R34 Gtr Bnr34 Private Meet And Greet

[djvoodoo]

There are 2 sides to every story.

I really do believe the topic has been taken way out of context. It was meant to be a harmless meet for R34 GTR owners, that's all......Nothing sinister about it, but every Tom, Dick and Harry feels obliged to run their mouth.

Yes, I do acknowledge the segregation of models from the meet has ruffled a few feathers.

Analogy......

I would get quite offended if someone created a festival event and it said "white people only" no "blacks" etc. So i get the haters comments in this thread. It's a similar ideology.

On the other side of the fence, why all the hate? Are we not of the same forum affiliation? Do we not share the same interests in cars? Are we not in a democracy where we can choose to do what we want?

If OP wants just R34's , why get your panties in a bunch? Just let them do it and move on!

[GTR-N1]

I have 3 points to make...

1) I've been a club person through and through. Even though this event is not a SAU event, I've decided that I shall attend. My presence has been cemented by the fact that my passenger will be signing up for Membership on the night. Craig has been to one event before. It was an official SAU cruise up Putty Road. He was impressed by the way we run things > so out of this storm, I'm proud to announce that we'll have a new Member.

2) Existing Members who attend this; most of them I've come to know over the years. Ever since Eugene Chan (JDM Performance) proposed that he and I organise the 10th Anniversary of R34 GTR, we've felt privileged to have created a catalyst that would help pockets of people with same model cars to get to know one another. We who own R34 GTRs are just one of those pockets. Yes Eugene will bring his Midnight Purple III V-Spec out for this to resume some relationships he created when he started that 10th Anniv Event 4 years ago. Eugene and I are also aware that the R34 GTR owners we've come to know are mature enough to make their own decision to come to this event of Bobby's or not despite any 'RPGs' being launched at it.

3) Most of us R34 GTR owners don't know Bobby that well - me included. We've become aware of what he owns. We're certainly aware of what he manages. But we are not drawn to this event by these things. We're all man enough to know that if there is enough knowledge shared about our cars throughout the night and if resumed/new relationships can be forged constructively, there may be even another similar meetup sometime in the future. If none of the above are fulfilled, well it's up to each owner to decide if he/she should ever attend anything like this again. Hmmm, I wonder if Bobbyr34 will become a new SAU Member - perhaps it's time to make him welcome!

I think I've made my point(s).

[BOBBYr34]

Terry,

Eugene I have not heard about in ages like 5 years . I bought parts of him that are currently on my car and it will be great to meet him.

[R34Liner]

Sounds like fun. I'll bring the Nur.

I'll bring my Nur also!

[R34Liner]

I'll bring my Nur also!

Wow, just read this whole thread.

[dlai]

I own an R34 GTR but at this stage I don't think I want to take my car to this meet. I shall ride with someone else.

Is the OP saying that I am not allowed to spectate because I would love to check out some of the cars.

Maybe I should bring a photo of myself posing with my car to prove I own one?? Someone tell me, only 9 days left.

Edited January 2, 2014 by dlai

[dlai]

Also, one thing I hate about GTR owners is that they think they have the best car in the whole JDM scene.

That is my rant.

However, my car is the best!

[BOBBYr34]

I own an R34 GTR but at this stage I don't think I want to take my car to this meet. I shall ride with someone else.

Is the OP saying that I am not allowed to spectate because I would love to check out some of the cars.

Maybe I should bring a photo of myself posing with my car to prove I own one?? Someone tell me, only 9 days left.

If you want to come best drive your car!

[BOBBYr34]

see you guys there in my r32 gtr

Has to be a r34 gtr

[sycorb]

Has to be a r34 gtr

lol

bloody show ponies

im busy that night

when is it?

[SiR_RB]

Who's going to spectate?

[luke gtr]

Who's going to spectate?

no one.

unless you get a lift to the meet in a 34gtr.

[Blitz]

Thread cleaned.

The way in which the event itself has been promoted aside, many of you need to pull your heads in, particularly the vic boys that just couldn't help but troll and chuck their two cents in.

