UK Timing Association hosting standing mile events

[ArnieVXR]

Just read an article posted on Eurodragster on the 11th March entitled "UKTA offer the Yorkshire Mile". Looks interesting...

https://www.facebook.com/uktimingassociation

[ArnieVXR]

Has everyone lost their bottle or what? No one up for a well organised standing mile? The website hints at equivalent events at other locations around the country.

I'm wondering about what it'll take to run 300mph in the mile. 706cu, gigantic turbos and some methanol would be a start.

[S800VXR]

ArnieVXR said:

Has everyone lost their bottle or what? No one up for a well organised standing mile? The website hints at equivalent events at other locations around the country.

I'm wondering about what it'll take to run 300mph in the mile. 706cu, gigantic turbos and some methanol would be a start.

So when you building it then...!

[crisisjez]

It's all about the RWHP on here Arnie

Was thinking about taking his n hers Pork but it probably wouldn't go down well.

Edited by crisisjez on Wednesday 2nd April 22:49

[S800VXR]

If I still had my old bike I'd be all over this like a rash as well over 200 would be easy. The vxr8... 160/170 I suppose so hardly exciting.

[stigmundfreud]

[quote=ArnieVXR]Has everyone lost their bottle or what? No one up for a well organised standing mile? quote]

I'm up for it!

[crisisjez]

ArnieVXR said:

I'm wondering about what it'll take to run 300mph in the mile. 706cu, gigantic turbos and some methanol would be a start.

If RV3 managed 220 in the quarter it would have 3.1 sec to hit 300 in the mile.
That's a very interesting question
I'm guessing 4-5000 hp

[S800VXR]

stigmundfreud said:

ArnieVXR said:

Has everyone lost their bottle or what? No one up for a well organised standing mile? quote]

I'm up for it!

Best get something with some power then!
and biatch.

[stigmundfreud]

but with notice only of this sunday today thats a no go

if they want more antendees they need to hit all the forums to get people interested

[ARAF]

stigmundfreud said:

but with notice only of this sunday today thats a no go

if they want more antendees they need to hit all the forums to get people interested

They also need to publish their dates where they can be easily found. Isn't this just Straightliners by a different name?

[stigmundfreud]

looks like it so 2 wheels only so not really of interest

[stevieturbo]

ArnieVXR said:

Has everyone lost their bottle or what? No one up for a well organised standing mile? The website hints at equivalent events at other locations around the country.

I'm wondering about what it'll take to run 300mph in the mile. 706cu, gigantic turbos and some methanol would be a start.

Take a top fuel car, tootle along for 3/4 mile then put the foot down lol

The problem for a very powerful car isnt so much achieving the speed, it's having the aero and stability to actually run flat out for the distance.

Technically there are drag vehicles that could achieve it, like Top fuel and funny cars, but they would never be able to hold full throttle for 1 mile.

Of course the above also assumes they could obtain enough traction to do it with any degree of safety.

Airfields arent made of glue, which makes a huge difference.

[ArnieVXR]

The article on Eurodragster states they take road cars, though the focus does appear to be bikes. There's a rule book. I'll try to get my hands on it.

The trouble with dragsters is that they are geared for the quarter. Longer legs slows the quarter, but improves your top speed over the mile. I'm guessing a longer geared ex-top fuel dragster with a more robust (if lower powered) engine and gearbox could do 300mph.

[S60hsv]

I have herd of a street legal car that could possibly do it made in the UAE only prototype at the moment as it is to long it is 5000 hp in race mode and a very timed 1200hp in street mode 0 to 60 1.8 seconds top speed 580kph

[S60hsv]

ArnieVXR said:

Has everyone lost their bottle or what? No one up for a well organised standing mile? The website hints at equivalent events at other locations around the country.

I'm wondering about what it'll take to run 300mph in the mile. 706cu, gigantic turbos and some methanol would be a start.

This http://youtu.be/AG9Cue5Fl2o

[crisisjez]

S60hsv said:

I have herd of a street legal car that could possibly do it made in the UAE only prototype at the moment as it is to long it is 5000 hp in race mode and a very timed 1200hp in street mode 0 to 60 1.8 seconds top speed 580kph

The cars not been built yet, think that's just a display model, perf figures have been pulled from someone's dream list. There's been quite a lot of discussion about it iirc.
It'll prob never happen sadly.

[S60hsv]

Car is built and seen in UAE I have many friends in the Middle East it was one of them that told me

[S60hsv]

http://youtu.be/TaEO9pQj5SA

[S60hsv]

http://youtu.be/YATCDCFaBpc being driven but no track tests jet

[S60hsv]

And before some one says it is impossible how about a hotel for a family of 8 on wheels shaped like the world impossible ? We'll it has been done by the king of UAE how about a fully working gmc pickup replica the size of 4 3 bedroom houses impossible ? No already built and working UAE king again