be fun to have more skylines out there for sure.

What is "top gear" event and how did you go?

[9krpm]

oh I need to order a whiteline sway bar for my r32 too. Who do you recommend r33racer?

[AzzurrA]

R33_racer, i was at the Top Gear day... saw ur car there... you looked like you were doing well

That ferrari was soft... hell, you were giving him a hardtime

came over and said hi, but i think u were busy and didn't really pay much attention, so i just moved on, lol

btw, i got some pics of you in action....

p.s. i take it you are aware your swaybar basically scrapes the ground whilst cornering? what's with that?

[r33_racer]

lol azzurra i wasnt actually there sunday to tell the truth....issues with gf and stuff didnt get me any sleep all night...so i didnt wake up till midday and by the time i got ready i didnt see the point in going out at about 2pm....so yeh...it would have been either my old man, uncle or big chubby fella a mate of ours, so yeh they would have had no idea who you were...lol sorry bout that...i only made it for saturday. It was my old man driving it sunday...im up for racing at next short circuit meeting at warwick at the end of this month...on the 30th i believe.

Yes the swaybar was a trial custom one from SK trying to clear our high energy sump on the 25/30 in the car, hopefully the next try we will get it closer to the sump and not foul on anything lol. It sits about 80mm off the ground atm. So yeh, its not friendly to jacking or loading and unloading and ripple strips.

9krpm - for any suspension stuff pm Sydneykid, i recommend him highly, hes been extremely helpful with our custom shit for the racecar.

The topgear events are on the sunday following the SAS, its basically qrs equivalent to proper cams racing, grid start etc etc, but through their track and insurance association.

Ive watched some video footage from the day, and that ferrari is quick, but our car has only been tuned on 1.2 bar atm, which is bugger all, its making 320hp at the rears and buckets of torque, but the full tune should see 25pounds...were hoping for 400-450hp.....plus when we put in the new suspension...im hoping we will go straight past that ferrari. It would be nice to rub that in, you just got beat by a 10g skyline(with lots more spent on it though). haha im an arsehole, the other bloke in the gt3 porsche i believe is the guys son, father and son duo old man gets ferrari and son gets the porsche.

Edited July 3, 2006 by r33_racer

[AzzurrA]

i still stand by the fact that the guy in the ferrari was only using approx 1/2 throttle...

the thing sounded like it was nearly idling along pit straight, plus everything was catching it... he either didn't know how to drive, or he was babying it...

oh, and i nearly backhanded him when i saw him cleaning it with Ajax spray and wipe!

[r33_racer]

yeh thats probably right...old man said he was sorta all over the track, he never stuck to any line...just wandered all over the track, and the ferrari just let him take any line no matter how far or wide it was and made up for any lack of ability...i believe its pure awesomeness just kept him infront....if it wasnt so awesome id bet he wouldnt have done soo good.

[9krpm]

r33 racer, what are your fastest times at the QR sprint and complete track?

[r33_racer]

sprint track a 57.3; national track a 1:21 ; clubman track a 1:01 ; Sportman track a 58.6

I think thats all the times for the tracks...

9krpm what are yours? You race the 300kw GTR, if so that should lay out some quick times.