Sizzler Hr31 Returns To Oz.

[Roy]

Question is how strong were the JTCC M3s and Sierras? I doubt they were near the class of the ATCC/ETCC cars

[floody]

Question is how strong were the JTCC M3s and Sierras? I doubt they were near the class of the ATCC/ETCC cars

Oh, no doubt. I'm not arguing with you. It would make an interesting comparison anyway. Oftentimes Japanese race cars, just like Japanese drivers, get amazing reputations for what amounts to being big fish in a small pool.

[Roy]

I share the same suspicion re Japanese teams/cars and drivers. Too many gentlemen racers.

[Roy]

Some photos of recent 20th Birthday meeting for the RS500

[Jetwreck]

We need to see these RS500 hand granades out racing again!!!!!......f**k I miss the Group A days......How do we get rid of the V8 Shitbox series?.....isn't 15years enough?....who gives a shit if a Holden beats a Ford or visa versa?.....put some f**king variety into it!!!!!....If the Aussie shitbox's cannot keep up to the rest of the world then so be it.....every car has strengths and weakness', that's what Group A was about!!!!!

P.S. Or are the V8 shitbox's still sore that a Nissan(Datson) kicked the shit out of them???lol

[88silhouette]

just watching an old nissan motorsport clip i've got

Referring to Fred Gibson Motorsport, "Currently the team is exporting the Nissan Hollinger 6 speed gearbox, and other driveline components to Nismo for the Japanese Group A Team"

[djr81]

We need to see these RS500 hand granades out racing again!!!!!......f**k I miss the Group A days......How do we get rid of the V8 Shitbox series?.....isn't 15years enough?....who gives a shit if a Holden beats a Ford or visa versa?.....put some f**king variety into it!!!!!....If the Aussie shitbox's cannot keep up to the rest of the world then so be it.....every car has strengths and weakness', that's what Group A was about!!!!!

P.S. Or are the V8 shitbox's still sore that a Nissan(Datson) kicked the shit out of them???lol

If anyone watched the race from Winton on the weekend you would have seen the brief highlights from the '85 ATCC race. It was nice to actually see the drivers in the cars. Damn cars nowadays you can't see anything because the poor schmuck behind the wheel is sitting on the floor somewhere behind te B pillar.

[31GUN]

LOL Djr81

It's like little old ladies craning to see over the steering wheel.

How can you drive a car from the back seat?

Hooks

[Roy]

What the fark is going on? The only Gibson car that got sold off OS is i hear on a boat back to OZ!!! So the 1991 Bathurst winning car is planned to be making a return. I wonder if the GIO car and 91 car start to run whether Terry will get the 1992 Bathurst car out? I hope not. I would rather see a few more Sierras etc make a return and run with the R31a, i would hate to see the GTRs do to a class of racing what they did in the early 90s

Also the Listerine Sierra is im told been purcahsed by an Australian owner

[Jetwreck]

Shit that's scary.....that r32 is a pretty fast car isn't it??? It's one of the first ones so I don't think it has the same weight and turbo restrictions as Terry's and the GIO car.

And your right on the Sierra....I spoke to the guy other night i think....Didn't Daimon Hill dive that car?

P.S. I had better nail the starts and make the car VERY wide for Muscle Car....lol

Edited June 17, 2007 by Jetwreck

[Roy]

Shit that's scary.....that r32 is a pretty fast car isn't it??? It's one of the first ones so I don't think it has the same weight and turbo restrictions as Terry's and the GIO car.

And your right on the Sierra....I spoke to the guy other night i think....Didn't Daimon Hill dive that car?

P.S. I had better nail the starts and make the car VERY wide for Muscle Car....lol

LOL...its another one of the cars on my list of "When i win Powerball i will buy" cars...

Ex graham goode white 1988 listerine ford rs500 race car,

This is graham goodes own car from the 88 btcc season, ( white listerine sponcership)

Also ran in 89 by graham for the 89 btcc

In fai sponcership driven by sean walker and damon hill 96 f1 world champion,

Graham goode only built five sierra rs500 race cars and this car is one of four remaining today and the only sierra race car used by him to have ever been sold,

Sister car to mike newmans black listerine car ( which mike newman still owns )

Just undergone full rebuild and is once again back to its former glory,

Normal group a spec

Full group a original shell with the chassie tag ggr88 001

Getrag race box

9" Ford motorsport diff

Group a suspention

Ap group a brakes f&r

Air jacks

Original bag tank

Centre lock bbs split rim wheels

527 Bhp engine

Lots of one off manufactured parts by graham goode,

Loads of new parts fitted like new pads alround new cluch all master cylinders replaced, original group a bag tank re-done

Eight month rebuild with much care taken to keep it as original as possible,

Very rare chance to get a original ex btcc sieera with this much history.

And the only group a sierra with known ex f1 world championship driver history ( damon hill )! Its all on the btcc videos! And reference to this car is on the grahamgoode web site.

Car is going thought the last stage of restoration and will be available in three to four weeks time

[FineLine]

What i really want to know is does anyone have the history of the Win Percy/Allan Grice R31 that was run in the UK in 88? I have looked everywhere and spoken to lots of people. Short of an acquaintance that speaks with percy from time to time regarding some histpric tarmac stuff....i have no idea on where to start to track down the car. All i know is its a Nismo car out of Japan as opposed to the Gibson cars that always were quickly developed using local gear and know how (LOL, so probably slower)

Could it be the car mentioned in this thread Roy?

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=172649

[31GUN]

That GT-R would be chassis #1.

Got a long history that car, won a shitload of races.

Hooks

[R31Nismoid]

HR's have long excited me.

All these pics, vids are exciting me even more.

Farked if i'll be able to sleep tonight.

I honestly wish i remember the group A more than i do

I was not of age back in those days, i really really wish that i was as the HR's ive loved since i first saw one (and purchased it) hehe

[Roy]

If you like the HRs so much, why have you put a pooftahs RB26 in yours?

[R31Nismoid]

haha, because while the RB20's sounds sweet and looks like great fun at the track in race prepped cars..

They arent a lot of fun for anything else that i use my car for

[Roy]

An R31 GTS-R without an RB20! Breaks my heart

[Roy]

[88silhouette]

yup some good vids there troy!

[Roy]