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Post by dreamer on Aug 23, 2009 20:03:22 GMT 12
I have been doing some thinking and wondering if the speedway community can help me.
How many RWD production saloons are racing around the country last season or will be last season and how have they gone compared to all those dam Hondas that seem to win alot!!!
Mike
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2009 21:33:53 GMT 12
there is not a huge amount of rwd around compared with fwd, hondas are not the only fwd wining , there some good mitsis out there to, time will tell weather the bigger rwd will be competitive,
i think they will, but will come down to set up and driving , we had a regular visitor last season in a 300zx rwd that had some good runs
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Post by shawry on Aug 24, 2009 11:57:17 GMT 12
there some good mitsis out there to didnt know there was such a thing? |
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Post by streety6p on Aug 24, 2009 12:45:28 GMT 12
I have been doing some thinking and wondering if the speedway community can help me. How many RWD production saloons are racing around the country last season or will be last season and how have they gone compared to all those dam Hondas that seem to win alot!!! Mike Hondas are all good beat just about everything up this way,,I should know heres a couple of shots of my Old Honda Integra 1600 DOHC Attachments:
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Post by streety6p on Aug 24, 2009 12:46:48 GMT 12
I have been doing some thinking and wondering if the speedway community can help me. How many RWD production saloons are racing around the country last season or will be last season and how have they gone compared to all those dam Hondas that seem to win alot!!! Mike One more for ya Hondas are all good beat just about everything up this way,,I should know heres a couple of shots of my Old Honda Integra 1600 DOHC Attachments:
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Post by nogrip-31gm on Aug 24, 2009 13:02:13 GMT 12
if a few of the die hard RWD fans get into skylines and other nissans i think they can do quite well if they step up from the old holdens...
get into some higher rev range and easier parts.
lots of tricks to get them set up well.
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Post by dreamer on Aug 24, 2009 17:36:56 GMT 12
I have seen the 300zx and a cefiro at 2ks, they dont go 2 bad but are no where as quick as the hondas as i have noticed anyway.
I have seen some quick mitsis too, but i am not a fan of fwd cars and would prefer to be sliding ;D
Have been thinking of building a skyline up to race, i know there used to be lots of holdens and escorts but they are seem to have droped away over thelast few years...
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Post by scotty 911w on Aug 24, 2009 18:44:26 GMT 12
of course youll be seenin less esky's older commies as they are gettin old(20 year)we keep it real wheel drive here in welly, 1 late model commy 1 ba falcon(new this season) 1-2 eskys 1 cefiro 1 skyline even an old triumph 2 vc commys or vk(im not a holden expert) and hopefully my ef falcon will be out this season(with new driver) we got a couple of fwds 1 corrolla 1 v6 mazda 1 telstar 1 celica oh and 1 darn honda  usually good even racin till the honda boys from wangas come down and they clean up  unfortunatley its just a sing of the times with plentfull amounts of fwd cars about ,and they tick most of the boxes ,light,reliable,efi,lots of cams/valves etc.but theres still rwd cars out there too,so keep an eye out scotty 11w ex proddy driver |
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Post by nogrip-31gm on Aug 24, 2009 18:46:26 GMT 12
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Post by craig on Aug 24, 2009 19:14:55 GMT 12
Ba's? Yep, are dirt cheap as no-one wants the early ones & I did get told (& confirmed it) of a couple that were high km trade in's & were bought just to dismantle (complete road cars) as good undamaged stock as the re-conditionable cost to get tidy & nice outweighed the cars value. High km stock agents car, hammered by stones underneath & also battered all around etc.
Perfect base for a Production saloon though....
