was just going to say that car is a 160j, not a 1200. awesome to see these old photos. I wasn't aware that the bluebirds were so competitive, is says warren steele won in 1985 in a bluebird? Would have thought a 1200 would have been much quicker but oh well there you go. shellsport was a bit before my time but a lot of these cars were around in early ss2000 years, it was great to watch. still is one of the better NZ classes to watch, just need more old cars to go head to head with the hondas, evos silvias, etc...

I think from way back in the memory bank that Warren Steels "Bluebird" was a Datsun 1600.

Fandatstick,

The 130 HP is very believable out of a 1300, I have always been told a full out A14 is around 175HP and a full out A12 about 140HP. The numbers from the dyno sheets I've seen appear to be pretty close. I would imagine that the motor revved to 9500-9800 range, had 14-1 compression and needed rebuilding after every meet.

As for motorcycle carbs becoming fashionable "again" , that's not true...... they have never gone out of fashion.............ever since I saw a set of Lectron Flatslides on a Yamaha GP bike I thought they were the business. Of course the Flatslides on my car were installed because I got a deal on them...........but regardless they still rock.

Naturally since I started racing bikes first so I'm biased, now if I can just get a pallet of TZ750 engines we could make a 1500cc V8 two stroke....................screaming buzz bomb sequential box.............blue haze, smell of bean oil in the morning, what's not to love............OK back on topic.

Tom