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Hi all.
Been reading the posts here for some while now with interest.
Last year the Missus and I did a fair few RWYB days at Santa Pod. I have a Monaro and a 1948 Chrysler and she has a stage 3 Astra VXR. Suffice it to say we both had a lot of fun. For next year I am concentrating in other areas for myself but I have bought Soph a 1968 Firebird with a 350/350 setup for this season.
Apart from the RWYB days what other days would she be welcome and what would she have to do regarding entry.
Also the car`s not the fleetest so any suggestions on a few seconds off the 16 I think it`ll do would be most welcome. (Gotta be low buget I`m afraid as all my money`s spent this year)
Been reading the posts here for some while now with interest.
Last year the Missus and I did a fair few RWYB days at Santa Pod. I have a Monaro and a 1948 Chrysler and she has a stage 3 Astra VXR. Suffice it to say we both had a lot of fun. For next year I am concentrating in other areas for myself but I have bought Soph a 1968 Firebird with a 350/350 setup for this season.
Apart from the RWYB days what other days would she be welcome and what would she have to do regarding entry.
Also the car`s not the fleetest so any suggestions on a few seconds off the 16 I think it`ll do would be most welcome. (Gotta be low buget I`m afraid as all my money`s spent this year)
crisisjez said:
Apart from the RWYB days what other days would she be welcome and what would she have to do regarding entry. Also the car`s not the fleetest so any suggestions on a few seconds off the 16 I think it`ll do would be most welcome. (Gotta be low buget I`m afraid as all my money`s spent this year)
In terms of entry, Sportsman ET sounds like the class for you. You'll need an MSA non-race national B licence, you'll need to be a member of a racers club (SPRC, APIRA or PDRC), and you'll need an approved helmet and firesuit, and that's about it. More details are available on the SPRC web site. Don't be intimidated by it. It's really all quite straightforward. For your first meeting, there will be plenty of people at the track who will be more than happy to help out on the day (I'm one of them -- I'll be racing in Sportsman ET again this year).In terms of shaving a few seconds off without spending money, your options are fairly limited. Removing weight will help (stripping out the interior, removing unnecessary anciliaries like aircon, etc). If you can stretch that far, investing in a pair of slicks should take half a second or more off your ET.
crisisjez said:
Also the car`s not the fleetest so any suggestions on a few seconds off the 16 I think it`ll do would be most welcome. (Gotta be low buget I`m afraid as all my money`s spent this year)
Attend a few meetings, get carried away, and there you go :-)More seriously though, welcome to the sport. As Tet says it is all very straightforward. Getting the MSA license is simply a case of applying which it seems you can do online now (http://www.msauk.org/custom/asp/splash/competitors.asp?chapter=193) and Paula at SPRC or someone at the APIRA will be able to assist with club membership, questions etc. There are contact details at http://www.msauk.org/site/cms/contentviewarticle.a...
Once you get to the track there will be plenty of people to help you out and before you know it you will be addicted. There is one more thing you need - a willingness to have fun.
If you want something a little lower key than an all out race meet then you could try the Saturday Street Racers series. Usually held at Peak Performance days or by invite to the Mopars, Garys Picnic etc. No race license required, you don't need membership of APIRA or SPRC (although both are worth joining anyway to help support the sport) Annual membership fee is quite low compared to most other race classes.
www.uk-srs.co.uk
Its a bit like a lite version of Street Eliminator in terms of what you can run - the car will need a Tax disc, current MOT and full exhaust; you can use a variety of tyres but not slicks of cheats so pretty much any of the drag radials are OK. Any combination of engine and power adder is allowed. Cars run from up around the 17-18sec mark down to low 9's. Points are awarded for turning up and the best ET you post on the day.
Very few rules makes it more fun than some of the other more formal race classes for learning your racecraft.
Very friendly bunch of guys (and some girls), always willing to lend a hand or give advice if something doesn't work out. There are lots of current racers in other classes, myself included, who started out in the SRS as their first taste of drag racing.
Best advice I could offer in getting those ETs down on a very low budget is practise, practise and then a bit more practise. Anything you can cut off that first 60ft is multiplied by time you get across the stripe at the end so startline procedures need to be spot on; tyre pressures, launch rpm, whether to drive into it or slam the pedal down etc all play a part; getting the right combination for each car is the key.
www.uk-srs.co.uk
Its a bit like a lite version of Street Eliminator in terms of what you can run - the car will need a Tax disc, current MOT and full exhaust; you can use a variety of tyres but not slicks of cheats so pretty much any of the drag radials are OK. Any combination of engine and power adder is allowed. Cars run from up around the 17-18sec mark down to low 9's. Points are awarded for turning up and the best ET you post on the day.
Very few rules makes it more fun than some of the other more formal race classes for learning your racecraft.
Very friendly bunch of guys (and some girls), always willing to lend a hand or give advice if something doesn't work out. There are lots of current racers in other classes, myself included, who started out in the SRS as their first taste of drag racing.
Best advice I could offer in getting those ETs down on a very low budget is practise, practise and then a bit more practise. Anything you can cut off that first 60ft is multiplied by time you get across the stripe at the end so startline procedures need to be spot on; tyre pressures, launch rpm, whether to drive into it or slam the pedal down etc all play a part; getting the right combination for each car is the key.
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