run what ya brung

[caymanred]

I don't know whether this is frowned upon in this forum or not...but i was just interested to see if anyone has gone to santa pod for this event?
As me and a few mates would considering trying it for a laugh...

thanks!

[declasm]

Yeah - I've never been too sure what the hardcore drag racers think of RWYB - I imagine that everyone starts somewhere and RWYB would be the place to start!

I have been to RWYB on a number of occasions - it is a lot of fun and your 10-20 seconds (or less - what do you drive?) in the car for each run is a real adrenaline rush.

Here's me and my old RX-7
in-car - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HETPGatUsRA
from the stand - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pmuhvzu1Ao

I discovered that you have to be quie brutal on your launches and changes to get the best times (or even book times!) out of your car and also you will want to keep beating your best time even if that means that you spend huge sums tuning your car.

Make sure your car is in tip-top shape before you run and don't let the adrenaline mess you up - you don't want to launch in reverse or leave the handbrake on or something. Also on your first few runs don't race the lights - reaction time doesn't mean much in RWYB so concentrate and remember how you launch each time and make incremental changes between runs to see how they affect your times.

I'd say it's a relatively inexpensive way of enjoying your car in a new way in a controlled environment. Obviously there are risks and potentially expensive ways to damage your car but providing you go at it with a level head and follow the rules you're likely to have a really fun day.

[DWphil]

declasm said:

Yeah - I've never been too sure what the hardcore drag racers think of RWYB - I imagine that everyone starts somewhere and RWYB would be the place to start!

I have been to RWYB on a number of occasions - it is a lot of fun and your 10-20 seconds (or less - what do you drive?) in the car for each run is a real adrenaline rush.

Here's me and my old RX-7
in-car - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HETPGatUsRA
from the stand - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pmuhvzu1Ao

I discovered that you have to be quie brutal on your launches and changes to get the best times (or even book times!) out of your car and also you will want to keep beating your best time even if that means that you spend huge sums tuning your car.

Make sure your car is in tip-top shape before you run and don't let the adrenaline mess you up - you don't want to launch in reverse or leave the handbrake on or something. Also on your first few runs don't race the lights - reaction time doesn't mean much in RWYB so concentrate and remember how you launch each time and make incremental changes between runs to see how they affect your times.

I'd say it's a relatively inexpensive way of enjoying your car in a new way in a controlled environment. Obviously there are risks and potentially expensive ways to damage your car but providing you go at it with a level head and follow the rules you're likely to have a really fun day.

As you say everyone has to start somewhere and RWYB is a very good place to start, i,m sure Hardcore racers would urge you to enter RWYB as thats where the stars of tomorrow will come from and the place where many of them started.

Edited by DWphil on Monday 6th September 15:01

[caymanred]

declasm said:

Yeah - I've never been too sure what the hardcore drag racers think of RWYB - I imagine that everyone starts somewhere and RWYB would be the place to start!

I have been to RWYB on a number of occasions - it is a lot of fun and your 10-20 seconds (or less - what do you drive?) in the car for each run is a real adrenaline rush.

Here's me and my old RX-7
in-car - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HETPGatUsRA
from the stand - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pmuhvzu1Ao

I discovered that you have to be quie brutal on your launches and changes to get the best times (or even book times!) out of your car and also you will want to keep beating your best time even if that means that you spend huge sums tuning your car.

Make sure your car is in tip-top shape before you run and don't let the adrenaline mess you up - you don't want to launch in reverse or leave the handbrake on or something. Also on your first few runs don't race the lights - reaction time doesn't mean much in RWYB so concentrate and remember how you launch each time and make incremental changes between runs to see how they affect your times.

I'd say it's a relatively inexpensive way of enjoying your car in a new way in a controlled environment. Obviously there are risks and potentially expensive ways to damage your car but providing you go at it with a level head and follow the rules you're likely to have a really fun day.

thanks mate that was very helpful! ive got a 2.7ltr cayman, so not the fastest or focussed straight line car, but i just fancy it! im hopefully going on the 18th with another cayman, and a vauxhall astra gsi thats actually a little faster then mine straight line!

unfortunately i can't get youtube at work, but i can imagine your old rx was running round 13s? just a random guess!

whats it like on tyres etc? i guess it depends on how agressive you are tbh...

thanks!

[Slinky]

DWPhil sums it up nicely.. RWYB is the introduction into drag racing.. Discussion around the topic of RWYB is always welcome in this corner of PH. One of the benefits of having experienced racers and crew is that any "newbie" to the world of drag racing will be able to ask questions about technique and the potential pitfalls of going down any particular route..

[Tet]

declasm said:

you don't want to launch in reverse or leave the handbrake on or something.

No, you don't. Fortunately I've never done the former, but the latter? Errr.... might have done. The problem with having a car with any amount of power is that it'll easily pull through the handbrake. Oops :-)

The other thing to mention is that if you enjoy RWYB, you should really consider racing. You really won't believe the difference in grip (and thus performance) between a RWYB track and properly prepped track at a race meeting. But RWYB is a great way to get started, and I don't think you'll find any racers here who will say otherwise.

Edited by Tet on Monday 6th September 15:35

[veryoldfart]

If the bloke from peterborough who reversed his V8 capri into my 2.3 viva back in 1977 at a RWYB in the staging lane could remember he was gonna send me a tenner for the to spotlights he smashed id be most obliged

i did drop by his workplace in '78 but he was off work....

[declasm]

caymanred said:

thanks mate that was very helpful! ive got a 2.7ltr cayman, so not the fastest or focussed straight line car, but i just fancy it! im hopefully going on the 18th with another cayman, and a vauxhall astra gsi thats actually a little faster then mine straight line!

unfortunately i can't get youtube at work, but i can imagine your old rx was running round 13s? just a random guess!

whats it like on tyres etc? i guess it depends on how agressive you are tbh...

thanks!

I really never found tyre wear noticeable on RWYB even with a little burn-out to warm up the rears.

Rex ran a best of 13.5 @ 104mph but it was in full-fat UK spec with blingy wheels at the time! ~320bhp with a few bolt-ons and a remap. I would have thought a 2.7 Cayman could go somewhere 13.5-15 seconds on the quarter.

[obsession]

Ironically we've run our fastest times on a rwyb track, as I've said before a 'loose' track can be a fast track. We found it easier to turn the tyres on a rwyb track, and thus ran faster et and higher mph. Rwyb is a great place to start. :-)