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    Nismo R35?

    in VR Series - R35 GTR, Juke-R

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    I usually do my own servicing Dan (replace all fluids every 5000km)

    Nissan wouldnt be able to keep up, plus they are bound to using consumer grade consumables (rotors/pads/fluids) are you catching on with the programme of heavy track use yet?

    I have been in IT for 25years, don't think i will need you either..

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    Nismo R35?

    in VR Series - R35 GTR, Juke-R

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    You’ll have to trust me seat of the pants-o-metre reveals lag.  It’s there..

    makes sense given bigger turbos

    The car is $299+ORC = $330k (the $350k price you see on carsales is attempted profiteering from an individual) I have heard of some asking even more.

    I guess some collector might be interested who knows.
     
    Re tyres/brakes - If you only do the odd track day you will not need to upgrade anything.  If you plan to track hard/regularly (as I am) then factor in rotors/pads/tyres—most guys running stocker GTR’s destroy the rotors and pads after 1-3 track days.  Ditto tyres.  Same goes for any car you plan to track.

    This car will blow just about anything out of the water (assuming stock vs stock)—dunno where your more capable argument comes from I can’t think of a car that will pump out faster times off the factory floor (maybe a $500k Porsche?)-- depends on what your goals are I suppose.

    You can go faster for much less, our race car does 55's around WP and cost 1/3 the price of the nismo.

    Nismo R35?

    in VR Series - R35 GTR, Juke-R

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    Do you know what positive confirmation bias is? 

    Anyway the Track edition is $250k on road, Nismo is $330k

    That's $80k for some (limited) extra power, carbon body bits, insane seats and different (IMHO awesome) interior.  Might sound a lot but then again resale on the nismo will likely be better when i sell.  I think it's more like $50k premium considering resale. 

    i'm going to run this car in STOCKER classes this year...  I wanted the nismo as the ultimate factory GTR road car..  It would be great to reclaim some "stocker" CAMS track records again...  Btw my older (2009) GTR with bolt-ons, tune and slicks was much much much faster but that's besides the point, and modified classes.

    FWIW the Nismo seems to have noticable turbo lag <4000rpm which you may have seen hinted at in some reviews.  Well i can confirm it's true -- will have to alter driving style accordingly.  The bigger turbos whilst yielding additional peak power for that 600hp headline number simply stifle lower RPM slingshot effect out of corners..  i was left waiting 1-2 seconds for power to come online.. a bit frustrating.  Maybe the bigger turbos will yeild more when we tune it eventually.

    Anyway today in in the Nismo I ran 1:06.2 in traffic (with showroom tyres/brakes). However with AP racing j-hook rotors + agressive pads and robust fluid + R888R or Trofeo rubber on a clear track i think we can achive 1:03's- add a tune and slicks maybe i can beat my 1:00.8 GTR time from 2010.

    The Nismo is an awesome car.  Is it 2x better than the original, no.  But there are diminishing returns when something is this good out ofthe box..  You pay an order of magnitude for a fraction improvement.

    Anyway have you got one yet Dan?

    Btw here is some video from today, shakedown on the factory tyres and brakes.  On saturday i will put some decent rotors/pads/fluid and r-spec tyres on, then  Sunday will be running at Eastern Creek if anyone wants to come for a chat.

     

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    Lets talk Open Wheelers/Lightweight NA track cars.

    in Motorsport

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    9 hours ago, JimmyRickard said:

    What's the maintenance regime like on this car? My understanding is that every bolt gets the shit vibrated out of it every time you take it out so you need to be a lot more vigilant than just a standard spanner check. 

    Is the engine just a standard GSXR, or does it need to built like a Radical engine? Gearbox? What's an upright worth, and how often are you replacing it?

    Also, and this may be obvious, but is it fun to drive? Compared to the GTR for example?

     

    Is this for a National series race? Are there no state rounds? Entry fees would be significantly cheaper.  EDIT: Just checked there's the NSW Supersports category. I'd be surprised if entry fees were any more than $400-500  

    Also, I thought these cars were pretty good on tyres, would you really need a new set every round?

    Simple spanner check suffices.  We've run standard and turbo GSXR's-- the turbo setup took quite a bit of development.   We have a friends running radicals, they have their pros and cons relative to Stohrs/Wests.  You should come down to Rd1 of the NSW supersprint championship in March--- have a chat with us all, some things are better discussed in person.  

    Lets talk Open Wheelers/Lightweight NA track cars.

    in Motorsport

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    We've run a Stohr WF1 for a few years-- by far the fastest car per dollar you can drive.  54's - 56's at Wakefield, 1:25's to 1:27's at EC.  Some of the numbers earlier in thread ($3k per day?) are seriously off the money.  The car has a GSXR1000 engine which you can buy for about $3k complete.  Race prep is relatively cheap, the thing is somewhat simple really, most of the tech is in the aero.

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    Should I buy a GTR?

    in VR Series - R35 GTR, Juke-R

    Posted

    On 11/11/2016 at 1:08 PM, BLISTC said:

    Says who? I daily drove my GTR for a few weeks. Was awesome. Members of the club use them for work and daily drive them as well. i got a work car now so no need to daily mine.

    Says me. Just my opinion.  I daily drive mine for 2 years.  And i tracked it, hard.

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    Nismo R35?

    in VR Series - R35 GTR, Juke-R

    Posted · Edited by LSX-438

    So the local launch events are underway and we should see some reviews trickling through.

    The track edition and Nismo have been confirmed, pricing for the track edition is $227k +ORC apparently (about a $35k premium)

    No pricing on Nismo yet, but rumoured to be around the $300k mark, if not more

     

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    Nismo R35?

    in VR Series - R35 GTR, Juke-R

    Posted

    so has anyone heard anything further?  the latest whispers i have heard is the Nismo will be here in June 2017 (too late for my liking) however the Track Edition can be ordered now for December delivery.  No pricing released to my knowledge, anyone have an idea/quotes on pricing?

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