UK's Fastest FWD Cars?

[RichardB]

I've knocked up a page to try and record the current fastest FWD cars in the uk

http://www.mitsubishi-fto.net/ukfastestfwd.htm

Can you take a look and if I'm missing any 10s or quicker FWD cars from the list please PM or email me the details, lets compile a comprehensive list and try and keep it up to date.

Also please post the link onto any forums that you vist as I know there will be fast FWD cars out there that we don't know about.

[Benni]

Hello Richard,
good idea, would it be possible to add the date of run ?

Germany´s fastest is down to 9,89 / 139mph but takes a year off in 2011 so UK racers could overtake.
Details here : http://www.boba-motoring.de/

[JB!]

i think its either a civic or mk2 golf. there is a 20v mk2 that runs 10's on slicks.

[MajorLucky]

and bobas coming over for Bug Jam whoop

[JB!]

MajorLucky said:

and bobas coming over for Bug Jam whoop

your beast finished yet luke?

[MotorPsycho]

JB! said:

i think its either a civic or mk2 golf. there is a 20v mk2 that runs 10's on slicks.

James Hodson's mk2 has run down to 10.4s (I think?)

[tlrracer]

Guy Chamberlain has run in the 9s in his civic

[JB!]

tlrracer said:

Guy Chamberlain has run in the 9s in his civic

got a funny feeling it does not fit the street legal class that the mk2 does. 9's are still impressive tho.

[RichardB]

Both Guy's and James's are street legal

Currently the table looks like this . . .

Owner Vehicle 1/4 Mile 1/4 MPH
Guy Chamberlain Honda Civic 9.9161 @149.08
Andy Nichols Rover 200 10.23 @138
Andy Speck Vauxhall Tigra 10.33 @137
Adam Buckley Honda Civic 10.358 @142.53
Chris Backshell Renault 5 16v 10.37 @143.9
Richard Batty Mitsubishi FTO 10.554 @136.21
James Hodson VW Golf Driver MK2 10.61 @135.88
Scott Whitelaw Honda Civic Type R 10.691 @137.27
Sam Bolton Vauxhall Tigra 10.7579 @131.44
Paul Jones Honda Civic 10.8
Yasir Dar Honda Civic 10.8034 @128.41
Robert Johnston Vauxhall Astra mk2 10.89 @131.45
Paul Cresswell Honda Civic Ep3 10.9165 @126.2
Rob Carnson Honda Civic EG 10.95 @132
Chris Sutton Vauxhall Corsa   10.97 @132.2

[RichardB]

Benni said:

Hello Richard,
good idea, would it be possible to add the date of run ?

Germany´s fastest is down to 9,89 / 139mph but takes a year off in 2011 so UK racers could overtake.
Details here : http://www.boba-motoring.de/

Ive added a date column, just need to find out all the dates now.

1.5 60' is that with wheelie bars?

[hairyjester]

RichardB said:

Benni said:

Hello Richard,
good idea, would it be possible to add the date of run ?

Germany´s fastest is down to 9,89 / 139mph but takes a year off in 2011 so UK racers could overtake.
Details here : http://www.boba-motoring.de/

Ive added a date column, just need to find out all the dates now.

1.5 60' is that with wheelie bars?

If it helps I've got about 4 years of near-complete timing data from SPR?

[MajorLucky]

RichardB said:

1.5 60' is that with wheelie bars?

yes its a full race car, not road legal

JB! said:

your beast finished yet luke?

yeah shes getting there, had a little track time last month ran a 12.02 on 6psi with a base map, so lets double the power and add nitrous for next season, 10's shouldn't be a problem but its the 9 im chasing, (although i dont have the money for the gearbox i need so will be happy with what i get)

Edited by MajorLucky on Tuesday 5th October 21:09

[JB!]

MajorLucky said:

RichardB said:

1.5 60' is that with wheelie bars?

yes its a full race car, not road legal

JB! said:

your beast finished yet luke?

yeah shes getting there, had a little track time last month ran a 12.02 on 6psi with a base map, so lets double the power and add nitrous for next season, 10's shouldn't be a problem but its the 9 im chasing, (although i dont have the money for the gearbox i need so will be happy with what i get)

Edited by MajorLucky on Tuesday 5th October 21:09

sweeeeeeet.

will try and see it in action this year mate.

[Tet]

RichardB said:

1.5 60' is that with wheelie bars?

On a front wheel drive car? Would wheelie bars help?

[MotorPsycho]

not really wheelie bars, the purpose is to prevent the rear squatting too much on launch and losing traction on the front wheels

[MajorLucky]

either way road legal or race car were still soo behind the others

Robert Uhr ran a 9.96 in his Saab
Boba ran a 9.63 last wkend in his Golf

and drum roll please, new European FWD record
Bjorn Holmberg ran a 9.31 in his nissan (and this was on a concrete track)


so lets play catch up in 2011

[RichardB]

We are not far off Europe but we are way behind america, Miller ran an 8.4 @ 181 this weekend at Englishtown.

[MajorLucky]

ohh yeah i know that, but there so far off i dont even look at there times

6's in a fwd car is way outta my reach

[Cliff J]

I see Andy Speck ran a 10.147 on the updated list, he actually ran a much better 60ft against me in our run on sunday but sounded like he missed a gear, if he gets it altogether he'll be looking at 9s very soon. What a car!!

[dannykgordini]

I know Chris Backshell Renault 5gt turbo is doing 143.9mph in 3rd gear how crazy is that