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7/11/2011  
Hi there guys, testing went well, Reece knocked out a 7.76, 7.74, 7.71, all around the 173-176 mph mark.
Went entered the meeting under a testing only bracket, so did Rayglass Racing and another team we know.
So we got 5 runs over the day and finished up about midnight. It was a pretty low key meeting, there were alot of cars but not may people watching. So now have the car doing as it should, so with more testing we should be able to get the times lower.
Thanks again to Nick, Terry, Rod for there efforts.

Back to Nz today, catch you soon.

HTL Racing.

31/10/2011
  

Hay there guys, we head back to Oz this friday for a sportsman meeting on the Saturday, then back on Monday, so its a quick turn around meeting...

Keith is there now getting things ready, the rest of the crew fly over

on Friday, I will keep you posted from the track.

The Pontiac is pretty much finished, we wont make the test and tune but will make the first meeting. Its good to have the car back to how it was, its better than before the crash. Bigger cam shaft and a few other mods.

So it will be good to get the car out there again after a 2 year set back.

30/9/2011

 
Hay guys, two runs done so far, car had a firing miss, we found a split in one of the spark plug leads, next run it smoked the slicks to the 60ft, we have a new clutch pack in there today so your clutch settings are going to change but we will get on top of it soon. Its really hot here at the track, alot of cars testing for jambo today. Keep ya posted from the track.
14/6/2011

Hi guys, things are going great so far, we ran a best time ever on friday, a 7.56 @ 184 mph, the car ran straight a all is going well.Today we have our first run at 10.30am, which is 12.30pm nz time. I will update this page with the next pass.

Second pass the car didnt get off the line, the next day it rained and the meeting was cancelled! There is a rain date set in a months time,

but we have stripped the engine and box from the car and will change the first gear, and freshen up the motor for the Jambo meeting in two months. We hope to keep things sorted by then, we are learning so much being here in Aust, we are getting alot of help from kiwis and people here.

Special thanks too... Nick from APC, Rod Havrey and Terry Bowden from Terrys Chassis Shop nz for all there help with the tune, set up and the clutch settings, there help is making all the difference to each pass we do.

 

 
26/03/2011

Hi guys, things are going o.k, on Friday we broke an axle on the first run, the second run was better, the car ran straight and fast, very high 7 but in the 7's. We got back to the room about 12am, long day... Today we changed the clutch, took us just on an hour for us to change, Terry and Ben have been helping with the clutch which has been a great help, we are getting closer to our goal of beating our own record. We have to race Rod and Terry in the first round, so two kiwi cars match up, the race is based on an index, so Reece will leave first and Rod will Chase!

Will keep you guys up to date when we can, just had to find time.

 

 

 
24/03/2011

Hi guys we are waiting for the tow truck to pick up our container, then we will head to willowbank and get our spot, testing for the GTR is 6pm on the friday night, we will get 3 runs to get our spot for saturday. Racing is on the Saturday and will head late into the night, when the cold air is best. We have made some changes to the set-up and

hope this will make a difference.

P.S Tow truck is here now as I type this on the roof of the car. Up dates as quick as I can from the track.

 

 

 

 

 
14/03/2011

WOW GTR just ran a 7.65 @ 181 Mph, first pass of the day and our best ever 60 ft... Will up date when we can.

 

 

 

 

 

21/08/2010

Hi guys, we had some bad new's on saturday's qualifying, we have broken the main gearbox shaft in the GTR, we dont have this part with us so thats it for us, we will head to the track today to watch the action, we over come alot of problems this week but this is one we cant fix...

We will be back in Nov to race again, the car will stay in Oz till next year if all goes well, we will have to order the input shaft from the usa, its a custom made piece to suit the GTRs four wheel drive system.

So far to date the GTR has ran a 8.3 @ 184mph pass on its second run. Next pass was a 8.22 @ 183mph. The last pass of the day was a 7.73 @ 187 mph.

Photos by Casey Dhnaram

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21/8/2010
Hay there, on friday Keith and I got the clutch and box back in, the car is ready to go today for Jambo, off to the track now... Kevin
19/8/2110

Hay there guys, today we stripped the gearbox, fitted a new ratio and cleaned up the clutch and all the parts ready to fit everything in the morning, it will be a 7am start so we dont have to work in the heat at the track... We had to get some new clutch plates so Keith and I did the 3 hour round trip tonight to get th...e clutch plates for the morning, so far its been long days, short sleep and lots of work.

To add, Reece has had a very bad flu, his wife has been sick too with it, Jess had food poisoning and everyone is just coming right, but thats racing...  Bring on the weekend!

18/8/2010
Hi guys, well the last few days we have been trying to get a handle on the clutch and the great track conditions, we fitted a taller gear to the liberty for first gear before we came here, this has not helped us alot. The car has had so much traction it bogs down off the line and then get going, we lifted the boost in first gear to maybe drive through it but in the end we have removed the gear box and will change the first gear ratio in the morning as well as try another new clutch set-up. Our best today was a 7.7 and 187mph, which is not bad but we know that there is so much more there that we have not touched on re the power and performance of this combo. So tomorrow we will be working on the car and start over again with the track/car set-up on the saturday of the Jambo... It been a long day in the sun, but great news for rayglass they ran 2 x 6.4,s @ 220 and 221 mph! well done guys.

 

Sweet!!!

16/8/2010

Hi guys, things went well today, we got here about 8am this morning, we headed to the track about lunch time to sort things out, then unloaded the car and did a few basic checks and got the car started etc, everything is ready for testing on tue lunch time tomorrow. We have another testing session on Wednesday too. Thats about all for our first day here, check back as I will update every change I can when there is Wifi, there is no Wifi out by the track where we are staying so will try, I will update our facebook page under Heat Treatments at the track via cell phone...

Cheers Kevin

 

23/7/2010

17/7/2010

Hi guys, on Saturday afternoon we headed to our local track to bed in our new slicks ready for our trip to Australia.

So this went well, the car will leave at the end of this week.

We will keep you posted.

20/3/2010

GTR AT DRAG AT FRAMAUTOLITE THIS WEEKEND FOR THE NATS...

The Skyline will be at Framautolite friday afternoon for a run, then the team will race on the saturday and sunday of the Nats... It will be a great weekend as long as the weather stays good and the track is sticky.

We will update the site each night so you can follow the results, see you at the track guys!

Friday, we got to the track about 3pm, set up for the weekend. Reece ran one pass with a slipping clutch but still run 180mph and a low 8 second, the car ran straight so that was good. More to follow, off to the track now. 6.54am (sat)

Saturday, well today we had a long day, 7am to 7pm, the first run was o.k, but the track was not very sticky as the VHT had not had many cars over it so it was a hairy ride from the GTR, on the next run the intake manifold join split along an alloy weld, we had to strip it off the engine and Arnie headed back to his work shop in Auckland and re welded the alloy intake, then he headed back and we refitted it ready for sundays day of racing. Great effort from Arnie as it saved the day, reason for the split was the age of the intake manifold and the fact that every time we rebuild the engine we get the manifold re polished, which has worn the weld down in that area...

Sunday, Our sunday at the Nat's went well overall, we were running in the low 8's after two runs with a great shot at winning pro import till a protest from another pro import team put us out of the running.

We then ran the car in exhibition class and run of a 7.79, so we then felt it may run a,7.6 but the track was closing for the day so we got out the BBQ and called it a day, we did win the top car and crew award for presention so that was great the fact we had new shirts on for that meeting.

Next up is Aust for our team.

PHOTOS FROM THE WEEKEND

 
PHOTO'S CARE OF JOHN MCGREGOR