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Bean · 10th October 2007, 09:13 AM

That is going to be really interesting

Congrats and good luck to all.

brooksie · 10th October 2007, 09:17 AM

As Dave says (hope you are well pal btw) its gonna be very interesting indeed.

Good luck to all the cars going over.

Steve

Hugo · 10th October 2007, 09:37 AM

Wow very cool indeed. Will be nice to see how they are competing against RE Amemiya, Mine's, MCR, Amuse etc

Hugh Keir · 10th October 2007, 09:47 AM

Andy,

Ten out of Ten to the team for organising a great challenge.

Good luck with your cars.

Are there any special set-up changes required to compete at TSUKUBA compared to the way the cars run in the UK?

Cheers

Hugh

Hugo · 10th October 2007, 09:54 AM

Well 3 of the turns are pretty tight.
And a remap for racegass if it's not already been done

Andy Barnes · 18th October 2007, 05:30 PM

The cars have now left the UK and were shipped out last week, update on the Time Attack site here :

Time Attack Cars Going to Tsukuba Load For Japan Oct 2007

Andy

Andy Barnes · 18th October 2007, 06:02 PM

Hi,

After months of talking and planning I am pleased to say that we were able to get the deal together to make this happen and for us to live the dream and send one of our cars BACK to Japan for the Time Attack event at Tsukuba Japan. Whilst we hope for a good result for our car the main concentration is testing it and making all the effort worth while. I am also pleased that Adrian, Clive and Paul managed to pull it together and join us out there and I think that makes the UK effort a strong little team in a foreign place.

Although we will all go together, this post is about us and our car and the people that are making it happen for us. We secured help from the following poeple that make it possible for our car to go on this trip specifically:

AUTOGLYM
JAPANESEUSEDCARS.COM
CARBONETIC CLUTCH BY DSA AUTOMOTIVE
TOYO TYRES
DO-LUCK JAPAN
HKS EUROPE & HKS JAPAN

Here are some pictures just before the car left :

Me and the car with new decals fitted

Clive Seddon and Paul Blamire helping me get the car into the shipping container

The tight fit inside the shipping container and the cars home for the next 25 days.

We prepared the car prior to it leaving as well as making rather substaintial changes to the rear end of the car which have plagued it with handling problems all year. These are now fixed and we managed to get the car to Brands a couple of days before to check it all over. With only 15 minutes on track and without pushing hard at all I managed to beat the lap time set by our gun driver Mark Lemmer at the finals by two tenths which shows great promise for getting the car setup right in Japan on the test day as Mark has previously had to drive the car to the limit to get that time from it and I managed to beat it with relative ease.

When the car arrives in Japan Mr Ito of Do-Luck will be checking over the ecu again and finishing what he couldnt 2 years ago when the car was mapped in the UK by him so I would expect the car to be more responsive and slightly more powerful than it has been in the past too.

Huge thanks to for Do-Luck Japan's help, not only to us but they have stepped up and organised everything for all 4 competitors which without their help we wouldnt be going at all.

More news to follow no doubt about the trip, the countdown has started...how many days until Dec 6th?

Cheers

Andy

RavenHeart · 18th October 2007, 06:06 PM

Sounds brilliant Andy, good luck with that. Will be on the telly over here?

m6beg · 18th October 2007, 06:10 PM

Good luck to all from the UK.

Really think Zen's scooby will do very well.

Good luck.

Mick

tigger · 18th October 2007, 06:29 PM

If only I could have got ready in time to do this as it will be awesome!.... boo hoo!

anyway, good luck to all the guys going...do us proud!!!

Adey · 18th October 2007, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m6beg

Good luck to all from the UK.

Really think Zen's scooby will do very well.

Good luck.

Mick

Why did you not enter the Lemon?

Scott · 18th October 2007, 07:16 PM

Best of luck Andy and Team UK

Any reason why your taking the Z and not Robs Evo???

joker69 · 18th October 2007, 07:31 PM

i hope i can be there if i found one in japan who can give me a lift

cheers and best luck

Adam Kindness · 18th October 2007, 08:52 PM

i'm sure the evo is up for sale.

Are you both competing in the UK TimeAttack in 2008? Whats Rob going to be driving if so?

gtsm · 18th October 2007, 09:06 PM

A great opportunity good luck to all

lee

10th October 2007, 09:13 AM	#16 (permalink)
Bean Bean has no status. GTROC Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Tokyo Cars owned: Reservation receipt Posts: 3,719	That is going to be really interesting Congrats and good luck to all. __________________

10th October 2007, 09:17 AM	#17 (permalink)
brooksie brooksie has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cheshire Cars owned: TVR Cerbera V8 POWER ! Posts: 770	As Dave says (hope you are well pal btw) its gonna be very interesting indeed. Good luck to all the cars going over. Steve __________________

10th October 2007, 09:37 AM	#18 (permalink)
Hugo Hugo is shocked. GTR Register Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Utrecht! Posts: 839	Wow very cool indeed. Will be nice to see how they are competing against RE Amemiya, Mine's, MCR, Amuse etc __________________

