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ive herd there a good street tyre wet and dry. i dont kno what to get just cos im on a tight budget, im after 235 45 r17's

they have 265 semi slicks on them atm, but i dont kno if they will fit under the guards, im not sure if i should get 2 more semi's and re use the 2 better semis

theres about 5mm tread left, and there a harder compound, do u think they will last?

there dunlop formula R's

personally i would rather a semi slick with less tread then a cheaper asian tyre. but thats me. how they would last depends on your driving but on that note like drift days they have dudes swapping tyres is anyone one coming out bringing that sort of set up?

This is a long shot....

But a couple our clients asked us to ask on their behalf for reserve entries.

1 x R34 GTR

1 x R35 GTR

All I can do is but ask ;)

To the rest of you guys, spend all your effort and monies working on the very best braking package you can for the day. Brakes are 100% critical at Mallala and need serious application to get 'in the zone'. Having 'lots' of experience at Mallala with Nissan brakes we are more than happy to lend some advice to anyone with questions :P

Thanks for the offer for your advice Martin. I'm certain anyone who's serious about their braking performance will be in contact with you. Appreciated. ;)

I've withdrawn from this track day, but I will get the Stagea out to the track this year. My thoughts were to retain the current calipers, but throw in a set of slotted rotors and a set of QFM pads for the front, leave the rears alone, and bleed thru fresh brake fluid. I'm more interested in improving the braking for day-to-day street use rather than fast lap times ... but will use a track day to measure how effective my brakes are. Whats your advice on what I've said above. PM me if you prefer.

;)

how is everyone else's preps going?

brake lines, oil change, alignment, and modding the fuel pickup* is all i have left to do. the rest is aesthetics. ha.

*tempted to just go surge tank and 044 to solve the issue permanently though.

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Thanks for the offer for your advice Martin. I'm certain anyone who's serious about their braking performance will be in contact with you. Appreciated. ;)

Hey no problems

What we need to remember is that Mallala is one of the hardest tracks on brakes in Australia, so not only do you need decent quality hardware in the brake department, you also need to manage them very carefully while at the track to stop the going into destructive wear mode. It doesnt matter how 'overspec' your brakes are either, with AP Racing 380mm rotors, Endless W003 endurance pads, and SRF through the system we still need to water inject the brakes and give them several cool down laps to keep performance optimum. My advice then is one warm up, two flying laps, and two cool down laps to manage your road brakes on the day :)

yeah good call.....probably explains why Aris drives a GT3 around Mallala and not a Skyline ;)

He mentioned that he could've gone for the ceramic brake package update when he bought it..........but would've had to sell another child for the extra cost unfortunately

Our braking problem is specific, and focused, stopping a 1:12 second car that weighs 1700kg on 380mm rotors that have their airflow shrouded by 18 inch rims. It doesnt get much more challenging than that from a brake engineers viewpoint ;)

The faster you go the harder (almost exponentially) it becomes on brakes :)

Hey Martin did u get my Pm about ecu choice?

I'll bring some tools to help out those ppl that need it ;)

Yes I did Luke....thought I responded though!

The choice is all yours. I dont like toom any aftermarket ECUs compared to factory, so Im not the right person to ask :)

Timing Gear

Ok this is where i get the count for the timing gear;

Aberax

Destroy

semislickR32

Tangles / writeoff (Share)

Scandyflick

BIT SUS

Krishy

So we need 5 more for it to be viable.

If you want to hire the timing gear for $42 let me know.

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