It’s only of January yet and the car clubs are already going full force to set up meets and drives, not that I’m complaining!  This one comes to us through our friends at the Z Owners of Northern California (ZONC.)  For this event they have teamed up with the Bay Area and Sacramento NSXCA chapters which will make for an awesome car gathering headed to one of the most beautiful parts of California.

All of the information is available on the ZONC website but I’ll lay out the main points here:

Dates:  Februray 14th – 16th (Sat, Sun, Mon)

Package for 2 includes:

Hotel occupancy of 2 per room
2 tickets for Hearst Castle (Tour 1, 2, or 3)
2 dinner coupons ($20ea) at one of two choice restaurants

Price for package:  $284.50 (includes tax)

THE HOTEL MUST BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY AND YOU MUST MENTION THAT YOU WANT TO RESERVE A ROOM HELD BY ZONC/ATKINSON FOR THIS PACKAGE.  Call (805) 927-3998.

We will be meeting at Z Car Garage and be leaving at 10:30AM sharp.

The full event information can be found at the top of the ZONC website.  Check it out and I hope to see you there.

Link: ZONC website

Now that our GT-R is making almost 650 whp, with more coming everyday, the drivetrain parts are certainly being over-stressed in their stock form.  SSP have decided to upgrade the axle shafts on the car in an effort to strengthen the system before any catastophic failures happen.   This is only one of many parts that SSP plans on releasing for the R35 drivetrain.  With this addition we are one step closer to having the world’s most powerful GT-R that won’t grenade it’s internals as soon as we put the power to the ground.

The new axles have an advanced design that increases the CV bearing cage strength and a couple other improvements.  SSP have been building high power AWD cars for some time now and it is nice to see their experience prove useful in the modified GT-R world.  The axles are made in house at SSP and they plan to keep them in stock and ready to ship at a moments notice.  Although they aren’t cheap, $2,399.00 isn’t too bad if you are trying to find the limit of what your GT-R can take.  Happy hunting.

The entire press release can be found after the “read more.”

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