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callyman
2,613 posts
81 months
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paulrussell said: True, but there will be a certin amout of bhp the bigblock Andy is using will be capable of. I don't think any F1 car could do 0-220mph in a 1/4 mile  I've seen an F1 car at pod and it was pitifully slow, they have very poor traction until moving quickly.
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gudgyz
16 posts
15 months
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Three NZV8 magazines with your car inside are in the post today Andy, hopefully they will be with you in a few days time! My return address is inside if you ever have a spare "big fat b  d" sized RV3 T-shirt going spare! Cheers, Kevin
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Dave Hedgehog
5,320 posts
73 months
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callyman said: paulrussell said: True, but there will be a certin amout of bhp the bigblock Andy is using will be capable of. I don't think any F1 car could do 0-220mph in a 1/4 mile I've seen an F1 car at pod and it was pitifully slow, they have very poor traction until moving quickly. where they are run properly they normally do 7.5 qtrs, fast but not much problem for a good drag car but then again they can go around corners 
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redvictor
3,059 posts
106 months
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gudgyz said: Three NZV8 magazines with your car inside are in the post today Andy, hopefully they will be with you in a few days time! My return address is inside if you ever have a spare "big fat b d" sized RV3 T-shirt going spare! Cheers, Kevin Nice one Kev! I didn't know i was in the current issue.... No probs with a shirt. You have a choice from XL TO XXXXL. Let me know your chest size in a mail and i'll scoot one over to you..
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Liquid Knight
10,521 posts
52 months
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gudgyz
16 posts
15 months
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redvictor said: Nice one Kev! I didn't know i was in the current issue....
No probs with a shirt. You have a choice from XL TO XXXXL. Let me know your chest size in a mail and i'll scoot one over to you.. Cheers Andy, It was the issue before last with the article I wrote back in Feb, the "this month in NZV8" I emailed you a while back. I'm sure you will be getting some more press in the future though, even if it's just a mention of the 6.99@218mph, but the 6.50@230 will be sure to rate more than just a mention!! You just have to get out and do it!!! XXXL works for me! Kevin
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Greg_D
4,343 posts
115 months
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forgive me if this has already been covered.
I see mention of a couple of american cars being quicker.
What tracks were these times set on, obviously you aren't comparing apples with apples with different tracks, and there is a constant suggestion that certain american tracks are 'faster' than others (ie slightly downhill)
do you think that the 'quicker' cars would be truly quicker on the same day at the same track as RV3?
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The Jolly Todger
1,169 posts
49 months
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Greg_D said: forgive me if this has already been covered.
I see mention of a couple of american cars being quicker.
What tracks were these times set on, obviously you aren't comparing apples with apples with different tracks, and there is a constant suggestion that certain american tracks are 'faster' than others (ie slightly downhill)
do you think that the 'quicker' cars would be truly quicker on the same day at the same track as RV3? Forgive me if I'm wrong or speaking out of turn but if you're talking about the street legal pro-mods that have run faster quarters than RV3 then I think the feeling amongst the RV team is that all going to plan RV3 will better their times this year anyway (even on a 'slow' track).
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PoleDriver
20,229 posts
63 months
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Dave Hedgehog said: callyman said: paulrussell said: True, but there will be a certin amout of bhp the bigblock Andy is using will be capable of. I don't think any F1 car could do 0-220mph in a 1/4 mile I've seen an F1 car at pod and it was pitifully slow, they have very poor traction until moving quickly. where they are run properly they normally do 7.5 qtrs, fast but not much problem for a good drag car but then again they can go around corners And keep going (usually) for more than an hour. But nowhere near so much adrenaline! 
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TomN94
2,379 posts
27 months
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Haha, those morons on Teamspeed make me laugh. Andy, I remember seeing RV1 on Fifth Gear several years ago, and just what an improvement! Do you still pick your son up from School/college in it Keep it up guys!
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Turn7
9,349 posts
90 months
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Dave Hedgehog said: where they are run properly they normally do 7.5 qtrs, fast but not much problem for a good drag car but then again they can go around corners Got a source for that ? Ive never heard of F1 running that fast on the strip.
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beetleragtop
6 posts
68 months
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Turn7 said: Got a source for that ? Ive never heard of F1 running that fast on the strip. I agree, having been involved in drag racing fotover 20 years I've never seen this? Id say 9s
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redvictor
3,059 posts
106 months
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Greg_D said: forgive me if this has already been covered.
I see mention of a couple of american cars being quicker.
What tracks were these times set on, obviously you aren't comparing apples with apples with different tracks, and there is a constant suggestion that certain american tracks are 'faster' than others (ie slightly downhill)
do you think that the 'quicker' cars would be truly quicker on the same day at the same track as RV3? Well,they have quicker timing tickets and that's what counts in the record stakes. I've raced on one american track in 2005,and we went faster than we'd done here..
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redvictor
3,059 posts
106 months
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TomN94 said: Haha, those morons on Teamspeed make me laugh. Andy, I remember seeing RV1 on Fifth Gear several years ago, and just what an improvement! Do you still pick your son up from School/college in it Keep it up guys! LOL,well as he's now a father himself,and works at our place maybe not...
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redvictor
3,059 posts
106 months
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Dave Hedgehog said: where they are run properly they normally do 7.5 qtrs, fast but not much problem for a good drag car but then again they can go around corners I think once Jonnny Herbert ran a 7 sec 1/4 in Japan,although no timing ticket was shown. Those were the days of traction control. I saw an F1 at the pod once,i think Mark Blundell's old car. Ran a blistering 10sec 1/4.
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Liquid Knight
10,521 posts
52 months
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DaveL485
2,419 posts
66 months
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Liquid Knight said: Looking at this thread, VERY 
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Liquid Knight
10,521 posts
52 months
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DaveL485 said: Liquid Knight said: Looking at this thread, VERY I'll stick to small Fiats but I though one of you like would like it.
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projecthr
18 posts
28 months
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The world isn't ready for RV4 yet 
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Dave Hedgehog
5,320 posts
73 months
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redvictor said: Dave Hedgehog said: where they are run properly they normally do 7.5 qtrs, fast but not much problem for a good drag car but then again they can go around corners I think once Jonnny Herbert ran a 7 sec 1/4 in Japan,although no timing ticket was shown. Those were the days of traction control. I saw an F1 at the pod once,i think Mark Blundell's old car. Ran a blistering 10sec 1/4. and it takes 100+ people making minute adjustments for every degree C of temp change and 100s of millions of squid and your knocked up in a shed car for £400 and a box of rothmans would flannel it 
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