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26-07-10, 08:27 PM
david dixon

Quote:

Originally Posted by bodleytunes

Hi,

I took my Nova to Shakespeare County Raceway yesterday for a few runs (managed 8 runs)

Bit disappointed with my time and even more so my trap speed, but could have been worse I suppose! Not been drag racing for over a year so was a little rusty.

60ft = 2.220
330 = 5.913
660= 8.85590
mph1 = 83.66
990 = 11.287
1/4 mile = 13.45073

MPH2 / Trap speed = 107.33MPH

The rest of the time I was getting 104/ 105 and 106 mph.

NEED MORE POWER! :)

PS: kept getting whooped by big power scoobies and skylines / supras... :(

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...4&id=724522996
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...4&id=724522996

Xe on tb's or let?

David.
26-07-10, 08:28 PM
milko96

BFG's ;)

I may use mine at nxt meet, but dont think I'm making enough power yet, to get best from em really, we'll see.
26-07-10, 08:29 PM
david dixon

BFG's aren't bad tyres either to be fair!

David.
26-07-10, 09:03 PM
kiwinova

here is the slip for my time, I have always used 888's nothing else so wouldn't know if anything is better

http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/v...9/IMG_0148.jpg
26-07-10, 09:16 PM
bodleytunes

Quote:

Originally Posted by david dixon

Xe on tb's or let?

David.

It's a LET (Rickardo's old car / chequered flag on the roof and bonnet) - Frontera intercooler, boost is at about 0.8 ish bar in 5th gear from what I can make out

It's upposed to be running 247bhp but not sure if it was making quite that on the day - maybe more like 220 / 230.

Was a very warm day to start with and I was only trapping 104 and 105mph

Then as the day went on, I seemed to get quicker trapping 106 and 107+ , it seemed a bit peppier. Maybe it was the cooler air?

Running normal tyres, normal pressures etc.

I think with a perfect launch on the day (2 seconds? could have scraped a 13.2) as it was my best was 2.2 which is not great but a lot better than my first go ... 2.7!!!!! :O

All the scoobies and skylines were getting 1.7 and 1.8 off the line so I didnt have a chance. Nearly caught a poxy Scooby RB5, wish it was a half mile for that one would have got him!!!! He got 12.8 @ 105.6 or something.

I recorded the runs with my camera, but unfortunately only got my first two **** runs before ran out of storage on the ****ty camera. I'd like to smash it for missing my better runs!!!
26-07-10, 10:06 PM
david dixon

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwinova

here is the slip for my time, I have always used 888's nothing else so wouldn't know if anything is better

http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/v...9/IMG_0148.jpg

Sounds about right to me mate
Well done! :thumb:
26-07-10, 10:09 PM
david dixon

Quote:

Originally Posted by bodleytunes

It's a LET (Rickardo's old car / chequered flag on the roof and bonnet) - Frontera intercooler, boost is at about 0.8 ish bar in 5th gear from what I can make out

It's upposed to be running 247bhp but not sure if it was making quite that on the day - maybe more like 220 / 230.

Was a very warm day to start with and I was only trapping 104 and 105mph

Then as the day went on, I seemed to get quicker trapping 106 and 107+ , it seemed a bit peppier. Maybe it was the cooler air?

Running normal tyres, normal pressures etc.

I think with a perfect launch on the day (2 seconds? could have scraped a 13.2) as it was my best was 2.2 which is not great but a lot better than my first go ... 2.7!!!!! :O

All the scoobies and skylines were getting 1.7 and 1.8 off the line so I didnt have a chance. Nearly caught a poxy Scooby RB5, wish it was a half mile for that one would have got him!!!! He got 12.8 @ 105.6 or something.

I recorded the runs with my camera, but unfortunately only got my first two **** runs before ran out of storage on the ****ty camera. I'd like to smash it for missing my better runs!!!

Get some 888's on there and let them down to about 8-10psi, warm them right up before a run and you'll knock that time right down imo
you want to be aiming for aty least 2.0 60foot with 888's, do you have a diff?

David.
26-07-10, 10:45 PM
kiwinova

Thanks David:thumb:
Hoping to do better while at USC in next couple of weeks and I may also be running gas:d
26-07-10, 10:53 PM
scott.parker

Quote:

Originally Posted by bodleytunes

It's a LET (Rickardo's old car / chequered flag on the roof and bonnet) - Frontera intercooler, boost is at about 0.8 ish bar in 5th gear from what I can make out

It's upposed to be running 247bhp but not sure if it was making quite that on the day - maybe more like 220 / 230.

Was a very warm day to start with and I was only trapping 104 and 105mph

Then as the day went on, I seemed to get quicker trapping 106 and 107+ , it seemed a bit peppier. Maybe it was the cooler air?

Running normal tyres, normal pressures etc.

I think with a perfect launch on the day (2 seconds? could have scraped a 13.2) as it was my best was 2.2 which is not great but a lot better than my first go ... 2.7!!!!! :O

All the scoobies and skylines were getting 1.7 and 1.8 off the line so I didnt have a chance. Nearly caught a poxy Scooby RB5, wish it was a half mile for that one would have got him!!!! He got 12.8 @ 105.6 or something.

I recorded the runs with my camera, but unfortunately only got my first two **** runs before ran out of storage on the ****ty camera. I'd like to smash it for missing my better runs!!!

Shame if i had of none i would of come down to watch,Good times/speed though..
My XE on TB's has done 13.5's @ 105mph there, IMO it's a better strip then at the POD, but then it's on my door step. :thumb:

Scott
26-07-10, 10:56 PM
bodleytunes

Quote:

Originally Posted by david dixon

Get some 888's on there and let them down to about 8-10psi, warm them right up before a run and you'll knock that time right down imo
you want to be aiming for aty least 2.0 60foot with 888's, do you have a diff?

David.

Yeah will try those tyres, got them on my Astra Turbo, very good. Just standard diff AFAIK I assume that would be an open diff ?

Here is my video - sadly only caught the first two runs, which were ****e, my worst ones.

first one cant get it into 3rd, then on the 2nd run do a pansy arsed start.

The two on this vid were 14.6 and 14.2 trappin 104/105

http://www.facebook.com/v/413191822996

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