Wednesday 19th April 2017

Santa Pod Sunday Service 07/05

Owe someone a ten-second car? Our next Sunday Service is the place to prove it!

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We love a good drag race here at PH. We love a bad drag race too, in fact. Partly because we like to quote Dom Toretto and claim we live life a quarter mile at a time, but mostly because it's just good fun. And you get to prove your car is faster than your mate's. Therefore we thought it only right to visit the home of British drag racing at Santa Pod for another Sunday Service, to see just how fast we can go in a straight line!

The day will consist of our PH Sunday Service meet alongside Santa Pod's Run What Ya Brung day, where us lucky folks will have discounted Race Vouchers for the day. Once again we'll be bringing along a very shouty, very smokey, drag strip loving car in the shape of our long term Ford Mustang, as well as seeing what our roof box wielding Skoda Superb 280 can do; we're looking forward to a few good battles on the strip!

If you've never raced at Santa Pod before, then you're definitely in for a treat. But if you just fancy watching, you'll be really close to the action and be able to watch a vast array of cars tearing up the strip. Entry to the drag racing is separate and tickets are available here, at a discounted rate of £30 for PHers. However, if you want to drag race please sign up to the Sunday Service here as well!

There are 200 spaces for RWYB tickets with 800 spaces in total (with room to expand if necessary) for the Sunday Service. Santa Pod will have their usual various food stands on site to fuel you for racing. Professional photographs will be available, too.

See you there!

[nigelpugh7]

Hi Jack,

I might be being a. Bit dumb here, but the link for signing up seems to be just for the SS. And. The 800 places.

Should there be a separate link for the 200 to sign up,for the runnwhat yabruung drag race too?

I've signed up,,but. It's seems to be just for the. Freebie SS?

[nigelpugh7]

Patch888 said:

The link for signing up to race is separate mate and will be up shortly i believe.

Cheers Patch!,

[nigelpugh7]

Still not seen a link for signing up to the RWYB?.

[nigelpugh7]

Jack Mansfield said:

I'm still waiting on it I'm afraid! Will post in here as soon as I have it.

Thanks Jack,I'm sure I like most other people don't want to miss it.

[nigelpugh7]

Jack Mansfield said:

Roll up roll up.... Get your drag racing tickets here: https://www.eticketing.co.uk/santapodraceway/detai...

Thanks for the link jack.

I know you mentioned that it was £30 for PH people, what's the normal rate then?. Is it a lot more than that?.

[nigelpugh7]

nigelpugh7 said:

Thanks for the link jack.

I know you mentioned that it was £30 for PH people, what's the normal rate then?. Is it a lot more than that?.

Sorry Jack, it's me being dumb again, it's on the rwyb website right at the top. The normal price is £35.

http://www.rwyb.co.uk/index.php

[nigelpugh7]

It's a fair point with helmets, if you think there's a chance of flipping your car over, which happens more than you realise, and you have a helmet, I would bring it and wear it too.

For me I shall be wearing my helmet anyway,in my open top Caterham, it's the only way I will go out on track anyway.

Another point somebody brought up about open top cars earlier in the thread.

Having run one of my previous Caterham's at an RWYB, you do need arm restraints for an open top car.

I have them already, and they simply attach to my existing luke harness's.

[nigelpugh7]

Ambleton said:

Any ideas where one of these should attach with a standard 3 point intertia reel? Can you just thread then round the lap strap?

Not sure they work with an ordinary seat belt?.

The ones I have slip through the male part of the metal part of the buckle before being inserted into the buckle.

[nigelpugh7]

Ambleton said:

if that's the case, any open top car without a race harness can't run?? That will be quite a lot of cars.

I think the way most people get around it is just to put the roof up for their run!

[nigelpugh7]

I think we are going to be lucky with the weather, met office forecast says a little cloudy until about 11:00, then sunny.

As someone else says, 5-10% chance of rain.

I'm hoping it's going to be dry, I haven't even got the roof for my Caterham!

