Truenotch
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Who's going to join the 250 gang? We'll be starting from Palmy on XRs and DRZs and heading up to Whak via Napier and Waikaremoana.
Here's my whip for this year:
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3 hours ago, kyteler said:
Do "tyres for power" and "tyres for mx5s" have a crossover?
Haha, it's a fair comment.
The most powerful car I've recommended them for is a 230kw DC5 (supercharged K24) and he loves the on the street and at the track. The Gemini will be lighter, more powerful and the tyres will be narrower, but these should still go well in most conditions.
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If you decide the AR1s are too motorsporty, I've got a recommendation for you.
Hankook Ventus RS4. They're available in 225/45-15 and are a great all rounder. This is the new class tyre for MX5 racing (although we run 195s). So far the lap times are about the same as the R888Rs and they're loads better in the dry.
I've done 6 meetings on my first set and they're barely showing signs of wear. I'll probably get 12 race meetings out of a set at the current wear rate.
We pay under $200 per tyre for ours and I'm sure you'd be able to snag a set of 225s for ~$250 per tyre if you use the right dealer...
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Some inspiration for you. Interesting choice of rally car!
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20 hours ago, Yowzer said:
South island spec 100+ octane
They're building an NPD station around the corner from my house at the moment. Looking forward to that 100+ octane goodness.
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Any idea of dates for the 2021 edition?
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Got the car back together just in time for CJC Gripfest at Manfeild. I mounted a passenger's seat and took a few people for rides including @Mitch.W and @Snoozin. It's the first casual trackday this car's done since Nats 2013, so was nice to get out there and have fun cutting laps. There were a few cool cars to play with! Scott embarrassed me by passing me in his EP71 Starlet (looks like a regular old EP, but is B18C powered).
The front bumper is still a work in progress, but I'm happy with the over all look.
Thanks to Emma for the photos and videos
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Getting there now.
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Gave it a bit of bog and a sand, then hit it with some primer to see the over all shape.
So far I'm really happy with it. Still a bunch more sanding required, but I think it's going to look pretty good.
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I've been busy doing a bit of fibreglass work. The front is coming back together now. Sanding and bogging is up next, then it'll be ready for paint.
My replacement guards arrived too. Thanks to @TimShadboltfan27 for being a GC and collecting them for me!
It'll need a wheel alignment (possibly a new tie rod end or rack end if they're bent) and then it's basically ready to hit the track again.
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Couple of wall ornaments from the weekend. Fibreglass bumpers don't like being run over!
The corner light survived, but I've got these facelift ones in stock, so will swap these in.
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I decided duct tape wasn't good enough, so fixed the corners with aluminium straps and rivets. It's turned out nice and strong. I used foil tape to seal the edges and duct taped it to the bumper.
The results were good. It stays at 90° or less out on track. I'm aiming for 82° and it looks like I'm on target once the exit duct is in place.
Got out to Manfeild for the final round of the Mitre10 Mega Summer Series and had a decent day. We had a pretty slim turnout in our class, but still managed to have some great racing.
I made a mistake in the final race on the last corner and had contact with Jamie in the LS86. This swiped my front bumper off and damaged the LF guard pretty badly. Still finished the race and managed to bring the class and over all series wins home for the GT Cup.
Here's the sequence showing my whoopsie:
Now I've got to finish the front bumper project that I started years ago... I'll buy some fibreglass supplies and get this done before Gripfest on May 8th.
I'd like to pick up a LF Trueno guard if anyone knows of one. Steel is preferred over fibreglass, but I'll take what I can get.
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3 minutes ago, Evan said:
It was basically made of paper mache... I must have used too many cardboard derivatives.
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4 hours ago, Hyperblade said:
Please go and check your seat mounting, your seat is moving around way to much for my liking
New seat mounts are on my to do list already. It's solidly mounted to 50x3mm strap that's welded to the floor, but either the floor, mounts or the seat itself must be getting a bit of flex. It's pretty tiring to drive, so a more solid mount will likely take some of that load off too.
I've definitely got a few jobs to do before the next outing though.......
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22 hours ago, anglia4 said:
We did even less fancy ducting to that on the carpi and it made a chalk and cheese difference to water temperatures. That looks proper racecar mint
Nice, I'm keen to see how this goes. I got turbo lazy and just duct taped it together for now (I'm pretty time poor at the mo). Might fold and rivet some corner pieces this week to make sure it holds together, although it feels super strong.
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Mucking around making a bit of ducting before next weekend. It's been running a bit warm without guiding the airflow at all, so I'll whack this together to test.
I'll block off the outer edges of the mouth to direct the flow a bit better too.
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15 hours ago, kpr said:
Redmist
That's the guy. He did a fair amount of R&D on the smallport in his buggy. I don't recall seeing any dyno numbers, but apparently it went hard for what it was.
There's plenty of examples of race and rally cars that have had their ports reshaped using Devcon and other 2 part epoxy type stuff. A lot of the time people do this for flow direction (eg downporting to point directly at the valve)) as much as port size/shape. There's got to be a few rally Barries around NZ who have gooed up their bigports over the years...
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She'll certainly be ruined for other men after that ride.
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Thanks @peteretep. This is sorted already thanks to @M.H..
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21 minutes ago, governorsam said:
Just picked up a xr125l. Rego on hold.
That'll handle the bumps better than a GN! I wonder if it'll be slower?
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Sup Y'all,
There's a 250cc motorbike that I'm interested in and I'd really like someone to take a look / ride for me before I think about making an offer.
The owner is based in Glen Eden. Would anyone here be able to go take a look at it for me? Really want to make sure it's all good before forking out any money.
Cheers! Flick me a PM or reply here if you can help.
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Aprilia vs Keeway, what's better?
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3 minutes ago, Chunky_t said:
That’s gotta be a new user name surely
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6 hours ago, Impact said:Yo yo.
just trying to enter this thread and load some photos. Button mashing presently but hope to find the right pipe soonHi Steve! Markku here, welcome to oldschool
. I see you've figured out how to upload pics to the forum. I'll work out a good way for us to share photos and videos soon.
Also welcome to @Whoopeecock and @Tyla - was great riding with you two over the weekend. I was on the red MX100 (sorry for splashing you on Mt Patriarch Jeff
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3 hours ago, Mof said:I haven't seen any pictures from Maungatapu, were you all just too busy holding on/falling off?
This is basically it. I got a couple of pics and vids from the top, but was too busy holding on / nanging first gear to stop for photos.
Here's my small selection of videos from the weekend. Happy to share them if anyone wants to add them to an edit.
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Eastcapescapade 2021 November 12th, 13th, 14th
in Upper North Island Region
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You and @Chunky_tshould certainly ride from the top of the south. Wellington to Palmy isn't a long trip.
We'll probably leave a day or two before the ride kicks off. We can either have a BIG day 1: Palmy-Napier-Waikaremoana-Whakatane or stay in Waikaremoana and cruise into Whakatane the next day.
For the return trip we might split early, boost the coast road and head south, but we haven't decided yet.