Drag Session @ AIR & Meet

[Cubes]

In a couple of months who would be interested in heading down to AIR to get a few times?

I am ...

I have a funny feeling that whatsisname would be keen??

[whatsisname]

:lol: :uh-huh: :uh-huh: :uh-huh:

[Drift Spec]

Im in!!!

Now that i have my Razo gear nob gear shifting much better .

[Cubes]

QUOTE Drift Spec:

Im in!!!

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lol... I'd be keen for everything if i had just received my car also.

Come to think of it I still am.

[Drift Spec]

hehe u got it in 1

[grepin]

I havent had my car on the strip and by then I will have my OS Giken fitted. If there is a group going to do it and prepared to give pointers. Its about time I have a go.

Greg.

[Guest sir_GTR]

umm where is it?

cost $$ to run?

helmet? (like the Japs)

would I get to 180km/hr or more during the run?

(still have my speed limiter)

:P

[Guest sir_GTR]

Thnx Matt

umm to be honest I haven't really stretched my car beyond 3rd gear yet :confused:

all my runs with other cars have been from standing starts and i usually ease my pedal well after 2nd gear (around 120k+/hr) ...never really hit 3rd gear (too afraid of speeding fines)

So i dont really know how fast i can get to with my 3rd before changing to 4th...Will i get to 4th gear with the 1/4 mile run?

sorry for so many *newbie* questions :bonk:

[whatsisname]

Andy,

Adelaide International Raceway is straight up Port Wakefield Rd heading out of town, you can't miss it on the left hand side.

It's ~$50 to run all up, for as many runs as you can fit in.

Yep you need an ADR approved helmet, & you must wear long pants/long sleeved shirt.

180km/h is ~111.85mph, which is a good enough terminal speed (TS) to run into the 12's with decent traction.

You probably won't hit the limiter before the finish line but you "may" before your terminal speed is read.

TS is an average of the last 30' of track before the line & 30' past the line (I think?) so your elapsed time (ET) won't be effected but if your going quick enough you "may" hit the limiter after the line in that 30' during the TS reading. Hope that made sense

On my last run (Nov01) I ran 13.1 @ 109.5, & from memory I backed off just after the line doing well over 180km/h, I probably would've got a higher TS if I'd kept my boot into it a touch longer

My car when stock (or close too) hit the limiter @ ~190+km/h so I think you'll be fine

[boosted32]

I reckon I could take the red car in a couple of months... could be interesting... wheelspin the whole track :lol: will definitely need wider tyres.

[whatsisname]

WTF? How did my post end up after yours Andy? Oh well never mind:)

Fire away with the questions mate I'm happy to help if possible

Yeah you'll need 4th just before the line, unless the 8k rev range of the RB26DETT can get you over the line in 3rd? It might be worth asking the GT-R guys who drag race their GT-R.

All,

Something to keep in mind for drag strip first timers. The AIR drag strip is totally different to launch on compared to the average set of lights! You'll need more rev's off the line @ AIR or you "will" bog down badly It's a huge shock to feel how quickly your car takes off (or feels like it is) on a grippy VHT prepped surface Big rev' launches also put more strain on the drive train due to the lack of wheel spin that a road surface would normally reduce!

[Bugalugs]

I thought thats how you drive the car everywhere Matt(big rev launches).

[whatsisname]

Yeah mate, but I don't launch until I'm doing ~60km/h :burnout:

[Chris32]

Is anyone still going to the street drags this weekend, as there is a rumour that a workshop built 9sec GTR is going to run? Wouldn't mind catching up and meeting some of you,

Chris

[Bugalugs]

hmmm,that GTR maybe there this weekend but it depends if they get it back together in time.

[Chris32]

Does anyone know which workshop GTR will be there? How many people are going to be attending?

[Bugalugs]

Hey Guys,after going to the drags sunday i was thinking that we should go to the next meet where hopefully Johns R33 GTR will be there to crack the 9`s.We can be like the support racing to the main event.We can go out and have some fun aswell as support John to hopefully a record run.

We`ll have the best tuners in Adelaide(TILBROOKS) out there so we can nag em(only joking Martin).

LETS GET AS MANY SKYLINES OUT THERE AS POSSIBLE.

I have atleast 3 CAMS/ADR approved helmets that i can loan.

all i want to know is when is the next meet?

Matt

[Guest sir_GTR]

bugs...arrr i know the helmets... are they the yellow ones you had for your bikes in highschool?

[Chris32]

I'd be up for that. I think that from memory that the street meets are on the first weekend of every month. It would be cool to get a dozen or so Skylines out there. Now I just have to get my clutch sorted.

Chris

[Cubes]

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