Hoping to try the 1/4 mile at Crail on Sunday for the Fast Ford day, but will be my first time at this! Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated eg tyre pressures, how hard should front and rear suspension be set at etc for a good launch

Oh and its FWD i'm running!

CheeRS

 

Front shocks soft as possible
Rear shocks HARD as possible

Front tyres soft
Rear tyres hard

Plenty of heat in the fronts
The rest is upto you.....

 

if you running 480 bhp, avoid using slicks lol

(sorry Luca couldnt resist)

 

Good job im under 480 then

the clutch couldnt hack the slicks!...

then the box wimped one



SO my advice.... dont run 1/4mile... enter show n shine

 

Just for the record this isn't a Fast Ford day. We'll have a snapper there, but it's nothing to do with us!

 

Find a piece of private road and do a few practice launches to find out what rev level the car takes off best at... you want to try and achieve a balance between wheelspin and bogging down off the line.

If you're running standard road tyres then I'd probably not do massive burnouts before racing (unless Ade is kicking around with his camera ), I read that the heat will actually decrease grip levels as the tread blocks are more likely to move around.

All the best Rossatron, I should be up there providing the weather is ok. It will be good to see what times your car will do mate.


Cheers,
Grant

 

Double post

 

Massive burnout!!! Slip the clutch in first!! Personally I always short shift first gear and let second do the work

Second gear launch if your man enough!!

 

Or just do me and rev to the limiter and drop the clutch, the crowd with love it lol, but your car might not

Like above you just need to get a tiny bit of spin, and keep the engine revving, so good clutch control is needed

 

you done one yet?

what difference it make to your slip?

 

Cheers boys, not running power anything like yours but good to get some tips - actually have a pair of slicks for the front so will fire them onto spare 15s i think

Come over and say hello mate if you see me

 

Think garry did it at fight club in it, the poor thing was shaking like hell but it didnt half get of the line wuick. The pair of them still couldnt break it though (bar the piston)

 

Dan, I don't think alot of people know that its not a "Fast Ford" day. I'm sure the snapper, I'm assuming its Ade will get some great pics.

 

yeah did it at fight club mate got a 2.1 60ft doing it but because of the cracked piston it wad only a 13.4 @ 108 mph so I couldn't judge how god the run was!

Haha yeah gary did a second gear limiter launch in my fez looked the nuts!!!

 

It's nothing whatsoever to do with us! They've just been using our name to promote their event - and if it went to shit, or someone died/got injured then people would associate it with us, which is a bad thing!

There shouldn't be ANY mention of Fast Ford anywhere, if there is Willy's in trouble!

But Ade will be there with his Fast Ford hat on taking pics and writing a few words!

 

Leave mechanical simpathy at the entrance and just go for it, you only live once.

 

Whenever I have been at pod I have always flat shifted. Car doesn't really like it much (snapped the gear linkage on one car) but it made for some half decent times!

Gavin.

 

by far the best way to do it !!!! never felt grip in a big power fwd like it!
will be doing it in mine next year lol.

 

so lads are you telling me if tomorow i try a 2nd gear full on launch it will take off quickly??

 

Depends what car/power really

 

328bhp .. t4 turbo zetec turboed omex management etc s ok ish spec

 

cheers for all the tips, must say its pretty addictive! Tyre pressures made a big difference and suppose its getting the balance between traction and not boggin down during the run.

Best time was 13.7 @ 102 mph so was pretty happy with that, considering my first was a high 15!

CheeRS

 

well done mate theres plenty of rs's that cant get done into the 13's.

 

What spec is the car then ? Not bad times.

 

did you go then?

 

Too busy chasing lambos round brum.

 

 

thanks mate, was pretty happy with that myself and hopefully come down a bit more after the winter work

 

mk4 Escort, ST170 engine with Weber Alpha throttle bodies and management, Ashley 4 branch and full Scorpion stainless, RST box, 15 inch Mo's with Toyo's and stripped out. Was dyno'd at 193 bhp couple of weeks ago.

My box is very crunchy from 1st to 2nd though so was trying not to be too harsh on it so maybe a slight improvement to be found there when its replaced....been like this for 2 years now though lol and has survived a LOT of abuse!

 

Thats a very good time for the spec

Is it stripped out ?

Steve

 

That's a fantastic time for spec. Wouldn't see a200 bhp turbo running times like that.

 

wow good time that!!!!

 

Just a soggy Fast Ford T-Shirt! Def' send me a branded hat, hoodie, jacket, thermos, gloves etc going by the later half of today though

 

Yes mate, at the moment its just dash, drivers seat and door cards inside.

 

I never made it up since my lift fell through... but that's a great time Rossatron, well done mate.


Cheers,
Grant

 

Respectable times, I reckon I'd just sit on the line spinning the wheels and not actually move lol!

 

Specially at Crail, the surface is 'less than adequate' for racing IMO.


Cheers,
Grant

 

Its fuckin awful lol, was a bit nervy up nearer the finish line cos the surface is so bad and your doing a fair old speed by then.

oh and love the new nickname mate lol, maybe time to change my username

 

Wicked time that mate !!! Alot of good spec turbos can't crack the 13's !!

 

cheers dude - hope to bring it down a bit more after some winter mods