Don't like what you are reading? Refrain from posting rather than detracting from the quality of this forum with childish bullshit.

[BOBBYr34]

Thread cleaned.

The way in which the event itself has been promoted aside, many of you need to pull your heads in, particularly the vic boys that just couldn't help but troll and chuck their two cents in.

Don't like what you are reading? Refrain from posting rather than detracting from the quality of this forum with childish bullshit.

Thank you nick

[skylinekido]

ill be there for sure

[GTR-N1]

For those who haven't read MOTOR Magazine, March 1999...

"Picture a car lobbing at Mt Panorama next October and, shod with slicks but otherwise straight off the production line, lapping the mountain some 10-15 sec quicker than any Commodore or Falcon V8 Supercar.

It's nearly a decade since the first Nissan Skyline GT-R (the R32) did just that, demolishing local resistance around Australia's most famous circuit on its way to setting race records which still stand today. In an awe-inspiring demonstration of four-wheel drive turbo technology the car known as Godzilla humiliated our V8s, dominating so completely that authorities rewrote the rules to exclude it from competition.

Yes, the original Skyline GT-R made plenty of waves, but if the latest version of this legendary supercar - the R34 - ever gets the same opportunity (unlikely, though that is), it will surely generate a tsunami.

Consider these facts. In 1995 leading Japanese tintop racer Kazuo Shimizu hurled the R33 Skyline around Germany's famous Nurburgring in 7 minutes 59.8 seconds, making it the first production car ever to break the 8-minute barrier.

But the R34 is in yet another league. The 'Ring' became a second home for Shimizu during developmental testing for Nissan last year, when the Japanese sliced a whole 7 seconds off his R33 lap record in testing to leave the unofficial Nurburgring mark at a staggering 7:52.

Nissan wasn't about to bring its newest Japan-only performance hero to Bathurst for us to trial however, so we opted to take the R34 and its predecessor, the R33, to the Autopolis circuit in southern Japan. With us was Shimizu himself, the man who has tested both cars to their absolute limits over more than 2000 laps of the 'Ring'.

"If it wasn't for the 206 kW maximum power limit the new GT-R would not only be the best handling car in the universe but the quickest," said Shimizu.

Internally the R34 packs similar hardware to the R32 - a twin turbocharged 24 valve 2.6 litre straight six. Power remains at the published 206 kW at 6800 rpm, but torque is up 24 Nm to a colossal 392 Nm at 4400 rpm.

The extra grunt comes courtesy of camshaft modifications for improved valve timing and new low-friction roller bearing ceramic turbochargers. Together it adds up to improved throttle response and virtually no turbo lag.

"To keep the R33 cooking you had to hold revs above 4500 rpm, but with the R34 bottom-end response comes on thick and strong from 3500. And top-end power hasn't been sacrificed. It just keeps on serving up torque all the way to 7500 rpm," said Shimizu after his drive.

Keep that power in check and flowing smoothly is the new and long overdue six-speed Getrag gearbox. The shift is quicker and, with free play reduced from 22 to just 5 mm, the most precise of any Japanese car.

Nissan claims the GT-R's 400-metre time is down 0.3 seconds, to 12.6 seconds. And that its new Godzilla hauls from zero to 100km/h in just 4.9 seconds.

The R34 redefines the GT-R theme by imposing more aggression on a formerly underdone exterior. The thick, chunky grille and the airdam section show definite hints of Aston Martin Volante and help make the new Godzilla a fearsome apparition when it fills your mirrors.

The new car is smaller but weight remains the same at 1560kg. Overall length is cut by 75 mm to 4600 mm, with the platform taking a 55 mm cut to make it manoeuvrable.

The angle of the twin layered rear wing can be altered four ways to improve downforce, and the single-piece forged BBS alloy wheels have been specially designed for the GT-R, up from 17 inches on the R33 to 18 inches. They're shod with arguably the world's grippiest rubber, a specially developed Bridgestone Potenza RE040 245/40 Z18 tyre designed to handle the GT-R's phenomenal performance.

