996tnz

Battling on and off track, but still aiming to be the only single car 2K Cup team to finish.

Garry D

Thanks Pel , what are they like as a road tyre ? they should be good in the wet
by look of them , what's the road noise , comfort like ?

Cheers

Pel

Good, never considered road noise with them fitted. Not sure about ride, same as the bridgestones beforehand. Soft compared to GT3 tyre obviously, definitely a road tyre. Had a quick look at tire rack, price aside, I would prefer the T1R to the Firestone or BF Goodrich option.

Garry D

Sounds like a good option , I'm keen to get them as mine are now 10 years old
and well past there best .

John McM

Light refurb post updated for new parts arrival. Some pics

John McM

Brain fade time. How does original fit with Duck tail? It doesn't, yet I couldn't resist picking this up off Trademe. Last fitted to a 1977 Carrera 3.0

996tnz

Nice kit John, particularly liking that mint gearknob and the ducktail. Been trying to get hold of you for a few days BTW but just keeps going straight to voicemail. I take it you're in the back of beyond? Drop me a line when you come across a phone thanks.

John McM

I'm in Sydney and on an Aussie SIM as roaming costs are outrageous so not checking the NZ number until I get back in a couple of weeks. Email is best until then.

I'm waiting on your fuel costs to sort out the Dunlop 800 cross holding etc. Please update those on the RSG site. I think I have everyone else's there. Also please put any other expenses there e.g. BB2 engine costs.

nzskater

I found roaming in Aus surprisingly cheap when I was in Melbourne a couple of months ago?

993 Targa

That's what I was thinking, it's not too bad on Vodafone. Especially if you only use it once every couple of days or so.

John McM

Optus prepay is 500mb per day for $2. You can double down on the same day for another 500mb. After that they get snarky.

That compares to roaming packages for $19 for seven days that include the same data plus texts and minutes. I rarely use my phone to ring someone so the data allowance is everything, especially as many people have FB messenger or message in the iPhone.

In a similar vein, for those of you wondering what has happened to this thread, the inane posts have moved to FB. It's much easier to post pics etc there.

cliffjumper

liking that avatar photo nzskater, do you have a bigger version uploaded?

996tnz

Sure, and my normal email account is working again for sending now. Or text/email me your aussie number?

Will do John. The 800 was BB2's first proper test of her mill so was good to see her strong on that front.

996tnz

Just came across a simple online tester to see how your reaction time compares against other drivers of various ages.

Even has the steering wheel on the right side for us NZers:



Find it here: https://www.justpark.com/creative/reaction-time-test/

Scroll down to check how your score compares, and do shout out if you find you're inhuman!

The below shows the effect of a 670ms 'thinking' time on dry stopping distance (ie probably a 470ms reaction time + 200ms foot transfer time if not a left foot braker) Of course someone limit braking a Porsche would almost halve the shown braking distance - in which case reaction time makes a proportionately larger contribution to stopping distance - but it gives some idea of the effects:

nzskater

Thanks. I quite like it as well!!
https://goo.gl/photos/AB7wYihP4YbrK8Vp8