I was admiring the interesting rear wing mount of the E89 Z4 GT3 I posted yesterday. Typically, most rear wing are mounted on top of the trunk but the Z4 GT3 set up was mounted on the rear end of the trunk. It’s a configuration that I’ve seen on some recent DTM cars too. It sets the rear wing further back with the mount plates nnot as slanted if it was to be mounted on top of the trunk.

Here’s another car that features this rear wing set up.

The NR AE86. Check out how far the rear wing is mounted, almost where the lic. plates go.

The tracked-out AE86 is one of two AE86 built and run by Nakayama Racing – a privateer in the DTCC one make series. This widebody AE86 features carbon fiber fender flares.

Weigh in..

The car have been stripped and spot welded to stiffen the chassis to the max. Seen below is just a peak of the 20-point roll cage

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Butt shots of the winged beasts..

DTCC one make series info quoted from hachiroku.com.au:

The DTCC is an AE86 one-make series from Japan which has a very strict set of rules to ensure what they call ‘close battle’ racing. The only engine allowed is an NA 4A-GE with bore modifications permitted but the stroke must remain the same. The block MUST be a 4A block, both 16v and 20v are allowed for entry and all other mods are open.

To keep the competition fun and fresh for each race, the winner and second place finisher will have 40kg and 20kg weight handicaps added to their cars, increasing the stopping time and cutting their power to weight down drastically. There is an 80kg total handicap limit so if one person wins all the races in a season they wont have to lug around over 200kg of ballast!

Speaking of weight, just like in F1, the drivers who win will have their cars weighed and if they fall under the set limit of 795kg a penalty will be served and the car will be required to fatten up for the minimum weight limit for the next race. It seems they don’t want runaway victories in the DTCC but fun and friendly competition between hachiroku racers!

Here’s a video of one of the races in the DTCC series

photo source: Minkara