Cerastes 204 Report post Posted April 25, 2018 Hi all, Not sure if this is the right place for this. Thought some of you might enjoy watching this. Nice in car camera views, loads of close racing and side by side for 3 or 4 corners in a row. All equal and obviously a few sideways. Even a few 15 year old's in it and one Brit. 5 Lowe, Lauren, Deacon and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lowe 191 Report post Posted April 25, 2018 Awesome. Sounds like a swarm of angry bees! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinA 695 Report post Posted April 25, 2018 Good find Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spikyone 139 Report post Posted April 25, 2018 Great stuff. Let's stick all the current F1 drivers in GT86s and see who's really fastest. It'd make Sunday afternoons much more entertaining! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerastes 204 Report post Posted April 26, 2018 I think you can keep an eye on the series on that YouTube channel, there may even be some races from previous years. I really wanted to go racing after watching it, looked so much fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdstrike 186 Report post Posted April 26, 2018 Cripes! That's an awfully big field of drivers. We need a collective noun for a big bundle of GT86s now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted April 26, 2018 Interesting to see that the mods done on them is essentially what most people here do (bar the roll cage, etc) - wheels, suspension, manifold and exhaust, oil cooler, sump baffle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Varelco 211 Report post Posted April 26, 2018 They all run the TRD style spoilers too. Wonder if that's for a reason or are they just supplied with them in that neck of the woods Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted April 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Varelco said: They all run the TRD style spoilers too. Wonder if that's for a reason or are they just supplied with them in that neck of the woods Probably the cars they get don't have a spoiler so they are putting the TRD ones one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerastes 204 Report post Posted April 26, 2018 I think it's the rules for that series. Everyone equal. Also if they had massive spoiler and people hit each other from behind, less chance of them coming off with TRD spoilers? And not sure they really need the big spoilers. "PERFORMANCE KIT To maximise safety, performance, affordability and fair competition, Toyota Motor Corporation Australia (TMCA) and Neal Bates Motorsport (NBM) have developed a control specification kit. Control Items include: Engine Baffled oil pan insert Motec ECU with engine program Exhaust – headers/extractors and muffler Throttle stop Suspension – T86RS front & rear shock absorbers and springs Front anti roll bar links Brakes – AP racing front rotors & DBA rear rotors AP racing front & rear calipers Tyres – Dunlop Direzza 225/40R18 DUNLOP DZ2 – 86 Spec Wheels – OZ racing TRD rear spoiler Roll cage – T86RS NBM control specification" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Church 209 Report post Posted April 26, 2018 So it's just one of items of monosport class kit, not by choice or because it might be better then something else. My eyes were opened a lot by this Racecomp Engineering rep guy post in one of holy flamewar topics on which tire widths perform best. Quote I have 2 points. 1. A spec race series never puts together a set of regulations designed to build the ultimate fastest car. That's not the point of a spec series. The parts for a spec series are generally intended to be relatively cheap, easily available, and uncomplicated. For example, the new SCCA SSC spec class here in the US for this chassis requires the use of 225/45/17 Falken tires. Are Falken tires the fastest choice? No. But everyone will be running on the same tire, so the playing field is level AND they're cheap. There also could have been other factors at play (sponsorships, etc). They didn't choose them because they're fast. Lots of spec series are specifically designed to be tire limited! 2. Who said the Japanese Gazoo cars are the only "official" regulation Toyota racecar? TMG is Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) and they have a spec for track, tarmac rally, and gravel. Toyota Australia has their own spec. TRD has their car (which I think is basically a TMG car). And so on. Which one is most "official"? Is TMG less official than Gazoo? Who cares? To me it doesn't matter. Can 205/55/16 tires be fast? Yeah of course. Are they always the best choice? No. There are lessons to be learned from a spec class car. But they aren't universal and you have to look at the full picture. - Andrew It was about tires .. but probably can be attributed to any other regulated car par, including aero bits. It's not that much which part is best and if we should not auto-assume that replicating something used on specific monoclass spec racing will automatically be best/fastest choice for us, who are not regulated/limited by those class rules. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
