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Hi all, to celebrate our second year of being in business Specialised Performance Garage is proud to announce we will be having a BIRTHDAY SALE!! This is an opportunity for us to say thank you to all of our loyal customers in the last year and is also a great opportunity to snap up a few bargains as virtually nothing in the shop will retain at its RRP!! PRICES WILL BE DISCOUNTED FROM TODAY UNTIL DEC 13! BBQ AND DRINKS AVAILABLE! I hope you can all make it for a big social occasion to end a fantastic year for the team at SP Garage. FROM 5PM ONWARDS!! Regards, Ben and Barnzy Specialised Performance Garage

Many thanks to those who came along and congratulations to the winners! We will announce the date for the first dyno day for 2011 in the coming month or so. Hopefully by the next one the few 500rwkw GTR's in the works will be finished . We look forward to plenty of other big powered cars battling for the prizes next year. Cheers. Ben

DYNO DAY TODAY!! Still a few spots available, come down early to secure your spot! Ben

REMINDER. The dyno day is this Saturday!! Make sure you get along and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere, even if you aren't putting your car on. As always spots filling fast so make sure you reserve your spot! Ben

I wouldn't recommend replacing with second hand items. Waste of time will only happen down the track anyway. Generally 90% of RB's have had coil pack failures. Brand new Splitfires for that model are only $599 + $15 delivery to your door from us anyway (you're up north?). Flick me a PM if keen. Ben SP Garage

Hi all, the last dyno day for the year has been locked in, information below: Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010 Time: 10:00am - 8:00pm Location: GT GARAGE - Factory 3 / 6 Lampton Ave PRIZES/TROPHIES FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: Outright Power (2WD) Outright Power (4WD) Power Per Litre Best Presented Car Three Runs on the New Mainline AWD 1200kw Dyno including associated printouts (POWER, AFR, BOOST, etc) for $80!! (eftpos facilities available) To secure your spot email [email protected] or call me on 0488322064! (please allow 24 hours for replies!!) BBQ, Soft Drinks, Tea/Coffee available on the day with all profits to the Tasmanian Ambulance Service. Please support them! Please note: any irresponsible driving will not be tolerated and the police will be provided with your registration details. Hope to see you all there! :-) Regards, Nick & Ben

Hi all, attached is the flyer for the final round of the 2010 Tasmanian Drift Series. Feel free to print as many copies as possible and distribute accordingly. I look forward to seeing you all in attendance on Saturday November 6. Regards, Ben Drifting Tasmania

LOL at all the broken RB's . Should be there, pretty keen to link from the back straight onto the start finish straight again! Ben

No need to reply but we both know there are two sides to your story Funz . As for Nick and Andy being taught by the same person, not sure where that came from. Definitely not true. At the end of the day which tuner questions are asking for trouble on forums. If you're happy with your current tuner stick with him/her, if you're not look elsewhere. Ben

PJ has a new project apparently, which is why the car hasn't been used much this year. Ben

It is? News to me . Drift Car V Time Attack Challenge will be FULL TRACK!!! 3 x 2 lap battles with 1 car from each motorsport type on track together roughly half a lap apart (ie. same format as indoor track cycling). PJ is now unable to attend, but never fear we now have Barwicks 600HP Yellow Torana (faster than O'Keefe this year I think). The RX7 is owned and driven by Chris McDermott. Just a reminder this is event is NOT only a drift event, 3 motorsport formats on show in the one program. Will definitely be epic and I will definitely be trying to win the drift car v time attack challenge . Ben

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Hi all, as topic states need the following Garrett turbos in T3 flange, external gate type and 0.63 A/R (NO INTERNAL GATE 3071Rs please). - GT3071R - GT3082R - GT3040 PM or post in thread if you can help. Have cash waiting. Cheers. Ben

S14 FLCAs- $250 in stock S14 stock front shocks..... I know of some locally not in stock tho. ... and you want S14 front knuckles and hubs? Z32 FLCAs are roughly 6mm shorter than R33 each side. Ben

