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Oh WOW Speedflow fittings everywhere :) ;) :)

Haha, do you still have the writeup about "The Lap"? I can't remember it anymore :)

More never hurts.

Go The Datto Skyline GTR :) *grr bloody datsuns on the corolla board...* ;)

Yes, a good nav is the best thing since sliced bread...

Oh I'm sure with a leeeeetle bit of persuasion we could persuade you to take it out for a leeeeetle spin :) You lucky girl you...

sex, drugs and rock&roll - Oh yeah :) Then again, apart from the rock&roll (which is more like pop or jazz or dance or hiphop or whatever twiddles your fancy nowadays) what's the difference now? ;)

So... you can have a mullet? :)

It's not completely on the autocross track (which is relatively smooth). It's partially in the paddock in the middle which is a little rough, but I'm told they're going to drag some very large bits of metal around on Saturday to smooth it out...

I don't really know what the definition of it should be (or even what I really think it is), but in most cases I seem to think of "old school" as older looking cars (like, pre-80's) such as Mustangs and TA22 Celicas and old Corollas, I think generally cars with round lights :) that are "sporty". Sort of the "old school muscle car" look. The word "Retro" seems to bring to mind things more like Cadillacs and Bel Air's and other sort of Old American Luxury Car sort of looks, although that's probably incorrect in definition? And yes, I do believe than an old car should look like an old car, as in to keep in it's era, if it wants to stay in the "old school" camp. I don't think "old school" cars with new bits are wrong or ugly necessarily (although some really are), but they become a whole different car with all the bits added on. For instance Rollie (or the car that was once Rollie anyway) was cool, even with the 17" rims and Evo-style bonnet scoop etc. It wasn't really "old school", and it wasn't really "modern", it was sort of a mix between the two...

I... think so. And yeah I suppose if Dino can do it then there's no real reason Hal shouldn't be able to, I'm just a girl :) (and then on Sunday afternoon Rob gets a call from a little poor crying fook about how the cars fallen to bits...)

Well, looks like I've been convinced to take the white Corolla out this Sunday, will have a squiz at how "smooth" this track is before I make my final decision though... Else I might get a drive in a certain very PHAT Datto1600 (that I wish I bought...) :)

Apparently not.

Rob: You need one of those monster-tacho 15K RPM with big fulli sik shiftlight things :)

That's kinda cool... But pray tell what on earth is with the blue stripe???

Oh does it mean 82%? I always thought with no R it was 80%, learn a new thing everyday huh? :D

165/80R13 you mean... Did they come with 165/80R13? Or 155/80R13?

Yes it's been on the skidpan once, and it bloody well flies. It's easy to drive, and I even scared myself at the speeds I was hitting, and the one time I did really lose it I was going so fast I ended up way out in the sticks... According to one of the instructors who drove my car, all it needs now is an LSD and it'll be the easiest thing to drive ever :D

Umm, I assume you mean 215/40R15? To count: 185/60R14 185/55R15 195/50R15 205/45R15 215/40R15 All of those should have roughly the same rolling diameter.

Mine used to valve bounce at about 5500RPM :D Apparently it's been spotted at Revolution Racegear lately :) Hmm, Pinky with go-fast-bits? NEVER! :S

Shouldn't be... I'm just worried about taking my front bar off and my exhaust off (have already dented the exhaust in 2 places...)

I have no idea, I've never been out there. I've just been told it could be a bit rough...

15" will fit no problems, just get tyres of the correct profile and you won't need to do any speed correction. Those OZ Racing wheels look like the early Evo wheels, and will probably be the wrong offset (FWD offset). Also however, they look to be 4x100 (maybe) which is wrong stud pattern, you'll need a 4x114.3 which is what early Evo's came with anyway.

You can't REALLY kill a stock'ish 4K by over-revving, you'll just get to valve bounce and it won't rev any higher. Obviously you don't want to sit valve bouncing for any extended period of time though.

I should be going out to watch, but no driving for me as the grounds will be too rough I think.