Any Rennlisters from New Zealand?
07-09-2014 | 04:19 AM
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Orange helmets are designed for offshore boat racing.
I use ebay for most purchases like this. First I would try Mark at FD Motorsport. He has accounts with lots of suppliers and I often just go shopping on ebay then send him a screenshot of my shopping cart and he often sources it all cheaper than I can get it (wholesale price plus small margin vs retail margin). He then consolidates the stuff and sends it to me USPS (very cheap and usually takes 7 days)....
I use ebay for most purchases like this. First I would try Mark at FD Motorsport. He has accounts with lots of suppliers and I often just go shopping on ebay then send him a screenshot of my shopping cart and he often sources it all cheaper than I can get it (wholesale price plus small margin vs retail margin). He then consolidates the stuff and sends it to me USPS (very cheap and usually takes 7 days)....
07-09-2014 | 04:21 AM
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Doug - here is my spin on it. If you have 2 cars for yourself(not family) then I would keep one exclusively for track AND targa and the other for DD and touring. Whereas you are saying boxter will do targa tour. The reason for my different view is that although Targa Tour is a bit like touring it is more hard out and inevitably you will want brake and tyre upgrades as well as potentially some suspension. Keeping 2 cars for this means accelerated wear and maintenance on both like gearbox etc which will get heavy on the budget sooner or later and this is money that can be spent wisely n other things. The beater is a great idea and fun but you all can circulate the track in your existing cars so going 20%-30% slower isn't going to teach you much. That then means racing the beater in 2k. So got to step up to this. I still think that racing karts for a year will teach you more about racing faster. Kart racing is closer, year round, wet , dry, 5 or 6 heats (races ) per day so the skills get honed faster and because fields are tight there will always be someone in front and someone behind. I am still betting that the boys that do the July day will be blown away with the intensity of the experience. Secondly the best thing about multiple car ownership is to have cars that are different. The Boxster achieves that in being convertible. I still miss my one used as a DD. I used the top down much more than I thought even in wellywood. specialized cars but in different segments - that is the message both Chris B an I gave John when we had dinner in welly a couple of weeks ago. 3 Pcars and not one of them hard out enough!! selling the 996 is a big opportunity for him haha. He's gonna buy a Kart after July ... and the spare cash buys a lot of racing and trackdays in Karts, beater and 964
Now there's a thought Paul. Just need to find lots of lazy dough.
07-09-2014 | 04:27 AM
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Failing that try Winecountry motorsport. they have branches on east and west coast. I got my Sparco three layer M5 classic race suit through them - they often have specials - I think it was about $699 on special.
http://www.winecountrymotorsports.com/
http://www.winecountrymotorsports.com/
07-09-2014 | 07:09 AM
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My predictions for the next round of BB lap times...
Matt G: Disappears with his girlfriend for a camping trip to "test the suspension", returns satisfied. Lap time: one weekend.
Macca: Sneaks BB off to CCS for a quick check over. Much, much later, it has a completely new suspension setup, bigger brakes, a rebuilt gearbox and is 90kg lighter. Lap time: 130 hours.
Doug: Decides to use his warm-up lap for a brief tour of most of the North Island with his wife. Lap time: 2 weeks.
Paul: Is disappointed with the handling (gets all misty-eyed about his old C3) and ends up driving BB in reverse to get the rear-engine/RWD experience. Still manages to post an extremely impressive lap time: 1:27.9. BB however develops a nervous twitch afterwards and won't start when Paul is around.
Dave: Takes BB to Pirongia for a little work (ground-up rebuild, orange repaint, bigger engine). Unfortunately he gets pulled over because he's obviously a boy racer up to no good. Lap time: 300 hours community service.
Matt G: Disappears with his girlfriend for a camping trip to "test the suspension", returns satisfied. Lap time: one weekend.
Macca: Sneaks BB off to CCS for a quick check over. Much, much later, it has a completely new suspension setup, bigger brakes, a rebuilt gearbox and is 90kg lighter. Lap time: 130 hours.
Doug: Decides to use his warm-up lap for a brief tour of most of the North Island with his wife. Lap time: 2 weeks.
Paul: Is disappointed with the handling (gets all misty-eyed about his old C3) and ends up driving BB in reverse to get the rear-engine/RWD experience. Still manages to post an extremely impressive lap time: 1:27.9. BB however develops a nervous twitch afterwards and won't start when Paul is around.
Dave: Takes BB to Pirongia for a little work (ground-up rebuild, orange repaint, bigger engine). Unfortunately he gets pulled over because he's obviously a boy racer up to no good. Lap time: 300 hours community service.
07-09-2014 | 08:04 AM
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My predictions for the next round of BB lap times...
Matt G: Disappears with his girlfriend for a camping trip to "test the suspension", returns satisfied. Lap time: one weekend.
Macca: Sneaks BB off to CCS for a quick check over. Much, much later, it has a completely new suspension setup, bigger brakes, a rebuilt gearbox and is 90kg lighter. Lap time: 130 hours.
Doug: Decides to use his warm-up lap for a brief tour of most of the North Island with his wife. Lap time: 2 weeks.
Paul: Is disappointed with the handling (gets all misty-eyed about his old C3) and ends up driving BB in reverse to get the rear-engine/RWD experience. Still manages to post an extremely impressive lap time: 1:27.9. BB however develops a nervous twitch afterwards and won't start when Paul is around.
Dave: Takes BB to Pirongia for a little work (ground-up rebuild, orange repaint, bigger engine). Unfortunately he gets pulled over because he's obviously a boy racer up to no good. Lap time: 300 hours community service.