Have Z32 FLCAs at work? Ben

Hi all, just a reminder this months drift practice day will be held at Baskerville THIS Saturday. The day starts at 10am, with drivers to arrive no later than 8:30am. Entries taken on the day. For all other enquiries check the practice day thread in this forum or contact myself on 0408782632. Regards, Ben Purtell President Drifting Tasmania

ANNOUNCEMENT TOTAL EVENT PRIZEMONEY NOW $2,000, MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!! ENTRIES TO BE RELEASED IN THE NEXT WEEK, GET IN IMMEDIATELY AS SPOTS WILL FILL UP FAST!! Drifting Tasmania is also pleased to announce the confirmation of two event sponsors who have come on board for the event (more to be announced in the coming week(s)): SP Garage house Tasmania's largest selection of new and used Japanese performance parts and accessories including, but not limited to: EXTERIOR PANELS ENGINE ACCESSORIES ENGINES ENGINE PACKAGES DRIVELINE BRAKES SUSPENSION OEM TURBOCHARGERS LIGHTS + many more bits and pieces right down to clips, plugs and those annoying hard to find pieces! SP Garage stock and can supply absolutely anything you will ever need for your car! Address: 4a Lampton Ave, Derwent Park, 7009 Phone: (03) 62741506 www.spgarage.com.au Whether you are after a nut or bolt or a complete engine or body shell the team at Moonah Auto Parts Recyclers can cater for all of your particular needs. They have dismantled thousands of cars and with over 25 years experience in the industry they are your number one location for new and recycled parts. Address: 62 Hopkins St, Moonah, 7009 Phone: (03) 62280274 www.moonahautosalvage.com.au

Hi all, after months of hard work Drifting Tasmania is proud to announce THE drift event for the second half of 2010! WHERE: Baskerville Raceway, Tasmania WHEN: Saturday, September 11 TIME: 9AM - 5PM (on track action ALL DAY!) HOW MUCH? Driver Entry from $150 inc GST (late entries $180 inc GST) PRIZES: Prizemoney will be available in ALL categories, $1,000 is already confirmed for the winner of the Drift Competition!!! WHAT: Tas Drift Festival gives drivers the opportunity to enter ONE event and have the opportunity to test their skills at up to FOUR different forms of motor sport, for the princely sum of a normal practice day in most states! DRIFT COMPETITION Up to 60 spots will be available for drivers across the country to test themselves against Tasmania's best to be in the running to win thousands of dollars in prizemoney! We already have $1,000 for the winner of this event, we are planning on breaking the $2,000 barrier for the winner of this category alone! Many of the countries best drifters regard Baskerville as the Number 1 drift track in Australia, well now is your chance to see what all the fuss is about! EXTREME ENTRY COMPETITION All entrants will be given the opportunity to push themselves to the limits down the back straight on the track (speeds potentially approaching 200km/hr!!!!) to see who can pull off the most extreme entry of the day. Prizemoney will be available for the winner! DRIFTKHANA Ever wanted to enter a Motorkhana but always worried about sliding the car a little too much? Tas Drift Festival will incorporate a full Driftkhana course on the front straight of the race track and drivers will race against the clock to see who had the fastest car around the tight and twisty layout. Prizemoney will be available for the winner! DRIFT CAR V TIME ATTACK CHALLENGE Everyone has always wondered what difference is there between a drift car and a time attack/circuit car? Well yep you guessed it Tas Drift Festival will see three of the fastest drift cars in the country racing against three leading circuit cars in a battle to finally see just how fast a drift car can be around a race track. No sliding in this event, all drivers will be trying to wheelspin as least as possible to set the fastest time!! Further details will be released shortly, but make sure you pencil September 11 into your calendars and start preparing now as it is going to be one massive action packed event that you won't want to miss!! For any event related information please call myself on 0408782632 or Vice President Kate Lucas on 0439989231. We look forward to seeing as many of you in attendance as possible Regards, Ben Purtell President, Drifting Tasmania

