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Its that time again... I am pretty sure that there are no other meetings on this weekend so you midlands and further lot have no excuse for not making an appearance... A truly mixed bunch of cars inc Skylines, Evos, 200sx's, Scoobys, Supra's, LAMBO's And more... Details Here: http://www.davewilkinsgtr.co.uk/sbnext.htm Pics of previous meets here: http://www.davewilkinsgtr.co.uk/pastmeetings.htm Some great cars, Great PPL and the food and beer aint that bad either...

The layout is has been done and will be posted out shortly. All I have to do is draw it up on Visio :confused: FYI: you guys are between the Z Club and the 350Z Owners Club. :cool:

Charles, Not really sure if your question is about a Skyline, A GT-R, an R33 or a V-Spec. If you want a Skyline and you are used to a 300ZX the I suggest you look at the GT-R and not the GTSt, GTS or any other derivative. Inless of course you really like RWD in whcih case a GTSt would be the best thing. The GTSt has fundamentally the same engine as the GT-R, the GTSt having the RB25 and the GT-R having the RB26. Both of these can be modified to huge potential. There are at least two 600bhp GTSt in the UK and many more GT-Rs. If your question relates to an R33 then it's a matter of choice (and money). The R32 is the first Skyline that most UK people will recognise (although the Skyline goes back to 1955 and the GTRs back many years too). The R33 is the heavier of the three - R32, R33, R34 and is known in Japan as the "Skyline Limo". It has plenty of room (GT-Rs are full four seaters) and wighs in at 1.5 tons. If you prefer the smaller shape of the R32 then what you save on buying an older car wil mean you can spend on performance imporvements. Keith Cowies car at TOTB2 was an R32; Rocket Ronnies and R33. However, the R34 is lighter than the R33 and has a lot more gadgets to play with - mainly in the form of the MFD. The R32, R33, R34 all have the same engine (give or take). If you want to know whtehrt to go for a V-Spec (V is for Victory) then you need to look at the differences. This link should help: http://www.gtr.co.uk/html/technical/index.asp If you want a car for track days come along to one of the GTROC days: Brands Hatch - 24 June Spa 27 May (oops just missed it :x: ) Bruntingthorpe - 8 August TOTB3 - others to be confirmed. If you're interested just for general use there are pub meets planned throughout the Summer. Alternatively contact Claire Williams or me at JAE and we'll see you at the GTROC stand. John

- that is if you needed one. :D :D Beer tent @ JAE

Wrong. :rolleyes: R32 :tongue:

Yep! Couldn't agree more. Have never been on track at Japfest and have no intention of.

I think there's also a distinct difference between genuine trackdays and the "why not 'ave a go" events. A properly organsied track day begins with registartion where you can tell them about your exeprience, or lack of, and get assigned an appropriate group. That way the novices are kept away from those going much quicker. It also means those with limited experience can call on their more experienced colleagues to assist from the passenger seat. Once done there are sighting laps. I've often seen 5 laps used for novices just to make really sure they know where to go. After that there is a lot of monitoring and it's not unusual to see people come in after a few laps just to rethink things before going out again. Genuine track days will attract those genuinely interested in getting the most from their car and they would rather spend the day getting better through experience than having an off early on and spoiling the rest of the day. If you have an event where anyone can go, where they mix the skills and abilities, where they mix the performance of the car and where the emphasis is on "ragging" the car as much as possible before you have to come in to let the next bunch out - there will always be accidents. 2 at Japfest last year, 2 at Japfest this year. Not to mention the damage this sort of approach will do to a car not fully warmed up. All in all the figures for Japfest are not a good average when you compare it to any other track day organisation - club or independent. As a member of the GTROC we run events throughout the year, and some members of the 300ZX Club have even been there and had a good time. It is all very well organised and safe. There is no-one out there trying to get the max out of the car in the minimum time. Everyone wants to get quicker, but the best times only come after a while out on track. The GTROC organises events throughout the year and has been at Japfest for the last two years. It is club policy NOT to do track time at Japfest for all the reasons above. However, if individuals want to do it that is up to them. As someone who does track days my views are very simple. Spend some time with people who are better than me on track. Learn from them and try and get a little quicker when I feel capable. Stick to the rules and make sure there is always a margin of safety. If I feel there are people on the track who might be a danger to me or anyone else I don't go out. As far as Japfest is concerned I have little or no control over any of these, therefore will not be going on track at events such as this. Q: Are track days worth it? A: Yes. Q: Are five minute blasts at a general public event worth it? A: You have go to be joking! I wouldn't even think about it.

