Dissecting WTAC’s Open Class winner
Anyone following time attack racing will be familiar with this car. Steve Ka’s R34 GTR with Dean Lillie behind the wheel won the Open Class at the 2014 Yokohama World Time Attack Challenge.
The car is also full of Haltech gear, from the new Elite 2500 ECU, IQ3 dash through to a complete SmartWire system.
In this episode of Technically Speaking, Scott explains how all the components work together with the car’s engine and gearbox to create a very potent racing package.
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