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Unfortunately my sieve like memory reduces me to a Steve W ???? Although I could be wrong .. apologies in advance. I had a quick chat during the morning, nice bunch of guys and a big spares van.
Car was a 6 speed, supercharged, running about 6 psi and was good for 8k revs. It got plenty of attention from the crowd to say the least.
Saw about 3 runs, have a short vid of the second which was red lighted as I recall it. He was definitely struggling for grip although the last run I saw (11.9 @ 120 ish) was far less dramatic, it might even have been a second gear launch. Am not sure if they managed to post anything quicker ... I think an 11.4 ish was needed to get into the semi final shoot-out.
Sorry for the sketchy reply ... too much sun me thinks!
Rich
Car was a 6 speed, supercharged, running about 6 psi and was good for 8k revs. It got plenty of attention from the crowd to say the least.
Saw about 3 runs, have a short vid of the second which was red lighted as I recall it. He was definitely struggling for grip although the last run I saw (11.9 @ 120 ish) was far less dramatic, it might even have been a second gear launch. Am not sure if they managed to post anything quicker ... I think an 11.4 ish was needed to get into the semi final shoot-out.
Sorry for the sketchy reply ... too much sun me thinks!
Rich
My memory is also a little clouded but this is what I remember after having a good look over the car :
The support van had 'Swillington Autocare' on the side so I presume this is the owners company.
Red GTR with AS Supercharged engine.
All the usual extras, A/C, Accusump, AP Brakes, double skin kit etc.
Central Gearchange but not sure what box was fitted.
Fully carpetted interior also.
The car sounded lovely and the runs were very dramatic due to major problems with traction, this probably explains the times being not as quick as you would expect.
I didn't see any attempt to warm the tyres before running, a good burn out to get them nice and hot would have made a big difference.
Definitely a real crowd pleaser though, one run saw it fairly crossed up half way down the strip
Didn't see it run the top speed or handling circuit though so not sure how it did on the other events.
Jez
>> Edited by 454 on Tuesday 3rd August 09:45
The support van had 'Swillington Autocare' on the side so I presume this is the owners company.
Red GTR with AS Supercharged engine.
All the usual extras, A/C, Accusump, AP Brakes, double skin kit etc.
Central Gearchange but not sure what box was fitted.
Fully carpetted interior also.
The car sounded lovely and the runs were very dramatic due to major problems with traction, this probably explains the times being not as quick as you would expect.
I didn't see any attempt to warm the tyres before running, a good burn out to get them nice and hot would have made a big difference.
Definitely a real crowd pleaser though, one run saw it fairly crossed up half way down the strip
Didn't see it run the top speed or handling circuit though so not sure how it did on the other events.
Jez
>> Edited by 454 on Tuesday 3rd August 09:45
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