And what makes it handle so well are two pieces of hi-tech wizardry called Attessa ETS-PRO and Super-HICAS. Attessa ETS-PRO is a part-time four-wheel drive system which directs power to the rear wheels until conditions demand otherwise. Sensors monitor individual wheel speed, longitudinal and lateral acceleration, throttle opening and brake pedal activation to give the ECU sufficient indication of loss of rear traction, and only then are the front wheels engaged to pull you out of a sticky situation. At that point torque distribution is split 50:50 between front and rear.

The 'PRO' bit is found only on the V-Spec (race-tuned) model and refers to the addition of a Helical LSD to the rear wheels. This is basically an active LSD that channels optimum torque between the right and left rear wheels to maximise traction.

The Super-HICAS four-wheel steering system has sensors which measure steering angle, steering rate acceleration and yaw rate to ensure the correct response at the point of turn-in.

Driving the R32 at speed, with its inherent understeer, required a high level of driving ability. You had to turn into a corner early, break through the understeer threshhold, wait for the oversteer to kick in, then countersteer and gun the car out.

The R34 has found the perfect balance between four-wheel drive understeer and rear-wheel drive oversteer to make even the most mediocre driver feel like Michael Schumacher.

And in talented hands it makes for a formidable combination. When Shimizu was testing the R34 on the 'Ring' he was passed on one of the long straights by a new BMW M5, travelling at 275 km/h. Once the cars reached the twisty sections however, Shimizu hosed the 300 kW car, which could only manage a best of 8:30.

Inside, there isn't a lot to differentiate the new model. In fact, the GT-R is crying out for some inspired interior styling. It has always been thus, as if performance was such a triumphant priority that flair was forgotten.

The focal point of the new dash is the multi-faceted display with a 150 mm liquid crystal screen sitting atop the centre console. It shows nine need-to-know mechanical paramaters, including turbo boost, torque split, and oil and water temperature. Fine in theory, but when you achieve warp speed in the new GT-R who has time to check how much torque is being channelled to the front wheels?

In Japan you can have the latest version sitting in your driveway for $75,000. But don't hold your breath waiting for one to lob Down Under. Sydney-based importer Drummoyne Performance says plans to smuggle in an R34 would be on hold until a local workshop received Australian compliance. The wait for local enthusiasts could therefore be as long as 12 months - expect to pay $140,000 when it arrives.

Nissan's decision to not import the R34 might be viewed as strange by some given the lengthy queues formed when Subaru offered a limited run of 400 STi WRXs here recently. All 400 (at $60,000 arpiece) were quickly snapped up and some are already being offered for resale in newspaper classified columns for upward of $85,000. But within Nissan Australia's Clayton headquarters there will still be painful memories of the R32, 100 examples of which were imported in 1991. The first few sold quickly, but heavy discounting was required to find homes for the rest.

Such peripheral thoughts were far from our minds though, as we pulled into the pit area, still on sensory overload. The twin Godzillas were quietly tick-tick-ticking, seemingly content with the quantity of rubber they had torched in one day.

While the beasts nonchalantly made their way into the hangar transformed into a temporary monster lair, we wondered who had been tamed - us or them." M

Photos by Eric Tang - PI Magazine

NB - In Motor Mag's Hangar their R34s were Yellow and Bayside Blue

[GTR-N1]

Many thanks guys for the umpteen "Like" notifications throughout this thread!

They've not gone unnoticed I assure you!

[t5iv]

Thread cleaned.

The way in which the event itself has been promoted aside, many of you need to pull your heads in, particularly the vic boys that just couldn't help but troll and chuck their two cents in.

Don't like what you are reading? Refrain from posting rather than detracting from the quality of this forum with childish bullshit.

This. So much this! Thank you. I was getting complaints from people up here as well regarding the derailment of this thread. Thanks for cleaning this up Blitz.

[GTR-N1]

I'll be bringing along a display of paraphernalia that is BNR34 specific.

Some of them are quite rare and pics don't do them justice.

Weather permitting...

[Spring&WateR]

This is going to be pretty epic, cant wait to see photos

Hope someone organises a R33 GTR meet similar to this would be very cool !