Shakey shootout date

[DangerousDerek]

Ive created a thread in the events page.
This post is a heads up as I know a lot of stuff on the events page goes unnoticed.
see here https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Shakey meet up 13th/14th May.
I look forward to seeing the usual faces and hopefully plenty more.

[DangerousDerek]

phazed said:

Could do Friday evening to Saturday.

Unfortunately would have to leave at some point end of Saturday as it is Mrs phazed's birthday on Sunday and she wants to go to the Cowpie Rally in Kent,(Nothing to do with cars I'm afraid).

Would come in Mobile Committee Office as the chances of me running the car up the strip are slim to none!

I will leave it to Derek to try and beat my record .......................

My van can accommodate a few for the AGM and chili but the weather will be warm enough for al fresco anyway.
I am down on power with the latest engine so your NA record is safe from me taking it at least. I think Daz could be a danger with my MTs on.... if I lend him them

[DangerousDerek]

If anyone fancies a little practice this weekend then I will be at York. It's RWYB only on Saturday so loads of track time.

[DangerousDerek]

Looking to be a great weekend.
I think I wont be using too much gas so maybe a high 11 at best.
Neal should run that just rolling off the line and winding all that power in.
Lets see if he just sits spinning the rears while I get away

[DangerousDerek]

Nice work as always Neal. Roll bar looks ace.

Gonna have a little bet on a race? How much you giving me head start?

[DangerousDerek]

neal1980 said:

DangerousDerek said:

Nice work as always Neal. Roll bar looks ace.

Gonna have a little bet on a race? How much you giving me head start?

No head start Derek you have raced up the strip about 1 billion times i've been up 10 times max

Ok but it has to be our first run of the day

[DangerousDerek]

davetripletvr said:

DangerousDerek said:

neal1980 said:

DangerousDerek said:

Nice work as always Neal. Roll bar looks ace.

Gonna have a little bet on a race? How much you giving me head start?

No head start Derek you have raced up the strip about 1 billion times i've been up 10 times max

Ok but it has to be our first run of the day

Think you have Derek worried Neal

Any man would be a fool not to. Neals car has massive potential. It's going to be an interesting day. If my record is taken then it's a great incentive to go LS myself

[DangerousDerek]

phazed said:

neal1980 said:

Yeah me

Phuk! Derek emailed me about half an hour ago and said he would have them. Bend his ear maybe.

I will bring them down and another pair of 5 stud spares without tyres and we can talk.

Hmmm if I was a nice fair sportsman I would let you have those tyres Neal.

[DangerousDerek]

neal1980 said:

DangerousDerek said:

Hmmm if I was a nice fair sportsman I would let you have those tyres Neal.

Mac has a set that I was going to borrow so my runs should be on decent rubber which will help

Do you spin at all on the ET's ?

How much nitrous are you going to run ??

roseytvr said:

Why not share and play nicely!
Neal, I'm stopping at Macs on the Friday and going for a few beers, ru joining us?

Sounds a plan to me

neal, if I warm my MTs up enough to create smoke for a few seconds then I can launch as hard as I dare off the line with no wheelspin whatsoever. At the weekend at York I ran 1.60 to 60 feet with only a 70 shot of nitrous. I am not sure I dare use much more as the current engine is back to cast Pistons with cutouts. I managed 11.4 at 118

[DangerousDerek]

Sardonicus said:

loody hell if I could have got that 1.65 to 60ft at Shakey that would give me a 12.6 ET

As a rule of thumb every tenth gained at 60 foot is worth at least 2 at the 1/4 mile.

[DangerousDerek]

blaze_away said:

Newbie to rwyb here. Never been down a strip before so going to give it a go this weekend.
My intention is to bring my caravan down as well and stop over. Caravan = fridge = cold beers!!
See you all there.

Hi Frank, good to have newbies. We don't bite. Well maybe Daz does but we can keep him on a leash.
I hope you will be bringing a camera along to get some good snaps too

[DangerousDerek]

macdeb said:

Also Driving Licence!

