RE: Santa Pod Sunday Service 03/04

[4C]

thebraketester said:

I was impressed with the speed of that 4C. Faster than I expected.

Cheers, apart from a missing engine cover she is totally stock. Not sure winter tyres helped though but they are useful back in Wales.

[Roncee]

great pics Jay, thanks for sharing.
Great SS, enjoy it more when there is an "activity" involved

[thebraketester]

4C said:

thebraketester said:

I was impressed with the speed of that 4C. Faster than I expected.

Cheers, apart from a missing engine cover she is totally stock. Not sure winter tyres helped though but they are useful back in Wales.

Yes the winter tyres were noted ;-)

[V8 Animal]

And this,
http://youtu.be/nA-WhQyq0Rg

[Alex L]

Here's my onboard footage, unfortunately doesn't really show the cars I was up against apart from the final run where the Griffith just beat me over the line due to my rubbish reaction time....for the record I was just quicker than him over the quarter by half a second :-)

Excuse my over excited first run against the Anglia that I thought was going to absolutely destroy me, I got a little carried away in the moment

http://youtu.be/bW-yBxEO1e4

[Leptons]

thebraketester said:

Yes the winter tyres were noted ;-)

Also noted, sounds good too!

[djdest]

NJ72 said:

egor110 said:

What difference does it make if there are shirtless stella drinkers watching?

Your on the line on your own in your car , whatever does or doesn't happen next is purely down to you, you can't blame spectators.

TBH I agree with the above. Likewise the normal RWYB events (not linked to USC and the like) aren't really full of the people you describe. Just general enthusiasts, professional drag racers and some motorbikes for good measure.

It's good fun.

I totally agree with this. If anything, a general RWYB day has very few if any chavs at all.
Ive been to dozens over the years and always really enjoyed them.
But yes, I stay well away from the USC's and Max Power type events

[mr_oversteer]

Flat6 said:

Nice variety of cars on the drag strip...

BMW E28 Santa Pod by Nathan Mercer, on Flickr

This picture makes it look like was in with a shout

[AMZEY1]

Hi MPoxen,

That was me in the M5, had LC engaged and it jumped from 1st to 3rd :-(
Great side shot though, it was so close, you pipped me by a nose....great fun. Your car sounds lovely.

[AQuail]

j4ck100 said:

335d x drive put out some nice figures

Thanks, I was happy with 13.2 @105mph on my last run. Keen to go again with Launch Control and see if I can break in to the 12s!

93Jay said:

DSC_0062 by Jay Rahman, on Flickr

Really happy my not-so-exciting commuter car found its way in to a shot; thanks for the photo!

Here's the video of me getting schooled by the S3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj8yiKXmrJY&fe...

Here's my fastest run of the day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01UtORiF0ls

Edited by AQuail on Tuesday 5th April 10:16

[V8RX7]

Dandanfings said:

That little S3 did a 11.80 run eventually

I'm not sure if people appreciate just how fast that is (for a road car) a quick google brings up this impressive list of SLOWER cars :


Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster GT - [2012]11.81 seconds @ 115.3 mph
Jaguar XJ 220 - [1991]11.82 seconds @ 115.2 mph
Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 991 - [2015]11.82 seconds @ 115.2 mph
TVR Tamora 3.6 - [2002]11.84 seconds @ 115.0 mph
Dodge Viper SRT-10 8.3 V10 - [2005]11.84 seconds @ 115.0 mph
Audi R8 6.0 Quattro V12 TDI - [2009]11.87 seconds @ 114.7 mph
Ferrari F430 4.3 V8 Spider - [2005]11.88 seconds @ 114.7 mph
KTM X-Bow GT 2.0 Turbo - [2013]11.89 seconds @ 114.5 mph
Noble M12 GTO 3R - [2003]11.89 seconds @ 114.5 mph
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR FQ 400 - [2004]11.89 seconds @ 114.5 mph
Ford Mustang GT 500 - [2010]11.90 seconds @ 114.5 mph
Porsche 911 GT2 996 - [2000]11.91 seconds @ 114.3 mph
Aston-Martin Vanquish 5.9 V12 - [2012]11.95 seconds @ 114.0 mph
Mercedes CLK DTM Cabriolet - [2006]11.96 seconds @ 113.9 mph
Lotus Exige S 3.5 V6 - [2012]11.97 seconds @ 113.8 mph
TVR T350 C 3.6 - [2003]11.98 seconds @ 113.7 mph

[smithyithy]

It's a crazy thing.

