2017 Thunder Road info

[THUNDER STORM]

pah250 said:

THUNDER STORM said:

Thank you for running this event again this year, booked as spectator.
I have booked in the Premier inn Grantham NG37 7JT,for Friday night price good at the moment

Ade

Edited by THUNDER STORM on Monday 29th May 19:10

Ade - I'll see you at the hotel on Friday, though I'm guessing I won't get there until close to 9pm

Great I will have a drink with you before I go to bed around 10pm, I will be eating earlier.

See you in the bar mate

Ade

[DougieMc]

I cant remember who on the spoon last year but I think they are coming again this year
Can you please remember and bring it with you cheers Dougie

[HappyMidget]

Seeded entry list is now up www.thunderroad.co/oc17/index.php?route=informatio...

[Mud_]

I can't believe I'm claiming top of the D class (pub numbers). Not like previous years with Ringram et al. I'll get my excuses in early...estimated power figure, unfinished open loop tune, 3.9 diff, a squirrel looked at me funny...

[DCLXIV]

DougieMc said:

I cant remember who on the spoon last year but I think they are coming again this year
Can you please remember and bring it with you cheers Dougie

That'd be me and I'm happy to hand it over to someone else.

[DougieMc]

DCLXIV said:

That'd be me and I'm happy to hand it over to someone else.

Excellent Thanks

[snowwolf]

Wish I was going, working.
always a great day, I know I only spectate lol but will miss this meet the Vxr hospitality is second to none, have a great day lads and lasses

[ARAF]

DCLXIV said:

That'd be me and I'm happy to hand it over to someone else.

Shame you didn't. As for the video, the sound is rubbish, unfortunately.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyD-ADX5waA&fe...

https://youtu.be/PyD-ADX5waA

[ARAF]

For those interested, V8 results.

FI

BigSpike.....................8.......179.43
VXR8Lady..................8.......179.14 (same car)
PAH250......................8.......176.88
HappyMidget..............8.......176.33
GoldVXR8..................8.......165.44
MedwayMonaro.........M.......163.28
brad_wil.....................M.......161.17

NA

leigh1050...................8.......156.90
Mud............................M......156.46
Araf............................U.......155.60
robo22sri....................M......152.23
J-cdti..........................8.......150.00
rytaylor.......................M......149.60
Chopper525...............M......149.01
Plastermick451..........8.......145.91
DCLVIX......................M......139.58

[HappyMidget]

Shame they are wrong though. Typical Javelin messing up as usual.

[Mud_]

Thanks again Dougie, fun day...worth the 4am start

I badly under-performed...I'm no racer.

1st run - throttle cable adjuster undid, got 68% throttle all the way down!
2nd run - fluffed 2nd-3rd
3rd run - badly fluffed 2nd-3rd and didn't close my windows until 120mph
4th run - 2nd-3rd...
5th run - ok, but not as fast as run 3

I think I need to dial back piston protection - I was getting 10:1 AFR through 4th and 5th, and spark advance was pegged at 16.5 degrees from 2nd gear on...some investigation needed (might be normal). It was definitely good to have an opportunity to work on the WOT part of the tune [edit: looks like I was on the low octane spark table for some reason despite no recorded knock - time to read up on adaptive spark - interesting how stable dynclair is...suppose that's just what you get with 0% vacuum in the manifold]

I was hitting the limiter in 5th a few secs before the finish (3.9 diff). Upping the limiter 20 rpm would have had me equal leigh's speed

robo22sri(? red vxr) - email me and I'll work out how to give you my helmet-cam video where I was racing you with my windows open - your car is louder than mine and the audio actually turned out quite good. Your car sounds fking mean!

Edited by Mud_ on Saturday 12th August 20:46

[stevieturbo]

HappyMidget said:

Shame they are wrong though. Typical Javelin messing up as usual.

Wrong compared to ?

Was distance or actual speeds wrong ?

it is infuriating going to events, only for the organisers to get the most important aspect wrong....the bloody measurements !

[ARAF]

stevieturbo said:

Wrong compared to ?

Was distance or actual speeds wrong ?

it is infuriating going to events, only for the organisers to get the most important aspect wrong....the bloody measurements !

Speeds were bob-on. I saw 250 on my GPS when they recorded 248.96 for me, and I would have kept my foot in for a fraction past the timing beam. New system meant they didn't post the figures until then end for people to look at during the event. HappyMidget saw 286 on the board at the end of one of his runs but it isn't in his record of times. Shame, as he made sure he didn't do his fastest time on his sixth run, this year.

[leigh1050]

Thanks to Dougie and the crew from Vauxhall and Javelin.
Really chuffed for getting the win
Not bad for a grandad auto.

[DCLXIV]

ARAF said:

Shame you didn't. As for the video, the sound is rubbish, unfortunately.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyD-ADX5waA&fe...

https://youtu.be/PyD-ADX5waA

No problem, tyre smoke will overcome wind noise

Thanks to Dougie, VXR & Javelin for another great day, really enjoyed myself even though I failed to hit 140 again and took the spoon home for the 2nd year running.

I did beat the 970bhp Corsa though, so that's something

[HappyMidget]

Cheers Vauxhall, fk you Javelin you useless bunch of s who can't even fking count. Not gonna bother with any of the Javelin events again as they are so fking useless. They had one job....

[rytaylor]

I'll echo the above. Thanks very much to Dougie, Vauxhall and Javelin. Great day

Also thanks to everyone who gave me a push today. My Sunday will be spent trying to sort out the starter motor!

[rytaylor]

Mud_ said:

robo22sri(? red vxr) - email me and I'll work out how to give you my helmet-cam video where I was racing you with my windows open - your car is louder than mine and the audio actually turned out quite good. Your car sounds fking mean!

Edited by Mud_ on Saturday 12th August 20:46

That may have been the run I did with you? (Red Ro H16 VXR)

[anonymous-user]

HappyMidget said:

Cheers Vauxhall, fk you Javelin you useless bunch of s who can't even fking count. Not gonna bother with any of the Javelin events again as they are so fking useless. They had one job....

Still, 4th isn't bad? Mid 180s should be quite straight forwards on current gearing . Might give it a go next year.

Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 12th August 23:39

[Mud_]

rytaylor said:

That may have been the run I did with you? (Red Ro H16 VXR)

That's the one