PeterAllen Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 Geoff. Was that an original Broadspeed Mini you passed on the last corner of the last lap? Quote
ZED660 Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 I believe so Peter, I think it was supposed to be the ex Laurie Stewart car. Quote
PeterAllen Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 I recall seeing that race at Catalina... that must be a good 5-6 years ago I'd reckon! Quote
Brabham Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 Good to see the car go to a good set of hands and be driven as Jason intended. Will have to come and say hi at the next HSRCA meet. Would allowing vented discs of original diameter overcome the warping/cracking issue? However I am aware this is probably unlikely to happen. Good work. Quote
HomeBuiltByJeff Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 That Mustang looks like it has a heap of power, I can just imagine how it quick it would be if it actually had a decent driver in it. Quote
ZED660 Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 It needs to be kept in perspective, it is Regularity not racing and the Mustang (and the blue one and the E type) had nominated slower times than me but on the Saturday they didn't grid us according to our nominated times and as such I had to start behind them. The Mustang is the genuine Shelby article and worth quite a bit more than my old Z that I drive to and from the track! Quote
HomeBuiltByJeff Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 The Mustang looks like a nice car don't get me wrong. But after watching a few of those videos, granted the Mustang is much heavier than the Z and it is not going to corner as fast, but the driver is constantly missing the Apex, and not driving the line. All I'm saying is that I think that maybe if you swapped cars with him, I think the Mustang would lead the pack by a long way. Quote
ZED660 Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 Ha ha thanks Jeff I appreciate your sentiments, I think you might need to put Stevez in it he is younger than me:) HomeBuiltByJeff 1 Quote
dat2kman Posted July 9, 2016 Author Posted July 9, 2016 I'm sad, but happy! Knew about the shmoo on the guard, didnt know the door had been kissed! Quote
stevesz Posted July 11, 2016 Posted July 11, 2016 Its OK Jason, the colour is going to be thee same to keep the history going. The paint is to fix the PI Porsche gravel rash and the extra dents collected at Eastern Creek. The photo graphically displays the the brake size and looks frightening. Luckily I did not have time to repaint before EC. I'm getting ready for Winton early next month - despite the brakes and will try to avoid the blue Porsche. Brett's running the car at Mustle Car with the old man as the co-driver so we should see him embarrass the old man by at least 2 seconds. Quote
dat2kman Posted July 11, 2016 Author Posted July 11, 2016 When I ran it at Winton Long in 2012, I didnt realse I was 0.3 second off the lap record for the big Dato's in Gp S! If i'd have known,,,, You'll romp it in! The Group S mob originally had all the Z's in same category, I was told due to the Group S original model run on rules they had! Thats how I managed to hold, for quite a few years the lap records at the 3 Qld tracks ! That rule recently got changed, now they consider the later Z as a direct comparison to the mre technologically advanced Porker. They also rewrote the Sb category rules to put things that have up to 2000 cc into a 1800-2400 cc, thus moving four cylinder Dato 2000's into higher class. Of course, the pukka Group British boys now have their very capacity class to snigger and giggle about, in the up to 1800cc! Quote
1600dave Posted July 11, 2016 Posted July 11, 2016 Not only moved the 2000's into the higher class, but also brought the MGB's down into the previous 1300-1600 class that I am (very slowly) building a 1600-engined fairlady to compete. Quote
d3c0y Posted July 14, 2016 Posted July 14, 2016 Far out, those panel gaps on a race car! You aren't going to want to be anywhere near those 911s! Quote
dat2kman Posted July 14, 2016 Author Posted July 14, 2016 Far out, those panel gaps on a race car! You aren't going to want to be anywhere near those 911s!it had a very well built tagged cage, by Norm Singleton, and Bruce Richards when he restored the bdy, did a very thourogh job, having had restored, for Historic racing, another Z ( the yellw ex Kev Gray x Russel Stanforth car) a 1966 Mustang,( now wned by the Qld manager for Shannons insurance) and a cute Appendix J Mini. We only play with the good stuff! Quote
Brett240 Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 just like a new one, almost too good to race! Groundhog 1 Quote
gilltech Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Looks great, yes far too good to race..... I like your choice of colour, whose blue is that, Nissan or other? Quote
Enzo Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Steady on Jason. No you can't have it back. Looks at treat. Well done. Quote
dat2kman Posted July 23, 2016 Author Posted July 23, 2016 Steady on Jason. No you can't have it back.Looks at treat. Well done.Given half a chance,and if I was still capable,,,,, Quote
dat2kman Posted July 23, 2016 Author Posted July 23, 2016 Looks great, yes far too good to race..... I like your choice of colour, whose blue is that, Nissan or other? When i bought it from Bruce Richards he had it in Holden Astra Prestige Blue.In touch ups here and there, using that make/model colour code, it wasn't quite right? Dunno, fading, age? In the flesh, it's a nice deeper Blue. She looks damn good now! Quote
260DET Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Like the new wheels, very period correct. Also like the extra blue paint, handy to brand those wandering 911's Quote
dat2kman Posted August 6, 2016 Author Posted August 6, 2016 Winton Historics on, this eekend! Gues which car is king of the Zeds!! Bingo! Five Zeds running, four in the Group S races, and a 5th Group S car running in Regularity, as driver is not yet licensed up. No other class or category can you race a Z in, in Australia, and be mixing it up nice and close, than in Group S! Quote
stevesz Posted August 14, 2016 Posted August 14, 2016 Winton was hard on brakes - warped another set of discs - looks like Winton and Wakefield are going to be a two set of discs weekend; the Pantera knew when to block and I chased him all weekend. Race one went astray when I just missed the flag marshal's post at the flip flop and almost bogged the car in the infield, the rest of the races were spent chasing the Pantera. No dents (although a 105 Alfa had a couple of tries as did a flyweight MG till he ran off and got bogged) only a few bits of gravel rash on the lower panel from rubbish on track. Video of the 15 lap race to follow for those interested. The ex Pottsy 260 Z was behind and had a good turn of speed in the straights. Quote
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