Bathurst GTRs?

[33HKS]

Hi,

Does anyone have any info on the Bathurst R 32 GTRs, such as specs or the differences from standard?

Thanks

Gary

[GT-Rmgedon]

If you are talking about the Gibson Motorsport R32 GTR's......

Engine: RB26DETT with, NISMO racing block or carillo rods, 9:5:1 compression, Garett T3-T28 hybrid turbos, adjustable cam gears, custom airbox, CAMS pop-off valve, NPTI computer, 4-inch exhaust, Gilmer mechanical fuel pump, NISMO 550cc injectors, twin Bosch fuel pumps

PERFORMANCE:470kw @7500rpm, 1.9bar

DRIVELINE: Holinger six-speed gearbox, triple-plate Tilton clutch

BRAKES & SUSPENSION:14.8 slotted Alcon rotors, four-spot AP clipers at the front, 13 inch rotors and four-spot Harrops at the rear, brake water spray, Bilstein coil-covers, custom blade swaybars.

WHEELS & TYRES: Castalloy custom 18x10-inch rims, slicks.

[GT-Rmgedon]

The most famous was Gibson Motorsport no1. This was the R32 GTR driven by Jim Richards and Mark Skaife which crashed out and still controversely won the 1992 Mount Panorama battle after the race was red flagged due to the conditions of the weather.

These GTR's were still given weight penalty's as soon as officials realised that the GTR's were too fast around Australian tracks. Originally the GTRs made 470kw at 7500rpm with 656Nm of torque at 6000rpm. Achieved by running boost of 1.6-1.9 bar (23.5-28psi). The car weighed in at 1360kg giving a power to weight ratio of 2.89kg per kilowatt. Beginning at the start of the GTR's last season officials handed Gibson a 40kg weight penalty as well as a pop-off valve to limit boost to 1.3 bar (19psi). Power dropped to 336kw and torque plummeted to 469Nm. Even after this the GTR's were still good for a 0-100km/h time of 3.6 secs and a quater mile time of 11.5 seconds.

Gibson didn't take any chances with the RB26DETT and ran 8 of them in their GTR's!!!! in those days a new RB26 cost $100,000. Rebuilding cost $25 g's! 2 ran in the cars, 4 in the transporter and another two back in the Gibson workshop.

The famous chasis no5 or Gibson Motorsport No1 R32 GTR has been fully restored and is currently privately owned and displayed at the National Motor Racing Museum in Bathurst.

There is heaps more info in Zoom magazine no49 who ran a feature article on the original Bathurst Godzilla. For more info on the Bathurst Tooheys 1000 of 91 and 92 check out the DVD "The Turbolent Years" - features highlights of the GTR kicking arse and even the infamous scene where Jim Richards sticks it to the V8 fans on the Winners podium!

[Silver-Arrowz]

Ah yes, those were the years of the "arseholes"

hahaha!

[T0nyGTSt]

I have that DVD, must buy for Skyline freaksss...

T.

[GraemeWi]

You might be interested to have a read of http://forums.skylinesdownunder.co.nz/show...=&threadid=7291

Cheers,

G

[kabab]

That car sounds like a weapon and goes like one to it was at the last UAS track day !

[Duncan]

Excellant thread there, GraemeWi

[Southo]

Originally posted by GT-Rmgedon

The famous chasis no5 or Gibson Motorsport No1 R32 GTR has been fully restored and is currently privately owned and displayed at the National Motor Racing Museum in Bathurst.

It's actually back "home" in Terry's garage at the moment, flanked either side by George Fury's Bluebird and an immaculate 1967 Prince Skyline GT....

here are few pics from when a few of the SVD group members were invited up for lunch and a "drool" over the cars at the Terry's place.

[Duncan]

Close to topic, I just thought I'd share that the ex-skaife R31 coupe was racing in group C down at Wakefield on the weekend, man does that car put out some power!

[33HKS]

Thanks for the info guys, didn't expect such a big response.

Cheers

Gary

[Airzone]

Heh, I remember that race...

Has anyone here done laps around mount panorama? I lived there for 21 years and did laps every week that I had my license, and I still make trips to Bathurst for the sole reason of having a couple of laps :-) I never get tired of it - heh, it was the only place that I could ever get my N12 pulsar to get 4 wheels sliding :-)

[Duncan]

I've driven round a few times (at the speed limit, of course), and alos do a hill climb and super sprint along 2 sections.

Its incredible how narrow the track is over the top of the mountain, its no wonder no-one ever overakes up there!

[88silhouette]

DVD? i've only got the 2 hour Channel 7 Bathurst 1992 Race. fantastic video. great to see the Godzilla thrash the rest. not even the commodores feature much in this video. can you give me details of the dvd mate?

[SHUTO-BOY]

When i asked a few model shop owners if they had any winfield gtr models ,they just gave me this "disgusted face" look and said "we dont have anything like "that".i came home feeling irritated.Theyre all a bunch of arseholes

[Airzone]

Heh, is that one of those shops that has Holden on one side and Ford on the other? :-)

[Roy]

I wold love to have seen Terrys R31, if anyone knows the correct name for the series it runs in, id love to watch the next race. Something like Classic Tourers i think

[Duncan]

This meeting they just called in "Group A/C". Only 5 cars running unfortunately. Was raced by Roderick Markland.

Laptimes are here: http://www.racetime.com.au/?event=i0302

Fsatest lap was 1:08.6187. Bloody quick!

[Southo]

Roy,

Terry sold his "Racing Duties" R31 (No. 33) to Rod Markland (who now races it with the original No.12).

Keep an eye out though, Terry will be returning with another of the Gibson cars to race. Now that will be great to see TWO Nissans on the front row

Airzone,

Yeah whenever possible - it's just quite boring at 60 km/h though

88Silhouette,

It's distributed by Chevron Publishing and it's called "The Turbolent Years". Available in VHS and DVD. Try your local Motoring Bookshop or Motoring Video store,

http://www.pitstop.net.au/pitstop/prog/Ope...13PUM&PLU=12158