Maybe a few Fords would like to enter, straight drag over 1mile, 2 cars at a time so a few scores can be settled. For street cars only they will turn down, stripped out track cars.
Most of the fastest cars run in the high 170's but last year a Skyline ran a 201.3mph terminal, around 1000bhp required to do that in a mile .
Maybe a team could represent this Forum, just a thought.

http://www.fightingtorque.org/fast/i...103&Itemid=167

 

i cant think of another car apart from yours that would do well in it!

 

It doesn't mention stripped out/caged cars Rod, it just says they need to be road legal. I does say no jet engines though, lol!

 

ya i dont think they would turn down a gt3rs, and thats a stripped out road car with cage!

martin do you fancy it then?

 

Not sure, don't even know the date its being held.

 

It does say:

"Interior - Cars must be presented in road trim. The removal of seats or interior trim is not allowed."

Seems a bit churlish to me, but hey, it's not my competition.

 

Didn't spot that Dan

 

Indeed you are correct, BUT im a mate of the organiser & Know what they wish to promote . They prefer Veyrons, Lambo's etc. You can but try to enter Martin & see what happens. The statement below has been carefully worded to give them the final say, as cars turned up last year on trailers etc & were hardly road cars.

The Fighting Torque event is aimed at "Special" Standard or Modified road going cars. Fighting Torque is only open to road legal, taxed, tested and insured road vehicles.
The fitment and use of aids to performance relating to speed or braking that would not be considered sensible for use on the public highway are not allowed. These include Nitrous Oxide, Parachutes, Jet Engines. The organisers will adopt a "common sense" approach to any anomolies. However it must be understand that their decision will be final.

 

They should write a clause in that to ask to see the last couple of MOT certificates, and the cars must have driven a certain amount of miles between MOT's, just to prove it is an every day road going car....

 

They dont want it to turn into another totb with meg bucks companies winning everything. This event was fine untill modified cars like mine entered last year. The winning car last year had a Parachute & Nitrous . Most entrants just turned up with their everyday cars took off their cravats & had fun, its not meant to find the fastest modified cars in the UK, totb is for that. If you can run 170 ish in the mile your car will be competative, its a fun day out nothing more but a chance to run safely at high speeds. Mine would be accepted cos its fully trimmed & they see cages as a safety aid, but the Nitrous is a nogo im afaid, however i feel mine is not in the spirit of the event.

 

Mark Mosley kicked arse last year (the guy in the skyline)... Just turned up done some runs collected winners trophy n just drove home...

 

Can totally see that POV. I would have thought nitrous was fair game though.

Does seem more like a day out for toffs than an actual performance event.

 

Thats a shame about the trim


Would like to line up against Martin's Escos

 

and hes build the car himself. Was running 9.6 passes at the pod last weekend too. If Mark & Phil are going this year I may tag along as its nice and local. He does have a chute on the back though due to the pod regulations.

 

We could do that some time Dave

 

Now that would be good and also a interesting artical for a mag
2 escos with unique and individual mods from different stables

would imo be nice to see

Paul

 

You guys name the date and I'll pay for the airfield, medic and breakfasts!!

...and if Rod wants to come a play too...

 

Im up for that, only have a couple of bits to finish, not sure about Martin thou


Think Rods a while away but will come to have a look

 

That would be a top quality mag feature!

 

sod the airfield........
A1, junction 10, 3 am... max power style! lol

steve

 

Absolutely thats exactly what it is much the same as VMax, good chance for the guys not chasing 190+ speeds to have a day out, lots of Cossies in that i guess.

 

He had about 400bhp more than the next guy, bit like me racing a 500bhp car its pointless.

 

September 16th 2009 is fine by me, im 64 on that day, may even bring the Missus & a cake, how about it you guys.

 

 

Isn't that the idea? To win. You can't do that with 100 bhp unless your racing mobility scooters.

 

Martin, what you think??

 

No it wasnt the idea of the event & was why myself & Mick Begley & were not allowed in the event itself. They thought everyone was under 700bhp.
Cars over that bhp were to run Demo runs, but thats not how it turned out hence the rule changes this year.

 

they say 3's a crowd!!! so what about 4??

 

dont think your allowed lol

 

now that sounds more like it..:kin g:

 

yeah cosworths only not cosworth powered!!

 

would be great to see these 4 cars together...............rod,dave,martin and andrew g.

 

Bet this cossie shoot/thrash never happens

 

where is fighting torque held?

 

do it do it do it would love to see this

 

Woodbridge airfield. click the link idiot lol

 

can the old mk3 join in ???

 

couldnt be fucked to go back up

 

This sounds like fun.

 

I would love to see any of the following:

YUM vs Reyland vs Rod

I would love to see that, And I can see there would be a lot more buyers of the magazine if this was out!