RE: Red Victor 3 sets new record

RE: Red Victor 3 sets new record

Thursday 7th June 2012

Red Victor 3 sets new record

PH-stickered RV3 sets new quarter-mile record for a street legal car



For those who have been following the PH smiley-bearing Red Victor 3, the significance of driver and friend of PH Andy Frost's time at the FIA Main Event at Santa Pod last weekend will be obvious.

But if the 6.59 second quarter-mile he achieved with a top speed of 220mph isn't impressive enough in itself, the fact that this now makes RV3 the world's quickest street-legal car over a quarter mile is genuinely mind-blowing.

Oh, and if you don't believe such a monster can be street legal, have a little look at this video of RV3 on the road...

Well done from all at PH HQ to Andy and all the Red Victor team!

 

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GT2CS

Original Poster:

657 posts

175 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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wow that absolutely smashed his previous time. Congratulations to all involved

hussein

54 posts

228 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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Epic! Absolutely love reading about RV3, such a great car, such a great story smile

You forgot to include MPG and CO2/mile figures in this article though.

Gadgeroonie

5,362 posts

242 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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Well done Andy and the team - that is quite an achievement

sounds lke the car has been de-tuned to the level of grip in the tyres

does it run on the same tyres it gets mot'd with ?

BERGS2

2,812 posts

254 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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awesome motor!

Whats with the delayed start? looks like he lost a second off the line confused

(or is that some drag racing 'handicap') ??


BERGS2

2,812 posts

254 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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hussein said:
Epic! Absolutely love reading about RV3, such a great car, such a great story smile

You forgot to include MPG and CO2/mile figures in this article though.
MPG or GPM?

;-)

TallTom

208 posts

165 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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BERGS2 said:
awesome motor!

Whats with the delayed start? looks like he lost a second off the line confused

(or is that some drag racing 'handicap') ??
Its like Gladiators from years ago, Contestant you will go on my first whistle! "Wolf" you will go on my 2nd whistle.....

Krikkit

26,951 posts

187 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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Presumably that green turbo'd Superbird isn't a road-legal one? Quite a bit faster than RV3, although that's a mental machine to still pass an MOT.

Riggers

1,859 posts

184 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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Krikkit said:
Presumably that green turbo'd Superbird isn't a road-legal one? Quite a bit faster than RV3, although that's a mental machine to still pass an MOT.
Yup, Andy's car is, IIRC, the only road-legal FIA Pro Mod in the world...

Mr_Sukebe

383 posts

214 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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I'm just sitting here wondering about how that passes emissions and noise regulations during an MOT???
And just wheels and tyres are fitted to pass inspection..

Turbobird1

443 posts

154 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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TallTom said:
BERGS2 said:
awesome motor!

Whats with the delayed start? looks like he lost a second off the line confused

(or is that some drag racing 'handicap') ??
Its like Gladiators from years ago, Contestant you will go on my first whistle! "Wolf" you will go on my 2nd whistle.....
there is no delayed start or handicap in pro modified Andy was probably a bit late on the light while he was tuning his radio wink

Turbobird1

443 posts

154 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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Krikkit said:
Presumably that green turbo'd Superbird isn't a road-legal one? Quite a bit faster than RV3, although that's a mental machine to still pass an MOT.
not streel legal at all.....

Dave Hedgehog

14,679 posts

210 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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stunning, i am in total awe bow

MiseryStreak

2,929 posts

213 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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I still can't fathom how you can reach 220mph in 6.6 seconds in a road car, utterly insane. That Superbird is beautiful too.

Dave Hedgehog

14,679 posts

210 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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Turbobird1 said:
TallTom said:
BERGS2 said:
awesome motor!

Whats with the delayed start? looks like he lost a second off the line confused

(or is that some drag racing 'handicap') ??
Its like Gladiators from years ago, Contestant you will go on my first whistle! "Wolf" you will go on my 2nd whistle.....
there is no delayed start or handicap in pro modified Andy was probably a bit late on the light while he was tuning his radio wink
8 track wink

vrooom

3,763 posts

273 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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Nice one, you beat the record of Larry Larson's 6.9xx street legal record.

Mr Gear

9,416 posts

196 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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BERGS2 said:
awesome motor!

Whats with the delayed start? looks like he lost a second off the line confused

(or is that some drag racing 'handicap') ??
In (this class of) drag racing qualifying, your reaction time is not important, only your "elapsed time"... that is to say the time it takes you from leaving the startline to crossing the finish line.

Reaction time is only really important in the knockout "Eliminations" stage.

Flying Toilet

3,621 posts

217 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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Sure he knows that and I think Larrys record was 6.75.

griffdude

1,836 posts

254 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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That's a fantastic piece if kit.

Presumably as it's K reg, it gets free road tax??

Bloitus

110 posts

169 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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Brilliant! All that hard work has finally paid off. Great to see this. Congrats!thumbup

Switch

3,455 posts

181 months

Thursday 7th June 2012
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griffdude said:
That's a fantastic piece if kit.

Presumably as it's K reg, it gets free road tax??
Correct AFAIK.