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Last race of the year!

Last race of the year, 今年最後のレースで・・・

The belt failed on the car as you may have previously read, so we changed the belt for the uprated ones, and went out again! パワステベルトが切れるという惨事に泣きつつも、

This is from the cars fitst ever outing, many people racing, some good rubber was layed down, and on a non prepped track, we got a 60ft of 1.471...then the belt broke..
男前な走りをしたのはいいのですが。。。。これは引きちぎれて交換したベルトです。

This, our first run of the day.....no other cars were racing, just 2 drag GTRs. So we have no rubber layed down and on a cold day, with track temp under 10degrees. With 1.7bar on the T88-38gk turbo, we could only manage a 1.743 60ft.....Sugino san said the Buddy club suspension we were using should not be used anymore, as just too dangerous at top speed, he then commented as he got into 3rd, and bogged down, the car tried to steer into the timing equipment which is located in the centre of the track!!! So a slight let off on the throttle, then straighten up, then back on still gave us a 9.719sec run @ 245kmh
この日は練習日だったので、エンドレスのR32をふくめ2台しか来ていませんでした！路面温度も低かったため、最初は様子見の1,7barで。
動画をupする予定ですので見ていただけるかと思うのですが、2速でかなり振られ壁に吸い込まれていきます！３速、4速・・とシフトアップしていってもハンドルが定まらない！あぶないですねー・・・・
Then when back in the pits, we made some adjustments to 4wd controller, and upped the boost to 2.0kgm. 4wd controller allowed us to post a 1.501 60ft time, which is respectable considering the conditions on the day, then buddy club suspension also caused us issues in this run, almost sending Sugino san into barrier. He said he slightly let off straightened her up, and powered through with a 9.437 @ 243kmh.....which he was happy with considering the run.
ちょっとセッティングをちょめちょめして、暴れるr３２をなだめてなんとか９，４３７までもっていきました。
さぁ次は！といういいところで・・・

The we tried 2.3bar boost, it was around 1 hour between the last run, we just couldnt keep traction, and Sugino san let off and rolled through the line with a 9.9sec time....

And then a nice sunset, and roll on 2009.....where we have some new parts, and new equipment to test :)

飛行機雲と一緒のいい写真が撮れましたので♪来年も試したいパーツや装備が盛りだくさんです！！

pika pika bolt set

I know a few of you guys have been asking for these, and if there is enough demand, next year we can make them in purple too :)
エンジンボルトがちょこっとアルマイト化されます♪

GOOD NEWS

Today we had a delivery......Sugino san gave me the box to unrap, inside I saw the new incar camera holder :) this for you guys is not special.....but it means were taking the white R32 out this thursday for a private session at central circuit! I hope the rain holds off, so we can see what the car can do, Sugino san said, although the steering belt snapped in second gear, he said the way the car hooked up was faster then the 8sec R33 GTR we made. So the potential is there....
社長が「開けてみい」とくれた箱には、新しい車載カメラをロールバーに取り付けることのできる、アイツが入っていました。
3点可動式なのでどこにつけても、前方をしっかりとらえることができる優れものです♪
これで雨さえ降らなければ、木曜は全開走行できそうです。。。
And this photo, got a chance to talk with Kawakami san, and he showed me his new demo car, carbon interior for D1 street class....flip up system was what caught my eye!
ご近所のNKカンパニーさんのデモカー、カーボンダッシュボードとworksbelの跳ね上げ式ラフィックス、きれいですねー！

Racing Today...

