Calder Tonight? (2.9.05)

[NickR33]

I hope I better my previous PB of 15sec flat!... (stock)

...well I should as my car has another 80rwkw and 100mm more rubber under the bum...

anyone else going down for a run tonight? if you see a silver R33 gtst with AVS 5 spokes and a really loud gunmetal R33 gtst with Nismo rims come say hi!

we will be the unshaved suss looking characters wearing 4 jumpers and beanies... oh wait that describes everyone there! ... hope its not too bloody cold... good for the car, bad for me

[HeathGTST]

Yeah ill be heading down, not Skyline affiliated though!

My brother has a Blue HQ with a big F**K off engine in it... She doesnt look real pretty at the moment (body wise) but she should run a mid 11 tonight and he can pull a mean skid aswell - he has won the burnout comp quite a few times.

Soon the engine will be coming out in favour of a forced induction Chev with a big HP nitros setup. And we are also painting the car VB can green with an ice pearl over the top.... should look the goods.

I will be cruising around wearing a HSV jacket so if you see me aswell please say'hello.

Good luck Nick. Hope all goes well for you mate... See you tonight

[Sarumatix]

damn I got plans otherwise i'd finally put my 4 door down the 1/4 .

[NickR33]

ha ha its real hard lining up against some of those old school V8's and rotors that run 11's... can't even hear my car! a couple of times I have reached for the ignition only to discover its already on! staging and then waiting for those big loud bastards to take off so I can concentrate on my launch!

... hey is there a better way to block off the coolant overflow bottle without just tying a knot in the rubber piping?... I lost a lot of coolant last time...

[Ronin 09]

...  hey is there a better way to block off the coolant overflow bottle without just tying a knot in the rubber piping?... I lost a lot of coolant last time...

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how come??

[NickR33]

they made us do it last time to pass scruitineering... I am not sure why... maybe someone can enlighten us?

[dezz]

for those big loud bastards to take off so I can concentrate on my launch!

...  hey is there a better way to block off the coolant overflow bottle without just tying a knot in the rubber piping?... I lost a lot of coolant last time...

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when i went to the drags (heathcote with a ford club) they had to put a coke bottle in there for the overflow, so that the coolant didnt drip on the track....if thats what ur talking about

[Al]

Well thanks for the "early" notice

Here i am, at home, waiting for my mate to finish working at Calder, when i could have been there, having a few runs with you guys .

Lately i have been considering taking it down, to see how much of an improvemnt the car has made since last time. Now i will have to wait another month b4 i can test it, as it is getting a few more performance tweaks.

ohh well, have a great night and post up your results.

Al

[inark]

its ok Al... i think its about time another SAU drag day was held... hasnt been one for like...

FOREVER!!

man i still had my 32 back then and it was stock!

maybe wait til my new skyrines here so i can feel like one of the family again

[Al]

We had a drag day at Heathcote a few months ago.

[Munro]

Hi there, I went out to Calder for a few hours tonight. You guys have a great setup out there. Saw a few Skylines running. Wish we had drags every Friday night in Adelaide.

[NickR33]

just got back... and my ears are still ringing from all those big cube engines with no exhaust!

best was:

13.75 @ 103mph with a 60 foot of 2.2sec

getting some axle tramp, found it hooked up best with gradually feeding the throttle in after launching at 3000rpm... would have like to get a better 60ft time but oh well its still a pretty good time for stock turbo and ecu

time for beer

[West]

Good work.

[West]

maybe wait til my new skyrines here so i can feel like one of the family again 

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...........and get beaten by Josie again? :lol:

[Bobbygill]

well done nickr33, good to see u had a such a imporvment, ill be running my gtr with its new set up soon. hope to you guys there some time

[NickR33]

thanks guys, drag racing is not really my thing but you have to have an appreciation for the technical side of it and the skill involved in getting a good 60ft on the strip which has a way different surface to the street... its just good clean fun;)

[ABuSD]

hey Nick, have they fixed the clocks at the end of the strip yet?

[NickR33]

yep, you can actually read them now!

[ABuSD]

bout time, we pay good money to enter, they should have the place 1/2 decent.

[inark]

We had a drag day at Heathcote a few months ago.

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yeah that was AGES ago... whens the next