Originally Posted by Bosch-Man
...just out of interest i know that Rods times are from a rolling start...are the other timed supercars rolling as i would guess they are from standstill?
We do a standing start at Woodbridge & we are faster over 1.5miles.
It makes no difference to Topspeed using the bend but is much easier on the Clutch. If you come round the bend at 80/90mph you are well down the runway before you get straight, remember these cars can reach a 100 in the 6's from a standing start so no time lost. The legendary Mr. Rainbird did his record runs from a Standing start & his 0-100 would have been around 9 secs.
Rod
ps. The Macca that did 211 was a Long Tail Macca & not a standard car.