It depends what you want to do with your car I guess. Personally I think they are - and I have hit a tyre wall as well. :( If you don't want it to be an expensive day (tyres, petrol notwithstanding) then take it easy. The problem with track days are usually around people not obeying the rules or thinking they can do what they like rather than paying attention at the briefings. Track day insurance cover is available if you're a little squeemish.

The car that didn't make Camp Corner was an R32 GT-R. It belongs to a guy called Mick and he's a member of the GTR Owners Club. Both the passenger and the driver are okay - a few stiff necks and bruises this morning. The car needs a lot of work although it looks mainly bodywork as the engine seems okay and the roll cage helped stiffen the car on impact so - we hope - limited suspecnsion etc. damage. The car is being shipped this week to the repairers and will be back on the road soon. John

What about a white Nissan Stagea? Or a black one? Something different at least!

That's the organisers from the 300ZX Club. They have to order them on behalf of the club.

There are two parts: Club stand and entry to Billing Entry to Billing is at the gate or you can order tickets (through the Club) in advance with the event organisers at a discount.

yes it should. The EVC will allow you to increase pressure (boost). Depending on how you have it set up it will probably take readings from the vacuum pipes.

Dave Wilkins of the GTROC organises regular Jap Car Meets just off the A50 near Derby. Although he drives a Skyline it's open to all Jap Cars - even Scoobys :tongue: :D If anyone is interested, just come along and enjoy the discount carvery :) http://www.davewilkinsgtr.co.uk/master.htm?http://www.davewilkinsgtr.co.uk/sbnext.htm John

Yeah, but then you'd have to drive around in a Supra! :rofl: :(

The front needs extending it looks to short with the lower lip being dropped like that. The spoiler is seriously cr@p The rear lights are N-A-S-T-Y. :nono: Apart from that it looks fine. ;)

Definately R32 lights. They should be fine for MOT as the smaller light is for rear indicators and the round lights are stop/tail. You will need an external reversing light though

****er!

Just to let you know, this year at Billing there will be a Beer Tent :duffer: :duffer: :duffer: Oh, and some entertainment on both Friday and Saturday evenings :hyper: :hyper: Now who's staying a hotel? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Can you e-mail me the car details: colour reg etc. and I will post it on the GTR Register and ask people to keep a lookout. e-mail: info@gtr.co.uk Regards John

Pete, If you want them to cover something you have to come with an idea and push it really hard. Jap Performance will only do articles about specific cars so what about asking them to write a Buyers Guide? It seems to be all the vogue with JP at the moment. Banzai are keen to do Dyno days and track events. Did you invite them to your last Dyno day? Amongst the others you have Track and Race Car: you will have to work seriously hard to get them along RedLine: They are happy to come along to a lot of things and aren't as bad as the magazine cover might suggest Happy hunting :D

dave Wilkins (GTROC and 200+ Club) is organising a dyno day at Thor Race Engineering in Kenilworth near Coventry on the 20th March 2004. It will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thor have a 4 wheel drive 1600BHP chassis dynamometer (which connects to the hubs). All cars are given three power runs. In-car changes can be made between runs (e.g. altering the boost pressure with a boost controller or turning the NOS on!) The price will depend on whether you have a four wheel drive or rear wheel drive car, whether you pay a deposit in advance. We are expecting it to be £50 for rear wheel drive and £60 for four wheel drive. four wheel drive costs more as it occupies two rear wheel drive slots. There are limited spaces so to reserve a slot, please can you send Dave a (non-refundable) cheque for £15 made out to "Temporal Reality Ltd" to Dave Wilkins GTROC Midlands Area Rep 1 Harrier Way Sinfin Derby DE24 3DQ Can you also state whether your car is rwd or 4wd. If you need to cancel, you need to find someone else to take your slot and use your deposit. If there are spaces left on the day (for non-deposit payers), I will book them in on a first come, first served basis. For more info : Thor website - http://www.thor-racing.co.uk/ Thor location - http://www.multimap.com/map/browse....enilworth&cat=h or send an e-mail to Dave: davewilkins@gtr.co.uk

You would have to apply for "Enthusiast membership" which is £30 p.a. starting 1 January. Send an e-mail to info@gtr.co.uk requesting an application form John

The GTROC is going to Spa Francorchamps so you're welcome to join us. The day with easyTrack is £195 I believe, although the GTROC are paying £165. But you'll have to join the Club first :)

Mark, I was in the white R33 GTR. Next time, I'll try and see if I can sit in your passenger seat. Unfortunately I was entertaing a competition winner and two magazines! :rolleyes: