After seeing various posts about 'proper' proof that a car does this speed, this 0-60 etc etc i just thought id ask how accurate santa pod times are, as i got a 14.36 quarter mile, but looking through a few old mags, it seems quite quick for a 200bhp escort turbo??

Just dont want to look a twat (even more than i am lol) when telling people and then them turning round and saying 'no wonder you got that time at santa pod'

 

that sounds about right...

santapod is perfectly accurate, IF STAGED CORRECTLY

the odd cockup does happen mind

 

good time there mate you must have put the power down well
santa pod is used for big drag racing events and defo the most accurate 1/4 track in the uk.
what were your 60ft times like and your terminal speeds?

 

Not sure mate, the paper is at home, *think* the 0-60ft was somat like 2.6?? does that sound about right?? I know my speed was 98.? mph

 

I have done a 14.70 in mine has a 210 to 220 bhp and much more wieght

 

What would you expect from a 300bhp plus ERST at santa pod guys?

 

sounds about right for the 60ft, so sounds like you were staged ok (bit of a low terminal tho for 200bhp )

i saw a standard VTR saxo run a suposed 13sec QTR... with a <0.5sec 60ft time...

he didnt seem to "get it" when i told him the time was wrong... lol

 

2.6 is quite lame actually anyhow still an impressive overall time

 

hard to say, depends on the driver, how its setup and how laggy it is etc
maybe mid 13s, however if you can sort out the traction youll get better

 

i said i think <<real tears!!

 

IMO santa pod is v accurate.When's the next rwyb date?

 

Wheelspin. Lots of wheelspin

 

1st 2nd 3rd maybe 4th wheelspin lol mid to low 13's

 

I got a 14.75 with a bootfull of ICE and my terminal was 101mph. Don't know whether they are good, bad or indifferent times though

 

They hold proper drag events there, so am sure its bang on.

Seems about 0.5 sec slower than up ere (north) tho!

 

Must be the chillier ambients you Northerners have

 

Power at Flywheel (BHP) 300
Weight without Driver (KG) 930
Drive Type Front Wheel Drive (FWD)
Power To Weight Ratio (BHP/Ton) 327.76
0-60mph (Secs) 4.23
0-100mph (Secs) 9.66
60-100mph (Secs) 5.43
Quarter Mile (Secs) 12.53 @ 113.89 MPH
Drag Quarter Mile (Secs) 12.33 @ 116.03 MPH

What a 300 RST should achieve

A focus with 300 RST engine is more like (depending on weight)

Power at Flywheel (BHP) 300
Weight without Driver (KG) 1200
Drive Type Front Wheel Drive (FWD)
Power To Weight Ratio (BHP/Ton) 254.01
0-60mph (Secs) 4.78
0-100mph (Secs) 10.89
60-100mph (Secs) 6.11
Quarter Mile (Secs) 13.08 @ 109.60 MPH
Drag Quarter Mile (Secs) 12.88 @ 111.60 MPH


Above are from letstorquebhp.com

 

Well i cant say what a ERST should get but i know that a standard rover tomcat, that has 197bhp standard gets 14.9 @ 94mph.

My car has 243bhp and from a 2.6 60ft time i managed a 14.508 @ 99.98mph. This was on a very very hot day.

Depending on your gear changes etc anything from 14.1 to 14.8 sounds right for a 200bhp RST.

 

Hi mate engine should have a good few miles on it now get a bigger cooler and turn up the boost everything else is there.

yours times would improve then

 

Cheers Doo, had a small leak on sunday, at the back of the block, where the injection manifold is, any ideas?? Gonna get a front mounted cooler, then take it to stu's to be sorted and checked in the next month or so!!

PS. Just seen it in PF Feb 2004, never knew it was in there until stu from grove garage showed me the video! LOL

 

leaking what water ,oil or fuel??

 

LMAO I rember that video!

Nice launch there aye Tone!

7k dump clutch!

 

Not sure, wasnt fuel, looked like oil?!? but checked the rocker cover gasket and it seemed fine, i'll have to take a photo and put some pics up, probably nothing cos it aint losing water or oil, but just thought id ask!

 

http://turbo.me.uk/stuff/alex_brunters.wmv

Doesnt show tony launching it, but just noticed at the end, also, are they smoked side repaters on there!!

 

I got 17.1 in the estate, am well chuffed

is actaully a class time from a GTi

 

On sun my mate did a 12.9

in his evo

 

I reckon its about as accurate as they come

Other wise- it wouldn;t be europes premier drag strip and Britains best.
BIG drag teams and F1 teams wouldn't run there cars there- you would want the best of the best too if you had millions of pounds of budget