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Old May 14, 2005 | 11:53 PM
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Great day in sunny Sebring, Florida.

Photos of six Z that tracked on Sat. May 14, 2005

Special thanks to Nick from Ntechengineering.com for an awesome ride in his twin turbo 350Z number 350.
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Old May 15, 2005 | 06:11 AM
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They let a roadster track with no roll bar? That would be very surprising.
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Yes - Chin Motorsports allows roadsters.
Husband and wife team both ran the car on track all day.
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Old May 15, 2005 | 11:09 AM
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Just a side note, Steve. The fluid expelling itself was from the differential boiling over... That was the longest run we've done with the car since vastly improving it's speed, and it showed how much the car needs a cooler, which we've been putting off (until now...).
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Originally Posted by wahoo5
They let a roadster track with no roll bar? That would be very surprising.
Here's picture proof with my silver Z getting ready to pass the roadster.
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Old May 15, 2005 | 12:17 PM
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Another photo
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Old May 15, 2005 | 07:14 PM
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Nice pics after a great day!
I grabbed a copy of the 2 Z's pic.

Hope to see ya at another event soon...

JC - Black Z #961
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Old May 16, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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Hey guys...

Are you ready for the first Z only autoX?!! I hope to see you at Ocala Gran Prix for the Z Fest AutoX... Please sign up if you can make it (only $35!!!) details are at http://zfest.net/autox.htm

Ken
with the green 280z at Sebring
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Old May 19, 2005 | 01:57 PM
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Need photos of your car?

Email:
speed2burn@cfl.rr.com

Request proof pics of any car at the event.
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Old May 22, 2005 | 03:43 PM
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Talking Z Roadster

My wife and I are the couple that tracked the white roadster. We got approval from Chin. This was our first time on the track. We had so much fun, that we came home and bought a '92, 300ZX to fix up and track. The new track car's a T-Top. We'll be looking to Nick at N-Tech for sound advice and quality parts. Next time it won't be so easy to pass us on the track.

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Old May 22, 2005 | 05:07 PM
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SOOOOO... None of you guys responded... are you going to be at the Z fest autox on 6/11?
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Old May 22, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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I'll be racing at Sebring both weekend days.
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Old May 22, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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Good answer!
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Old May 22, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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Oh yeah... Nick I meant to tell you...

I seem to remember that you guys have run into problems with the stock diff on the 350z over heating... I'm not sure how much you've heard from other race teams about that, but Nissan has released some info on it... Nissan Comp has a diff that solves the problem. It would probably be worth a phone call to them if ya haven't talked to them

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Thanks for the heads up. Yes, we've been talking about a number of things.
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Old May 23, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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So Nick, what are the chances of you making it out to the Southwest region in September? Would love to see that car in person (especially after reading about what went into it over the last 2 years)...not to mention having an HPDE instructor who has as much "Z" time as you.
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Old May 24, 2005 | 05:27 AM
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I think the furthest west we're going to go with the car this year is Alabama. We have a lot going on this year, and hopefully there will be even more to talk about soon. I believe I'll be making a trip out to California in the coming weeks, but it won't be with the car.
I guess a better question is what are the chances of you coming to Florida, Virginia, Alabama, or Georgia in the coming months? I think that's the only way we'll have live contact this season, though who knows...
What's happening in September, anyway?
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Old May 24, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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Fall season race weekend at Arizona Motorsports Park. I'd love to head East, but unfortunately it wouldn't be with the car. I'll keep my eye on the schedules to see if I'd be able to make an event, even if it's as a spectator.
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Hey all,

Sport Z Magazine just released a little video on my supercharged 280z zipping around Sebring...

I hope people enjoy it...

Here's the link:
http://www.sportzmagazine.com/Z_Downloads.htm

Ken
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Old May 27, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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Ken, do you have any footage of our 350Z?
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