Broken Record
For the past six years Japanese tuning monster (and all-around bitch-slapper of you) HKS had a stranglehold on the unibody AWD record with a differential-crumpling 7.67 at 182 mph-until the Fast Fours Jam when Reece McGregor's R32 with a 1,600 hp punched-out single-turbo RB laid a set of four black stripes all over the HKS mark with a 7.57 at 191 mph run. Reports from those krazy Kiwis say that Reece's GT-R has much more left in it.
To further fuel the international controversy, UK super tuner, Sumo Power, has been preparing it's Project Fuujin (Japan talk for, "the wind of God") R33 for an assault on the record. With a projected dry weight of 1,900 lb and 1,200 hp the Sumo Power GT-R stands a good chance of knocking the NZ R32 off the top spot. All of this recent record rumbling may wake the sleeping giant yet, as rumors abound that HKS may bring its fearsome R33 back into action.
Aaron Fitzpatrick's '69 Datsun 1600 won Best of Show-not too bad for a car that's almost as old as Nads.
Rotor Master Joe Signorelli switched from 20B to 2JZ and broke the Pro Turbo record. Now he just needs to find a new nickname.
Yes, they all look like this and they all go crazy for American accents. At least that's what we tell ourselves before going to sleep each night.
305.96 km/h converts to hella fast! It really does, we looked it up.
GT-R Hall Of Fame
Signal Auto's R34 GT-R not only ran an 8.99 on street tires, it also won our first Time Attack and most recently won a Formula D round-all with the same basic set up!
The VeilSide R32 GT-R spits 1,340 ponies worth of game good for an 8.61 at 172 mph on Nitto 555R street tires. On slicks it went 8.45 at 168 mph.
The HKS R32 ran 8.45 at 165 mph. This was good enough for HKS to put the car out to Skyline pasture and create the R33 Drag Skyline that ran 7.67 at 182 mph-so fast it would take six years for another GT-R to beat it.
Avance, a little shop in Nagoya, Japan, created this R32 that hit the big time with an 8.11 at 171 mph.