Racing

Member gira won the E Production race at the SCCA National at Daytona this weekend. He took pole and broke the E Prod track record as well. Here are some of my pics from the race & a short video link.

Found this great gallery... It says the 240ZR is a replica, but the HS is original? Ummm, Alan? steve77

Does anyone have a copy of the notable autocross instructional video that was made by D.ick Turner, to loan? You can only find short segments of it on YouTube, so you couldn't even reconstruct the whole thing with what's there. A reference to a place that sells a copy would be great too. And example of one shorted segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeCo9bC3Q8s&feature=related thxZ

Last fall I had a new suspension put on my 260z including 350# springs in front and 250# in rear, adjustable Tokico shocks and Proshock coilover kits, and a locked rear end. When I was running in GT-2 (and could use racing slicks) the car handled pretty well. It would go where it was pointed and was a fast car. This year I switched to Production Superstock class which requires DOT tires. Man, did that change everything! I've used both Toyos and Hoosier DOT slicks. No matter what I do, the car pushes like a dog on DOT tires. I've adjusted the coilovers to compensate and maxed out my strut settings. Of course that didn't make the front grip any better, but it did loosen up …

We took part at the rallye with our group 'slowly sideways'. But never the less it was spectacular. As you can see...

Member dspillman and his ITS 240Z.

Does anyone know of someone looking for a race prepped L28 for SCCA club racing? The engine was built by Jeff Winter of Rallye-Sport in Denver, CO. I'm planning to switch to a VK56de to compete in a coming year of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Any contacts would be much appreciated - I have plenty of details on the engine build for whoever wants to know. Thanks for your help!

Dear Santa: Remember that race car that I asked for many years ago, when I was a little tyke? Well, since you never brought it, I found the next best thing. Thank-you in advance! Sincerely Me http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=3736085669317117726&q=rally+simulator

Just a quick heads-up on a forthcoming event here in the UK: 'Big Sam' - the Datsun 240Z race car of some repute - has been entered into the Bonhams auction at the Silverstone Classic meeting ( http://www.silverstoneclassic.com/ ), to be held on Saturday 24th July 2010. Attached below are some scans of the auction catalogue. I'll let the catalogue description of the car speak for itself. It's a very interesting car, with a fairly complicated history. It will be interesting to see what price it sells for.... Cheers, Alan T.

I've always wondered what happens to race cars that have been "retired." Looks like some of them end up on epay! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___NISSAN-ZX-T-LOLA-T810-GTP-RACE-CAR_W0QQitemZ300226089869QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20TrucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item300226089869ebayphotohosting Wouldn't it be nice...

Here are some of my 240Z ITS pics from the ARRC at Road Atlanta this weekend.

whow!!!!! Nissan GT-2 280Z -Tube Frame