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that be June:

http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/452502-2015-motorsport-championship/

hoping to have a GTR ready?

Or finally find out how slow the GTS-t is on a track .....

Them's fighting words!

Maybe you're right though, with those heavy cast D1Rs and all

that be June:

http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/452502-2015-motorsport-championship/

hoping to have a GTR ready?

Or finally find out how slow the GTS-t is on a track .....

GTS-T will hit the track before the GTR does

And if it's slow it'll be the driver, thing is reasonably well set up for a daily

would like to come to sandown, but got shit on :(

gloria off to Centreline Suspension for JDM treatment. i was surprised chris knew what was going on before i had even said anything "so we're going to need a lot of negative camber, and you dont mind if it exceeds 100mm ride height?"

GTS-T will hit the track before the GTR does

And if it's slow it'll be the driver, thing is reasonably well set up for a daily

take a lot to get a gts-t around a track quick,and if it a good daily then it's not there...just ask Simon.

dialing out the understeer of such a heavy motor at speed is very hard.

It's a manageable daily. There are much more friendly cars going about on the street, but people are surprised when they drive it how palatable it is for the power output and how quick it can be putted around mountain roads. I modified it with the intention to make it capable and retain some creature comfort - expensive process and ultimately a compromise for the street is usually a compromise at the track, yes, but even things like 0 camber for a street setup, tyre and brake pad choice...things I can easily change before a track day...make it a better daily driver.

Adjustable everywhere and poly bushes throughout, the KAAZ 1.5 way is wonderfully predictable and helps her to be tail happy when you want it to be, really helps with turn in at moderate to higher speeds and the opposite at lower. Granted I'm not doing 160km/h corners on the street, but it'll be interesting to see how the car goes nonetheless. I think the suspension would be the thing to hold it back given the struts sound a bit shot after years of Toorak Rd. If nothing else I still have a decent whack of power to make use of our long straights. Could always give a better driver a chance in it and see what they think.

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