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Post by dan77G on Aug 24, 2009 19:28:15 GMT 12
The falcon might go well. I reckon a 2 door skyline should go alright. Theres 3 skylines here in gis, They finish mid pack but im sure with playing around with set up they could go better.. The biggest problem is rwd cars are usually bigger than fwd and the tyre limit 205's make it hard to get traction
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Post by dirtracer13w on Aug 24, 2009 19:30:25 GMT 12
of course youll be seenin less esky's older commies as they are gettin old(20 year)we keep it real wheel drive here in welly, 1 late model commy 1 ba falcon(new this season) 1-2 eskys 1 cefiro 1 skyline even an old triumph 2 vc commys or vk(im not a holden expert) and hopefully my ef falcon will be out this season(with new driver) we got a couple of fwds 1 corrolla 1 v6 mazda 1 telstar 1 celica oh and 1 d**n honda usually good even racin till the honda boys from wangas come down and they clean up unfortunatley its just a sing of the times with plentfull amounts of fwd cars about ,and they tick most of the boxes ,light,reliable,efi,lots of cams/valves etc.but theres still rwd cars out there too,so keep an eye out scotty 11w ex proddy driver don't forget the vl commy scotty. best type is RWD , more fun going sideways. ;D ;D. heres my 1 it'll go like snot and i'd say the FWD will have a hard time getting round it.  |
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Post by bigredcorvette on Aug 24, 2009 19:59:16 GMT 12
Everyone down here should know the name Michael Graham well early this year he sold his Nissan 300zx and man that car bet all the SNZ cars out at Oxford , Ellesmere and Ashburton. Also Jamie Hobby at the glen flys round in dear i say it a falcon. We got/had some good rwd cars down here.
Cheers
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Post by dreamer on Aug 24, 2009 21:25:20 GMT 12
The falcon might go well. I reckon a 2 door skyline should go alright. Theres 3 skylines here in gis, They finish mid pack but im sure with playing around with set up they could go better.. The biggest problem is rwd cars are usually bigger than fwd and the tyre limit 205's make it hard to get traction Is that the biggest you can go  No wonder the rwds get no traction , i thought some skylines came standard with 225 tires and they can still lack traction pretty easy |
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Post by mike88g on Aug 24, 2009 22:04:25 GMT 12
Has anyone tried a S15 Sylvia 2L? I would love totry one ifthey were any good. Small but RWD.
Signed,
A d**n Honda driver!!!
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Post by prodyracer33 on Aug 24, 2009 23:07:29 GMT 12
not many rwds down this way at the glen last season with the first rwd coming in at 11th in the points for the 08-09 season. Had 3 maybe 4 rwds out of a consistant field of 13/14 cars, will be interested to see how many rwds this year. The first 3 cars were 1st v-tec prelude, 2nd v3000, 3rd primera.
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Post by hughesmotorsport on Aug 25, 2009 7:00:05 GMT 12
In a few years time we will be able to buy cheap Altezza's, Silvia;s, BMW's, and the likes. There are plenty are good RWD cars out there, set-up correctly, and in the hands of the right driver, they are a force to be reckoned with.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2009 9:44:28 GMT 12
well my car came 4th on points last year at Huntly and its a 2ltr cortina and also the rule on tyres is no longer 205's it 205mm but they dont state where that is to be measured from so get a tyre that is 205mm across the tread and your fine, well thats what we will be doing.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2009 12:07:57 GMT 12
codi i think you better re read rule or you will have a lot of tyres that are no good
T11-15-14 Tyres
(a) Standard road tyres only permitted.
(b) Standard road tread, maximum tread groove to be 10mm wide
and 10mm deep and must follow the original pattern, with no
cross grooving permitted.
(c) Vehicles with ABS, Traction Control and/or drive by wire must
use the original tyre size, unless the standard width is larger
than 205mm. If the original tyre width is greater than 205mm,
the maximum allowable tyre width is 205mm.
(d) Maximum tyre width for all other vehicles is 205mm.
(e) The Manufacturer’s rating as displayed on the sidewall
determines tyre width.
(f) All wheels and tyres are to stay within the confines of the body
profile.
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Post by nogrip-31gm on Aug 25, 2009 12:09:39 GMT 12
pretty sure thats 205mm contact to the tracke,so if you get a 225 with quite a broad shoulder,when its inflated it will measure about 205mm on the tread foot....if that makes sense..
well thats how i interpret it anyway.......
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