World Time Attack Challenge 2011

[Roy]

Surprised nobody has posted up the announcements of dates for 2011.

Interesting to see how strong the field is in 2011.

I see in Japan these events have now turned into "enter ex-race cars" rather then tuner built-engineered road cars. Well at least thats my take on what looks to be an ex JGTC RX7 or at least an RX7 that has been built up using the shell of a JGTC FD posting a 53.6 last week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd-AnG3LYUg&feature=player_embedded#!

It will be interesting to see if some other essentialy race cars, free of their class restrictions punch it out. I know what I would love to buy and enter but will just sit back and consider punting my thing up against some of the other 2L jiggers entered

[Marlin]

Yeah mate I reckon an ex gt2 or gt3 type car would be good, corvette etc assuming you could find a tyre big enough.

Or how about one of those RX8s that run in the American Lemans series? Giddyup!

Or...... dare I say a Camaro?

[Simonster]

I hope plan to enter this next year, building a 26 for the sil80 after cracking the block in the 25.

You going in it Roy??

[zebra]

I know the dates, but not sure if I am allowed to say or not. lol looks like they have been released already hahaha

Hopefully the club class field is better than last year, some of those cars had....um....intersting modifications

[ssxRicho]

Looks good. I'm gona sign up to club sprint.

[Roy]

I hope plan to enter this next year, building a 26 for the sil80 after cracking the block in the 25.

You going in it Roy??

Well I am back in teh country for the first time since this thing kicked off and the car is back on the road these days so I have a car at least. I will go in for giggles if a few friends are entered and there are a few cars I can play with. All the money I am spending on my engine at the moment is resulting in less power ... but I have got some cool stuff to make the engine look quick

[zebra]

*cough* 25G Bris

You better enter though Roy, Ill be working there and I wanna look at it.

[old mate]

where do you guys think the line should be drawn for the open class cars?

[Roy]

I think I should have my own class, with prize money and hookers.... a trophy woudl be good too!

Open Class seems to be where most cars will enter simply because of tyres. I know its where I will be and will probably be in the bottom 20%. I think Open will be very competitve with perhaps needing a class between Clun and Open, effectively Club guys with better rubber.

But, the event will nevber be all things to all men/entrants

[ssxRicho]

Agreed, there is probably a need for a 'personal open class' and a 'workshop open class'. Or something like that. Where the 'personal' class has a similar rule to clubsprint, where the driver must be

the owner (not a company owned car etc), with non-pro drivers. You must have ownership papers etc etc. Then 'workshop' is for all the others, pro drivers, workshop cars etc etc.

[phunky_monkey]

The Revolution FD runs a tube-frame chassis so was not allowed to compete under Super Lap rules last year, but apparently is this year. Also last year, the Exige driven by Luff was a GT3 car so it would seem apart form the tube frame portion of the rules, it's only really tyres that becoming the limiting factor as to what you can run... as long as it's not a rear engined 6 cylinder

[nismoman]

Agreed, there is probably a need for a 'personal open class' and a 'workshop open class'. Or something like that. Where the 'personal' class has a similar rule to clubsprint, where the driver must be

the owner (not a company owned car etc), with non-pro drivers. You must have ownership papers etc etc. Then 'workshop' is for all the others, pro drivers, workshop cars etc etc.

I really like that idea as well. Would suit me perfectly in my budget built S13 track car. I am entering for the first time this year, can't wait!!!

But, as I don't see it becoming an official class, we could just run our own unofficial "personal open class" here on SAU!!!

Edited December 15, 2010 by nismoman

[hrd-hr30]

if you want to run only against other lower budget owner-drivers, just spend $800-1000 on KU36 or RSRs and run in Clubsprint. That's where you want to be anyway, Open class is too free - carbon doors, perspex etc etc. Plus you need a 5pt harness for Open class which is a bit of a PITA. Most of us would have to buy a seat and harness to make that work. The tyres will be good for street rubber after the event anyway so its not money wasted.

I may come down for a run, but EC won't suit my puny ~200kw full trim 180. May as well run the Aristo for laughs, and lobby for a fastest slushbox trophy! That way I won't need to make excuses for being slow either, I'll just point to the thing I'm driving and everyone will understand... will probably be eaiser to fit the required 4pt harness in the Aristo too. In the 180SX it's not really possible to fit a harness properly without a cage.

Edited December 16, 2010 by hrd-hr30

[zebra]

Harry - just stick a V160 in the aristo and when you are done with it give it to me for my Soarer

I think there needs to be the club sprint class for Semis and a class for road tyres.

EC plus big power plus road tyres just doesnt sound safe, as the driver of that Black S15 found out.

[phunky_monkey]

In the 180SX it's not really possible to fit a harness properly without a cage.

Not a fan of doing it this way Harry?

[Roy]

My full weight GTSt with no gadgets and truck turbo with me behind the wheel wont even be competitive in the Street class so may as well throw some tyres on the thing and see how quick we can go. Hell, enter both classes and find out the speed difference between tyres

[nismoman]

if you want to run only against other lower budget owner-drivers, just spend $800-1000 on KU36 or RSRs and run in Clubsprint. That's where you want to be anyway, Open class is too free - carbon doors, perspex etc etc. Plus you need a 5pt harness for Open class which is a bit of a PITA. Most of us would have to buy a seat and harness to make that work. The tyres will be good for street rubber after the event anyway so its not money wasted.

That definitely makes sense if you have a road registered car.

My S13 hoever is not road registered. It's a track only, uncomplied car with a roll cage (read never goin to get road rego) so it's open class for me!

Not that I'm complaining, I have no real chance of winning a trophy, I just want to compete and try and beat my personal best lap times.

Hopefully there are some other competitors in similiar cars and pace that I can have fun with.

[hrd-hr30]

Harry - just stick a V160 in the aristo...

don't think I haven't thought about it!

Not a fan of doing it this way Harry?

that puts the harness mounting point higher than your shoulders (in my car anyway) which is a no-no for CAMS.

My full weight GTSt with no gadgets and truck turbo with me behind the wheel wont even be competitive in the Street class so may as well throw some tyres on the thing and see how quick we can go. Hell, enter both classes and find out the speed difference between tyres

this is true too, but imagine being beaten by some Clubsprint cars while you're running semis! lol

For me, there's no way I'd lash out for a 5pt harness and suitable seat just to be able to do a sprint... You can circuit race tin tops in national championships or even international events with a 4pt.

Edited December 16, 2010 by hrd-hr30

[zebra]

don't think I haven't thought about it!

haha, There is one here in Canberra with one, real rough looking car but sports a t04z and the 6 speed.

I wonder how my Soarer would go with street tyres and the auto and very average suspension.

[Marlin]

Harry, I have a Cobra Evolution seat you're welcome to borrow. Heck, use the 5 point harness too!

I'll be removing the passenger side out of my GTS-t for this event.

Unfortunately the classes will never suit averybody. Last year I aimed to run in street class but a cage put an end to that even though the car is otherwise very mildy modified.

I reckon it'd just be cool to run at the event

Edited December 16, 2010 by Marlin