Originally Posted by XRT_si
(Post 6530752)
I wanted to know what he did for a living! :cry:
He wasn't an old guy, early 40s I'd say. He was taking passengers out all day and generally being very polite, down to earth and nice to everyone that asked about his cars. He also owned the 599 parked behind the 458. |
Originally Posted by STAFFY OWNER
(Post 6530841)
Thanks for the reply mate, they're gorgeous cars.
(i had to use google to tell you what they were tho :cry:) |
Originally Posted by XRT_si
(Post 6530752)
I wanted to know what he did for a living! :cry:
He wasn't an old guy, early 40s I'd say. He was taking passengers out all day and generally being very polite, down to earth and nice to everyone that asked about his cars. He also owned the 599 parked behind the 458. Bit of web stalking and its this guy :grin: Matthew Munson and an IT whizz! |
Originally Posted by Luca
(Post 6530981)
Bit of web stalking and its this guy :grin:
Matthew Munson and an IT whizz! When I got home I tried a bit of Googling and got no where! Defo him. And he's only 34! :shocked: |
He's deffo not short of a few quid, see the link below:
http://m.insidehalton.com/news-story...unson-family-/ |
Originally Posted by turnover
(Post 6530754)
Rod I have to disagree I've been bruntingthorpe many times as I live in leicestershire and the run up around the bottom bend allways helps
Disagree you may but Topspeed running is my bag ;-). You need to gain 100m to get an extra second on the throttle at the bottom end so it makes no difference as speed gained at 200mph in 1 second is rather limited. MikeR proved it years ago came hacking around the bottom bend best was a 180.3 run. Lined up from a standing start & set a then record of 180.9mph first time. I agree it helps the clutch which is why we use the bend but much more efficiently than the Vmax boys do. |
That depends how hard the car is still accelerating in that 1 second. From GPS logs back in 2010 when I did mine at Woodbridge,
My car is well off the boil at that point, but even in the 1 second to 200mph, I gained 2mph. ie 198mph to 200mph was 1 second. Some cars still accelerating much harder would be gaining a lot more In the 1 second prior to 190mph I gained a 3.9mph. 1 second prior to 180mph 4.6mph Datalogs from this year at Elvington, car going much better, but still room for improvement It was only 1km, so will only sue the 180mph time and 1 second prior it was 7.1mph gained in 1 second and covering 78m So every little bit of extra distance and time does matter. |
Originally Posted by Rod-Tarry
(Post 6531315)
Disagree you may but Topspeed running is my bag ;-). You need to gain 100m to get an extra second on the throttle at the bottom end so it makes no difference as speed gained at 200mph in 1 second is rather limited.
MikeR proved it years ago came hacking around the bottom bend best was a 180.3 run. Lined up from a standing start & set a then record of 180.9mph first time. I agree it helps the clutch which is why we use the bend but much more efficiently than the Vmax boys do. |
if you go from a standing start you can start further back than the point at which you come around the bend and join the straight - it's perfectly feasible that you can accelerate to or beyond the speed at which you come off the bend in that distance.
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
(Post 6532590)
if you go from a standing start you can start further back than the point at which you come around the bend and join the straight - it's perfectly feasible that you can accelerate to or beyond the speed at which you come off the bend in that distance.
Only been my interest for 15 years what the hell do I know :cry:. |
Are you planning to do v max when your car is back together rod?
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i've only been there for a single top speed event, but that was bloody obvious
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
(Post 6532770)
i've only been there for a single top speed event, but that was bloody obvious
I have been there for a drift day and it only became obvious once I was reminded that you start further back from the standing start. If not then the corner would give an advantage if it allowed you to be at a higher speed than crossing the same point at a standing start. The corners are quite open and we were able to slide the car at over 100mph (Track prepped 911 on road tryes) but the expansion gaps tore the tyres and the paint work suffered. |
Originally Posted by Caddyshack
(Post 6532809)
The corners are quite open and we were able to slide the car at over 100mph (Track prepped 911 on road tryes) but the expansion gaps tore the tyres and the paint work suffered.
Cheers, Grant |
Originally Posted by RS Grant
(Post 6532811)
Haha, certainly not one of the best things to do en-route to speeds of 200+ is it. :cry:
Cheers, Grant |
Originally Posted by Rod-Tarry
(Post 6532595)
You got it that's what can happen but with so many Topspeed experts on this thread its a waste of time telling them because they know everything ;-).
Only been my interest for 15 years what the hell do I know :cry:. |
Originally Posted by turnover
(Post 6532852)
Well if your such an expert Rod ,I suggest you fit a descent clutch so you can do a standing start if that's going to make you faster top end,oh wait you've got around 800 hp and nos surely the clutch can't be that bad then,strange why you'd do a rolling start then?
