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Nizmodore · Dec 4th, 2003, 10:38 PM

Nice link mate!

http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthre...e#Post67290818

I've actually seen the R32 GTR race when it was a new car (bless you Dad for dragging me all the way round Australia to watch motor sport!

).......awesome car.....I still have vids of R31GTS-R and R32 GTR's raceing in Australia in the late 80's and early 90's.....what a awsome car it was back then.......THATS WHY IT HAS ITS STATUS!!! Nobody cares about 1/4 mile times.....in Australia how good the car went at Bathurst normally detmines if it has a legendary status....ah Mark Skaife in the wet across the top of Bathurst.....the stuff legends are made of....

The battles between the R31 GTS-R's/R32 GTR's and the Walkinshaw VL Commodores and were awesome to watch, with one year the GTR winning and the next year it getting killed by the VL's.....also raceing in these races were the Ford Sierra Cosworth (another great car that sits along side the GTR along with the Group A VL) Oh and I saw every race of group A at Adelaide and one at Bathurst

However when the R32 GTR came on the scene well....it was a land slide...

I have no respect what so ever for the R33 and R34, because I've never seen them race. Anyway I just think that they are cash ins on the R31 and R32's sucess and stupid people getting sucked into the styleing. The only one I did see race was a R33 in Adelaide on the old Australian Formula 1 cct and I was not impressed. It did O.K for the first few laps, but Australia being Australia (with its hot dry climate) it didn't late long for heat soak to set in, and the R33 was eaten up by the domestic V8's.....(that always happens to jap cars down here)

And that comment by that guy on how Holden were whineing about the GTR.....well if you had to make a RWD only 1400kg car to compete with a 1200 odd kg 4WD car how would you feel? also Holden had a turbo version of the Commodore with a RB30ET powerplant, but was not allowed to race. Its all up weight of just over 1200kg would have even things out (but still only live axel RWD...Holden were not allowed to run Indipendant Rear Suspension either!) but Nissan threatended holden with Legal action if they ran it in group A.....what bullsh1t....

International group A makes a car legendary, not 1/4 mile times!

Oh btw where I work we do all our car testing on Mallala, the same track as they tested the R32 GTR on

Dec 4th, 2003, 10:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Nizmodore RB Enthusiast Join Date: May 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 644	Nice link mate! http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthre...e#Post67290818 I've actually seen the R32 GTR race when it was a new car (bless you Dad for dragging me all the way round Australia to watch motor sport! ).......awesome car.....I still have vids of R31GTS-R and R32 GTR's raceing in Australia in the late 80's and early 90's.....what a awsome car it was back then.......THATS WHY IT HAS ITS STATUS!!! Nobody cares about 1/4 mile times.....in Australia how good the car went at Bathurst normally detmines if it has a legendary status....ah Mark Skaife in the wet across the top of Bathurst.....the stuff legends are made of.... The battles between the R31 GTS-R's/R32 GTR's and the Walkinshaw VL Commodores and were awesome to watch, with one year the GTR winning and the next year it getting killed by the VL's.....also raceing in these races were the Ford Sierra Cosworth (another great car that sits along side the GTR along with the Group A VL) Oh and I saw every race of group A at Adelaide and one at Bathurst However when the R32 GTR came on the scene well....it was a land slide... I have no respect what so ever for the R33 and R34, because I've never seen them race. Anyway I just think that they are cash ins on the R31 and R32's sucess and stupid people getting sucked into the styleing. The only one I did see race was a R33 in Adelaide on the old Australian Formula 1 cct and I was not impressed. It did O.K for the first few laps, but Australia being Australia (with its hot dry climate) it didn't late long for heat soak to set in, and the R33 was eaten up by the domestic V8's.....(that always happens to jap cars down here) And that comment by that guy on how Holden were whineing about the GTR.....well if you had to make a RWD only 1400kg car to compete with a 1200 odd kg 4WD car how would you feel? also Holden had a turbo version of the Commodore with a RB30ET powerplant, but was not allowed to race. Its all up weight of just over 1200kg would have even things out (but still only live axel RWD...Holden were not allowed to run Indipendant Rear Suspension either!) but Nissan threatended holden with Legal action if they ran it in group A.....what bullsh1t.... International group A makes a car legendary, not 1/4 mile times! Oh btw where I work we do all our car testing on Mallala, the same track as they tested the R32 GTR on __________________ Holden VL Commodore Calais......a domestic Aussie car thats RB Nissan powered (From the factory) and hated by Australian domestic people and Japanese import people alike, due to its mixed heritage.....sigh I can't win can I? Last edited by Nizmodore : Dec 4th, 2003 at 11:08 PM.