NEARLY 2 WEEKS WAITING: Nissan GT-R is finally mine!

Hi guys,

So today went to RAF Lyneham https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5031136,-1.996364,3376m/data=!3m1!1e3 to do a charity supercar rides day.

People paid £10, £20 or £30 and we took them around.

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This setup was possibly the most fun I've had in the GTR to date, taking the first corner as a giant arc flat out before heavy braking into the second and down the straight. Then a run where I was getting upto 155-160mph before heavy braking again, around the bottom (could take this verrry wide, it was massive) and up the final zigzag. Massive run off everywhere so really no issues pushing the car, and by the end of the day I was getting small 4 wheel drifts and tyre squeel on every corner.

This was my second time around, but some guys were doing some recording later on so hope they have one near the end of the day where I really got confident.

https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.coleman.3154/videos/10209340213089824/

Great bunch of guys, a lot of fun and will be going back again.

Heres a quick walk around of some of the cars, including a huayra

https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.coleman.3154/videos/10209340048285704/


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Pretty sure I cooked off a set of brake pads however, but oh well.
 
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azibux1 said:
Sounds great!

You may be interested in http://www.on-your-marks.info/ in September

Went last year and it was brilliant. This year is the first year they are selling tickets to the public.

There were loads of GTRs there - some club or forum I assume

Worth looking into if you want another effectively 'free' track day for a great cause and to have some good fun

£55k was raised last year, fairly impressive!
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Not bad!

Some pics when I was taking the army/marines around as a thankyou for setting up the track for us :)

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And some other photos, will add more as they become available:

https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.c...0247.1073741842.1458266946&type=3&pnref=story
 
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Gibbo said:
Probably wheel hopped or it gripped and just snapped/broke stuff. A lot of modern cars are quite fragile, particular gearbox as generally mass produced to reduce cost at the expense of strength and quality.

Is it safe though in a GTR with 600+ to just mash the gas pedal to the floor, I assume it will launch in a safe but fast manner than you can do over and over again?

When a friend gave me his keys, every set of lights I just floored it, the thing just shot off like a rocket with absolutely zero fuss and it felt smooth and quite friendly to the car. He said this method is like 2.8-3.0s to 60 every time, no strain, LC breaks things and is like 2.6-2.8s so for the improvement absolutely not worth it or the risk involved.

End of the day very very few cars can dispatch 0-60mph with so little fuss and so easily, best thing is its so repeatable. Though saying that when I had the PDK 911's/Boxsters, launching them was just a case of bury the loud pedal hard, every time off you go, zero fuss and very very quick indeed. :D
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Yup, completely safe to just mash it to the floor as long as TC is on, and yea, most likely wheel hop and when it gripped up it pumped 540lbs of torque through the diff and it said no.
 
Vita said:
Ooo what exhaust?
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Went for a SVM 102mm.

The note is perfect, deep and heavy, however it isn't loud enough apart from on WOT, maybe replacing the downpipes will fix that, but that involves either a) having custom mapping done or b) going to a stage 4.25 with 1100cc injectors.

Or...

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This might be the most short lived exhaust on a car ever.

Have driven it around all day, but decided I dont like it.

On WOT right at the high end of the RPMs jesus its orgasmic, but it feels a bit too mute the rest of the time. I get to enjoy the turbo noises a lot more, but, I dont think i'll be keeping it :(
 
Spent the afternoon at Litchfeilds tweaking the mapping and going for blasts around the local roads/motorway. It's absolutely spot on now, the power delivery is just out of this world.

Listed the exhaust up for sale ha. Going for something louder :D
 
Gibbo said:
Which month, which organiser? Link please, I will come, ideally needs to be M3 but still not changed brakes so don't think they are safe for another track day unless I go and simply coast it, but will probably take Mustang. If July is our sprint day not the 24th so few days later?
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July :)

Ah, you cant see the link probably. Will message on book of faces.

Id suggest if you wanted to get in, book early as a week or 2 before the event it will fill up almost overnight, I made that mistake about doing silverstone :(

Here: http://www.bookatrack.com/event-calendar

Friday 21st July.
 
I need a louder exhaust, not because of what youd think either, I need it to let me know how frikkin fast i'm going.

Was just driving on the way back and looked down to see, well, lets just say when you can cruise at my TV drag speed, and not feel it or hear it, scary stuff :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
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