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Donut King Racing Team’s Second R35 GT-R Get’s In Shape
Regular readers will remember Team Donut King’s rather ostentatious choice of colour for their racing cars from Targa Tasmania 2008 and Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge 2008.
A second Nissan R35 GT-R has recently joined the ranks and is already in preparation for racing early next year. One of the first steps of course is being completely stripped down and yes…. painted bright pink!
It’s not all about the paint job, just back from the painters the car has had a full weld-in roll cage fitted. An extremely serious piece of kit.
Right now everything is stripped out of the car. From the carpets down to the sound deadening. The dash is going back in but very little else including the pedestrian safety hood airbag units which caused a bit of a blind moment for Russell Newman in the Tasmanian Tarmac Challenge earlier in the year when they unexpectedly deployed mid-race causing the hood to block half his view of the road.
Planned modifications are basic as you’d expect for a production class racing car. Upgraded but standard sized brake rotors, brake pads, Toyo Proxes R888 20″ tires, new exhaust system, Sparco racing seats and an ECU tune. Taking care of the details in this department is JustJap Racing.
Owner/Driver Peter Leemhuis is enjoying the car so far, and why not, it’s faster than his Ferrari! A veteran of past Targa Tasmanias and Tarmac Challenges driving the R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R, one drive of the new GT-R is all it took for him to decide to sign off on the order of the R35.
Early days yet but we should have some updates when the car nears completion and is entered into it’s first event.
Check out the Read More link below for the rest of the photos of the first stages of the Nissan R35 GT-R build for Donut King Racing team.
Images/Words: GTRBlog.com
Targa Tasmania Day 2 UPDATE – Donut King R35 Withdrawn from event
Well the news has come through the Donut King/Just Jap Nissan R35 GT-R of Tony Alford/Karl Farmer (Car #901) has been withdrawn from the event due to Suspension problems that have developed during today.
Speaking to Tony earlier tonight, he was full of praise for the car and is just blown away by how amazing the car is. They will go back to tarmac racing again.
Stay tuned to GTRblog.com for a full wrapup of their Targa Tasmania 2008 event.
Donut King Targa Tasmania R35 GT-R Preparation – Part 4
Last time we showed you exclusive photos of the Donut King pink Nissan R35 GT-R after it had a full roll cage, Mine’s exhaust, Sparco seats fitted as well as weight reduction performed.
In this update we add that the car has received a new big 400mm brake rotor kit from Mine’s as well as a Mine’s Full Spec Suspension II kit.
JustJap, the company in charge of preparing the car for Targa Tasmania 2008 is now able to retail Mine’s R35 GT-R parts worldwide and you can check out the offerings at the link below.
Cheers to JustJap for providing us with this update.
Link: Mine’s GT-R Parts Store (JustJap.com)
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Donut King Targa Tasmania GT-R Preparation Part 3
Donut King Targa Tasmania GT-R Preparation Part 2
Donut King Targa Tasmania GT-R Preparation Part 1
Exclusive Pics: Further Donut King R35 GT-R Preparation
GTRBlog.com has received some more progress pictures of the Donut King R35 GT-R being prepared for the Targa Tasmania tarmac rally in April 2008. The car is being prepared by Just Jap in Kirrawee south of Sydney Australia.
This GT-R was actually the first R35 in Australia first being spied at the docks in January 2008 and at track testing at Oran Park shortly after that. It started off life as a white car but was quickly painted Donut King trademark pink and covered in signage.
In preparation for the event the team has fitted a full roll cage, Mine’s VX-ROM ECU, Mine’s Silence-VX PRO Titan II exhaust with Mine’s Super Catalyzer II cat converters, Sparco racing seats and timing gear.
The have also performed some basic weight reduction in removing the door trims and rear seats.
The car has been back at the track testing since and is going extremely well.
Click the continue reading link below for the full photo gallery.
Link: Continue reading “Exclusive Pics: Further Donut King R35 GT-R Preparation”
Exclusive Pics: Further Donut King R35 GT-R Preperation
GTRBlog.com has received some more progress pictures of the Donut King R35 GT-R being prepared for the Targa Tasmania tarmac rally in April 2008. The car is being prepared by Just Jap in Kirrawee south of Sydney Australia.
This GT-R was actually the first R35 in Australia first being spied at the docks in January 2008 and at track testing at Oran Park shortly after that. It started off life as a white car but was quickly painted Donut King trademark pink and covered in signage.
In preparation for the event the team has fitted a full roll cage, Mine’s VX-ROM ECU, Mine’s Silence-VX PRO Titan II exhaust with Mine’s Super Catalyzer II cat convertors, Sparco racing seats and timing gear.
The have also performed some basic weight reduction in removing the door trims and rear seats.
The car has been back at the track testing since and is going extremely well.
Donut King Targa Tasmania R35 GT-R Preparation: Part 2
The Donut King R35 GT-R which will feature in the upcoming Targa Tasmania 2008 is now looking more the part with sponsors sign writing all over. We’ve been covering this car for a while now, check out the past stories in the links below.
The bright pink paint scheme has certainly attracted some criticism but this is the Donut King corporate colour scheme and has been on every Donut King owned car. Quite frankly it’s doing exactly what the owners want and attracting attention.
