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my mate took the photos and gave me links to them, so I just posted them up as is... I don't know much about photos/compression but it sounds like you need faster internet?

just got some photos from my mate.. better late than never I guess... perhaps I should wash the car next time

I thought the general "I turn happy laps into angry laps" vibe was the funny bit...

loved the video, loved the commentary.. wondered if anyone else thought the same as me about the slow cars in the corners.. but then I thought that people were probably wondering why I was going so slow on the straights! I saw you pass me like I was standing still lol... I had a minor freak out the first time the camera "crashed" lol.. what sort of camera were you using? gopro style or a dashcam?

thanks everyone, was an awesome event... loads of fun... I promise I was actually moving on the straights, even though it looked like I was standing still! I think my mate took some photos, will see if I can pry any of them out of him...

well the evo is back together and holding boost as well as it was before (i.e. not very well at all), but it's good enough to drive and hopefully I'll be able to keep up with any NA cars

I'm hoping to come along in my Evo 6, came and watched the last one at lakeside and it looked like heaps of fun... Problem is my Evo is in pieces and I won't get to work on it until Saturday.. hopefully I can make it

mmmm stack... wish my budget stretched that far (and wish they made a 60mm gauge)... stack gauges - http://www.stackltd....ro_control.html unfortunately my budget only went as far as prosport gauges - http://prosportgauge...ak_warning.aspx ... does the job, no problems, good + cheap gauge with warning and memory recall.. the start up "opening ceremony" is a bit american/boy racer for my tastes though

Birds pretty much covered it all, but just to clarify are you getting sore calves from the first steps? Or after a few mins/kms? I sometimes get muscle tightness in my calves at around say 4kms of a 5k run, but I just put that down to my age and general lack of fitness/conditioning. That muscle tightness is something you can "run through" without too much ill effect. My first thoughts when you said 5 x 5km runs a week was over training, especially if you are doing that every week. Most trainers will recommend that you train in a cycle, where you "build' to a point and then ease off again (like Birds mentioned about training for an event) or do 1 "light" week of training for 2 "normal" weeks.

Data taken from my heart rate monitor for my last run (5.33km, 12.3 km/h 26mins 3.5sec) tells me my average heart rate for the run was 168, with a max of 179. That's probably an 80-90% work out for me at my current fitness. At the start of the year I managed to get my heart rate over it's theoretical max, but being 35 years old it's not that hard to do lol. While it's good to know your workout heart rate to make sure you are in the right zone, 2 things that I think are just as important as your workout heart rate are your resting heart rate and how long it takes for you to get back down to a resting rate after your workout. For example my resting heart rate is about 70, and within 5 mins of the end of a run my heart rate has gone from 180ish at the end of the run back down to about 100.

Good luck with the recovery, take care with it... So what's everyone's reasons for running? As much as I enjoy running, the main reason I run is to boost/maintain my fitness for the sport I play....

Yeah, I have a Suunto T3C... it's and older one now, but it works fine, logs all the data and you can review it later and compare your sessions. It can display in either beats per minute or as a percentage of your max (max is worked out using the 220 minus your age formula or you can enter it manually if you know it) so you can see how hard you are pushing yourself pretty easily. Can use mine for interval training (I think just about all of them do this these days), though to be fair the beep is pretty quiet so the interval beeps can be missed with traffic noise etc. I got mine last year when I was training on a tight schedule - wanted to make sure I was getting the most out of each training session.

Just started running again after taking 2 months off from it... Legs are still sore lol.. Did 5k in just under 25 mins which is about my goal pace, though the aim is to build to 9k in 45 mins. Hoping to do the bridge to Brisbane this year, missed it last year with the flu. You guys use a heart rate monitor in your running?

Eps do you drink soft drink/cordial/juice? They are the first things to go if you want to lose weight...

I think the DRS should be relabeled "Defense Reduction System" as the guy in front has no defense against it lol... Not really a bad thing I guess, does liven up the racing.

Eps have you considered taking another protein drink as your midnight snack? I usually have a protein shake just before bed as I start to get hungry around that time. Gives the body some fuel to repair itself while it's resting... Works for me

Yeah I thought it was just the early CA powered ones that didn't have the digital climate control... And yeah, I knew mine was an S13, just pointing that out to Eps... Don't really know what he's on about with the whole "you've never *truly* had an S13" bit... They didn't all have the same SR20 either - the type S was N/A SR20DE

I'm pretty sure I had an S13, the chassis said RPS13 on it.... So basically "rain proof glass" is just like if you got a normal bit of glass and used rainx on it? "moar features" ? It's a 180sx, not an iphone...A 180sx is all about corners, not gadgets... The average 180sx driver couldn't give a stuff about electric seats and stability control, yet you have listed the lack of these things as a reason not to get a 180sx... I'm not sure you understand the concept of what its strengths are.... Lets look at the gemini (base model) : SOHC, carb, no power anything, no a/c, rear drum brakes, sealed beam headlights (except for TG), no tacho even... probably more that I can't remember right now... Doesn't seem very similar to the S13 if you ask me...

Eps - 96-98 models (type x, type s) have ABS, airbag and intermittent wipers. Pretty sure most of them have digital climate control too (mine did), except for the early ones. Can you enlighten me as to what a "rain proof windscreen" is? Most of the cars I've had have had a windscreen that doesn't leak when it rains... not all, but most....

Here is an article about this stuff on Autospeed: http://autospeed.com.au/cms/title_Undertra...9/article.html That is part 1 of 3, but basically the air coming into the engine bay has to have an escape route, otherwise pressure just builds inside the engine bay...

I'm actually really keen to try the rebuild myself, however I do get scared of stuffing it up. The last engine I had involvement with rebuilding was dad's A-series motor from his MG, and that was 20 years ago Loads of information about oil control and the like on here...

Indeed... I guess the big thing for me is to track a GT-R, I would want to have enough money sitting in the bank to replace the motor at anytime... And as I'm struggling to find the money to rebuild my current motor, I can't see myself finding an even bigger pile of cash that allows me to rebuild another motor if the worst were to happen at the track lol.

Thanks Marlin, I thought that would be the case... Curse you ActionDan, this whole thread has pointed out to me that I simply can't afford to track my R32 GT-R (which currently has a broken RB26 in it) on my modest income. I sympathize with your heart vs head conundrum

ok I have a stupid question that has been bothering me for the last couple of days reading this thread... is it possible (and legal?) to tow a track car with an R33 GTR? I was thinking that you could ditch your falcon tow car, ditch the rego on the s13, and have a nice street car while keeping your budget track car...

they are made by KYB, apparently for japanese domestic market only. that's about all the info i have, i have the sticker in my boot that i never got around to removing (car came with teins, not buzz specs)