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[mlracing]

Cheers, the story will only continue!

EF9! Noice! Any pics of her?

Not nearly as tidy as yours!

[Afx31]

Not nearly as tidy as yours!

Very nice mate! Did it just have the factory B16 in it? Shame you don't have it anymore, I feel like the future will bring a raise in price

[mlracing]

Very nice mate! Did it just have the factory B16 in it? Shame you don't have it anymore, I feel like the future will bring a raise in price

Yeah genuine EF9 but it was purely race car. Condition was poor and would take alot to get it road legal again so just sold it.

You're not wrong though.. if you've seen Honda prices in Japan.. already no chance to buy lol

[Afx31]

Yeah genuine EF9 but it was purely race car. Condition was poor and would take alot to get it road legal again so just sold it.

You're not wrong though.. if you've seen Honda prices in Japan.. already no chance to buy lol

Yeh exactly prices are insane and will only continue to raise. Can fix anything though. Im currently repairing a lot of rust in a RT4WD wagon, only about 30 over here left. Rust repairs as in the roof has already been drilled off.. gotta do what you gotta do to save them!

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[mlracing]

Yeh exactly prices are insane and will only continue to raise. Can fix anything though. Im currently repairing a lot of rust in a RT4WD wagon, only about 30 over here left. Rust repairs as in the roof has already been drilled off.. gotta do what you gotta do to save them!

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Yeah for sure, Shuttles are funny. Can't say I've seen many EF/ED around in VIC since I moved here, maybe only a couple in the last year driving around.

[Afx31]

Yeah for sure, Shuttles are funny. Can't say I've seen many EF/ED around in VIC since I moved here, maybe only a couple in the last year driving around.

Yeh theres a few around, can find them on the Facebook group ed/ef australia

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[Austro]

Good read for sure

[Afx31]

So heres the Honda Nationals Winton Update!

Two weekends ago was the Honda Nationals Round 2 Winton track day down in Victoria. I live in Sydney so it's a little bit of a drive. My father came again this year along with my mum for the trip, we left Sydney about 9am Friday morning and arrived around 5pm At Benella, 10 minutes from the track, dropped the trailer at our accommodation and went to the pub for a feed and some drinks. Waking up Saturday morning to the sound of heavy rain outside, it was quite a wet morning. Maccas coffee and then headed for the track. Once there we were presented with a puddle filled track, but a bit of water doesn't stop us.

1st session was very wet, I've driven on the track before in the wet so I was just playing around seeing how fast I could go.

2nd session I thought the track was still wet, so I didn't bother to check and lower my tyres, however once I drove out onto the track I realised it was already dry.. So I managed to set a PB that session of 1.43.xx (PB from last year was 1.45.xx) so I was already happy, everything was looking good. I did spin out with the rear PSI being way too high.

3rd session as we went to go back out, the black clouds rolled in with a bit of hail which made the track very slippery, so another session of playing around.

4th & 5th sessions in the arvo the sun came out to help us out, the track was dry and everyone begun laying down their fast times. I was pushing my limits more and more each lap, getting faster and faster, hanging around the 1.41 mark. Finishing the day off with a 1.40.26 PB, with the lap itself proving theres still much more improvement to come. I was very pleased with my result though, 5 seconds faster than last year. I was wanting to get into the 1.30's but I obviously just missed out, but thats okay, thats what next year is for.

Awesome day, got to catch up with my interstate old Honda friends and have an enjoyable day. Like to thank the organisers for an awesome day as they always are, seemed to run very smoothly. Thanks to my parents for coming down on the trip to support me, it was quite cold especially standing around and watching. Thanks as well to my father for towing the car, he did all the driving, however thats because he doesn't want to be bored in the passenger seat, instead I'm bored in the passenger seat, wanting to drive lol..

Here's a link to my fast lap on YouTube, followed by some photo spam from the professional photographer of the event. Thanks a lot to Gwyn from Grip Shift Slide for the amazing photos, as you can all see below!

The trip down




Track time!









2:27.7840 2:20.1220 2:18.0230 2:18.4150 2:19.8840 *:**.**** 2:14.7420 1:44.0190 2:10.2330 2:10.9650
10 1:52.8500 1:43.1000 *:**.**** 2:21.3500 2:07.9730 2:03.9620 2:12.4010 2:01.3960 *:**.**** 2:19.5140
20 1:45.5800 1:41.5980 1:41.7690 1:56.4240 1:40.4910 *:**.**** 2:02.0860 1:43.4090 1:44.4770 2:01.7500
30 1:40.2680


On the final times for the day, I'm position 29th (William Mitchell) and on the lap sheet I'm bit up from the bottom, car number 2!

[Apu]

Good stuff Will! BTW how does the Navara tow and ride?

[felixR]

Well done Will!

Looking good on the track.

[Afx31]

Good stuff Will! BTW how does the Navara tow and ride?

Cheers! The Navara is bloody awesome honestly. Dad bought the RWD turbo diesel, manual model as we only need it for towing. Tows with ease, you forget your towing sometimes. I bought a RT4WD ED wagon from QLD earlier this year, towed it back with the Navara, 6th gear cruise control 110/120km all the way from Brisbane to Sydney, easy peasy, even pulled on the cruise control when going up hills on the freeway. Very comfy as well and whilst towing still getting great distance on a tank.

Well done Will!

Looking good on the track.

Cheers Felix! Hopefully see you out on the track one day?

[Afx31]

My latest purchase for the civic has arrived! Was an intense last 30 minutes bidding on this item on Yahoo Auction, probably against some Honda part collector in Thailand/Malaysia but happy I won, wasn't cheap, but worth! Have wanted a set of these since I first saw them 1 month after buying my hatch 4yrs ago, only seen 2 for sale ever since! Honda Gathers rear speaker pods! Yes they will 'add weight' for the track, but isn't too much, and I still drive the car on the road and always need a bangin sound system!

[felixR]

Nice purchase! I wanted these speakers too when I had an ED.

[Afx31]

Nice purchase! I wanted these speakers too when I had an ED.

Yeh so happy I finally got them, keen to install before WTAC. Should send me some pics of your ED!

[Austro]

Love Gathers speakers and surrounds!