Only an idiot would forget that

[DangerousDerek]

phazed said:

Sooooo..... who is actually going and when?

1. DangerousDerek - Friday night full weekend - Chim 450 with a little nitrous
2.

[DangerousDerek]

1. DangerousDerek 10.61(11.89 na) - Friday night full weekend - Chim 450 with a little nitrous
2. phazed 11.83, Friday evening and Saturday - Chim 550, (new engine and box so not going mad!)

[DangerousDerek]

1. DangerousDerek 10.61(11.89 na) - Friday night full weekend - Chim 450 with a little nitrous
2. phazed 11.83, Friday evening and Saturday - Chim 550, (new engine and box so not going mad!)
3. Neal1980 - chimaera with an air filter and some fancy plugs / leads
4. Blaze_away - Chimaera with 1 throttle spring and ..... caravan.
5 classic Chimi 13.111 and two throttfle springs
6 JoJackson 500 12.7 to beat I think with fancy plug leads and a smooth elbow and bigger AFM
7 Barrie 10.9 Chim 480 turbo

[DangerousDerek]

1. DangerousDerek 10.61(11.89 na) - Friday night full weekend - Chim 450 with a little nitrous
2. phazed 11.83, Friday evening and Saturday - Chim 550, (new engine and box so not going mad!)
3. Neal1980 - chimaera with an air filter and some fancy plugs / leads
4. Blaze_away - Chimaera with 1 throttle spring and ..... caravan.
5 classic Chimi 13.111 and two throttfle springs
6 JoJackson 500 12.7 to beat I think with fancy plug leads and a smooth elbow and bigger AFM
7 Barrie 10.9 Chim 480 turbo
8 Steve_d Friday night for the weekend. daily driver.
9 Roseytvr, griff, tent, spleeping bag and a slab of ale! Camping Saturday night

[DangerousDerek]

SILICONEKID345HP said:

Derek do you have the print out for your best NA time ?

No Daz but I recorded the numbers on the chart.
11.8987 at 115.43, 7.651 at 91.63 and 60 foot in 1.759

Peter holds the NA record though with 11.832 at 114.81

[DangerousDerek]

neal1980 said:

Really looking forward to this...

Weather looks promising as well.

I'm not on facebook but has anyone put anything on there to the various TVR groups see if we get any more together.

I spread the word on FB somewhat. I predict a few will show up.

[DangerousDerek]

QBee said:

You do realise that they only allow two at the bedside during the key times? She will want her mum, and her husband/sperm donor will have to be the other faint-dummy in the room. So you will just be a spare part in the relatives room, for 17 hours with no beer.

When my grandson was born my wife was already oop in't frooozen noorth with her daughter, as was the girl's intended (the young these days seem to have the child the year before the wedding). I finished a 12 hour day at the mouseface, left Essex at 6pm for the 5 hour drive on a summer friday evening to 't frooozen nooorrth in utterly ste traffic, stop/start on the M6, you know the drill, finally arriving at a place the locals call Ormskeeeeerk at 11pm, utterly knackered.

Daughter had been in labour for about 24 hours by then, and they went for an emergency Caesarian at 5 to midnight. Was i allowed in? Nope.
Finally made it to a bed at about 3 am, to be allowed to see daughter and brat at 10.30 the following day.

So, as first births are always long drawn out affairs, you might as well head to Shakey with your mobile on ultra-loud ring and have a pleasant weekend with the lads, rather than stuck in an overheated maternity joint reading a worn out copy of Cosmopolitan/My Weekly from 1987 from cover to cover for the 19th time.

There's only so many ways you can crochet an orgasm, after all........

the most sensible thing you have ever said.

[DangerousDerek]

I am quite organized and prepared for a change.
There will be a firepit and BBQ at my van for those who are coming Friday and those camping on Saturday night. I have a van full of tools and a spare pair of drag radials for people to try. I even have a spare driveshaft if anyone is unfortunate enough to snap one. We could fit it in the pits to get you home.

Really looking forward to seeing Neals car in action and hopefully I will get lined up alongside with the nitrous at the ready.
How will it go? Predictions please