We were up at 5am!!!!!!! yes 5am arrived at the circuit at 7am....off loaded car, I took around 100 photos, but its 7am and we finished work now (back at endless) so its hometime but here is a few and an update on what happened, more will follow tomorrow :)

五時起床にて七時セントラルサーキット到着！100枚を超す写真を撮りましたが、一日サーキットにおり、帰宅は19時になったので、このブログのアップは家でやっております。それでもちょっとだけでも皆様に写真をアップしたいので・・・

Sugino sans uniform and tools

社長のヘルメットとレーシングスーツと一緒に。

Some things you just cant plan for, and on the first run in second gear, Sugino san snapped the steering belt.......couldnt believe my luck......I didnt even see his run as I was too busy taking a piss and not doing my job!!.....sorry all....but there is another chance we will be out last week :)
最高の発進を決めたものの、２速でパワステベルトが切れ、それでもなお、大暴れをしながらコースを一直線に突っ切って行ったそうです！！・・・・というのも、、、寒くてトイレに行っていて見ていないのでした。
これが本日最後の社長の走りになるなど露も思わずに・・・・
決して予選だからいいか！なんて思ったわけではないのです。


Gotou san and Saeki san, get ready to do battle 　
G藤さんとS木さん臨戦態勢です。

Drift S13, Driver was very talented.....tellting this as he was one of the few who still had the paint left on!

Hardcore lancer was complete private tuned, with his own carbon parts and induction system

個人でのチューニングでしょうか♪　硬派なカーボン使い・・・・

Carshop F1 R34s ready for time attack 　

カーショップF1様のR34サーキットカーです

CE28N on R34 GTR from car shop F1 　

Active R33 which won on the day, using endless surge tank an 2 x TD06

本日の覇者アクティブ様のR33です！エンドレスオリジナルサージタンクとTD06のツインターボです。

Rear of the Hakosuka GT-R

なんとハコスカ！！

This R34 was a 600ps Circuit machine, with chrome TE37s, they were the best looking TE37s I have seen.

きれいなサーキットR34です！クロームのTE３７もばっちり決まっています。

R34 GTR taken from above, very aggressive body kit...

この攻撃的なR34のボディキット・・・カコイイ・・・

Active came first, with a 9.580, Endless second with 9.670 and Feast 3rd with 9.740..only one other car ran a 9sec pass on the day...very very cold circuit.

アクティブ様、優勝おめでとうございます☆エンドレスからはM田さんが)9,670でおしくも2位。

いつも元気なよしろうRさんは、元気すぎて時速230kmからスピンをさせる離れ技を見せつけながらも3位でした！

Making race chassi

As many of you are compeating or looking to compete in time attack series, its a good chance for us to show you what work we undertake when making our rase chassis. we can aquire bare shells for customers, they undertake any chassi custom work needed....then ship the bare shell, of make into complete circuit car.....then container shipped anywhere in the world.
いきなりですが、サーキットでのタイムアタックなどを念頭に置いてシーズンを過ごしていらっしゃる方々もいらっしゃるのではないでしょうか？
でも、どんなふうにしてシャーシが造られているのかはあまり知られてはいないのかもしれません。
そこで、ちょっぴりレーシングシャーシ造りの裏側を覗いてみませんか♪


This post will show readers what work is involved in making race chassi.....base car is 350z

350Zのベース車両がこれです。皆様にちょっぴりシャーシ製作の裏側をみていただければいいなと・・・

Stripped, acid dipped then chassi is pulled in all directions so there is no play in the welds once finished.

溶液につけて丸裸にされたシャーシに溶接を施してゆくと遊びのない、頑丈なボディが出来上がります。
Here you can see the rather large chassi hooks pulling the rear of the chassi out, as some of the 5000+ welds are started
こんな風にして、フックでリアのシャーシを外側にひっぱて、５０００箇所をこす溶接作業が始まります。

R32 GTR headlight weight

Well today, I was bored so as you do, I grabbed a set of weighing scales and grabbed the normal R32 and N1 R32 GTR headlights to see how much different they are in weight......
Answer.......300grames....see below.
今日はちょっとこんなことをしてみました。
N1ヘッドライトとノーマルヘッドライトの重量比べですが、結果は....ノーマルから300gの軽量です！
これを軽いととるかはあなた次第です。。。

This image, reminds me of Tetsuo from Akira, when he is picking up his "innerds"....but this is the car version, and sadly shows an end to the Twin Turbo car we made....:( Its murder I say, bloody murder!!!!
バラバラです。もう殺人死体遺棄事件並みです。
endlessチューナーH田さんの愛機がここまで来てしましましました・・・

