Rolling Road Day In Leeds - Anyone Interested?

Rolling Road Day In Leeds - Anyone Interested?

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giblet

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Saturday 29th March 2014
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I'm wanting to stick my old bus on the rollers to see what sort of power its putting out after 14 years and to get some figures before I start fettling it. There was talk of a local RR day a while back but nothing seemed to materialise. Figured I would ask again now that spring seems to be here. Thinking of going with RS Tuning since they have a decent rep.

Anyone else interested?

Edit -

Confirmed date - Saturday 17th May. 09:00 start. £35 per car, minimum of 10 cars required with a max of 20. 3 runs per car with printout

Running order is FWD, 4WD/AWD and then RWD

RS Tuning Limited
Unit 20 Castleton Close
Armley
Leeds
LS12 2DS

Confirmed For The Dyno
1. Giblet - Mitsubishi Galant VR4
2. Giblet's mate - MK2 Ford Escort
3. Phil W - Supercharged VXR8
4. Pah250 - VXR8 GTS
5. Eatontrifles - 320d Touring
6. Bobby Shaftoe - TVR390SE
7. Ubbs - Audi RS3
8. Davezj - Legnum VR4
9. dode_ireland - Galant VR4
10. StottyEvo's Mate - S3
11. Martziniuk- Octavia vRS
12. Shippers- Audi S4
13. StottyEvo - Evo
14. Viperzs - Silvia S15
15. Daz9284 - VXR8
16. Unknown - Evo 6
17. Dale458 - Exige S
18. Zoobeef - Noble
19. Sexual Chocolate - 997 GT2
20. SirBigswingalot - Evo X


Unconfirmed
Roystinho
Whoami
Slobberchops
Defcon5
Ebo100
RobGT81
robbhp - Impreza Type R


Edited by giblet on Friday 16th May 17:40

giblet

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Saturday 29th March 2014
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Good stuff. I'll give them a call and get some details on prices and numbers required.

giblet

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Thursday 3rd April 2014
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Paid the chaps at RS Tuning a visit this morning. Its £35 for a dyno run and its a minimum of 10 cars. Availability wise its looking like any weekend in May apart from the first one.

I would suggest either Saturday the 10th of May or Saturday the 17th. Thoughts?

giblet

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Friday 4th April 2014
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tumbleweed

giblet

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Saturday 5th April 2014
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Yup the price is good compared to what I've paid in the past but it might prove difficult to find 10 confirmed cars at this rate!

I may need to find another forum or two to post this on to get the numbers up. Any suggestions?

giblet

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Saturday 5th April 2014
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Siscar said:
Maybe start with a different thread title, RR means both Rolls Royce and Range Rover before it means rolling road to me.
Duly noted, and amended thumbup

giblet

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Sunday 6th April 2014
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ubbs said:
Same here too I'd be interested if they can do haldex equipped cars
Ubbs
Should be fine with haldex cars but I can double check to be sure. They did say they would run the cars in order of drivetrain, so possible 4WD first, then RWD and then FWD.

giblet

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Sunday 6th April 2014
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Added you both to the list. Moved the list to the first post so its easier to update. Phil W - what car do you own?

giblet

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Monday 7th April 2014
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List updated, called them up and left a deposit so the date is locked down. Now I just need to get 10 cars signed up!

giblet

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Monday 7th April 2014
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roystinho said:
Struggling that day. What time? If I'm free it will be a last minute thing, and I'm only spectating anyway
I believe we need to be there for 09:00, I imagine it will take a few hours to get all the cars done so probably finished for 13:00?

giblet

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Monday 7th April 2014
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Bobby Shaftoe said:
Put me down - TVR 390SE

If they can do haldex equipped 4WD a pal of mine might want to bring his Audi down as well.
Added you to the list. Forgot to ask about haldex equipped cars. Will ring them tomorrow and update the thread.

giblet

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Tuesday 8th April 2014
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roystinho said:
Ah, definitely working then
Dang

StottyEvo said:
I'm a maybe, as it stands I'll definitely come but I can't confirm as its 5weeks away.
Fair play. If you can confirm closer to the date then that would be great. Looking forward to seeing your Evo in the flesh.

giblet

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Tuesday 8th April 2014
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ubbs said:
Same here too I'd be interested if they can do haldex equipped cars
Ubbs
Bobby Shaftoe said:
If they can do haldex equipped 4WD a pal of mine might want to bring his Audi down as well.
Gave them a call earlier, they have run haldex equipped cars before without any issues smile

PhillW said:
pah250 said:
giblet said:
Phil W - what car do you own?
Phil has a supercharged VXR8. I might be wrong, but I believe he also holds the torque record on the RS tuning rolling road too smile
Thanks Paul, yes a VXR8.
Sounds mental, looking forward to seeing the figures. At this rate mine will probably be the lowest on the day!

giblet

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Tuesday 8th April 2014
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ubbs said:
Okay I'm in I just needed to sort a baby sitter for my daughter, my son will be coming along do you need the money now?
Nope, I may ask for a deposit of £15 per person closer to the date to confirm places. It was suggested by the folks at RS to stop people from pulling out but its fine for now smile

giblet

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Wednesday 9th April 2014
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Bobby Shaftoe said:
I think i'll have that dubious honour, TVR's claim of 275horsepower actually turned out to be blackpool Donkey power! I'll be pleased if i see 260bhp,I'm going for the loudest car award instead.

Have let my pal know haldex is fine, so hopefully will know if he's comin in the next few days.
My car started off with 280 BHP back in early 2000. It's completely standard so I'm guessing a few will have bolted over the years. I'm a contender for lowest at the wheel figures given the drivetrain losses from the 4WD system and the tiptronic gearbox.

giblet

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Friday 11th April 2014
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Glade said:
Ah I'm keen... getting my carbs re-jetted at the end of April so should be making the best power since I've had the car!
Come along and make it a nice round 10 cars wink

Bobby Shaftoe said:
My pal in the Audi is a no i'm afraid, he on his hols.
No worries, thanks for the update.

spud26 said:
What time does it kick off? I won't be running but may call down for a look
09:00 and I'm guessing it will take a few hours to get all of them done. Not sure of the order yet but it will be in order of drive train.

giblet

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Monday 14th April 2014
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Added a chap from the MLR forums. Any other takers?

giblet

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Tuesday 15th April 2014
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robbhp said:
Hi chaps, quite new to PH but not new to loud fast pieces of metal!

I am really tempted for this trip out as I am not far away however my diary is always a nightmare. If you already have 10 confirmed and I randomly pop down would I still be able to dive on for £35?

If not I am happy to watch but as an avid hater of all people who let me down I wouldn't want to book in then pull out!

Be good to see some different metal too. biggrin
Hi and welcome to PH. The maximum number of cars is 20 so you are more than welcome to pop down on the day. If you are able to confirm your attendance a few days before then that would be great. Would love to have a look around your Impreza, I have a massive soft spot for the classic Type R's.

pilchard8 said:
Might pop down to this and have a look round, only just been on rollers but if you need an extra to make numbers ill jump on
Cheers, will keep you updated on the numbers.

Edited by giblet on Tuesday 15th April 14:59

giblet

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Thursday 17th April 2014
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daz9284 said:
hi people

can you put me down as a 'maybe' please (i have a vauxhall vxr8)

regards,
darryl
Done

giblet

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Thursday 24th April 2014
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pah250 said:
Bump

Just double-checking - is this a confirmed booking? Do we need to pay a deposit to roll?
Yes its a confirmed booking. I've left a deposit with RS Tuning so as long as you chaps all turn up on the day then we should be all good.