Mike Rainbird

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Starts off slow (as I hadn't been on the new track lay-out) and gradually gets faster) .
Still getting used to the gearbox, as a couple of times I let the revs drop too low and couldn't get it in second - it seems it needs above 2500rpm to go from 3rd to 2nd .
Unfortunately I didn't have the camera on during the first session, or I would have videoed Harvey spinning off in front of me .
Vids are in HD, so look good on the TV .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4W6puwUSX8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niQKrEUeiXk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlpTllo3XgY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFbcJ_D2Ob0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4onGXhF_oU

Staffi

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Cracking vids Mike, Box sounds fantastic.. pulling some nice speed along the pit straight too...

Mike Rainbird

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146mph was the peak .

Eigdoog

Looks like everyone was slowing you down.

carlo

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What box you using now mike ?

Mike Rainbird

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Ludde dogbox with CAE shifter.

pee vee

god damn that gearbox is loud! lol
car sounds crazy!

Mike Rainbird

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Pardon?! You'll have to speak up, my ears are still ringing from Friday !

pee vee

just leave it in 4th.. it sounded quieter then lol

JamesH

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Looking good Mike, do you still use the car on the road with the dog box!?

Staffi

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Mike, are you going to give it some Track hammering @ Combe at the Bristol Show??

Luca

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He is too scared of a little green shopping cart I think to do tht!



( I hope so though be good to see Peggy flying round Combe )

Staffi

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Luke, i may scrounge a passenger ride in yours bud if poss??

JamesH

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Get it to Combe Mike, I'd love a ride

rs-tuner

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What camera do you use mike?

Mike Rainbird

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Yeah, about half past three .

Yep, I drive to and (usually from) all the track days / shows etc and we're going to the Ring with it in July .

No, as it's a bit too close to the Ring trip and as I have to pay up front for that (a dedicated track day, rather than a public day), I don't want to risk something breaking. However, I might be there with the orange thing giving it a shake down .


See above .

Mike Rainbird

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I have two, a Go-pro Hero and a Flip HD. The ones above were taken by the Flip.

Staffi

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Mike, i know you're not a numbers obsessed man like Cossie4i but have you had it Dyno'd to know what it's making, or are you a just drive it man??

Stu @ M Developments

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This car seems to be a really well developed weapon nowadays Mike and your obviously driving it very well indeed, good times mate.

turnover

Mike is the gear change slow or is it just how it sounds in the vid cheers

rs-tuner

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Good quality video

foreigneRS

i love the new snetty layout. i'll be back there on the 18th of july on the bike for a roadbike only trackday, come along if you're about mike.

Glenn_

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Top videos.Its a good track is snetterton.

Ridgey

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Looks very very quick, i need more power and skill

BRIGSPORT

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+1, or it could be a limp wrist?

Fudgey

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sounds like you need a new gearbox

what is the spec of peggy now mike, looks fooking fast easily passing everything (except the atom lol)

if you were to sell it, how much would you price it at??

markk

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Crikey I think i just fell asleep for a while when I started watching the videos they are super boring you have to admit ?

and that dog box seams very slow on the up shift, is that something you need to look at ? or is it you fooking about with the clutch?

JonnyBravo

I did think it seems a bit slow, but then so are Mikes replies to prices that I need

Sort it out Rammer.

Rsmat

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Nice vids mike.

Twins

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Porkie

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Amazing car. Great driver.

Mike Rainbird

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Of course I know what it made originally, but have no idea after the flow / roller-bearing core mods were made to the turbo if they had any actual effect on power. It's supposed to be just over 500 .

It's just the vid, as all you do is give a brief lift of the throttle and it changes gear as rapidly as you can move the lever. On the down changes I am using the clutch.

I'm on a trackday at the Ring or I would have come along .


The Atom was a supercharged one - WTF did you expect ? I still passed it a couple of times LOL. The spec is listed on my resto thread . My arse would be for sale before the car LOL.

I did warn you that the first few sessions were slow as I was learning the track, you should have just skipped to the last two .

It is justthe vid that it seems slow, as I feel like they are being banged straight in. Ask Lee, he has been out in it .


I just needed reminding, you did text me over the weekend, rather than emailing me during work time .

Mike Rainbird

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Car does all the work as you well know .

CossieRich

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Mike,

Was the trackday on low boost setting or you turn the wick up?

Spiky

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it's weird how a video makes it all slow,

i agreed the gear changes makes it look slow, even on the straights it looks slow, until you realise which gear you are in and speed you pass some people

the 306 look ok, any idea on spec?

R5FORD

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love your car Mike.. real credit to you.. but that box is loudddd.

Jay,

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i think he was just using his sedate sunday morning b road driving skill

perhaps he needs to change his driving gloves for some tweed ones

Mike Rainbird

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Was full boost that day, as Snetterton has a 105 dB limit .

Was a GTi 6 on throttle bodies and lots of trick suspension mods (so I heard). Went really well for what it was . I was hitting a peak of 146mph on the pit straight......

Spiky

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cool, like my old spec then

whats your power to weight now?

Mike Rainbird

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About 350 with two peeps in the car - I told you it was a bus .