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Links to Past Stories About This GT-R:
Donut King Targa Tasmania R35 GT-R Preparation
Just Jap head Steve Thatcher has published some photographs today of the preparation of their new R35 GT-R for the Targa Tasmania 2008 tarmac rally. Since this car will be part of team Donut King it must be prepared in the team colour … pink.
This R35 GT-R was the first in the country and we have seen it before when it landed on the docks and when it was in testing at Oran Park raceway.
Click the continue reading link to check out the photo gallery of the R35 GT-R Donut King car preparation.
Link: Continue reading “Donut King Targa Tasmania R35 GT-R Preparation”
Donut King Targa Tasmania R35 GT-R Preparation
Just Jap head Steve Thatcher has published some photographs today of the preparation of their new R35 GT-R for the Targa Tasmania 2008 tarmac rally. Since this car will be part of team Donut King it must be prepared in the team colour … pink.
This R35 GT-R was the first in the country and we have seen it before when it landed on the docks and when it was in testing at Oran Park raceway.
Here are the rest of the photo’s of the car preparation.
Targa Tasmania 2009: Drama Filled Day 3 for Nissan GT-R Pilots
Day three of Targa Tasmania 2009 was a troublesome one for three of the five Nissan GT-R teams as they battled in early wet conditions. First incident of the day involved Team Donut King’s GT-R driven by Tony Alford when they had an off around 11am on TS19. Front damage included a cracked radiator so he pulled out of the event.
Next was the sad news that Steve Jones, the young Western Australian who had been maintaining a solid top 5 position on days 1 and 2 had also had a more serious off on TS21. Steve was taken to hospital for observation but co-driver Rauri is OK. The car is damaged but witnesses said it could have been worse.
Thirdly, Russel Newman’s GT-R was seen exiting TS20 driving quite slowly. Mechanical dramas may have befallen them but we cannot say for sure. Chances are they will investigate the issue overnight and assess if they will continue in the morning. Fingers crossed.
Tony Quinn who began the day in first position on the other hand, had another top day of racing. No serious troubles except for the serious competition from the Lamborghini teams of Weeks/Crunkhorn (1st) and White/White (2nd) both in 2007 Gallardo Superleggeras. Tony, in third place, is only 4 seconds behind the leader and just 1 second behind 2nd place however as the competition this year is extremely close.
Peter Leemhuis in the second Team Donut King Nissan GT-R had a solid day finishing in 14th spot for day three.
Jim Richards who is always a favourite was also not immune to the dramas that befell teams today. After seemingly misjudging the surface conditions of a second gear corner, not expecting so much loose debris to be on the tarmac, he parked the nose of his Porsche GT2 into an embankment. This was enough to hole the radiator and end the event for him. Jim is in good spirits though even considering this is the first stage of a Targa Tasmania he’s ever entered but not finished.
Two more days of competitive racing ahead, weather is expected to be fine for both of them. Stay tuned for more updates and check out the entire press release from Targa Tasmania 2009 after the jump…
Link: Targa Tasmania 2009 Website – Results
Link: Targa Tasmania – News Website
Photos: Joel Strickland (C) Joel Strickland Photographics
Targa Tasmania 2009: Nissan GT-R Outright Leader for Day 2 in Fine Conditions
An extremely close day of racing sees the VIP Petfoods Nissan GT-R of Tony Quinn and Naomi Tillet maintaining their lead over the field. Equal first / second has had one Lamborghini exchanged for another as the 2007 Gallardo of Kevin weeks has overtaken Jim Richards (Porsche GT2) and the Whites (Gallardo Superleggera) to end the day on par with the GT-R overall.
“I think it’s good for the event that it’s so close. There’s some good cars, some good drivers and a few surprises. The Skelta didn’t last and (last year’s winner, Steve) Glenney is nowhere to be seen.
“It’s the old troopers up the front who are pumping out times that are much quicker than last year. We all made it through and we’re ready to fight another day.”
– Tony Quinn
The top five contenders are within 21 seconds of each other including the fifth place Fabcar Nissan GT-R driven by Western Australian Steven Jones. He’s more than 30 seconds in front of sixth place but just 5 seconds behind 4th so has real potential to move up the ranks.
“We’re doing pretty good. The roads today are very bumpy compared to what I’m used to in WA, particularly in the middle of the corners. The car is just a little bit too low, we just need to adjust the suspension bit and make it suit the bumpier conditions in Tasmania. We’re just trying to keep on the road at moment, as there’s still a long way to go. I’m still getting used to it all. I’m happy with where I am and knew the front runners would go quickly, but I can’t let them get away too much if I want to stay in contention. Because this is my first Targa a lot of it is unknown and I don’t know what to expect next.”
– Steve Jones
Russel Newman is doing better today in his RGM Maintenance Nissan GT-R and has moved his way up to end 7 places better than yesterday for 13th spot in leg 2.
Team Donut King were penalised heavily on day two. Each scoring 20 minute penalties that pushed them right to the back of the pack. Minus the penalties Tony Alford would currently be in 12th place and Peter Leemhuis in about 18th. Instead these guys are towards the end of the field.
Day 3 of the Targa will be wet as it rained in Launceston overnight so the GT-Rs may now begin to really shine. Either way day 3 will be exciting indeed.
Targa Tasmania news release after the jump…
Link: Targa Tasmania 2009 Website – Results
Link: Targa Tasmania – News Website
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