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03-04-2014, 05:47 PM
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As some will know that's my car. As I'm based in Napier I haven't experienced it first hand yet, however Tony from CCS got it warmed up this evening and then called me and played the "music" through the phone.
Apparently it will set off car alarms in cars that don't even have an alarm!
My old GT3 had a noisy exhaust and in Taupo I was told it was too loud to go on track. It would seem the CGT to will most likely break all the rules.
Can't wait to get it back to Napier. Next week it gets wrapped a gloss black.
Apparently it will set off car alarms in cars that don't even have an alarm!
My old GT3 had a noisy exhaust and in Taupo I was told it was too loud to go on track. It would seem the CGT to will most likely break all the rules.
Can't wait to get it back to Napier. Next week it gets wrapped a gloss black.
I think you need to tell us all when you will be starting it up at CCS so we can come see!
03-04-2014, 06:02 PM
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What exhaust are you putting on there, or just going straight through? It will be interesting to see how the wrap goes, I'm thinking of doing something similar soon (not on nearly as nice a car though!).
I think you need to tell us all when you will be starting it up at CCS so we can come see!
I think you need to tell us all when you will be starting it up at CCS so we can come see!
03-04-2014, 06:56 PM
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03-04-2014, 07:04 PM
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On a non-CGT grovelling note, I'd like some advice from the keen trackdayers/racers here.
I am planning on buying a trackday car that I can move into racing with and have narrowed it to 3 options (I think, I always change my mind)
1. E36 320i BMW, start it out in 2k Cup before building everything up to be ready for the BMW Open 2L class. Upside here is that it's cheap to begin with and eligible for a cheap series, the 2k Cup. Downside is once it's a 2L class car it will be a more expensive series and have cost me a bit and still be pretty slow really.
2. E36 M3, skip the 2k Cup, go for track days building it up for BMW Open. Upside here is it will be a much quicker car and better base package, downside is I'm competing against the big boys with the big budgets then.
3. 944. I really do like my Porsche's and the race series would be quite fun to enter. Upside is the base package is quick and I'd be competing alongside GTRNZ which I can convince a friend to enter. Downside is once again budgets are a fair bit higher and I'm not sure about 944 parts availability versus the world of choices for E36s. Also I can only seem to find left hand drive S2s for sale and I'm not sure how good that would be for occasional road use and even on the track since I'm not used to it.
Obviously the cheapest option is to buy someone's pre-built race car (this one any good? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=695313020) but first;y I'm earning the money as I'd spend it and secondly I think I would enjoy building up a car as much as I would racing it.
I am planning on buying a trackday car that I can move into racing with and have narrowed it to 3 options (I think, I always change my mind)
1. E36 320i BMW, start it out in 2k Cup before building everything up to be ready for the BMW Open 2L class. Upside here is that it's cheap to begin with and eligible for a cheap series, the 2k Cup. Downside is once it's a 2L class car it will be a more expensive series and have cost me a bit and still be pretty slow really.
2. E36 M3, skip the 2k Cup, go for track days building it up for BMW Open. Upside here is it will be a much quicker car and better base package, downside is I'm competing against the big boys with the big budgets then.
3. 944. I really do like my Porsche's and the race series would be quite fun to enter. Upside is the base package is quick and I'd be competing alongside GTRNZ which I can convince a friend to enter. Downside is once again budgets are a fair bit higher and I'm not sure about 944 parts availability versus the world of choices for E36s. Also I can only seem to find left hand drive S2s for sale and I'm not sure how good that would be for occasional road use and even on the track since I'm not used to it.
Obviously the cheapest option is to buy someone's pre-built race car (this one any good? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=695313020) but first;y I'm earning the money as I'd spend it and secondly I think I would enjoy building up a car as much as I would racing it.
03-04-2014, 07:45 PM
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On a non-CGT grovelling note, I'd like some advice from the keen trackdayers/racers here.
I am planning on buying a trackday car that I can move into racing with and have narrowed it to 3 options (I think, I always change my mind)
1. E36 320i BMW, start it out in 2k Cup before building everything up to be ready for the BMW Open 2L class. Upside here is that it's cheap to begin with and eligible for a cheap series, the 2k Cup. Downside is once it's a 2L class car it will be a more expensive series and have cost me a bit and still be pretty slow really.
2. E36 M3, skip the 2k Cup, go for track days building it up for BMW Open. Upside here is it will be a much quicker car and better base package, downside is I'm competing against the big boys with the big budgets then.
3. 944. I really do like my Porsche's and the race series would be quite fun to enter. Upside is the base package is quick and I'd be competing alongside GTRNZ which I can convince a friend to enter. Downside is once again budgets are a fair bit higher and I'm not sure about 944 parts availability versus the world of choices for E36s. Also I can only seem to find left hand drive S2s for sale and I'm not sure how good that would be for occasional road use and even on the track since I'm not used to it.
Obviously the cheapest option is to buy someone's pre-built race car (this one any good? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=695313020) but first;y I'm earning the money as I'd spend it and secondly I think I would enjoy building up a car as much as I would racing it.
I am planning on buying a trackday car that I can move into racing with and have narrowed it to 3 options (I think, I always change my mind)
1. E36 320i BMW, start it out in 2k Cup before building everything up to be ready for the BMW Open 2L class. Upside here is that it's cheap to begin with and eligible for a cheap series, the 2k Cup. Downside is once it's a 2L class car it will be a more expensive series and have cost me a bit and still be pretty slow really.