Matt G: Disappears with his girlfriend for a camping trip to "test the suspension", returns satisfied. Lap time: one weekend.
Macca: Sneaks BB off to CCS for a quick check over. Much, much later, it has a completely new suspension setup, bigger brakes, a rebuilt gearbox and is 90kg lighter. Lap time: 130 hours.
Doug: Decides to use his warm-up lap for a brief tour of most of the North Island with his wife. Lap time: 2 weeks.
Paul: Is disappointed with the handling (gets all misty-eyed about his old C3) and ends up driving BB in reverse to get the rear-engine/RWD experience. Still manages to post an extremely impressive lap time: 1:27.9. BB however develops a nervous twitch afterwards and won't start when Paul is around.
Dave: Takes BB to Pirongia for a little work (ground-up rebuild, orange repaint, bigger engine). Unfortunately he gets pulled over because he's obviously a boy racer up to no good. Lap time: 300 hours community service.
07-09-2014 | 08:37 AM
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My predictions for the next round of BB lap times...
Matt G: Disappears with his girlfriend for a camping trip to "test the suspension", returns satisfied. Lap time: one weekend.
Macca: Sneaks BB off to CCS for a quick check over. Much, much later, it has a completely new suspension setup, bigger brakes, a rebuilt gearbox and is 90kg lighter. Lap time: 130 hours.
Doug: Decides to use his warm-up lap for a brief tour of most of the North Island with his wife. Lap time: 2 weeks.
Paul: Is disappointed with the handling (gets all misty-eyed about his old C3) and ends up driving BB in reverse to get the rear-engine/RWD experience. Still manages to post an extremely impressive lap time: 1:27.9. BB however develops a nervous twitch afterwards and won't start when Paul is around.
Dave: Takes BB to Pirongia for a little work (ground-up rebuild, orange repaint, bigger engine). Unfortunately he gets pulled over because he's obviously a boy racer up to no good. Lap time: 300 hours community service.
Matt G: Disappears with his girlfriend for a camping trip to "test the suspension", returns satisfied. Lap time: one weekend.
Macca: Sneaks BB off to CCS for a quick check over. Much, much later, it has a completely new suspension setup, bigger brakes, a rebuilt gearbox and is 90kg lighter. Lap time: 130 hours.
Doug: Decides to use his warm-up lap for a brief tour of most of the North Island with his wife. Lap time: 2 weeks.
Paul: Is disappointed with the handling (gets all misty-eyed about his old C3) and ends up driving BB in reverse to get the rear-engine/RWD experience. Still manages to post an extremely impressive lap time: 1:27.9. BB however develops a nervous twitch afterwards and won't start when Paul is around.
Dave: Takes BB to Pirongia for a little work (ground-up rebuild, orange repaint, bigger engine). Unfortunately he gets pulled over because he's obviously a boy racer up to no good. Lap time: 300 hours community service.
Be interested on your thoughts about John and Pete??
07-09-2014 | 07:26 PM
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Chicane Racewear in Penrose http://www.chicane.co.nz/products.asp?CategoryID=9. Ring Shane before visiting on Saturdays.
Make sure you get one with Hans holes. If you buy the Necksgen posts for $138 then you can use my Necksgen with BB without doing the full $700 cost of the system
Btw I bought the GT37.
Make sure you get one with Hans holes. If you buy the Necksgen posts for $138 then you can use my Necksgen with BB without doing the full $700 cost of the system
Btw I bought the GT37.
nobody seems to have leapt at your little addendum on the above..
07-09-2014 | 07:29 PM
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My predictions for the next round of BB lap times...
Matt G: Disappears with his girlfriend for a camping trip to "test the suspension", returns satisfied. Lap time: one weekend.
Macca: Sneaks BB off to CCS for a quick check over. Much, much later, it has a completely new suspension setup, bigger brakes, a rebuilt gearbox and is 90kg lighter. Lap time: 130 hours.
Doug: Decides to use his warm-up lap for a brief tour of most of the North Island with his wife. Lap time: 2 weeks.
Paul: Is disappointed with the handling (gets all misty-eyed about his old C3) and ends up driving BB in reverse to get the rear-engine/RWD experience. Still manages to post an extremely impressive lap time: 1:27.9. BB however develops a nervous twitch afterwards and won't start when Paul is around.
Dave: Takes BB to Pirongia for a little work (ground-up rebuild, orange repaint, bigger engine). Unfortunately he gets pulled over because he's obviously a boy racer up to no good. Lap time: 300 hours community service.
Matt G: Disappears with his girlfriend for a camping trip to "test the suspension", returns satisfied. Lap time: one weekend.
Macca: Sneaks BB off to CCS for a quick check over. Much, much later, it has a completely new suspension setup, bigger brakes, a rebuilt gearbox and is 90kg lighter. Lap time: 130 hours.
Doug: Decides to use his warm-up lap for a brief tour of most of the North Island with his wife. Lap time: 2 weeks.
Paul: Is disappointed with the handling (gets all misty-eyed about his old C3) and ends up driving BB in reverse to get the rear-engine/RWD experience. Still manages to post an extremely impressive lap time: 1:27.9. BB however develops a nervous twitch afterwards and won't start when Paul is around.
Dave: Takes BB to Pirongia for a little work (ground-up rebuild, orange repaint, bigger engine). Unfortunately he gets pulled over because he's obviously a boy racer up to no good. Lap time: 300 hours community service.
07-09-2014 | 08:29 PM
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