Hi all, on behalf of Nick from GT Garage we would like to thank everyone that attended the day and congratulations to those who won trophies in the various categories. Once again the day was a great social environment and good to see a wide range of cars putting their cars on the dyno. It is events like these that bring the motor sport/car scene together so as long as the participation and enjoyment is there these days will continue to occur into the future. I will reply again later with some notable figures from the day. We look forward to seeing you all at the next dyno day, tentatively scheduled for some time in the next few months. Cheers, Ben

DON'T FORGET THIS IS ON TOMORROW!!! Look forward to seeing you all there! Ben

Hi all, don't forget this is THIS Saturday. Note we will be starting around midday this time (2pm last time) so feel free to drop down a little earlier. Hope to see you all there. Ben

GT GARAGE DYNO DAY - SATURDAY JULY 17th 2010!! Starting at 12:00 and finishing around 8:00pm! Factory 3 / 6 Lampton Ave, Derwent Park, Tasmania PRIZES/TROPHIES FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: Outright Power (2WD) Outright Power (4WD) Power Per Litre Best Presented Car Three Runs on the New Mainline AWD 1200kw Dyno including associated printouts (POWER, AFR, BOOST, etc) for $80!! (eftpos facilities available) Places are filling fast so email me at [email protected] or call me on 0488322064 to reserve your spot! BBQ, Soft Drinks, Tea/Coffee available on the day with all profits to the Tasmanian Ambulance Service. Please support them! Due to many requests we will have an outdoor gas heater to keep you all warm, and the LCD TV has been repaired! please note: any irresponsible driving (as experienced last time) will not be tolerated and the police will be provided with your registration details. Hope to see you all there! :-) Regards, Nick Summers

Hi all, just a quick reminder that Round 3 of the Drifting Tasmania Series is on THIS SATURDAY (JULY 3) @ Baskerville Raceway from 10am. - Some of the best drifters in the country in action - $5 entry for spectators - Chance to win a ride in one of Tassie's best drift cars! - Great atmosphere, bring the family or pack a car load of your mates! Make sure you drop in and check out the action. This years series is shaping up to be the closest yet with the top drivers only separated by a small margin! Regards, Ben Drifting Tasmania

We are the Tasmanian Dealer for Powertune Manifolds, which having looked at 6Boost and Powertune side by side they are identical in quality. Lifetime warranty and $1250 including delivery . Normal turnaround from Powertune is 1-2 weeks, can be quicker in some instances. 6Boost turnaround is usually a month or so. Local cars running Powertune manifolds include nearly all of the leading SR20/RB25/RB20/1JZ drift and some circuit cars with big horsepower. Powertune RB26 Manifolds (other styles available upon request such as twin scroll, Trust TD flanges etc etc): CLICK Ben SP Garage (62741506, 4a Lampton Ave Derwent Park)

Hi all, on behalf of Nick @ GT Garage a big thank you to everyone that attended and assisted on Saturday night. It was a highly entertaining event and GT Garage has already locked in a date for the next dyno day in approximately five weeks time smile.gif. Congratulations to Darren Anderson for taking the outright power and power per litre trophies. A great effort to come all the way from Burnie for the event. For those wondering about the accuracy of the dyno, it is as accurate as any dyno in the country. However in saying that a dyno is primarily a tuning tool, try not to get caught up with 5kw here or 10kw there. There are so many variables that can affect a cars power. Just for reference, R32/R33/R34 GTRs were all limited to 206PS from factory, the white R32 GTR V Spec 2 and the R34 GTR M Spec Nur both made within 5rwkw of 200kw at all four. Oh and Dave Michaelson's R33 GTR made 415oddkw at all four, not at the rears. Darren Andersons R33 GTR was run in RWD. Ben