ということでSR20　ツインタービンキット販売いたします！

Video uploaded！！！！！

and where it all began...nice little recap....from tyler durden :)

Dyno Video

Well, we got to our friends shop, who have a 1000ps dyno.....so quickly got the car off the trailer and on the ramps, but due to the location of the shop, we have to have the shutter down, so the noise is extreme....although the car is very very loud.
やってきました、1000ps対応ダイノチェックです。ささっと積車からEndless R32を下ろして、これから起こります騒音公害に備えてシャッターを締め切るのです（ご近所さま、本当に申し訳ありませんです）
T88-38GK turbo sound is very impressive, I hope you will like.....and it shows how different the GK series to other Trust turbos....very much like the T51R from HKS in sound, but much stronger at higher boost.
ここからは、百聞は一見にしかずで、youtubeの動画を見ていただければわかるのですが、TRUST　GReddｙの38GKがいかに他のトラストタービンと違うのかご覧ください！HKSのT51R のような、でももっと力強い・・・
After mapping the car, Sugino san said we should power check.....
Here we had 3 people + sugino in the car, and 3 x heavy water bottle filled weights in the trunk with VHT sprayed on the rollers and 2 ratchet straps holding the car down....
Sugino san goes through the transmission in to 6th gear (as you will see in the movie) then stepped hard on the gas pedel......sounds like things are going well then rpm shoots up too fast, I know what has happened which is also confirmed by sugino san laughing in the car.....wheel slip.....we just couldnt keep the tires from spinning....
マッピングを終えて、次はパワーチェックに移ります。
車をしっかりと設置させるために、VHTをローラーにまいて、丈夫なハーネスをくくりつけて、トランクに水入りの重たいボトルを乗せます。
6速まで順々にギアをあげてゆきアクセルを目いっぱい踏み込みます・・・・が、ホイールがスリップしております。
Sugino san got out of the car and said the rpm shot up and km/h read over 270....but the dyno read only 220kmh....seems we had wheel spin from 200kmh in 6th.....and we still posted a power reading of 820hp.....so the car at only 2.0kgm is making somewhere around the 1000ps (estimated) so things should be very exciting on the 30th....last drag race session of the year.
メーターでは270kmを超えているんですが、ダイノチェックでは220kmで計上されていました。6速の200kmくらいでホイールがスリップしているようです。。。
それでも820hpの数字がダイノから出てきましたので良しとしましょう！
雨でつぶれていたセッティングはなんとかできたので、11月30日今年最後のセントラルドラッグレースに向けて、期待は高まるばかりです♪
Here is the movie.....
それでは動画をどうぞ！

2:30pm here in Japan...and off to setting

Well yesterday we had a day booked at central circuit for the R32 demo car to be mapped, this ws our last chance before this years final race at central later on in the month. 30th....and you guessed it...............it rained all day! Sugino san then put the chances of racing on the 30th as almost 0% as we could not map the car........I was very upset....however today I went out to get his lunch, and when I returned I could hear the rumble of the gtr!!!! I thought they were just moving it, but when I checked, Sugino san was inside, so I went over and told him his "me-shi"was here, and said joking aside..."you getting some practice in" he said nope we going setting....he booked our friends 1000ps dyno, so thats where were going....with camera in a second! video will be uploaded today!

昨日、ENDLESS　R32のシェイクダウンのため意気揚々とセントラルサーキットを予約したのですが・・・・雨！
前日と本日は晴天なり！！
実は、前回も雨に降られております・・・これは、もう完全に呪われておりますようです。
これでは、30日の今シーズンラストを飾るセントラルサーキットでのレースにも、一度も全開走行することなく臨まざるをえないのです！！
それでも、さすがにマッピングなしでは前回走行などできたものではないので、お友達ショップ、ディバージョンさまにて１０００ｈｐまで計測可能なダイノに行ってまいります！！