Duncan

Chris, post 55! The first type is the one I have, but it's overkill for wheel nuts, more for engine building. I just picked it up cheap. For wheel nuts just pick up a spring type one, they reset automatically between use so are more convenient as well as cheaper. Also post 20 made me lol

lol. I have to upspec (significantly) if I want to be competitive at Targa! Not sure what category you want to race in....if you want more mods than Targa under CAMS race rules it will be sports sedans. They are idiots Don't fall for that trick...he's never actually owned a skyline. He just posts and pretends.

sorry Brian, neither of those responses make sense. The regs say all 4wd turbo cars are in SV. Plenty of 4wd turbos have been sold here in large volumes but are still forced into SV. For that matter, even 32 GTR was sold here! Allegedy protecting some competitors is a very short term view and turns away heaps of potential new entrants in favour of supporting the status quo. Rotaries for instance.....any rx8s racing, or do you mean 20+ yo rx7 and earlier? v8s? same question, how old is the most recent car racing in 3? Any panel that appoints it's own members could not possibly be more closed. None of the registered supersprint competitors I know were canvassed on rule changes, let alone occasional or potential racers.

yeah well that is my point exactly about IPRA rules. someone has to have some guts and welcome turbo cars in. until then your car is a production car (type 2) if it runs standard boost and no mods, or a sports sedan. Brian, I understand, but totally disagree with the decision. Yes some cars are quicker than others in standard form. This is the basis of all production car racing. If you want to win, bring the quickest car. There is currently a full field in the state champs. A very high % of them are in SV which means it is not so special at all. Put them back in the proper classes. Finally....as you are perfectly aware, all of the CAMS advisory panels are closed "clubs" who's membership only changes if someone steps down and someone else is recommended. There are never any genuinely open votes or discussions about whether the member's/entrants needs are considered. These rule changes, and all of them that happen across all of the panels each year, are presented to the entrants AFTER they have been agreed.

here is p2 from the NSW supersprint regs.....try and pick the odd class out: Type 1 Unmodified Production Cars (excluding Four Wheel Drive Turbos, Clubmans, Kit Cars and Replicas), where the only freedoms relate to safety, engine reconditioning, tyres and some cosmetic items. Type 2 Modified Road-Registered Vehicles (excluding Clubmans, Kit Cars and Replicas), allowing originally available options and limited modifications to engines, suspension and tyres. Type 3 Competition vehicles based on Group 3J - Improved Production Cars rules as defined in the CAMS Manual. Minor additional freedoms are allowed to recognise that there will be some road-registered vehicles competing, that cannot meet full 3J rules. Type 4 Competition vehicles based on Group 3D - Sports Sedan rules as defined in the CAMS Manual. In addition, any vehicle that conforms to Type 1, 2, 3 or SV requirements, excepting Clubmans, Kit Cars and Replicas, shall be permitted to employ or use Race Tyres but if it does so it shall be classified as a Type 4 vehicle. Type 5 Clubmans, Kit Cars and Replicas (whether Road Registered or not) using Race Tyres, Racing Cars and Sports Racing Cars or as classified by the NSW Supersprint Panel. Type SV Road registered vehicles with no limit on modifications. -------------------- Apart from putting all 4wd turbo in SV which is obvious, outdated bullshit, the categories otherwise make great sense until you get to SV. Dead standard, production car, improved production, sports sedans, then cars with slicks. But how does a category called SV make any sense at all. "Road registered vehicles with no limit on modifications." wtf?

unfortunately nsw are far from the only place having trouble with rules. the classes for the national supersprints were bullshit. I didn't get an opportunity to defend the production car national championship, let alone my car having to race in the same class as a supercharged lotus. and don't even get me started on how old fashioned and unfriendly the IPRA rules are for any turbo car. CAMS have long had their heads stuck up their collective arses about rules - protecting a few old rust buckets instead of encouraging new cars. you only need to look at any IPRA grid in the country to see the result.

lol I sorted the boot trim argument by starting to removing the mounting points. then realising the spot welds were too hard and just left the wrecked remains.

indeed....would be the easiest championship my car would ever win. All of which makes the point that seperate and open rules for "street registered" cars are bullshit. Same with SV for that matter. Just put them in the appropriate 1/2/3/4/5 class that all cars are meant to run in. I don't see how having a log book defines which class you should be in, and more than 50% of cars are in these "special" classes now which makes it all pretty meaningless. Regardless of anything else going on in this thread, Duncan I am surprised you are happy to be doing the lap times you are without a roll cage.

no header tanks afaik. just bleed the system properly

lol thanks matt (for nothing!) looks like that is staying. brad, neil is an outrageous recalcitrant....where are the farking pics?????? everything is out but the sound deadening (next sat) and windows (I'm not brave enough to do those, my rate is 6 from 8 in 2 cars). need to tidy up the remaining wiring but that can happen whenever.

jeebus...that radiator looks pricey!

I agree, most likely an exhaust leak, they can smell a bit like fuel too. external gate is about the biggest exhaust leak you can have if you run a screamer pipe :|

is the engine builder going to repair it under warranty?

funnily enough my car also has an intermittent dying problem at the moment - definately electrical though, whole heap of melted plugs after that bloody voltage spike. unlikely to be any help to you though.

lol they are borrowing a copy for dvd atm....but they said the quality was average at best. I am also trying to get a copy from the producers

it's OK, I'm trying to remember the little people that helped me get to the top

session 3, chasing noddy sesson6, last one I did

mitch noted down some lap times, but the full results are not up that I can see: chris: 1.37.585 noddy: 1.29.005 me: 1.26.644 stu: 1.22.898

omg fame is so close. bump

lol. webber is a hack. proven. and red bull were proven right to back their #1 driver above the hack

well that was a great weekend away! first up, thanks to Matt in particular for looking after the car all weekend. apart from killing the turbos by sunday afternoon, and having to do rear swaybar bushes on friday, the car was great. Also hge thanks to Mitch and Georgie for helping out too, it was a good group. It was excellent to meet all a bunch of banana-benders including noddy, harry, callum, noel - particular thanks for noddy for having us in his town and showing us the delights of the palace hotel. but wtf was that $7.5M pedestrian underpass....can't beleive I didn't get to walk through it. The event itself was excellent, well run with lots of lap times and very professional. My only issue, as with Stuart, was their decision not to use the CAMS supersprint classes. As a result there was no production car class for me to defend last year's title, I was in over 3l sports cars with stuart's r33, supercharged elises, and worst of all 180s and onevias! Still came 4th in class and 5th overall which I reckon was a good run in that car. Morgan Park is an excellent track and well worth the visit - recently extended which apparently makes it a lot quicker, but most importantly it has real challenges to get the hang of - blind corners, bent straights, off camber sections, and lots of bumps. I reckon I could run there every day for a year and still be learning new things. Very similar to Oran Park in character which is about the highest compliment I can think of I'll get my vids up in the next few days too....

you missed out Ryan

take the fuel line off the fuel rail and let the pump do it's job?

what was wrong with the fuse, blown?

rotor. not sure if you have a spare noddy but I have some useable brembo sized spares if you need 324x32mm