I will be leaving the screen on though, going with just aero is tempting fate for the weather!

[nigelpugh7]

Miglia 888 said:

It could be interesting to share our best run times down the 1/4 mile this weekend?
Please add yours to the list below:

1. Miglia 888 - CLK 500 Sport Cabriolet (no modifications) - 60FT:1.9510 - ET:12.9033 - MPH:106.20
2. nigelpugh7 - Caterham 620R - 60FT: 2.0328 - ET : 12.2317 - MPH : 110.96

Added my best timed run of the day, shame I couldn't get under 11, the car is capable, the old fart behind the wheel, not so much!

[nigelpugh7]

Miglia 888 said:

Re-adding nigelpugh7 back in
Volkschris - what was the best time in your amazing Octavia? Would love to see the printout, and the Golf R is mapped for that impressive time, yes?
Great lurking Jakeantoniou !
Fastest speed is with Tel240z atm.
Many thanks again everyone, keep the run times coming.

1. Nik Attard/ PH Staff - Mercedes-AMG E63 S 603 - 60FT: 1.8576 - ET: 11.3214 - MPH: 122.88
2. Tel240z - Datsun 240z (M3 S54 supercharged) - 60FT: 1.8566 - ET: 11.5353 - MPH: 129.93
3. Volkschris - Golf R (mapped?) - 60FT: 1.8380 - ET: 11.6805 - MPH: 117.93
4. nigelpugh7 - Caterham 620R - 60FT: 2.0328 - ET : 12.2317 - MPH : 110.96
5. Liamst - M140i - 60FT: 1.98 - ET: 12.27 - MPH: 114.79
6. Jakeantoniou - Audi B5 S4 - 60FT: 1.72 - ET: 12.42 - MPH: 114.05
7. Ozmikeuk - M135i (JB4) - 60FT: 1.9769 - ET: 12.60 - MPH: 109.52
8. Volkschris - Octavia Estate (mods, nitrous, 400hp) - 60FT: ?.?? - ET: 12.679 - MPH: 121.86 (time in the video)
9. j4ck100 - Mitsubishi Evo X FQ-300 SST (360bhp remap) - 60FT: 2.1559 - ET: 12.74 - MPH: 108.49
10. Miglia 888 - CLK 500 Sport Cabriolet (no mods) - 60FT: 1.9510 - ET: 12.9033 - MPH: 106.20
11. JonnyCutCorners - Impreza (mods) (camera car vs. Octavia) - 60FT: ?.?? - ET: 13.04 - MPH: ???.??
12. Redline Drifter - M135i LCI (no mods) - 60FT: 2.1869 - ET: 13.10 - MPH: 108.31
13. H20 DJY - 997 C2S - 60FT: 2.09 - ET: 13.23 - MPH: 108.45
14. Armagreggon - 996.1 C2 - 60FT: 1.9177 - ET: 13.4223 - MPH: 104.79
15. Si_xsi - Golf R32 mk5 - 60FT: ?.?? - ET: 14.2 - MPH: 96
16. j4ck100 - E46 330d (mapped) - 60FT: 2.26 - ET: 14.65 - MPH: 95.9
17. Sf_Manta - BMW 330i Touring (not quite stock) - 60FT: 2.23 - ET: 14.7981 - MPH 93.73
18. NJ72 - RX8 192 - 60FT: ?.?? - ET: 15.025 - MPH: ??.??
19. EdHall697 - Clio 197 (mods) - 60FT: 2.6021 - ET: 15.5747 - MPH: ??.??
20. Miglia 888 - Twingo Mk3 TCe 90 (no mods) - 60FT: 2.36 - ET: 18.15 - MPH: 74.44
21. LewG - Ferret (battle-readiness mods) - 60FT: 4.6612 - ET: 29.6018 - MPH: 44.45
22. Blipi - Trojan - 30 secs approx. to 1/8th mile halfway timing beam

Edited by Miglia 888 on Tuesday 9th May 00:40

Thanks for adding me back in, I had assumed I was no longer fast enough to be in the top list!