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Originally Posted by sprattzvx
looks like your having a ball with that toy mate. looks like a handfull. what is it? couldnt pick it, but sounds very RB like. whatever it is, its got some serious boost up it 
like you said, the general consensus seems to be big dobson. figure the scope should come with everything i need for some basic viewing, and build from there with accessories.
or, i could settle for an 8 inch dob, and some accessories like the beginners kits suggested in other posts. i really like the idea of automated tracking, allowing more time for viewing enjoyment, less time searching/adjusting.
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Not a bad pick. It is a HR31 Skyline coupe with an RB20DET engine with a small turbo and around 18PSI of boost. 25 years old and hand rebuilt by me a couple of years ago. Depending on what you believe about loss in the driveline it has somewhere between 350 and 400 horsepower so it is a bit of a handful on cold tyres and an absolute demon in the rain. Wheelspin in fourth gear at 150KMH keeps your mind on the job!
As for the scopes, it well and truly blows the budget out but I really really enjoy my CPC925. The tracking makes obersving a real breeze. I often manually slew to the more obvious objects rather than letting the goto do it for me, and once there the tracking makes it a snap to spend ages at the eyepiece. Maybe one of the goto dobs would be a similar experience.