Facts, Tips and Memories

Hi Datsun Family

With the aim of keeping this page active in addition to event coverage I would like to add some, facts tips and memories among some. I also want to start a weekly interview page with you the members of this page, Watch your FB inbox for more on this.

In the first of such installments I bring you the legend of a skyline which was a Cape Town fav…

 Growing up in the days of Good Wood Showgrounds, Wingfield Drags, Pivies, N2 dices and Killarney, a very young fond memory exists of watching this skyline launch and dragging its ass down which ever strip it raced on.. Always giving out pak slae"

That Skyline being non other than the “John Brussles Skyline”.

Any info on where the car is now will be welcome. I understand a famous Cape Town DJ owns the car.  The info below is quite a few years old:

ENGINE Stroked from 2.8 to 3.1 litres Three 48mm Dellorto side-draughts 87mm bore (standard is 86mm) DT85A billet 315o cam Crankshaft from Electro Motorsport in U.S.A. O-ringed block Head ported and gas-flowed Titanium valves 37mm exhaust valves (standard is 35mm) Crane valve springs 12:1 compression ratio Dual 57mm exhaust system with single rear silencer Johan Coetzee branch Edelbrocke solenoid NOS kit (activated in 3rd gear for the drags) TRANSMISSION Standard 5-speed gearbox Double APE clutch Limited-slip differential EXTERIOR Cosmos blue Fibreglass scoop Rear boot-spoiler WHEELS & TYRES 17" Revolutions 235x40x17 tyres POWER & TORQUE Power at wheels: 170kW (228bhp), without nitrous. Power at flywheel: 225kW (302bhp), without nitrous. Torque at wheels: 295Nm (217lb.ft), without nitrous. PERFORMANCE The following data is approximately years old: 400m: 12.77 seconds 600m speed: 195.7km/h (121.6mph) Top-speed: Estimated at over 260km/h (162mph) over 3km's (with nitrous) COMMENTS Headwork done by owner. Unsure of true top speed, but the car has beaten a BMW M5 whose terminal speed was 260km/h over the 3km mark.