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Jambo 2009 Updates and results!
Started by YEEHAA · 29 Aug 2009 · 148 repliesPreserved from CalaisTurbo (partial recovery). Original authors and dates are shown; archived members are not current Holdcom accounts.
03-09-09, 18:03 GMT+10#102
so ANK would you think i can run mine in ozmod st/289? same or less mods than the qsr rb30 gemini?
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03-09-09, 18:23 GMT+10#103
dont no scott just repeating what i have been told man thats all if you want to put a 28/9 tire on your car no one is stopping you man
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03-09-09, 21:38 GMT+10#104
did they tamper with the firewall when they put the 30 in the gemmy ank?I thought that was a big no no for 289 class.This is the most exciting little car too come out i cant wait too see it in the flesh!
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03-09-09, 21:46 GMT+10#105
i dont no if michael jackson touched it :P i have been told the car is right and HAS been cleared to race in 28/9
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03-09-09, 22:04 GMT+10#107
yeah im guessing he will have a drive man i really dont no i just want to see GRUMP get fked up cause he is such a sooky protesting BITCH
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04-09-09, 09:01 GMT+10#108
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Originally Posted by ANK
yeah it was 6boost who posted it on that site also i just read it
i spoke to maatouk about it the car WILL be racing in 28/9 and ready to rock the class this is why grump almost found him self in trouble cause he crys like a bitch when other cars come in the class that are a threat
ps look out for the car this weekend plenty left in it just needs to get off the line enough power for mid to high 7's
You'll find McKern actually raced outlaw 10.5 at jamboree, not ST289, which was the same class the gemini was in. Wayne Dyson was as well. Dyson's car was because of a eligibility issue with how the coil overs were mounted, I'm not sure about whether McKerns car was personal choice or his car getting knocked back.
I can see this turning into a big sh1t fight and it being aimed at me, which is a shame because as I said, I think the car is stunning and I have no problems in racing against it, I'm also building a 289 car. My reason for questioing the decision on the car, is I have read the rule book front to back 100 times and gone to extensive lengths to find out whats legal, how to interpret the way some rules are written in the book, and how to make sure my car is legal. This car throws haf those rules out the window, and to be honest, it should make no difference what is done to the car as long as its got a 28x9 tyre, I just want to know so I can build my own and customers car to the same rules the gemini has been allowed to if thats the way it is.
Hopefully that clears it up, ifs it legal, sweet as, the 9" tyre is the limitation, I've had that argument for over 12 months now so other mods make no difference to me, I just want to know what the rules are so I can use them to my advantage too
Below is a copy of the few rules in question:
Andra rule book OM 4.2:
Oem chassis rails with complete OEM floorpan and firewall must be retained with any alterations approved my ANDRA
6.1 Interior
OEM dashboard optional, if removed must be replaced with a fabricated or aftermarket unit to provide a finished appearance
As far as stretching the tub front to rear to fit a 28" tyre, this year at compact attack, a lot of cars were knocked for even having a little notch for the fuel rail on their 20b's, and for cutting the outer gaurds. I've spoken with David Baker, the technical advisor, as I am building a gemini for a customer with a VQ35 and he said that we could NOT cut the gaurds that much to fit the 28" tyre.
Fark it man, I don't know, or care, I'll wait and see how they go and if they let it race, then I'll do the same sort of mods. For Ank and anyone else waiting to be a cranky pants about my post, read it again, I LOVE the car, i have NO issues racing it in 289, i think that the TYRE SIZE is the limitation, who gives a toss about the recessed firewall or anything else, I'm only questioning ANYTHING to do with the car as as its doing my head in trying to work out what I can and can't do when the car goes against half of what I've been told is allowable
6BOOST
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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04-09-09, 09:11 GMT+10#109
nothing is aimed at you champ im just telling you what i have been told the gemini was racing in out law due to the fact that you get more passes anthony put the car in that bracket like i have already said
mckerin is a fking sook who had a cry about vlgod going into 28/9 i could post up other stuff but ill leave it people in the know already know what happen i no the rules you have posted and if you look at grumps feature in zoom you can see his fire wall have been touched also!
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04-09-09, 11:54 GMT+10#110
both the firewall & tubs have been modified on grumps car! imo st289 should be exaclty that.. doesnt matter if you have modified the firewall to fit in a larger engine as long as the tyre qualifies. maybe then we will see the sport compact scene pushed even further just like titan car running in a outlaw class overseas with a full setup car
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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04-09-09, 12:23 GMT+10#111
for the first time i agree with you pnp
just like the 10.5 guys in the states put what ever you want into the car but as long as your on that tire its fine
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04-09-09, 14:01 GMT+10#112
6boost is the gemini running one of your extractors and if yes are they the same type as used on vl turbos.
turbo looks giant on the car.
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04-09-09, 14:12 GMT+10#114
isnt there some big meeting coming up in sydney it could be even possibly this weekend.
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04-09-09, 14:32 GMT+10#115
yeah nationals either this week or next!!!! top event i was there last year
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04-09-09, 17:23 GMT+10#117
pretty sure im coming down for the nationals should be a top weekend!!
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04-09-09, 18:00 GMT+10#118
racing tomorrow i think, gemini is going on the dyno now.. st289 class is ****ing dead!! haha they should make a new class called "do whatever the **** you want on a 28 x 9 tyre"
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