Built in time for the World Time Attack Challenge held in Australia is this Autogarage / HKS Australia R35 GTR. Stock, the R35 is a giant slayer, giving established marques a run for their money. But as with any form of motorsports, you have to match your competitor's work on their cars, otherwise your efforts will be in vain.
So with this in mind, the owner of this car started the development of this R35 with, as you can see, no expense spared. While the build was successfully finished in time for the WTAC event, the builders fully intend this racer to be eligible for other events worldwide. For starters, complete model of the front, doors and rear of the car was made in order to fabricate a complete carbon fiber body. Then, an FIA-approved rollcage was welded onto the stock chassis rails. Custom HKS coilovers, fully adjustable suspension components and Project Mu rotors and pads rolling on Volk TE37 18-inch wheels complete the chassis mods.
Although 500 horsepower, is plenty for the street, the car's time attack competition sport 700 horsepower engines on chassis 200-300 kilos lighter, so the builders' horsepower calculations showed that 800-1000 horsepower was needed to be competitive. The engine uses custom CNC-machined heads, HKS rods and pistons, ceramic-coated manifolds and a GT800 turbo kit to achieve this goal. Other stuff includes an HKS F-CON controller, a 2000-hp rated fuel pump and 2000 cc injectors. The stock transmission's internals have been upgraded to cope with double the power.
The weight goal for this car is 1250-1350 kilograms although as we mentioned, the competition will be fielding 1050 kilogram cars. Still, it's obvious that this is only the first year of the car's development and its 9th place in the 2011 WTAC can only improve with all the track and testing data the team will surely accumulate in the near future. Inspiration for article here. http://advanwheels.com.au/racing/car.aspx?id=41&eid=5
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