gt38088

I have Arrow 3 piece wheels with the centres (but not the rims) painted. They have lasted very well with no chipping of flaking but were built and painted from new so prep easier. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.

I can see a couple of stone dings but they haven't got worse/ bigger with time

gt38088

....on the fraser.

Macca

Their GT4 is pretty cool, cost effective for international series too...

Macca

Here is the rest of the pics of the 991 RS

Macca

Graeme. The Movit rotors are expensive one up at 12K USD a set (these are 410mm front and 400mm rear!. The rotors are made by Surface Transformations and should last up to 50 track days. They can be refurbished for around 2.5K USD a set and this may be done 4-5 times before they need replacing. The set with calipers and pads cost 25K USD before shipping and GST, installations etc. Obviously they made smaller set ups for different cars. For a 996 GT3 type set up I think you are looking around 18,000 USD.

There is some good discussion on all of this here: https://rennlist.com/forums/997-gt2-g...s-details.html

Macca

Great video Pel. Great concept and cars that have been proven now for a number of years including the business model. Else how would Laurence afford his own Euro-coptor?

I encourage folk on here to take a look at this video. Is their a market for the Ginetta series in NZ do you think? 50K NZD for a car and a season of racing?

gt38088

Agree cool vid. I think K. Quinn used to drive a Ginetta in the Aussie GT series.

gt38088

so the rotors not too bad actually its the calipers ad pads that are killer.
I am thinking that I will upgrade the rotors on the Targa car as I often end up having to skim which means that the future propensity to heat soak and distort is greater. The problem on Targa is waiting for times at end of stage, sometimes not a flat road and having to apply brake. I try to keep the rotors moving a bit but obviously not entirely successful.

Macca

Graeme. Racing Brakes.com may offer you a CCB unit to your size and requirement.

If you are building a track car and need a CCB solution there is a very cost effective solution from Brembo. They are actual Z06 brakes from the latest US muscle car, specced as standard on one of the cars specs 390mm front and 360mm rear and teh whole set with calipers and pads is around 9K USD. Pretty sure Bracebrakescom stock them and can adapt them to multiple uses.

Macca

Here they are. C6 ZR1 set up - these things are dirt cheap for a full CCB set up.

gt38088

just looked at the spec. 350-370 hp and 1080kg means plenty fast. paddle shift etc.

I must say I hadn't considered carbon. was just thinking a higher quality rotor and maybe caliper for front

Macca

Graeme here is the link to the A1 brake package. The rotors sell in US for 1400 USD each. Very cost effective solution if you can amend your current calipers to work with them. Otherwise you can buy the calipers too (I think another 2800 USD a set of 4). These are monster brakes which will last a long time. Its a common upgrade for many models of cars now - it seem chevy must have negotiated very hard for volume pricing on these when building their new cars...

http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/...inquiry-6.html

kiwi 911

Thanks for posting the link Pel, it's the the right approach to gentlemen's racing, just not enough kiwi's to make it happen?

Thinking about it, we do the same with Toyota Race Series?

Macca

Paul. I think the difference is the Ginetta series is a bit more cost effective than the 86 series from teh get go and provides a path through various classes up to Gt4 + GT3 and later Lemans spec racing LMP1 etc to transition. The base series 40 cars are very good for learning track craft (light, non ABS, MT, non assisted systems etc) and as you progress the cars start to get quicker and more technical (sequential, lather HP, adjustable boas ABS etc). Ginetta are currently competitive at GT4 level in Europe and teh factory teams well backed so the cars are the real deal.

What appeals to me is the grass roots nature of the Ginetta business model and the effective cost base, with used car resales essentially feeding a pool of next year talent cost effectively.

Its a shame someone like Tony Quinn doesn't approach Ginetta and look to make this a NZ/Au franchise. Not only can the business model be profitable for him, but it also gives him a leg into GT4 and another product to promote which will enable his tracks. Its also much more grass roots and fits better with Kiwi budgets and ethos and I suspect same in Australia, rather than GT3 and other classes where big $$$$ are required to run Lambo, Ferrari, Porsche and other marques competitively...

gt38088

https://racecarsdirect.com/Advert/De...inetta-g50-gt4

sold now but looks real cheap for a gt4 car