Rice in EVO 20k test

[Mr E]

Yup - enjoyed the mag.

The car I suspected would win that test did...

[tuttle]

Aww! Now I'm gonna have to buy one.Instead of reading it over someones shoulder etc.

[Neil_H]

A post from the Skyline owner:

www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/showthread.php?t=33962

[shadowninja]

Isn't 'rice' a US term for a chavved up low spec japanese car such as a 1.2 Civic?

[TRACKDEMON]

Hmmm, that NSX looks familiar (check my profile). Blimey, thats me in the leather jacket with camera permanently attached to right hand

[rsvmilly]

shadowninja said:

Isn't 'rice' a US term for a chavved up low spec japanese car such as a 1.2 Civic?

A ricer is just a Jap vehicle. Also applies to two wheelers.

[Mr E]

TRACKDEMON said:

Hmmm, that NSX looks familiar (check my profile). Blimey, thats me in the leather jacket with camera permanently attached to right hand

Heh. That's probably just put a couple of grand on the car then.

[rich 36]

Isn't 'rice' a US term for a chavved up low spec japanese car such as a 1.2 Civic?


you see, thats why i'm reading this thread to!

[dcw@pr]

TRACKDEMON said:

Hmmm, that NSX looks familiar (check my profile). Blimey, thats me in the leather jacket with camera permanently attached to right hand

Ahh so that's where you got those bedford photos from...

[TRACKDEMON]

dcw@pr said:

TRACKDEMON said: Hmmm, that NSX looks familiar (check my profile). Blimey, thats me in the leather jacket with camera permanently attached to right hand Ahh so that's where you got those bedford photos from...

As I said, all would be revealed Interesting to compare their group shot to the ones I took during the setup of that shot; their shot is nice and light but for me has lost the beautiful sky due to the amount of +EV. TBH I did bracket and stitch the darkest sky to the lightest car (still only 3 stops apart though)

Some "other" shots from the day:





This ones not coming back

[DJFish]

Crumbs!
You really don't appreciate what goes into getting some of those shots!

Nice work!
Dave

[The DJ 27]

I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really REALLY want a Skyline. Just the combination of looks, noise and pace can't be matched for that sort of budget. Yes the Cerbie is very nice, but it's going to go bang in some expensive way once every 5 minutes.

[shadowninja]

The DJ 27 said:

I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really REALLY want a Skyline. Just the combination of looks, noise and pace can't be matched for that sort of budget. Yes the Cerbie is very nice, but it's going to go bang in some expensive way once every 5 minutes.

you'll achieve the skyline dream before you achieve the cerbera dream, given prices! (£3k for an R32 GTS-T! (admittedly not a fast skyline, but R33 GTS-Ts from about £5k can be made pretty fast for relatively little expense.)

[tuttle]

I would debate the phrase;'relatively little expense' there
Unless you're wealthy that is

>> Edited by tuttle on Saturday 5th March 18:26

[shadowninja]

tuttle said:

I would debate the phrase;'relatively little expense' there Unless you're wealthy that is >> Edited by tuttle on Saturday 5th March 18:26

"relatively" _was_ used. modifying cars is expensive, but modifying a skyline is cheaper than say modifying a chimaera for similar reasonable power gains.

[tuttle]

shadowninja said:

- modifying cars is expensive, but modifying a skyline is cheaper than say modifying a chimaera for similar reasonable power gains.

You are absolutely right S.Ninja-I was just feeling pangs of guilt about my drawer full of GTST reciepts

[shadowninja]

tuttle said:

shadowninja said: - modifying cars is expensive, but modifying a skyline is cheaper than say modifying a chimaera for similar reasonable power gains. You are absolutely right S.Ninja-I was just feeling pangs of guilt about my drawer full of GTST reciepts

best put them into a folder never to be opened until the day a prospective buyer wants to come round to view the history.

[shadowninja]

Gazboy said:

Did anybody else read the test then?

sorry, can't be bothered (nothing personal intended there!). i've read so many tests they all blur into one now! maybe i'm just getting old. will have to get a 4x4 before long

[tuttle]

Gazboy said:

Did anybody else read the test then?

still intending to buy a copy of Evo chap

[tuttle]

Finally got round to reading Evo on the train to Devon.Bloody good issue,imo-that 'Gatti

Any how there were some interesting comments on all the main contenders in the £20k shoot out(great choice of cars,imo,).Dead sure I've met that GTR some where tooFave quote on the GTR which made me feel smug & glowy,went something like:'skyline,never seems to date & is ripe for further tuning.'& 'The skyline is perhaps dynamically the most completebut feels less special than this gem of a Cerbera' oooww.
True of course,of most Jap perf cars really imo.

>> Edited by tuttle on Friday 25th March 12:46