When I used to go to the VW shows there years ago, one of our forum members had a Polo G40 with turbo conversion, Megasquirt, subframe and LSD etc. That little tin can was running faster 1/4's than a Ferrari 360!

[thebraketester]

Id still rather have the F430 over the S3 though.... :-)


The reason the S3 is so quick isnt really its power output. Its haldex with DSG.... equals a stupidly quick 60' time.

A friend had a golf R DSG... it ran sub 3s to 60mph, not just by luck, it would do it every time due to Haldex/DSG. Wouldnt have been anywhere near as fast as a manual

Edited by thebraketester on Tuesday 5th April 11:10

[smithyithy]

The Focus estate and Zafira sleepers were pretty quick too, love seeing stuff like that.

[anonymous-user]

AMZEY1 said:

Hi MPoxen,

That was me in the M5, had LC engaged and it jumped from 1st to 3rd :-(
Great side shot though, it was so close, you pipped me by a nose....great fun. Your car sounds lovely.

]

Hi Amzey

You were the Singapore Grey F10 ?

Was the guy in the silver RS4 with you or did you pick him up on the way home ?

[xjay1337]

smithyithy said:

The Focus estate and Zafira sleepers were pretty quick too, love seeing stuff like that.

I spoke to the Zafira owner.
He was a nice guy, but he claimed 350bhp WHEEL horse power (about 380 crank?)
Based on the times I saw it was not as powerful as he claimed I believe.

[AMZEY1]

Hi Amzey

You were the Singapore Grey F10 ?

Was the guy in the silver RS4 with you or did you pick him up on the way home ?


Yes, silver RS4 was with me, he tends to get 'a bit excited' on the road.....

[TOYNEG]

V8RX7 said:

I'm not sure if people appreciate just how fast that is (for a road car) a quick google brings up this impressive list of SLOWER cars :


Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster GT - [2012]11.81 seconds @ 115.3 mph
Jaguar XJ 220 - [1991]11.82 seconds @ 115.2 mph
Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 991 - [2015]11.82 seconds @ 115.2 mph
TVR Tamora 3.6 - [2002]11.84 seconds @ 115.0 mph
Dodge Viper SRT-10 8.3 V10 - [2005]11.84 seconds @ 115.0 mph
Audi R8 6.0 Quattro V12 TDI - [2009]11.87 seconds @ 114.7 mph
Ferrari F430 4.3 V8 Spider - [2005]11.88 seconds @ 114.7 mph
KTM X-Bow GT 2.0 Turbo - [2013]11.89 seconds @ 114.5 mph
Noble M12 GTO 3R - [2003]11.89 seconds @ 114.5 mph
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII MR FQ 400 - [2004]11.89 seconds @ 114.5 mph
Ford Mustang GT 500 - [2010]11.90 seconds @ 114.5 mph
Porsche 911 GT2 996 - [2000]11.91 seconds @ 114.3 mph
Aston-Martin Vanquish 5.9 V12 - [2012]11.95 seconds @ 114.0 mph
Mercedes CLK DTM Cabriolet - [2006]11.96 seconds @ 113.9 mph
Lotus Exige S 3.5 V6 - [2012]11.97 seconds @ 113.8 mph
TVR T350 C 3.6 - [2003]11.98 seconds @ 113.7 mph

Audi R8 6.0 TDI?, ummm ok ;-)

[anonymous-user]

AMZEY1 said:

Yes, silver RS4 was with me, he tends to get 'a bit excited' on the road.....

Ypu read my mind !!!

[tombstone]

well.... it's been run on three rolling roads, all within 17bhp..so not far out! Best was 358... But, it just can't put the power down nicely as it sits, even though it's got launch control mapped in it, traction control.. but no LSD. Once it's rolling it's pretty good for a people carrier! At the most recent live mapping session, when the bigger intercooler went on, it's pretty consistent power-wise, always seems to be strong mid range..but a combination of very tired suspension and not being used to launching it on Sunday didn't help! But it's still a very quick courtesy car....!

xjay1337 said:

I spoke to the Zafira owner.
He was a nice guy, but he claimed 350bhp WHEEL horse power (about 380 crank?)
Based on the times I saw it was not as powerful as he claimed I believe.

Edited by tombstone on Tuesday 5th April 13:13