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I competed yesterday in the first of 2007 Auto Salon Circuit Battle's at Wakefield. Not ideal conditons for traction as moist air and cold at 15c tops and cloudy. My best was 1 min 6.18 which was third. Giant on SAU came first in his R32 GTR did an amazing 1 min 4.1 something and second was turbo MX5. John Boston Pro driver at the end of the day in my car did a 1 min 4.98. Awesome line up of cars.

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nice work cardigan man! 1:06 is spot on what you were aiming for. giant is an animal, must be all those go fast bits you've sold him! perhaps a few more GTR bits into your zed and it will go even quicker. even more surprising is that you are only 1 second slower than the pro driver, he must have been having an off day.. hehehe. you know i love you. i joke out of love.

damn. ive got some work to do!!!!! thats an awsome time

I think the MX5 did a 1 min 5.33.

Interesting to note John Boston in my zed was in 2nd at the fish hook corner when I am in third, and he does not change to fourth until well around the next right where I am in fourth before the right hander as I short shift. So clearly I need to rev the ring out of the boat. With this change of driving and a few changes we are making to set up to correct a little understeer and a few other tricks we will be faster for the next one which is 24th May. Might get the cardigan out for this event and might be hard for all to beat their times as a fair bit colder at that time of year and not so good for traction, especially with less than a lap to warm up tyres, and even then not good for grip being so cold. Also a dog box would prob give me a half to a second quicker time I suspect which Giant GTR has. I might run funny fuel like Giant did which will give me a lot more power.

If Giant and that pesky MX5 stand still in development I might be in for a chance of the title. Maybe some driving lessons too.

This event is hotting up to be a beauty as lots of tough cars, not bling cars. Geoff from SSS was at this event in his R32 GTR race car which competes in Improved Production series which have to run restrictors in front of the turbo's which he did not have time to remove and re tune and was not far behind my time. If he sets his car up right also a contender.

By the way the MX5 ran into my rear right quarter trying to over take me coming down the hill on the fast right hander on my first lap in practice. Wrong place to try and overtake. Only minor damage to both cars, although he came off second best, little thing hitting barge arse.

By the way the MX5 ran into my rear right quarter trying to over take me coming down the hill on the fast right hander on my first lap in practice. Wrong place to try and overtake. Only minor damage to both cars, although he came off second best, little thing hitting barge arse.

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Anyone got spec's on this 'Giant' car?

Hey guys,

that was a good weekend, yes Mark was doing the driving and drove well too.

it was pretty cool watching mark and john come down the front straight, two ten second cars racing for the kink is pretty exciting!!

some very nice cars and great driving displayed, and not one DNF.

good fun

cheers russ

P.S anyone know what the track record on semi slick's is??

it's a bit hard to compare as most the classes for production cars but with fairly free engine and gearbox rules don't run road tyres, they run slicks. and the records list doesn't state what tyres any of those records are. something like prod sports, or nations cup etc is kind of there i guess, but again they all run slicks which would be a fair advantage.

ill be back with the silvia to knock up a few DNF's

i rule at spinning off that track

fatz you are the best. Liven up any track day too. DNF bring that $50 Corsair for back up.

Giant, unreal time you have got to be pleased with that rediculous fast time, I hope you will settle for this and let others get nearer. What was the time 1 min 4.1...?

Zed runs around 320rwkw for track and now with boost button which was around 370rwkw and 450rwkw drags on funny fuel. Might dig the wallet out and through some funnyfuel for next circuit battle. it is a long way to come Mark and Rus might stay home for the next one?????? Yes all at Wakefield. I believe three and a final at end of the year.

R31Nismoid not using the gear box what is he doing then, or prob did not have early last year??? That box sounds sweet on the straight sounds like one gear. I am still saving up for mine as big dollar.

Check out the wing pumpin.

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