For All You Prima Donna Race Car Drivers’ Out There Like Me

[padey]

I hit Eastern Creek last Wednesday to get a few quick laps in before I stick in Sk's R32 GTR group buy. I thought I would be good to get a base time so I could see the improvment and also get some more laps under my belt.

Anyway I rolled of what I though was a decent time in my car: 1:55. I mean my car is not big car, power or suspension, by anyone's standard so I was content. Over the weekend I pulled out an old copy of Wheels magazine (May 1991) and found an article where they compared 4 cars around eastern creek, one of them being a R32 GTR. Short story is the GTR beat the M5, NSX, Ferrari 348 and Porsche Carrera 4 around the track and through various simulated driving tests.

The interesting thing for wantbe-weekend-warrior-trackday-prima-donnas' like me is that the driver, Kevin Bartlett, in the stock GTR with street rubber rattled off a 1:56sec lap. Just go to show you what good driving can do in a good car!!!!

ATM i'll keep the training wheels on.