10th October 2007, 09:47 AM	#19 (permalink)
Hugh Keir Hugh Keir has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Aberdeen Scotland Cars owned: R34 VSpec II GTR Skyline Posts: 1,567	Andy, Ten out of Ten to the team for organising a great challenge. Good luck with your cars. Are there any special set-up changes required to compete at TSUKUBA compared to the way the cars run in the UK? Cheers Hugh __________________

10th October 2007, 09:54 AM	#20 (permalink)
Hugo Hugo is shocked. GTR Register Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Utrecht! Posts: 839	Well 3 of the turns are pretty tight. And a remap for racegass if it's not already been done __________________

18th October 2007, 05:30 PM	#21 (permalink)
Andy Barnes Andy Barnes has no status. New Users Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sheerness Cars owned: R32 and R35 GTR's Posts: 3,071	Update The cars have now left the UK and were shipped out last week, update on the Time Attack site here : Time Attack Cars Going to Tsukuba Load For Japan Oct 2007 Andy __________________

18th October 2007, 06:02 PM	#22 (permalink)
Andy Barnes Andy Barnes has no status. New Users Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sheerness Cars owned: R32 and R35 GTR's Posts: 3,071	Sumo Z Hi, After months of talking and planning I am pleased to say that we were able to get the deal together to make this happen and for us to live the dream and send one of our cars BACK to Japan for the Time Attack event at Tsukuba Japan. Whilst we hope for a good result for our car the main concentration is testing it and making all the effort worth while. I am also pleased that Adrian, Clive and Paul managed to pull it together and join us out there and I think that makes the UK effort a strong little team in a foreign place. Although we will all go together, this post is about us and our car and the people that are making it happen for us. We secured help from the following poeple that make it possible for our car to go on this trip specifically: AUTOGLYM JAPANESEUSEDCARS.COM CARBONETIC CLUTCH BY DSA AUTOMOTIVE TOYO TYRES DO-LUCK JAPAN HKS EUROPE & HKS JAPAN Here are some pictures just before the car left : Me and the car with new decals fitted Clive Seddon and Paul Blamire helping me get the car into the shipping container The tight fit inside the shipping container and the cars home for the next 25 days. We prepared the car prior to it leaving as well as making rather substaintial changes to the rear end of the car which have plagued it with handling problems all year. These are now fixed and we managed to get the car to Brands a couple of days before to check it all over. With only 15 minutes on track and without pushing hard at all I managed to beat the lap time set by our gun driver Mark Lemmer at the finals by two tenths which shows great promise for getting the car setup right in Japan on the test day as Mark has previously had to drive the car to the limit to get that time from it and I managed to beat it with relative ease. When the car arrives in Japan Mr Ito of Do-Luck will be checking over the ecu again and finishing what he couldnt 2 years ago when the car was mapped in the UK by him so I would expect the car to be more responsive and slightly more powerful than it has been in the past too. Huge thanks to for Do-Luck Japan's help, not only to us but they have stepped up and organised everything for all 4 competitors which without their help we wouldnt be going at all. More news to follow no doubt about the trip, the countdown has started...how many days until Dec 6th? Cheers Andy __________________

18th October 2007, 06:06 PM	#23 (permalink)
RavenHeart RavenHeart has no status. New Users Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kent Cars owned: R33 Posts: 668	Sounds brilliant Andy, good luck with that. Will be on the telly over here? __________________

18th October 2007, 06:10 PM	#24 (permalink)
m6beg m6beg is Moving up and onwards GTROC Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Down South Posts: 4,915	Good luck to all from the UK. Really think Zen's scooby will do very well. Good luck. Mick __________________

18th October 2007, 06:29 PM	#25 (permalink)
tigger tigger is here GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Cars owned: R33 GTR Posts: 2,269	If only I could have got ready in time to do this as it will be awesome!.... boo hoo! anyway, good luck to all the guys going...do us proud!!! __________________

18th October 2007, 07:16 PM	#27 (permalink)
Scott Scott is GTROC Secretary GTROC Board Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: at 'ome Cars owned: BNR32. Posts: 6,050	Best of luck Andy and Team UK Any reason why your taking the Z and not Robs Evo??? __________________ Regards, Scott. GTROC Members Secretary. Please feel free to PM me with any GTROC Membership or Merchandising issues. OO SKYLINE OO My R32's full restoration: http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/77...ht=restoration

18th October 2007, 07:31 PM	#28 (permalink)
joker69 joker69 has no status. GTROC Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Zurich, Switzerland Cars owned: Nissan Skyline R34 GTR VspecII nur Posts: 855	i hope i can be there if i found one in japan who can give me a lift cheers and best luck __________________

18th October 2007, 08:52 PM	#29 (permalink)
Adam Kindness Adam Kindness has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Aberdeen Cars owned: R32 GTR Posts: 3,087	i'm sure the evo is up for sale. Are you both competing in the UK TimeAttack in 2008? Whats Rob going to be driving if so? __________________

18th October 2007, 09:06 PM	#30 (permalink)
gtsm gtsm has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Cars owned: A Turbocharged German one Posts: 1,240	A great opportunity good luck to all lee __________________

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