Sorry in advance if any of you have got m8's with jap cars that were
at santa pod today They will probably give you stick about me and my m8
Had my first go on strip,best time was 14.9 at 102 mph
Missed a gear on all 3 runs,was gutted
Mind you my m8 did'nt get under 15 and hes on greys

 

was there with mine m8 didnt get chance 2 see u 2 run

 

so some slow cars went then??

Only joking m8 fair play for having a go

 

I got 14.2 in a fwd escort! , Seriously though, it was slippery, but lovely cold air though, Didn't the magenta saff that was there break down on the start line?
Andy

 

We saw you run a few times mate, going by the terminal speeds we thought you both had just stage1 chips

Even on a TOTALY fucked 17.5sec run when i was on greys in ma 3dr i got a 110mph terminal

Id not worry about missing 1st-2nd gearchange mate, that ones a wanker on a T5 box, fit a quickshift n its much better tho

 

Did see you m8,you were driving out when we were waitin to go on,
yours was best looking car I saw all day!!!!! Fook the rice rockets

 

Did see you run,sounded well
Yeah magenta saph broke down,something fell off
AA man looking at it when I was leaving

 

I spoke to the guy with the Magenta Saff and said well done for upholding the Ford Honours He told me that his Clutch Cable was starting to Selt-Distruct Next time i saw his car it was laying sick in front of the Barn at the start of the Strip.I hope i didn,t give it the "Kiss of Death"

 

Missed 3rd all the time, maybe your syncro is one the way out as 3rd went in mine And do for not getting a good time but cars look at the line!!!

 

So does a good condition/reconned T5 shift threw the gears ok even at
fast speeds m8????
Anything else worth checking/replacing on gearstick/selector before tryin box????

 

Yes mate the box should be fine shifit at any speed!! Its prob worn Syncro mate!! Syncros are cheap as chips too!!!!

I sent my box to Bernie CTS had all the Syncros done etc and full overhaul was Ł250 with box being picked up fro my house and delivered

Was like a new box after well worth changing mate if u find it hard to get into 3rd sometimes especially when reving it!

 

never mind at the end of the day you drove home un like this guy


john

 

Tidy,cheap as chips!!!
If I 'double' clutch or blip throttle when changing it goes in ok sometimes

gtir1281,
Yeah I drove home,gutted for that bloke though

 

he didnt look to happy in the back off the aa truck

john

 

Deffo sounds like it then mate as thats what i had to do, Give Bernie a Ring and it will transform the car as u wont have to mess around getting it into 3rd

 

Cheers m8,will deffo need sortin before I venture on to strip again

 

at least he had a go ....shit happens i guess

 

Sounded quite powerfull when he booted it

Any one know whos it is????

 

Broken cossie I don't know if the thing on the track is anything or just abit of rubbish.

Cossies on form Say no more. lol

 

dont forget the diff though rhys eh

 

Cheers for that

The thing is I can only get better

 

PMSL

How on earth did sub 100mph terminals happen, esp when 1 car is on greys n the track was dry?

I got 110mph on a 17.5sec run and i literally wheelspan until 4th gear and till literally halfway up the track

 

so you should apologise!!!!!!!
i got 13.7 on greys/17psi on shitty york dragway!
soooooooooo much wheelspin.
try harder next time

 

itsmeagain,
Read the post further up clever-dick

Think the syncros are fooked,could'nt get 4th gear at all,coasted over the finish

Was dry,but very slippy

 

listen peeps it's not easy getting good 1/4 times in a rwd cossie ...simple as that


i heard alot of scobs and evo's were in the high 13's & 14's and they got 4wd so don't feel so bad

personally i go on the 1/4 with my road tyres because i drive the car with the road tyres everyday (even on track)......if i was to put racing tyres on the car just for the 1/4 and i got very good times i would only be lying to myself ...thats why i don't run slicks or any other grippy tyres for the 1/4 mile .. so if i do a high 12' with my normal GD3's i am a happy bunny ...

marco

 

Cheers m8

Whats the best way to launch a 2wd cos,revs before dropping the clutch etc?????

 

Kev

now thats a good question ....i don't know ............lol...

 

Yeah,should have noticed your sig!!!!!!!!

 

Launching is not Marcos strong point, lol

 

Smit

saying that .....lol.... your right ....but i have done a 12.87 @ 117mph at avon park with my everyday rd tyres and it's rwd with very hard supension ..... i have never ever run a 12 @ pod for some reason i have been so close ...but yet so far the best i have managed at the pod is a flat 13.010 @ 110

my car is more set up for track than 1/4's

cheers lenny

 

Aye mate

Just remember you at central day 2003, don't think it was your best day on at mile's remember that day when Rainbow was racing Tibb for about an hour right at the end of the day! Was worth staying till the end to watch

 

did any1 see me and my m8 there with the fireblade gokart?
that thing was shifting
we are going to do a bit of work to it now as it was bouncing all over the place but he still managed to get it to 109 mph in about 12 and a half secs on the q of a mile

 

 

ox

i have seen that orange go Kart go up the strip .......that thing had nos aswell if it's the same one then yes that thing he was a proper loon on it going up the strip

i don't think he got any traction at all

marco