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Picked up shanef this morning and we wandered out to gatton to watch the second day of the street sprints. A very well attended and well organised event by all accounts. what it really bought home to me tho was just how effective a weapon the gtr really is. The colour printed programme they handed out boldly boasted the best ever time for this circuit as 39 seconds. We were fortunate to witness a 32 gtr smash the shit out of that mark with a blistering 36 second lap time. Think about that. 3 full seconds on a mid 30 second track. That isnt a beating, That is an absolute and total mauling. And what a car it is. the straightest cleanest 32 i have ever seen with the most detailed engine bay and mods you could wish for.

Is it any wonder the rear wheelers hate them so much. Even the evos and lancers were days away from the times the gtr was posting. The gtr deserves all the kudos and respect that those in the know bestow upon it and then some. GTR FTW

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Is it any wonder the rear wheelers hate them so much. Even the evos and lancers were days away from the times the gtr was posting. The gtr deserves all the kudos and respect that those in the know bestow upon it and then some. GTR FTW

Could'nt have said it any better myself Noel. Not that I am biased or anything!!! :huh:

are these sprints open to anyone?

how'd you find out about it noel? any details or info?

Its real secret squirrel stuff eug. The only way i found out was andy (bunta) saw it on a billboard near gatton and he Anna and Shane went yesterday. I looked shane up this morning and he said it was on again today so we meandered out for a looksee. Glad we did.

are these sprints open to anyone?

how'd you find out about it noel? any details or info?

further to that to enter u need a cams l2s licence and what ever else that goes along with it.

it looked to be a really nice fun course, maybe next year i'll enter :huh:

39sec isn't the best ever time, it is a time to aim for so you can be part of the exclusive 39sec club.

There have been numerous EVO / WRXes that have entered the 39 second club by doing 38.xxx. There are also numerous rwd cars that are in the 39 second club.

However the GTR you are talking about (Mark Berry and Russell Newman) is a very quick car and much respect to it.

EUG: To compete You need a Level 2 speed license and a the usual cams car mod stuff. It is a once a year event, It is usually around this time each year.

Picked up shanef this morning and we wandered out to gatton to watch the second day of the street sprints. A very well attended and well organised event by all accounts. what it really bought home to me tho was just how effective a weapon the gtr really is. The colour printed programme they handed out boldly boasted the best ever time for this circuit as 39 seconds. We were fortunate to witness a 32 gtr smash the shit out of that mark with a blistering 36 second lap time. Think about that. 3 full seconds on a mid 30 second track. That isnt a beating, That is an absolute and total mauling. And what a car it is. the straightest cleanest 32 i have ever seen with the most detailed engine bay and mods you could wish for.

Is it any wonder the rear wheelers hate them so much. Even the evos and lancers were days away from the times the gtr was posting. The gtr deserves all the kudos and respect that those in the know bestow upon it and then some. GTR FTW

That GTR had about the value of that blue EVO in mods! Given a similar level of modding their performance would be the same

That GTR had about the value of that blue EVO in mods! Given a similar level of modding their performance would be the same

There were cars there that had as much or more coin poured in to them than the gtr too. They couldnt blow wind up its arse either.

There were cars there that had as much or more coin poured in to them than the gtr too. They couldnt blow wind up its arse either.

If Derek Pingle was still allowed to enter his chev from a few years ago there would have been problems :huh: With the brakes alone on that GTR being somewhere in the region of 10k I doubt there was many cars with more money spent on them!

If Derek Pingle was still allowed to enter his chev from a few years ago there would have been problems :huh: With the brakes alone on that GTR being somewhere in the region of 10k I doubt there was many cars with more money spent on them!

Moot point Andy. If my aunty had balls she would be my uncle. The gtr was there and blew everything else in to the weeds.

hmmm... these kinds of events interest me far more than the regular drag/drift events.

qld certainly does lack a fair bit of advertisement in this area. certainly something nsw and vic are very into.

motorkhanas, hill climbs, sprints, etc...

Moot point Andy. If my aunty had balls she would be my uncle. The gtr was there and blew everything else in to the weeds.

All Im saying is don't make it out do be what it isnt...that time nowhere near the record I think it is about 3 seconds faster than that . Im not having a go at you (As seems to be the style around here at the moment) just saying is all as the first post was misleading

hmmm... these kinds of events interest me far more than the regular drag/drift events.

qld certainly does lack a fair bit of advertisement in this area. certainly something nsw and vic are very into.

motorkhanas, hill climbs, sprints, etc...

It is an awesome event (sadly alot of the good cars were missing this year) but I am working in Gatton and didnt even get enough notice to get ready in time! Luckily now I know that a guy at my work is one of the organisers so next year I will be putting up a thread for entrants nice and early

All Im saying is don't make it out do be what it isnt...that time nowhere near the record I think it is about 3 seconds faster than that . Im not having a go at you (As seems to be the style around here at the moment) just saying is all as the first post was misleading

at no stage did i think you were. but there were cars there with far more bucks in them than the gtr. the hdt a9x for eg. still a 6/700 hp job today and as purpose built as any tintop can be. Ferarri was another.

Yes my first post was misleading but by accident only. i misread the blurb. But that gtr smoked it. I would give my left one to see a quicker run around that track. I am guessing it would have to be a well sorted awd porsche or similar to do it.

It is an awesome event (sadly alot of the good cars were missing this year) but I am working in Gatton and didnt even get enough notice to get ready in time! Luckily now I know that a guy at my work is one of the organisers so next year I will be putting up a thread for entrants nice and early

sweet... would be good to get SAu QLD back into cams licensing...

i'm sure another ex-gtr owner would definately be keen.

at no stage did i think you were. but there were cars there with far more bucks in them than the gtr. the hdt a9x for eg. still a 6/700 hp job today and as purpose built as any tintop can be. Ferarri was another.

Yes my first post was misleading but by accident only. i misread the blurb. But that gtr smoked it. I would give my left one to see a quicker run around that track. I am guessing it would have to be a well sorted awd porsche or similar to do it.

No probs mate. Pretty sure Derek Pingles RWD Chev Still holds the record

sweet... would be good to get SAu QLD back into cams licensing...

i'm sure another ex-gtr owner would definately be keen.

We wont be getting back into Cams licensing....I personally will just join SAU NSW to get my licence

We wont be getting back into Cams licensing....I personally will just join SAU NSW to get my licence

Pardon my ignorance andy but why would you join the nsw boys to get your license, Is it a prerequisite that you belong to a motoring org before they will issue said license??

Pardon my ignorance andy but why would you join the nsw boys to get your license, Is it a prerequisite that you belong to a motoring org before they will issue said license??

Yeah mate you need to be a member of a Cams affiliated club to have a CAMS licence

Here is an interesting site people http://www.short-circuit-motor-racing.com.au/scmsa_news.htm seems there is a few events like this within a couple of hours of Brisbane

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