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KURAUN Grand Master

KURAUN

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Yeh I saw it and its not ment to drag race its from G-Tech and the car has balls its a handful i see him come down the street near my work an i bet most peoplke would have a hard time driving it as when it hits boost its all over the road. I was surprised on his first coupling attemps that he was not all over the strip, in my books he is a skilled driver to keep that thing straight

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I just got back from heathcote. Ran my GTR. Only 2 runs.

First 13.3@108mph, Second 12.8@06mph

Car is stock, besides catback exhaust & hks air filters

how come you only got 2 runs? were there heaps of cars running?

normally should get alot more than that!

Russman Grand Master

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i cant wait to get mine down there bit of a hike 6 hrs but i think it will be well worth it wanna run a got time with all the work done to it

Is there a 1/8 mile track in Mildura?

I remember my first attempt at calder. Pretty intimidating. Racing a 12sec 1930s hotrod, open exhausts. couldn't hear my engine. could only took at the tacho to see if it was still running!

allblitz Grand Master

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how come you only got 2 runs? were there heaps of cars running?

normally should get alot more than that!

Actually, there were only around 8-10 cars racing :D I didnt see a need to race anymore, 12.8 is pretty much the best the car can do with stock boost, and just catback exhaust. No need to stress it out anymore in my opinion.

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yer there a 1/8 mile but i waana run a 1/4 time and as mildura is a small town word gets round quick n ppl talk shyt nut im guessing that there aint mush diffrent were ever you go buy the look of things just cause you have a bad day at the drags ppl on your case

Roy Grand Master

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Is there a 1/8 mile track in Mildura?

I remember my first attempt at calder. Pretty intimidating. Racing a 12sec 1930s hotrod, open exhausts. couldn't hear my engine. could only took at the tacho to see if it was still running!

Nothing to be intinidate about...just let this noisy bloody things hammer off down the track while you sit there and listen to your tunes...When they have cleared the 60ft then let it rip. The noise thing from open ended pipes and V8s makes it hard. But i find you forget there are ppl around when you start to concentrate. You almost zone out

dezz Grand Master

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my first ever run was a against a 33 GTR that almost broke into 11's....12.1 or 12.2 i beleive he ran...

i honestly paid no attention to what he was doing, and im certain he paid no attention to me...everyones there to beat their own time, and rarely racing the car next to them....dont be intimidated...sure i was nervous for my first run, but once i hit the finish line, i couldnt wait to run again!

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