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SAU Nickname: TurboX

Car Make and Model: Mitsubishi Starion JA 1982

Circuit Name: Sandown - 60's AMCC Murcott day

Lap time: 1:35

Modifications

Engine: Air to Liquid I/C - 14PSI Boost Hybrid Highflow Turbo

Power:150 RWK

Suspension: Nolathane bushes everywhere

Tyres:

Brakes:

Body weight: 1380

SAU Nickname: TurboX

Car Make and Model: Nissan Skyline GTS4 HR32 AUTO AWD

Circuit Name: Phillip Island - BMW day

Lap time: 2:04

Modifications

Engine: Highflow Turbo - 10PSI - K&N Afilter

Power: 140 RWKw

Suspension:

Tyres:

Brakes:

Body weight: 1500

"Best times in my car were:

Warren Luff: 43.4s

Paul Dumbrell: 44.5s

Snowman: 45.2s"

FWIW

Warren Luff. PCOTY Motor mag March 2005.

MX5 SE turbo.

Bilstien suspension, LSD(huge power down advantage at Winton.).

125kw

1.47.00 long track

Me in my wifes 98 MX5

Totally stock, open diff, knackered road tyres.

103kw

1.46.16 on my second lap in practice!!!

Priceless

I'm running a Calder driver training day in May, I'll try and get a short track time for you. I'll probably still have my car by then, been in the paper for sevaral weeks and no bites.

Started at $28g and dropping the price constantly and still no bites.

Series II 96, perfect condition, heaps of mods and 25g of receipts. Car has been totally rebuilt and no bites , go figure.

I'm running a Calder driver training day in May, .

How much do you charge for this as I could do with more track training.

NEVER too old to learn :D Won't catch Snowman, but should be fun trying.

The driver training day is at theis stage inhouse MX-5 Car club but if we have extra spaces i will post it in this forum late April. Would like to instruct eveyone but we have to have limits and obviously I have to help out those in the car club first.

Cost is usually around $150. If you are interested in this sort of thing, hook up with the alfa car club or Maserati clubs as they do several a year. Check the alfa site at www.alfaclubvic.net.au. They have a day at Winton in a few weeks. Neil Choi who organises these is a top bloke and very encouraging to newbies.

WRX club are very accomodating as several of you know, unsure what driver training days they organise but they are only to obliging to help out in practice sessions and give you an experienced driver to take you around.

Other option is to do a John Bowe Track dy. About $200-$250 but well worth it with one on one instructing with a V8 or Porsche cup driver.

James

  • 3 weeks later...

SAU Nickname: bullant47 (I am the son Ian)

Car: Nissan Skyline R33 GTS-t

Circuit: Eastern Creek

Lap Time: 1.52.52

Driver: Ian Bullivant

Timed by CAMS

Modifications: Power FC, HKS Step1 Cams, HKS adjustable exh cam timing gear, GCG High Flow Turbo, Split Ceramic coated dump with 3" exhaust, R34 Fuel Pump,R34 Intercooler, Sard Fuel Pressure Reg, Oil Cooler, Lightened flywheel.

Power: last dynotune made 230kw at the wheels (Dyno Dave). Two previous tunes by C&V made 260kw@tw. (missing 30kw somwhere?).

Suspension: Bilstein Shocks with Whiteline Springs, Whiteline Sway bars, Adjustable Caster Rods.

Tyres: Bridgestone RE55s

Brakes: Front DBA 4000 Sport Rotors Ferodo DS2500 Pads.

Rear Standard Rotors and Pads

Body Weight. Standard (Seats, Stereo, Fire Extinguisher, etc) in place.

Power: last dynotune made 230kw at the wheels (Dyno Dave). Two previous tunes by C&V made 260kw@tw. (missing 30kw somwhere?).

Bullant47 Dyno's can vary. Good to see you out amoungst it though. Hope to see you at the track in future, not a bad time.

nice time

those re55 are the good shit

:werd: pete..

thats a great time Ian, well done, and even better considering it was your first run there :D

good to see GTSTs continuing to hold the NSW records ;)

:werd: pete..

thats a great time Ian, well done, and even better considering it was your first run there :rofl:

good to see GTSTs continuing to hold the NSW records :)

Records for what? Beating GTR's thats not so hard he he.

To add to your data:

Paul SM, R33 GTS-T series 1

Bridgestone Potenza R55s (235x45's on 17"x8" rims)

Whiteline full suspension kit

3" engine pipe & 4" free flow exhaust, after market cat. conv.

boost adjusted to about 0.8 bar

DBA slotted front rotors, Bendix Ultimate pads front & rear

Eastern Creek 1:54.58 (Sep 04)

Oran Park GP 1:23.65 (Oct 04)

Wakefield 1:12.08 (Nov 04)

Wakefield 1:11.97 (Feb 05, with 1-way diff fitted but very hot day)

Haven't done OP South since I got the car but did a 52.56 in 2002 driving my '96 imported Integra Type R. The Skyline has improved on all its other times but I can't be sure it would be as nimble on the short circuit..

Oran Park  -  Grand Prix Circuit

Circuit Distance -  2.62km s

1. Fatz,  R33GTST  -  1:22/23sec

2. Fatz,  S13 Silvia  -  1:24sec

3. Duncan, Daewoo Lanos Race Series  - 1m32.7sec

4. Fatz,  R31 GTSX (RB20)  -  1:32sec

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Reference Lap Time:

- 1:16.80  , GT Production Subaru WRX STi

- 1:23.36, APCC Integra Type-R (Aus. Prod. Car Championship)

Oran Park  -  SHORT Circuit

Circuit Distance -  *.**km s

1. Boosted Zed, Z32 300ZX  -  48.36sec

2. Duncan ,  R32 GTR N  -  51.32sec

3. Fatz,  R32 GTR  -  0:51sec  

4. Fatz,  R33GTST  -  0:52sec

5. R33vit, R33 GTST  -  0:56.02sec  

6. Jimbo2000, R33 GTST  -  0:56.46sec

7. SW20-GT, MR2  -  56.83sec

8. Duncan, Daewoo Lanos Race Series - 56.87sec

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Records for what?  Beating GTR's thats not so hard he he.

I've let this slip along for a while, but what the heck, time to post up a comment.......

Our cars tend to be built for a particular class of racing as determined by the CAMS. This means restrictions on the modifications, ones that the Zed is not limited to. For example we run a control tyre in Improved Production (Yoko A032R) and we are not allowed to use non standard panels (eg; no carbon fibre bonnets). We could easily build a GTR that would wipe the floor with the Zed, but then we couldn't race it in any class. Actually we could, it would be a Sports Sedan, but it wouldn't be competitive with the tube frame chassis that are allowed in that chassis. So for us it would be a huge waste of time, effort and money.

Don't get me wrong, John and the boys do a good job with the Zed, full credit is due there. But you can't really compare a car not built to regulations ie; unrestricted mods, to cars built to class regulations. So until someone comes along with the same usage requirements as John, then it's not truly a contest.

:D

well.....I know that feeling well, if you think improved production is a pain try production cars (3E).

But there are plenty of GTRs out there that are being which arent being built to rules that should be able to compete, I just don't know where any of them are?

maybe too busy at photoshoots and not out on the track enough

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