5th gear,Channel 5....

[redvictor]

Monday 1st of October at 8pm.
See us take Jonny Smith up the track at the Euro finals press day at Santa Pod raceway....
Get an insight into what the car is really about and what the reaction is of someone who's never been in a car that fast..

[Flying Toilet]

Hi Andy,

Will watch this one!

When we were queued infront of you at pressday I have to say Jonny looked a tad worried!

Scratch that, he was crapping himself, he was nearly as white as his suit.

Good on you for all the coverage your getting.

Dan.

[BennettRacing]

Nice one, will keep my eye out for that.

[Furyous]

Cheers Andy, will set sky+ for it.

Good luck at the weekend. Hope to be up Sunday if its dry.

[redvictor]

thanks folks.... see you at the weekend..

[Miss Corrado]

For a minute there i thought - booger, i don't have channel 5... then i remembered i'd be at work so i can watch it... (they have Freeview) Big Yay.

Thanks for letting us know Andy

[F.M]

superb to see it`s getting more airtime...looking forward to it...

[moparmick]

Great stuff Andy, reminds me of a woman reporter years ago, who passengered in Mopar miss.

[Tet]

Miss Corrado said:

For a minute there i thought - booger, i don't have channel 5... then i remembered i'd be at work so i can watch it... (they have Freeview)

I have Freeview, and still can't get Channel 5, on either analogue or digital. It sucks to be in a poor reception area. Hell, I haven't even been able to get BBC1 for the past couple of months...

[nitromaniac]

Hi Andy

Great coverage for the sport on Fifth Gear, congrats on breaking the e.t. record without the passenger.

[redvictor]

nitromaniac said:

Hi Andy

Great coverage for the sport on Fifth Gear, congrats on breaking the e.t. record without the passenger.

thank you.....

[F.M]

lovely job...awesome

[BB-Q]

[Bob Jarrett]

Good job Andy. A real ambassador to Drag Racing

[redvictor]

Bob Jarrett said:

Good job Andy. A real ambassador to Drag Racing

Thanks Bob,appreciate that a lot....
thanks again everyone..

[liner33]

Yeah great job Andy.

What was up with that last run on Sunday?? Your car looked a bit unstable in the second 1/8th, a kind of rocking motion??

Edited by liner33 on Tuesday 2nd October 09:31

[Flying Toilet]

Thanks for our coverage too Andy!

Was a really good piece of TV!

Sorry that we pulled round beside you, was only doing what we were told to!

Well done again mate!

[Furyous]

liner33 said:

Yeah great job Andy.

What was up with that last run?? Your car looked a bit unstable in the second 1/8th, a kind of rocking motion??

A bit unstable ? Looked bloody scary from where I sat.

[Bigmouse]

liner33 said:

What was up with that last run on Sunday?? Your car looked a bit unstable in the second 1/8th, a kind of rocking motion??

Edited by liner33 on Tuesday 2nd October 09:31

That would be what SE christened the dreaded "drag radial rock" that affects drag radial tyres from time to time; Andy's suffered with it quite a bit, I've had a few bouts of it and Ian Hook suffered with it - a lot - with the M/T ET Drag radials last year. The back of the car starts to 'roll' from side to side; the sensation is not unlike being in a small boat in choppy seas.

Its usually happens when one tyre starts to unload causing it to spin; then it grips and shocks the other tyre into unloading so beginning a chain reaction that eventually unsettles the car so much that you have to lift. Its solved by a combination of tyre presssure, 4 link settings and engine tune but, like most things in drag racing, making it work once doesn't guarantee it will work the sanme next time!

[liner33]

Wow you learn something everyday, great explanation.