Rover V8 class

[dbv8]

Its many years since we had the 'Rover V8 Drag Racing Association'.

I joined and got the T-shirt the year it folded!

I know the engine is still very popular and i was wondering if there would be enough interest to bring a dedicated Rover V8 class or 2 alive again.

[tlrracer]

Cool idea, while we are at it lets bring back Street Euro, Pro euro......

[crikey]

tlrracer said:

Cool idea, while we are at it lets bring back Street Euro, Pro euro......

[tlrracer]

surely we could drop a class thats undersubscribed like pro ET?.......

[veryoldfart]

Pro-comp was my favourite............

streamlining a few classes (amalgamating) would make it easier for newbies to understand whats going on to, assuming anyone wants them to go away with any understanding of whats going on (heads up, index, ET, RT, TS.... etc)and maybe come again - i know many die-hards arent bothered

• other points of view are available

Edited by veryoldfart on Thursday 5th August 08:08

Edited by veryoldfart on Thursday 5th August 08:09

[crikey]

veryoldfart said:

streamlining a few classes (amalgamating) would make it easier for newbies to understand whats going on

They already did that with the ET classes. Short of having one massive ET class, which can't happen for safety reasons if nothing else, I can't see what else they can do.

I don't see how it would make a blind bit of difference to newbies either.

[idlewillo]

We run a 4.5ltr rover in Pro ET at York,



we would be interested

[dbv8]

idlewillo said:

We run a 4.5ltr rover in Pro ET at York,



we would be interested

Are you there this weekend?
I'm there from Friday night.
BTW what times is that beast running?

[veryoldfart]

crikey said:

veryoldfart said:

streamlining a few classes (amalgamating) would make it easier for newbies to understand whats going on

They already did that with the ET classes. Short of having one massive ET class, which can't happen for safety reasons if nothing else, I can't see what else they can do.

I don't see how it would make a blind bit of difference to newbies either.

find a group od "day trippers" (easy to spot) and listen...

"er, that ones left before the other, how come the other one won?"

and so on......

[idlewillo]

dbv8 said:

idlewillo said:

We run a 4.5ltr rover in Pro ET at York,



we would be interested

Are you there this weekend?
I'm there from Friday night.
BTW what times is that beast running?

Yes we will be there this weekend, we get there on the saturday tho.
Best run with us is 10.08 @ 136 however it ran a 9.6 @140 at the pod in its previous life and all on super unleaded.

edit mph fig

Edited by idlewillo on Thursday 5th August 13:47

[crikey]

veryoldfart said:

crikey said:

veryoldfart said:

streamlining a few classes (amalgamating) would make it easier for newbies to understand whats going on

They already did that with the ET classes. Short of having one massive ET class, which can't happen for safety reasons if nothing else, I can't see what else they can do.

I don't see how it would make a blind bit of difference to newbies either.

find a group od "day trippers" (easy to spot) and listen...

"er, that ones left before the other, how come the other one won?"

and so on......

10 ET classes or 1, makes no odds does it. They'd still be saying the same thing.

[Transmitter Man]

Good idea Derek;



Steve G's was one of the best sounding, and running.

Phil

[Fleckers]

Transmitter Man said:

Good idea Derek;



Steve G's was one of the best sounding, and running.

Phil

I remember Steve G running this when it was red, how old am I

[Transmitter Man]

I wonder if he still had the RV8 when he ran 7's?

Phil

[dbv8]

Transmitter Man said:

I wonder if he still had the RV8 when he ran 7's?

Phil

I remember Steve and Paula Aitkin running side by side mid 8's with RV8s but a vague memory tells me he changed the motor later.
Maybe someone else here knows the actual facts

[Flying Toilet]

Transmitter Man said:

I wonder if he still had the RV8 when he ran 7's?

Phil

Steve ran down to 8.33 with the 4.5l Rover motor and then deep into the 7's with the Wildcat rover setup.

[Transmitter Man]

Any idea idea of the engine output with those Wildcat heads?

With or without NOS to get those numbers?

Phil

[Flying Toilet]

Transmitter Man said:

Any idea idea of the engine output with those Wildcat heads?

With or without NOS to get those numbers?

Phil

No idea on power and Steve runs a small amount of Nitrous, lot more could go in...

[dbv8]

Flying Toilet said:

Steve runs a small amount of Nitrous, lot more could go in...

how small?
It looked like a nice nitrous 'burp' he had on the startline on TV the other day. I think it was a bike program about having a go at dreg racing

[Flying Toilet]

dbv8 said:

Flying Toilet said:

Steve runs a small amount of Nitrous, lot more could go in...

how small?
It looked like a nice nitrous 'burp' he had on the startline on TV the other day. I think it was a bike program about having a go at dreg racing

Not sure but I know its not a lot.

I dont think Steve has had a nitrous burp with the new engine so might of been old footage.