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pooski

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A while back i posted a thread asking for feedback on whether i would be able to beat my mates R8 Clubsport, 2000 model with my R33 gtst. Heaps of people replied with the general concessus being that it was going to be a close one.

Well we took them down to Caulder Part on Friday night and i am sad to say he beat me by half a second. We didnt get to run side by side, but we compared times, and his best was 14 flat, with mine being 14.5. The slow times can be put down to 2 things i think, 1: It was our first time drag racing and 2: His car is an Auto.

My car has 3.5" exhaust, POD, Boost controller, 235mm tyres, and is lowered.

His has the Exhaust done, diff ratios changed, and his computer reprogrammed.

So to sum up i just wanted to post the results for anyone who was interested, and give a couple of excuses as to why i bought shame to my fellow skyline drivers. Just thought i should also mention that my best time was on my second run, with low boost (8 psi). All my runst with high boost (11 psi) were slower with stupid amounts of wheelspin.

The Verdict: I recon the cars are wbout the same speed, with the Clubby being slightly faster at top end, but i am shit driver (only been driving manual for 3 months), so thats why he had half a second.

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SKYLINED

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i just drove a modded VX 300KW Clubby, feel a lot of torque in them, but the acceleration isnt what i thought it would be. I.e You can feel the weight.

Then sat back in the line, ahhh felt like i was at home again! MUCH BETTER!

When u drive the clubsport, feels like u r in the car

With the line, feels like u r a part of it

Bah, dont worry too much, practice those launches, and invest in some pineapples- next time he mighn't be so lucky!!!

Kaido_RR Grand Master

Kaido_RR

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hey bad luck pooski, the hsv arn't a bad car, same goes for the line. keep tring im sure you can get your car into the 13second (i think you just need alittle practies at racing as this was your 1st time)

would have through the hsv would have been able to pull alittle quicker, hsv r alittle heavy like SKYLINED said so just keep tring and u should be able to match and beat him?

P.s did your friend shift his auto like a man? or did he press the Sport (power) button the holdens have? also it would be nice to know wat diff ratio he went with

rev210 Grand Master

rev210

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The comodore was faster and thats the end of it till you have another go.

I'm sure it was all good fun and you will get better with practice too.

Excuses don't win you any races. However to listen to some skyline owners you would think they certainly believe it does.

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Morgs

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The comodore was faster and thats the end of it till you have another go.

I'm sure it was all good fun and you will get better with practice too.

Excuses don't win you any races. However to listen to some skyline owners you would think they certainly believe it does.

:D

Good on you for telling it as it is.

Merli Grand Master

Merli

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Forget the ETs, you obviously need launching practice (judging by your excessive wheelspin off the line)... The ETs are not indicative of which car is faster.

Post up the terminal speeds of both cars and the 60' footers for us :D

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