Results from Thunder Road 1 Mile Drag, Woodbridge, Sun 18 Oc

[longbow]

Pos No Username Car BHP Class Highest Speed

1 9 Crisisjez Monaro - 1 193.3
2 25 TB993tt Porsche 997 GT2 600 1 188.74
3 30 Porsche 996T 520 1 177.22
4 24 ColinP BMW M3 475 2 174.45
5 16 Kid Corvette Corvette 505 5 173.38
6 39 Max1 Nissan 300ZX 450 1 172.81
7 20 VOO3UTE Holden SS UTE 450 1 170.23
8 27 Longbow TVR Cerbera 375 2 167.98
9 15 MyM8V8 HSV Malloo 360 3 158.73
10 31 - Jaguar E Type - 5 157.11
11 5 Snatch BMX Z3 M 440 2 156.69
12 29 RickF Monaro 347 3 155.71
13 12 After Shock VXR500 493 1 155.16
14 19 Harryoz Monaro 1000 1 155.04
15 8 Mogv8 VXR8 445 2 154.97
16 3 Magic 919 VXR8 300 2 153.74
17 11 Bonne & Clyde Monaro 320 3 152.83
18 17 Wolfracer Monaro 400 2 151.2
19 35 Marty359 Mercedes C32 354 1 151.2
20 6 kaw VXR8 320 2 150.71
21 36 zym Monaro VXR 420 2 150.02
22 23 RedHot VXR8 R8 std 2 148.87
23 2 Broadslide VXR500 411 1 147.03
24 21 Ciscas Monaro 330 2 146.89
25 32 Angela Monaro 340 1 146.66
26 43 Monkfish2 VXR 470 3 145.1
27 1 PhantomVXR VXR8 620 1 144.74
28 22 Gsd2000 Monaro 308 2 143.06
29 41 ringram VXR8 Clubsport 500 3 143.06
30 42 Ttim TR7 275 5 143.06
31 28 jumplead TVR Chimaera 200 5 140.36
32 4 TLG Ford Focus ST3 225 1 140.26
33 18 stu harris Insignia VXR 325 4 138.94
34 7 guest Astra VXR 200 1 136.14

8th fastest overall for my 4.2! I think the only stock car that beat me was the Z06, which was no surprise. I think the UTE was supercharged, not sure if it was stock or modded. The conditions were great and overall it was a really good day out - the Cerb behaved itself (despite a LOT of breakdowns) although despite numerous attempts I couldn't launch well - it seems that with the colder temps traction in 2nd gear has become an issue - fun but slow.

It really does put a smile on my face that a 12 year old TVR can still out pace most of the high powered cars on sale today.

[nelly1]

Nice one mate.

Great result

[HarryW]

Good to see you holding up the good name of the Cerbera there

[Brummmie]

The UTE is a mate of mine, its got my old, old camshaft in and is supercharged, The Colin P was also one of us LS lot, so was Snatch, he lost the head of the exhaust valve!!! Good result

[R 6UY S]

So where were you Brum? Surely you'd have given those Porche's a pasting!

[Erich Stahler]

Hi Longbow, good result for the Cerb, you say you had a "a LOT of breakdowns" What happened exactly, your car should be better than new?

Edited by Erich Stahler on Wednesday 21st October 07:31

[RUSSELLM]

Excellent result Windsor.

I think you've just pushed me closer to an after market exhaust & remap

[Storer]

Looks like it was a Vauxhall/Holden drivers day out too.

The E type can't have been standard either!!!!!!!!!

I wonder how a 450hp Cerbera would have done???

[longbow]

Erich Stahler said:

Hi Longbow, good result for the Cerb, you say you had a "a LOT of breakdowns" What happened exactly, your car should be better than new?

No, my Cerb was fine - it was a lot of other cars that broke down! A few spectacular fried clutches, head gasket failures, top end failures, coolant leaks etc. Maybe 5 - 6 cars needed to be recovered. Funny thing is that there were 2 TVRs there - me and Jumplead in his Chimp 400. We both canned ours (him moresore than me!) and both drove home without dramas. I really like the twin plate AP clutch though - it's virtually bombproof when combined with the low weight and rear wheel drive of the Cerb.

I'd really like to see how either a 450hp 4.5 or one of the 4.7s fares on this sort of test. I think it might level peg a Z06, which would be a great acheivement.

ETA the E Type was supercharged!

Edited by longbow on Wednesday 21st October 10:15

[900T-R]

longbow said:

ETA the E Type was supercharged!

[Erich Stahler]

longbow said:

Erich Stahler said:

Hi Longbow, good result for the Cerb, you say you had a "a LOT of breakdowns" What happened exactly, your car should be better than new?

No, my Cerb was fine - it was a lot of other cars that broke down! A few spectacular fried clutches, head gasket failures, top end failures, coolant leaks etc. Maybe 5 - 6 cars needed to be recovered. Funny thing is that there were 2 TVRs there - me and Jumplead in his Chimp 400. We both canned ours (him moresore than me!) and both drove home without dramas. I really like the twin plate AP clutch though - it's virtually bombproof when combined with the low weight and rear wheel drive of the Cerb.

I'd really like to see how either a 450hp 4.5 or one of the 4.7s fares on this sort of test. I think it might level peg a Z06, which would be a great acheivement.

ETA the E Type was supercharged!

Edited by longbow on Wednesday 21st October 10:15

That's even better news, not that the others had problems so much as just how much abuse the curb took without a hitch! is the standard clutch as fitted to cerbs the twin plate AP clutch?

[HarryW]

OK I can take a hint , I will get along to one of these days soon as you may know its running rich at present on only making 426hp and 400lbs ............

[longbow]

Harry, you really must do. If my 4.2 can do this, I'm sure yours with 75bhp more would be in the mid 170's. Shame the weather is turning now, so you'll probably have to wait until next year!

[Boosted Cerb]

And here you are at 1min in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6eNZFScU6Y

Chim appears at 2min and 6min.

Should make it next year to a few of these.

Rich.

[longbow]

Rich, how did you get on at the Pod on Sat? I decided not to go in the end as I didn't want to break anything having paid the entry fee for Thunder Road.

Interesting discussion going on on the HSV&Monaro section post this event ref the differences in performance delivery of the n/a and supercharged LS engines. The results didn't really show much difference in terminal speeds between either over the mile and most believed that the PD superchargers were struggling at sustained high rpms. However over the 1/4 mile there was a difference, with the low-mid range torque of the supercharged cars getting them there quicker.

The twin turbo LS however was another story..... 193mph over the mile!!!

Edited by longbow on Wednesday 21st October 20:24

[Boosted Cerb]

Didn't get there in the end, house extension is taking up far too much time

Might make 1st Nov but not looking good.

Monaros are heavy cars at 1700kg, so you need a lot more ooomph to make a difference at the top end.

Can't wait to stretch its legs

Rich.

[Rufus Roughcut]

There was a dark blue Cerb at Woodbridge back in May, the vids a bit blurry (Not mine) 4mins 28secs in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmUBfSVOUzM

If so, we briefly met

[longbow]

Yes, that was me.

[HarryW]

Sounded good

[dbv8]

Anyone know how the Chimaera got on?
Im intending on doing this in mine next year.

oops im an idiot
I guess its the Chimaera '200' ??? in the list

Edited by dbv8 on Thursday 22 October 20:01