2. E36 M3, skip the 2k Cup, go for track days building it up for BMW Open. Upside here is it will be a much quicker car and better base package, downside is I'm competing against the big boys with the big budgets then.
3. 944. I really do like my Porsche's and the race series would be quite fun to enter. Upside is the base package is quick and I'd be competing alongside GTRNZ which I can convince a friend to enter. Downside is once again budgets are a fair bit higher and I'm not sure about 944 parts availability versus the world of choices for E36s. Also I can only seem to find left hand drive S2s for sale and I'm not sure how good that would be for occasional road use and even on the track since I'm not used to it.
Obviously the cheapest option is to buy someone's pre-built race car (this one any good? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=695313020) but first;y I'm earning the money as I'd spend it and secondly I think I would enjoy building up a car as much as I would racing it.
). Yes that car is good, but you will need to do work to get it road registered.
Pete managed to find a road reg RHD 944, but they are hard to find. You may need to build one up.
Steve at Europacific has a RHD 968 that is road registered. He is in the process of doing it up and you could probably pick your new colour if you where quick. White or 986 CS yellow would be my picks.
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03-04-2014, 07:48 PM
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With the weather like this, I won't be doing the Uncles tonight Phil.
Like Macca - just discovered 221's are not suitable for road use. After only 1 track day and less than 1,000km's I am having to replace 1 that has a screw stuck in it.........!
So will be going back to road tires after SITT..........
Just thinking about it Doug and John, as we run the same size tires I could be wise to take a spare set that we could all share should something go wrong??
Like Macca - just discovered 221's are not suitable for road use. After only 1 track day and less than 1,000km's I am having to replace 1 that has a screw stuck in it.........!
So will be going back to road tires after SITT..........
Just thinking about it Doug and John, as we run the same size tires I could be wise to take a spare set that we could all share should something go wrong??
03-04-2014, 08:04 PM
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I did, but it'd depend on the nature of the damage and repair for any given case. I'd only consider tracking a tyre with a proper repair done from the inside, not a plug pushed in from the outside.
Point is that a screw can penetrate any tyre. There's a lot of luck involved. I think the case against using Z221s on the road has been somewhat overstated at this point. They wouldn't be road legal otherwise. They're much closer to a road tyre than anything else. Very, very different from a true racing tyre (aka bias ply slick).
Point is that a screw can penetrate any tyre. There's a lot of luck involved. I think the case against using Z221s on the road has been somewhat overstated at this point. They wouldn't be road legal otherwise. They're much closer to a road tyre than anything else. Very, very different from a true racing tyre (aka bias ply slick).
03-04-2014, 08:14 PM
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With the weather like this, I won't be doing the Uncles tonight Phil. Like Macca - just discovered 221's are not suitable for road use. After only 1 track day and less than 1,000km's I am having to replace 1 that has a screw stuck in it.........! So will be going back to road tires after SITT.......... Just thinking about it Doug and John, as we run the same size tires I could be wise to take a spare set that we could all share should something go wrong??
I have just found that a bare tyre fits in my frunk, but not a fitted wheel. This and the difficulty (expense) of freighting wheels to QT has me wondering what the point is in taking a set of spare tyres. Based on comments re track tyres on the road I'm coming to the conclusion that I will run road tyres the whole way.
What did you have in mind,spare road tyres or
Z221s? BTW I do have used spare z221s under the house.
03-04-2014, 08:14 PM
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I did, but it'd depend on the nature of the damage and repair for any given case. I'd only consider tracking a tyre with a proper repair done from the inside, not a plug pushed in from the outside.
Point is that a screw can penetrate any tyre. There's a lot of luck involved. I think the case against using Z221s on the road has been somewhat overstated at this point. They wouldn't be road legal otherwise. They're much closer to a road tyre than anything else. Very, very different from a true racing tyre (aka bias ply slick).
Point is that a screw can penetrate any tyre. There's a lot of luck involved. I think the case against using Z221s on the road has been somewhat overstated at this point. They wouldn't be road legal otherwise. They're much closer to a road tyre than anything else. Very, very different from a true racing tyre (aka bias ply slick).
03-04-2014, 08:24 PM
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Tyre condition. I discarded one rear and one front (both lefts), putting the keepers under my house.
03-04-2014, 08:29 PM
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I'm changing my mind every five minutes on this topic.
I have just found that a bare tyre fits in my frunk, but not a fitted wheel. This and the difficulty (expense) of freighting wheels to QT has me wondering what the point is in taking a set of spare tyres. Based on comments re track tyres on the road I'm coming to the conclusion that I will run road tyres the whole way.
What did you have in mind,spare road tyres or
Z221s? BTW I do have used spare z221s under the house.
I have just found that a bare tyre fits in my frunk, but not a fitted wheel. This and the difficulty (expense) of freighting wheels to QT has me wondering what the point is in taking a set of spare tyres. Based on comments re track tyres on the road I'm coming to the conclusion that I will run road tyres the whole way.
What did you have in mind,spare road tyres or
Z221s? BTW I do have used spare z221s under the house.
03-04-2014, 08:35 PM
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