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Thread: Huntley Hillclimb (Wollongong, NSW)

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    Huntley Hillclimb (Wollongong, NSW)

    Went out with a bunch of guys from another forum I frequent, Justin (Civic) got a PB, Yuan (180) and Lou (Starlet) looked like they had a blast the first time out!

















    There is only one viewing area, 1/2 way up the hill. I am never walking up there again. Holy hell its steep!
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    As you can see the purple GTR had a little run in with the Armco, thankfully the only real damage was a cracked coolant overflow bottle. He'll need a new front guard and quater panel, but for a first timer with 390kw it could have gone a LOT worse.

    Enjoy!
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    what's the single seater? A Radical/Suzuki motor bike engine in there?
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    call me crazy but does #74 have two engines? It looks like there's one engine at the front wheels and one at the back.

    And thanks for the pics, whiteballz!

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    I was going to ask if that Skyline 'drift' ended well. oops

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    Quote Originally Posted by demonrunning07 View Post
    call me crazy but does #74 have two engines? It looks like there's one engine at the front wheels and one at the back
    It does. It's Warren Creagh in a Twinnie. 4th overall, by the way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4 View Post
    what's the single seater? A Radical/Suzuki motor bike engine in there?
    That's Malcolm Oastler in a Dallabusa - Dallara F394 with Hayabusa engine. But better check out his Ferrabusa - that's a Hayabusa engine in a... sharknose Ferrari replica! Sadly, all the pictures I've seen featured the car without a body.

    Oh dear, just realised who actually that Mr.Oastler is: 'Malcolm Oastler (Born 24 April 1959) is the former technical director of Formula One team BAR, former chief engineer for Jaguar Racing, and designer of many race cars.' (Wiki)
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    Correct on all counts Faksta.

    Hearing the dual engines operate at slightly different RPM/response was weird, it sounded like two mini's battling up the hill rather than a single car.
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    Probably it was a different feeling from what you get from the video when you perfectly know you should hear two engines roaring.

    By the way, are there any pictures of a Ferrabusa with its body?

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    Quote Originally Posted by faksta View Post


    That's Malcolm Oastler in a Dallabusa - Dallara F394 with Hayabusa engine. But better check out his Ferrabusa - that's a Hayabusa engine in a... sharknose Ferrari replica! Sadly, all the pictures I've seen featured the car without a body.
    is that where Chris Rhea's car went?
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    Unfortunately not, I am unfamiliar with that car, but this was his only car at this event.
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    No, not that one (or at least I hope so - Rea's car was much, much closer to the original 156)

    http://www.deejay51.com/speed_on_tweed_2010.htm - here are some pictures, found them at last. Scroll to the middle of the page.

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    Ah, No he did not have that car out at this hillclimb.

    I have A photo or two of it from the same event as the photos you posted actually though. On the same corner too.
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    first pic - can you please get an oil filter relocation kit like that?
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    I was talking to him about that kit, cost $285 without the hose fittings. It was leaking by the end of the day so not sure about going down that path.

    Still, its a lot cheaper than the some $600 HKS want for their filter relocation kit.
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