Brighton Speed Trials

[Furyblade_Lee]

Any other PH'ers entering this year? I have entered by bike-engined Sylva Phoenix, no #44, come and say hi if anyone is down there. I hope the weather stays this nice...

[Aeroscreens]

Yep, should be there no. 73, Caterham Zetec.

[steveobes]

Im there as well, no 30 Noble m12

[Furyblade_Lee]

Hi guys. Steve just seen you are in the handicap class with me, I think I have been treated quite generously with a handicap of 4 seconds over the scratch GTR, you have been given just 1.5 secs. What sort of time do you expect your Noble will run on a proper 1/4 mile dragstrip? I know Brighton will be a tad slower.

[steveobes]

Furyblade_Lee said:

Hi guys. Steve just seen you are in the handicap class with me, I think I have been treated quite generously with a handicap of 4 seconds over the scratch GTR, you have been given just 1.5 secs. What sort of time do you expect your Noble will run on a proper 1/4 mile dragstrip? I know Brighton will be a tad slower.

Hi Lee,
yep, thought 4 secs was a bit lucky for you, looking at what your running.
Never done any time trials, let alone 1/4 mile, done a couple of pratice runs on the road,
but got to try to hold back a bit in first gear, as rear tends to spin up a bit.
Iv got 445 bhp with 465 torque so im hoping if i can get the power down maybe in the 12s
what about you ?

[papercup]

There's a longer thread running the Events, Meetings and Travel forum.

I'm number 15 & 156; entered the handicap and the classes this year as we were short on numbers.

Just test-fitted the new drag slicks today, and the car has actually seen a bucket of water for the first time this year! Hoping to beat my rotary time of 12.6 from 3 years back; first time at a quarter-mile for the V8 setup.

You'll probably win the handicap with that 4 seconds in hand. Some of the handicaps are beyond ridiculous.

[Furyblade_Lee]

Well, I have never run this car on a dragstrip but friends in similar cars get low 13's . Although that was on proper dragstrips not Broghton Seafront! I don't think I will be worrying the trophy but even if I won through a crazy advantage I wouldn't accept the prize anyway. I am just looking for a good day out, but I do think 4 seconds is way too generous in theory for my car. But I will probably fluff the run anyway!! :-)

[jeffw]

Well done Lee on your result. However terrible news from the Speed Trials

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9918918.One_dead_an...

[kimducati]

jeffw said:

Well done Lee on your result. However terrible news from the Speed Trials

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9918918.One_dead_an...

Yes, terrible indeed. However, the news report is inacurate in reporting that the outfit 'failed to stop'.
I was unfortunate enough to witness the incident 1st hand and the outfit went out of control for some reason just after the finish line and hit a concrete bollard.
I suspect a mechanical failure caused it, or possibly a puncture. Irrelevant really.
My condolances to family and friends of the deceased, and of course anyone else affected.

Kim

[NikB]

Good to meet some fellow PH'ers yesterday.

Very shocked and saddened to hear this awful news. My thoughts go to everyone affected.

[D14 AYS]

Terrible news, gutted, my thoughts go to the family