Santa Pod

[SILICONEKID340HP]

Plenty of TVR`s turned up on Saturday and what a great day.!Nice to meet some of the chaps on this forum and obviously alot of hand shaking and banter.Thanks to Kevin for working the camera.Managed a top speed of 110.18mph and did the 1/4 mile in 12.9676 seconds so not bad for the first time..



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4yI-qrELdw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK_kQObrFWs

Got to watch this

http://www.youtube.com/user/01142kevin63#p/a/f/1/4...

Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Monday 11th July 10:29

Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Monday 11th July 12:29

[dbv8]

Good to meet you Daz.
Nudging into the 12's was a good effort by all accounts.
It seems a lot were struggling for grip on Saturday.

I cant believe nobody was willing to try my Mickeys. I guarentee they would have knocked 1/2 a second off most peoples ET!

[SILICONEKID340HP]

Hope you get your engine sorted quickly..What times would i get with some of that Nitrous.How was your night with the BMW boys ?

[ajp70]

Well done and Thanks for posting the best TVR 1/4 mile youtube link. Your Charcoal Chim looked great. Please put this link up on the general TVR forum.

Cheers, Ant. (I'm working nights this week. OK)

[SILICONEKID340HP]

dbv8 said:

Good to meet you Daz.
Nudging into the 12's was a good effort by all accounts.
It seems a lot were struggling for grip on Saturday.

I cant believe nobody was willing to try my Mickeys. I guarentee they would have knocked 1/2 a second off most peoples ET!

Can you give me some tips ,should i have the engine at a constant RPM at take off and if so what RPM and when should i be changing gear..I have a spare pair of rear wheels so what tyres would i need..

[macdeb]

goog to see you again daz, phuck me rigid that last link/vid the 'stig' is sooooo yesterday!!!!!!!!

[dbv8]

SILICONEKID340HP said:

Can you give me some tips ,should i have the engine at a constant RPM at take off and if so what RPM and when should i be changing gear..I have a spare pair of rear wheels so what tyres would i need..

There are some basic tips but every driver and car are different and you need to find what works with practice and knowing what you did different to gain that tenth or 2.
On most road tyres you want to run maybe 14-16 psi in the rear and have the fronts high to reduce drag a little.

Lightweight cars with fairly high levels of torque dont need much revs off the line to break traction. Find that sweet spot where you feel the power pushing you forward and the tyres are at the limit of traction with minimal if any wheelspin.
There is really no need to go near the rev limit and shortshifting from first to second could help avoiding breaking traction again.

A pair of soft compound trackday tyres such as Toyo R888s make a big difference to grip and could knock 1/2 second off most cars ET IMHO.

[haircutmike]

Daz. As Derek said, each to ones own but my car isn't dissimilar to your's.

I raised the revs to about 4k then on go, fed the clutch out fairly rapidly and progressively, not dumped, feeling for slip and adjusting clutch position as necessary. It's strange how in that first second of clutch release, the brain works fast enough for you to make minor adjustments..
Maybe it was adrenaline but I red lined every gear.

I was running triple 8's at Odiham and, (can I mention it again Derek) I ran a 12,65.

I should have my new engine fitted in about a months time so hope to improve at the next event.

[SILICONEKID340HP]

This is he one to beat..

http://www.youtube.com/user/01142kevin63#p/a/u/2/q...

Some guy turned up with a 5.4 super charged Chimaera ,some one said its 500 and something hp but did not see it on the drag strip...Im not sure it was just a show car.

Noticed there are two different TVR owners ..some just polish and admire others drive there car or maybe im a bit jealous..

Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Monday 11th July 21:44

[hiltonig]

Yes it was me in the 5.4 it went down the strip six times heres the best I managed

Reaction---.7342
60ft-------2.1
330ft------5.6
1/8 ET-----8.3
1/8mph-----93.73
1000 ET----10.2
1000 MPH---108.67
1/4 ET-----12.2749
1/4 MPH----122.60

[dbv8]

hiltonig said:

Yes it was me in the 5.4 it went down the strip six times heres the best I managed

Reaction---.7342
60ft-------2.1
330ft------5.6
1/8 ET-----8.3
1/8mph-----93.73
1000 ET----10.2
1000 MPH---108.67
1/4 ET-----12.2749
1/4 MPH----122.60

Hi Nigel
Thats a good terminal speed there. Matches my terminal when i ran 11.6 using a 150 shot. (in the good old days)

[macdeb]

hiltonig said:

Yes it was me in the 5.4 it went down the strip six times heres the best I managed

A very nice car it is too bloke.

[hiltonig]

Ah yes but your plenum is nicer !

[v8 racing]

hiltonig said:

Yes it was me in the 5.4 it went down the strip six times heres the best I managed

Reaction---.7342
60ft-------2.1
330ft------5.6
1/8 ET-----8.3
1/8mph-----93.73
1000 ET----10.2
1000 MPH---108.67
1/4 ET-----12.2749
1/4 MPH----122.60

Told you to get some 888's you would have nicely been in the 11's

[dbv8]

v8 racing said:

Told you to get some 888's you would have nicely been in the 11's

I offered and even rolled over my M/T streets but was declined. I agree there was at least an 11.7 going begging

[v8 racing]

dbv8 said:

I offered and even rolled over my M/T streets but was declined. I agree there was at least an 11.7 going begging

I cant believe he didnt take you up on it, maybe at his age things are happening just too fast and he is happy with what he has?,
Sorry to hear about your woes hope everything is sorted soon and not too serious