Roy

..and thats why he is my hero...i have another 25 years to get crazy rich then i can bed late twenty somethings too

It would have made things a little interesting if you were the canned up ring leader

And with no footage of the Exige with A048s on it I cant compare the lap times with the Caterham R400 from last year. But based on the pace of the Exige on road tyres on a slightly damp track, I still think the R400 is actually quicker then the Exige. Not surprising considering their hp is not all that different and the R400 has a 300kg weight advantage. Would have loved to been given a few laps in the Exige Cup car with cage, less weight, more power and better suspension. It looked quick when I was trying to love with it in the final session

Not sure they want two ex drivers in the commentary booth. I think its a good thing to have "commentator" and a "pundit" I would rather the current hack then that Top Gear hack So who is in Singapore? I turned down the opportunity, I am now starting to think I should go but will be too hard to get tickets and decent accom now that I dont have an apartment there anymore

Really? Man, i would kill for ABS on my car, sick to death of locking wheels and flat spotting soft semis. At the end of the day the tyre and suspension dictate how quickly you stop the car....have not heard of too many people removing ABS to stop quicker

Wy remove the ABS?

Nobody interested in a brand new brake kit for the cost of a used GTR setup?

Lets break them up to which rotor they use. Since they all use the same pad, piston size and lug mount PCD the only major difference is the length of the lug (as has been pointed out) You have: 280mm Caliper: R32 GTSt (ALLOY), S14 200SX (STEEL), S15 200SX (STEEL) Z32 300ZX (ALLOY), 296mm Caliper: R32 GTR (ALLOY), R33 GTS25T (ALLOY) 310mm Caliper: R34 GTT (ALLOY) 324mm Caliper: R32/R33/34 GTR (ALLOY) I have never put the 280, 296 and 310 mm calipers side by side to see if there is a difference in the curvature, or ID of the caliper. If you run certain brands of pads with the offset caliper then you will find that some overhang off the edge of the rotor face. But it is advisable that you simply chamfer the outer edge of the pad down rather then machine the caliper. It seems some brands of pads place the pad comound slightly differently on the backing plate, so when I used a spacer for a 324mm rotor and a 280mm caliper, some pads had overhang, others were pefect. So all the kits for sale are typically two generic types, one for the 280mm calipers which simply offset the caliper, and the brackets for the 296mm whcih clocks and offsets the caliper. It does this because the bracket is nto big enough to only offset the rotor 28mm and have 4 big holes drilled and tapped in them whilst being sturdy. I am not aware of any weight difference between the alloy family of calipers, be it R32 GTSt or R32 GTR caliper. If someone has weighed them then would be interesting to know, but suspect the only difference in weight is the difference in amount of alloy used in them, and with the R32 GTST/Z32 300ZX calipers having longer lugs for mounting then perhaps they are 50grams heavier There is nothing wrong with them being out of alloy provided they are well made from the correct grade of billet. If you use them for motorsport with aggresive pads you may find that they are too hard on some brands of rotors and cause cracking. If you buy the correct bracket for the caliper you plan to use then there should be no need to machine the caliper. If you do then something is wrong.

So after Nurburgring, it was time to head to Milan for the Italian GP. So, having heard so much from friends who had been to Milan for holidays and work, I was expecting big things. Turns out its like any other major city. Mostly greay building and graffiti...but has a great town centre. The ability of the Italians to run a good GP must also be questioned. The facilities were pretty poor compared to the other GPs I had been to. They did run a pretty effective train service to the track, but its a massive track to get around and there is no way of getting to any gates once at the track. So left with the proposition of walking about 6kms to the gate, or jump into a taxi who in true capitalist form will rape you simply because after walking streets of Monza for 50 minutes you simply dont give a fark anymore and will pay anything to get to your gate. The other thing is there are more ticket scalpers then actual GP attendants and volunteers. So god help anyone that is trying to find the stand where you want to collect your pre-paid tickets from. So after 90minutes of being told by people over there...no over there....no idea....over there....it was easier just to buy new tickets. But, we were in Monza and this wasn't going to kill my day. But the travel to the gate and fight to collect tickets meant we only had limited pre-race time to stroll around and then try and get a good vantage point. But, all said and done it was still a great day, it would have been torture if not for my last two years of working in India where I have learnt to accept that some things jsut are not meant to work, hell even see the charm in things being a little backwards. The biigest surprise was just how quiet the Tifos were. There was still a good atmosphere, but I dare say all the one eyed Aussie kids of Itlain descent are more vocal and colourful on race day. They loved booing McLaren, cheered when Lewis parked it in the gravel trap...went a bit crazy when Alonso got the better of Button....but all in all about the most vocal guy in the crowd was Baron as he cheered on our Webber from 9th to 6th (Much to the amusement of most fans around us as Baron chose the quietest moment to scream "COME ON WEBBER!!!!") A lot of roads were closed around Monza so took public transport to the track (I think it was still the right choice and suggest public transport is the way to go, only make sure you are entering at the gate closest to the train station) After a train ride, a 50 minute walk, a cab ride we had the final 300mtr walk to the gate Sitting on the inside of Parabolica, you may have only seen the cars for a fleeting moment, but its much a muchness and similar to watching a race at a place like Albert Park. Still have to say that Sepang is awesome for spectating, ditto Silverstone! The punters were happy with the Ferrari 1-3 With all too good a memory of the problems getting to the gate, and looking at the crowd walking to the bus and train stations...it was decided a cab was the call of the day....(opportunistic or capitalism, either way, cab price was criminal....but saw some truly inspired driving as he sped over town, abusing other people who dared use his road...ran one car off the road because he beeped him all whilst listening to Toto/Africa and other 80s music ) And lastly, dinner capped off a long day...was a good feed ...

Seems Europeans use slightly more interesting drift cars compared to us back home. This is a turbocharged M-Coupe Don't worry about breaking the Alfa, they have plenty of spares... Sorry, RSR and Alfa fans...they are great fun to punt around Nurburgring...but my pride and inner demons still must scream "Say NO to anything Alfa" But I did see a cool Lancia Integrale at RSR, and it seems they have a spare car for odds and ends on this as well....Crime as these are one of my favourite cars and its a shame to see it sitting there not being loved! It had cage, race seats, 2-pce rotors and aftermarket calipers. It just needed some love! It was late in the day by the time we go to hunt around the Industrial complex neihbouring the town, with all the tyre manufacturers, some race teams, Aston Martin, Ohlins etc all having factories/offices there it would be interesting to roam around But the best thing I saw Saturday afternoon was our chariot for Tuesday at Spa...a little Red Exige 240