santa pod vid

[customcabv6]

this was my first ever run sat the pod
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[Altrezia]

heheh@ your voice

your car sounds healthy.. was it about an 17-18 sec quarter? what car was it?

[customcabv6]

hi thanks lol

it was a 16.2 in a mk4 escort pmsl but was the first run and couldnt get traction lol

[jagdpanther]

Id be interested to see what my car could run up the 1/4 mile

[littlegearl]

not bad. i'm planning to go again in feb, took my astra out and got a 14.8 first time. was impressed with that!!!

needs bettering though, as a Ferrari 360 is only something like a 14s 1/4, so i want to beat it!

[Rags]

NO way is a Ferrari 360 14's, I would say 12's.

I have an BMW M Coupe and I could do better with launching and I saw 13.4 on a few occasions......

[Jon C]

Ultima GTR 9.9secs @143mph
Ferrari Enzo 11.1secs@133mph
Porsche Carrera GT 11.3secs@131mph
McLaren F1 11.6secs@125mph
Saleen S7 11.8secs@119mph
Porsche Ruf R Turbo 11.9secs@122mph
Lamborghini Murcielago 12.0secs@121mph
Ford GT40 12.2secs@121mph
Lamborghini Gallardo 12.3secs@117mph
Porsche 996 Turbo 12.4secs@115mph
Porsche 911 GT3 12.4secs@113mph
Ferrari 360 12.9secs@110mph
Corvette C5 13.4secs@107mph
Honda NSX 13.4secs@105mph
Porsche Boxster S 14.2secs@99mph

(www.seriouswheels.com/cars/top-2006-Ultima-GTR-Quarter-Mile-Run.htm)

(Although for a tenth of the cost of any of the cars on that list, easy, safe, consistant nines would be achievable, lol)

[littlegearl]

Rags said:

NO way is a Ferrari 360 14's, I would say 12's.

I have an BMW M Coupe and I could do better with launching and I saw 13.4 on a few occasions......

er, the fastest i've ever seen a 360 run down Santa Pod is 14.4... or 0.2 seconds slower than a freinds corsa!
and i live about 2 miles away and there most weekends in the summer!

incidently if you take the run by the Boxster S, that was the same as the corsa (14.2) he had a top speed about 6mph faster, suggesting that it was his sheer power that got him the time, ie, the corsa can get a better start?

considering the astra can piss all over the corsa off the line (but loses out on power), that suggests i should be able to have a Boxster S to about 1/8th mile!

where are those times from btw? would be interested to see if they were "real world" times, or times acheived by a test driver on a test track.

[m3jappa]

the other thing to remember is that santa pod is slightly uphill so good times are harder.incidently i got a 12.9 in my e36 m3

[KUB3]

Seems a little pointless to me. It's such a short distance that most decent powered cars are hardly getting into their stride when it's all over. Plus it destroys transmissions. Make it a rolling start and one mile long, then it would differentiate cars much clearer.

[drags06]

KUB3 said:

Seems a little pointless to me.

So is making love but it is a nice feeling!
if you have never done it mate (in a decent car) then you do not know!

[SS HSV]

KUB3 said:

Seems a little pointless to me. It's such a short distance that most decent powered cars are hardly getting into their stride when it's all over. Plus it destroys transmissions. Make it a rolling start and one mile long, then it would differentiate cars much clearer.

The quarter mile always has been the benchmark by which power/weight/speed can be judged in real terms.

Rolling start? Are you American?

[Road_Terrorist]

littlegearl said:

Rags said:

NO way is a Ferrari 360 14's, I would say 12's.

I have an BMW M Coupe and I could do better with launching and I saw 13.4 on a few occasions......

er, the fastest i've ever seen a 360 run down Santa Pod is 14.4... or 0.2 seconds slower than a freinds corsa!
and i live about 2 miles away and there most weekends in the summer!

incidently if you take the run by the Boxster S, that was the same as the corsa (14.2) he had a top speed about 6mph faster, suggesting that it was his sheer power that got him the time, ie, the corsa can get a better start?

considering the astra can piss all over the corsa off the line (but loses out on power), that suggests i should be able to have a Boxster S to about 1/8th mile!

where are those times from btw? would be interested to see if they were "real world" times, or times acheived by a test driver on a test track.

I doubt many owners can drive them properly, most seem to bog down (not sure if 360 F1 has launch control?) or get too much wheel spin. I actually remember one clown in a 996 GT3 accidently launching in reverse (!) one time, which goes to show not everyone can get the best out of their car even in a straight line, no matter how much money they have.

heres the best motoring test of the 360 manual running 12.439
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbcd9Yj4Z5w

and again this time a 12.392
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kytZUxOjtjc

BMI again but this time with a 360 with F1 trans, only runs 12.919
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn0Eu141vnE

against an RS4 with F1 transmission (no time shown)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqlPICrtdjg

360 vs R34 Skyline, Skyline runs a 12.7 I think, so 360 a little behind that
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaXF8cYQSz4

360 (not a CS despite what title says) vs Gallardo, 360 runs 13.65
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y_QM7LVCt4

A Nova/Corsa slaughtering a 360 (you'll like this one )
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lp4xRjBVNo

360 vs E55, sounds like the 360 has an aftermarket exhaust, sounds like it runs a 12.4(?)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9t2W4gv3oo

360 vs turbo Lada, no time given
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKkzmBLhtig

here's a slow 360 running a pathetic 14.97 against a TT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=upvUxmQ1hJU

[love machine]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R811nb9eEao

That is my favourite

[Boosted LS1]

LM, proper little drag car that

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