*Forum Event* Performance Vauxhall Show 2012
Discussion
bradwil said:
Thanks G for organising the stand.
We had a great day and the weather was perfect.
Managed a best of 12.76 @ 111mph which is nearly a second better than last year and 10mph!
This is one of my video clips...not my quickest time but definitely my favourite clip...(dreamtoy it's available in 1080p HD!!!) LOL! Great trophy's mate!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLLjl12DKa8&feature=youtu.be
N/A beating S/C PERFECT We had a great day and the weather was perfect.
Managed a best of 12.76 @ 111mph which is nearly a second better than last year and 10mph!
This is one of my video clips...not my quickest time but definitely my favourite clip...(dreamtoy it's available in 1080p HD!!!) LOL! Great trophy's mate!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLLjl12DKa8&feature=youtu.be
168 by Fast an' Bulbous, on Flickr
128 by Fast an' Bulbous, on Flickr
113 by Fast an' Bulbous, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fast_n_bulbous/sets/7...
jameshsv said:
bradwil said:
Thanks G for organising the stand.
We had a great day and the weather was perfect.
Managed a best of 12.76 @ 111mph which is nearly a second better than last year and 10mph!
This is one of my video clips...not my quickest time but definitely my favourite clip...(dreamtoy it's available in 1080p HD!!!) LOL! Great trophy's mate!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLLjl12DKa8&fea...
N/A beating S/C PERFECT We had a great day and the weather was perfect.
Managed a best of 12.76 @ 111mph which is nearly a second better than last year and 10mph!
This is one of my video clips...not my quickest time but definitely my favourite clip...(dreamtoy it's available in 1080p HD!!!) LOL! Great trophy's mate!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLLjl12DKa8&fea...
Some more pictures:
Picking a fight with Roy Walker's tube chassis dragster. You can see why his 60-foot times are 0.5 seconds quicker than mine (look at those slicks)
The only way to win was to join the RWYB queue. This was my worse run, I snaked so badly I thought I was going to change lanes
Best (and last) run of the day
And if you're wondering how I got to run with the show dragsters, well as I was driving down to joing the RWYB queue, one of the marshalls mistook me for part of the show and instructed me to follow Andy Frost down to the start line. I started thinking "I shouldn't be here" when we stopped for photos at the grandstand. I edged past RV3 to leave them to it, telling Andy's crew that's the last time I'll overtake him. When I got to the start, one of the officials said they'd let me run for free if I joined the show. All I had to do was not look like a c*ck when racing the other cars. So I saved £25, but ended up looking like a c*ck when on my first ever launch I failed to get into stage and had to be told to move forward. And then I missed the green and had a 2.4-second reaction time.
First run 10.7 @ 140 - backed off just after launch 'cause I pooped myself
Second run 10.6 @ 138 - backed off 'cause I started to lose it
Third run 11.2 @ 139 (RWYB) - backed off 'cause I realy started to lose it
Fourth run 10.2 @ 141 - almost perfect
60-foot was rough 1.8 each time, so lots to do there
Best reaction was 0.12, so I'm going to lose a lot (according to John)
And John said only my last burnout deserved to be called one
Both John and I agreed that I need a bit more experience before we turn the boost up. In the meantime, Roy Walker suggested I join the Pro Mod ET and start racing as it is (apparently they need someone to come last all the time).
Great day
Picking a fight with Roy Walker's tube chassis dragster. You can see why his 60-foot times are 0.5 seconds quicker than mine (look at those slicks)
The only way to win was to join the RWYB queue. This was my worse run, I snaked so badly I thought I was going to change lanes
Best (and last) run of the day
And if you're wondering how I got to run with the show dragsters, well as I was driving down to joing the RWYB queue, one of the marshalls mistook me for part of the show and instructed me to follow Andy Frost down to the start line. I started thinking "I shouldn't be here" when we stopped for photos at the grandstand. I edged past RV3 to leave them to it, telling Andy's crew that's the last time I'll overtake him. When I got to the start, one of the officials said they'd let me run for free if I joined the show. All I had to do was not look like a c*ck when racing the other cars. So I saved £25, but ended up looking like a c*ck when on my first ever launch I failed to get into stage and had to be told to move forward. And then I missed the green and had a 2.4-second reaction time.
First run 10.7 @ 140 - backed off just after launch 'cause I pooped myself
Second run 10.6 @ 138 - backed off 'cause I started to lose it
Third run 11.2 @ 139 (RWYB) - backed off 'cause I realy started to lose it
Fourth run 10.2 @ 141 - almost perfect
60-foot was rough 1.8 each time, so lots to do there
Best reaction was 0.12, so I'm going to lose a lot (according to John)
And John said only my last burnout deserved to be called one
Both John and I agreed that I need a bit more experience before we turn the boost up. In the meantime, Roy Walker suggested I join the Pro Mod ET and start racing as it is (apparently they need someone to come last all the time).
Great day
dreamtoy said:
jameshsv said:
bradwil said:
Thanks G for organising the stand.
We had a great day and the weather was perfect.
Managed a best of 12.76 @ 111mph which is nearly a second better than last year and 10mph!
This is one of my video clips...not my quickest time but definitely my favourite clip...(dreamtoy it's available in 1080p HD!!!) LOL! Great trophy's mate!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLLjl12DKa8&fea...
N/A beating S/C PERFECT We had a great day and the weather was perfect.
Managed a best of 12.76 @ 111mph which is nearly a second better than last year and 10mph!
This is one of my video clips...not my quickest time but definitely my favourite clip...(dreamtoy it's available in 1080p HD!!!) LOL! Great trophy's mate!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLLjl12DKa8&fea...
Great day...and I'm a hero in my little boy's eyes as I won all my races...7/7.
Rob you have to post the picture you took of you and the 2 trophies!!
dreamtoy said:
Not sure how to upload pitures.... only won due to s/c to hot better run's with cool engine as we know but it's all fun
Oh you using that one now...I thought you said it was only because I had an auto box...I know it's only for fun mate ...after all you did insist on racing me...
bradwil said:
dreamtoy said:
Not sure how to upload pitures.... only won due to s/c to hot better run's with cool engine as we know but it's all fun
Oh you using that one now...I thought you said it was only because I had an auto box...I know it's only for fun mate ...after all you did insist on racing me...
I will upload pictures soon when i have them on pc...
dreamtoy said:
bradwil said:
dreamtoy said:
Not sure how to upload pitures.... only won due to s/c to hot better run's with cool engine as we know but it's all fun
Oh you using that one now...I thought you said it was only because I had an auto box...I know it's only for fun mate ...after all you did insist on racing me...
I will upload pictures soon when i have them on pc...
bradwil said:
dreamtoy said:
bradwil said:
dreamtoy said:
Not sure how to upload pitures.... only won due to s/c to hot better run's with cool engine as we know but it's all fun
Oh you using that one now...I thought you said it was only because I had an auto box...I know it's only for fun mate ...after all you did insist on racing me...
I will upload pictures soon when i have them on pc...
gsd2000 said:
I was impressed with gareths son he went from 17 seconds to 13.5 in the ute, street tyres no burnout first time at Santa pod, never done any 1/4 mile runs before.
I was beating him until his last run when he destroyed my time by over half a second
That was a good improvement...no doubt he'll get quicker!!!I was beating him until his last run when he destroyed my time by over half a second
Wish my dad had a Ute that I could run down the strip!!!
Edited by bradwil on Monday 11th June 23:12
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