Munro

So have these been sold?

What an awesome day! I rocked up with both GTRs full of E85 & used 8 jerries full as well! Heaps of passenger rides & some great solo sessions. Even a bit of paddock work out in the middle! Did a PB today of 1:11.9 & a bunch of 12s. Pretty happy with that from the R33. The R35 was running in the 16s so need to do some work there! Overall a fantastic day & as it was raining most of the day in town we were lucky to have a dry track. Thanks to everyone again. See you at the next one. Munro

Thanks, I will look into that. Its just one of the regular practice days ARDC run. Has a few groups running through the day. Registered cars can run in morning session & afternoon session. Non registered cars (like my R33) can only run in the morning session but will get 6 x 20 min goes so I think that will be enough for me. I do not know this track at all so is going to be an adventure! My brother Daniel is hiring a Radical & running in the radical morning session which alternates with the other cars. Hope it does not rain!

I am booked in to come over for the Aprill 11th track day, bringing my R33. Do you guys know bext place to buy E85 fuel near Eastern Creek?

Excellent. Goodbye hot summer. Hello lots of trackdays this winter! I will be there............... John

Do you guys sometimes go to track days at Eastern Creek with your R35s? I was thinking of sending my GTR across soon to attend one. I have only driven there once ages ago, the new extended track looks awesome.

I have had the WR600 package on my R35 for ages now. I quite often drop my kids to school in it, but mostly use it for spirited hills driving. Brilliant mid range & top end power. I am just used to it now but when I take some people in it that are not used to performance cars they freak out! Amazing things these R35s. I have been tempted to keep going (WR1000 sounds nice!) but for the street any more would just get me in to trouble! I have already been told to "go home" from the drags after reeling off a bunch of 10.7s at 134! Hope to go to Temora this year................

Chev Silverado.

I am looking for a GTR front diff crownwheel & pinion ( just the gears - do not need center) 32/33/34 std gears.

I am looking for a GTR front crownwheel & pinion at the moment. Too much power to the front wheels - have broken the teeth off mine! Already have good LSD centre - just need the gears if anyone has them spare after changing ratios.....................

Hi guys, my brother Daniel would like to bring his Radical out like he did last time (later in the day) to do some testing. Is that ok to put a spot in for him or are we full? Cheers, John

Fabulous looking GTR. Great photos.

Seb has split personality! Not getting to drive my GTR...........................FOR SALE. Driving my GTR..............................................you're #%@$#^* dreaming, hands off! love/hate relationships are the best........... I suppose it must be like living with a playmate. You dont get much hands on time.....................but when you do its totally awesome. hang on to it mate. you know you want to. BTW. What's the changeover price on a lightly modded 2011 model with upgraded headlights & a titanium rear?

Mate I will give some advice. Forget Drag racing with a RWD manual. Come out to Mallala & have a ball with that car. You will not be able to wipe the smile off your face TRYING not to drift on a grip day!!! Your R33 is one of the nicest cars in Adelaide. Absolute gem of a car - I LOVE it. If you really want to drag it properly, get some proper slicks & let me show you how to do a proper burnout!! haha. seriously, come to the next passenger track day at Mallala & stop stressing out about the drags. I will take you for a ride in my R33 then you can follow me....I'll leave it in RWD promise..............

haha. ML. now that would be funny. They are supposed to run 12.9 sec! Martin reckons he got another 100hp out of Keir's CLS with the twin turbo 5.5L so maybe I should let him hook up the cables to the ML & see what the fourby can do! I think the XR6 should be next in line for a day at the drags - has been a LONG time between drinks.............. Maybe next time I take the R33 out I should ask them if I can take the tow car for 1 run - just for fun!

No, its not as simple as that. Go back a few years (ok 10 or so) & there were only a few of us that were pushing up over 450awkw with our GTRs. With 600hp at the wheels (getting up towards 800hp at the crank) you needed to strip out your car & drive it like you stole it to push into the high nines. After you spend tens of thousands of dollars breaking driveshafts, gearboxs, engines etc you go crazy with more power & get into the mid nines, then in Keir's case even crazier & into the 8s. Back then we were talking 1/4 million plus cars. 1000hp - 1300kg. Now zoom forward to today. An R35 GTR weighs in around 1800kg with some fuel in it. Even with 800hp, the launch control system will only give as much torque as it thinks the treads can take - it might halve the power for that precious 1.5 seconds or so that you are trying to move 1800kg (plus driver) over that first 60 foot. Elapsed time on the 1/4 is ALL about the 60' time. GTRs are not designed for this. Engine tuners just look at the mph to see what a car COULD do if it got the perfect world hookup. My best mph on the day was 134mph. Good for a flat 10. Back in the 90's I used to run a small block HJ ute in Super Sedan. It ran 10.1 all day at 133mph. With 600hp! But it couldnt stop. Or corner. GTRs are amazing street & circuit cars that just happen to be a bit handy down the 1/4.

Yes they came up after the 10.9 & said no more 10.9s...... Next 2 runs were 10.7s........ If I saw a steward coming towards me I ran away! haha I dont think messing around with tyres pressures will make much difference. If I wanted to go again it would need softer tyres & a lighter driver. Im happy to leave it at that for now!

2011 with Willall mods - WR600 spec I believe. New Micheins at 39psi - just drove it in there & went for it. Yes launch in auto, RRR. Full weight car, full weight driver! Full tank of juice. 1-2/10s better on 60' would give a 10.3 to 10.5 without too much trouble. This is my daily so probably wont worry about doing it again - they probably stop me anyway. Pretty happy with that, was fun to blow past the straight out exhaust V8s that were trailered there!

Yep. Did what I was told. Steward said no more 10.9s...........10.7 sounds better anyway! The Michelins are 500 compound so harder than the last Dunlops.

Yes I would like to see some video of it. I think 9.99 sec would be a more realistic cut off for roll cage, chutes, etc. These days there are plenty of genuine street cars that can run into the tens. It would be tempting to push down to the 10 flat for lots of quick car owners but the 10.99 cut off seems to discourage that. As far as chutes go, I was keeping it flat WAY past the traps - up to 235kmhr on one run! Still had plenty of time to slow down & could have easily taken the corner without washing off all the speed. I know it has to be one rule for all but old rules are starting to get a bit conservative. I had a great time anyway. Might just get a current ANDRA inspection done on my R33 as that has all the gear.

AIR Street drags today, took my R35 out for its first Drag meeting. I never got a chance to take out my old 2009 R35 & it has been years since running nines in the R33 so was great to get out there again & do some runs. First run was a 10.7 @ 128, followed by a 10.9 @ 133, and 10.7 @ 134. Next run was a shocker, it went into limp mode & ran a 19! Then finished off with another 10.7 @ 130. Was great fun & now I need to put a cage in it if I want to come back. Might have to consider a comeback with the R33. Be interesting to see how it would go with the Michelin slicks compared to the drag radials I used to run back in the day.

Have updated my signature! Is it possible to edit out the rego plates if going on youtube? One run I did a prelaunch & put it into limp mode. Held it flat but would only let me do a 19 sec pass - man it felt like forever! The other 4 runs we good though, pretty happy with that.

Yep. I'm on it.