I used to love the launch starts on rally cross though...it is amazing they didn't break more often all those years ago with so much power. I think Will Gollop was around 2.5 seconds to 60 or something daft. |
I guess it depends what you're classing as a record.
Fastest speed over unlimited distance ? fixed distance ? a proper recognised benchmark, ie standing mile etc etc But a lot of guys dont like launching their cars. It isnt just the clutch, it's the entire drivetrain. Hence the 30-130 and even in the US a lot will do rolling 1/2 mile events now as well, or I think some of them like 60-130, which is a pretty short stat. Anything with decent power would still have no traction there anyway on an airfield lol That said, if you're on airfield where most of this shit takes place, I can't see how you'd ever have so much traction at launch the drivetrain would be at risk in the first place. |
Originally Posted by stevieturbo
(Post 6532892)
I guess it depends what you're classing as a record.
Fastest speed over unlimited distance ? fixed distance ? a proper recognised benchmark, ie standing mile etc etc But a lot of guys dont like launching their cars. It isnt just the clutch, it's the entire drivetrain. Hence the 30-130 and even in the US a lot will do rolling 1/2 mile events now as well, or I think some of them like 60-130, which is a pretty short stat. Anything with decent power would still have no traction there anyway on an airfield lol That said, if you're on airfield where most of this shit takes place, I can't see how you'd ever have so much traction at launch the drivetrain would be at risk in the first place. |
Originally Posted by turnover
(Post 6532852)
I suggest you fit a descent clutch
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Originally Posted by turnover
(Post 6532852)
Well if your such an expert Rod ,I suggest you fit a descent clutch so you can do a standing start if that's going to make you faster top end,oh wait you've got around 800 hp and nos surely the clutch can't be that bad then,strange why you'd do a rolling start then?
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Originally Posted by ajamesc
(Post 6533037)
maybe it's got some thing too do with the fact a rwd 800+ bhp Sierra will just spin it's nuts off in 1st 2nd and 3rd :roll:
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
(Post 6533008)
does that help when going downhill?
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Originally Posted by ajamesc
(Post 6533037)
maybe it's got some thing too do with the fact a rwd 800+ bhp Sierra will just spin it's nuts off in 1st 2nd and 3rd :roll:
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Originally Posted by turnover
(Post 6533041)
Does that mean your saying with a rolling start you will get faster top speed lol
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
(Post 6533008)
does that help when going downhill?
Lol, well spotted and good reply:top: |
Originally Posted by Caddyshack
(Post 6532931)
Aren't air field rough, high grip to help planes stop or are they poor quality?
Even at 180mph at TOTB mine was still breaking traction. Oddly, with Hoosiers at 20psi, I had to abort 2 runs around 170mph as I had no grip whatseover, could barely even touch the throttle. 888's worked better, just barely hanging on in 5th gear, but they still let go a little around 180mph. |
Originally Posted by stevieturbo
(Post 6533150)
Airfields may be rougher than typical roads, but they have anything but good traction, well for 2wd cars anyway.
Even at 180mph at TOTB mine was still breaking traction. Oddly, with Hoosiers at 20psi, I had to abort 2 runs around 170mph as I had no grip whatseover, could barely even touch the throttle. 888's worked better, just barely hanging on in 5th gear, but they still let go a little around 180mph. My friend took his Mac F1 to brunters and did not break 200 mph. He had the full Maclaren support package with him. He has since acheived the highest customer recorded speed though on an autobahn. |
Originally Posted by J1mbo
(Post 6533045)
Rod says his car gives full traction in 2nd gear :king:
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You were starting to look stupid and then confirmed it with that comment:cry::cry::cry:
Originally Posted by turnover
(Post 6533172)
Rod says a lot of things jimbo ,it's just wether you believe them or not,but I think you allready know that lol
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Originally Posted by Jay,
(Post 6533180)
You were starting to look stupid and then confirmed it with that comment:cry::cry::cry:
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Come on then Mr know all fuck all what lies has Rod told ?
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:cry:
Rod says what he has read, learnt or told. It's only opinions I guess and we all have different ones, I wouldn't call him a liar. :D |
Being wrong and a liar are two different things with the same result.
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What an odd thread.!
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Originally Posted by Fullflush
(Post 6533207)
Being wrong and a liar are two different things with the same result.
Yes true but the later being quite insulting
Originally Posted by Caddyshack
(Post 6533239)
What an odd thread.!
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Originally Posted by Jay,
(Post 6533188)
Come on then Mr know all fuck all what lies has Rod told ?
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Originally Posted by turnover
(Post 6533321)
Jay are you married to Rod as you seem very defensive ,Opinions we all have them ,believe what you want
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Rod has only ever seemed nice, genuine and honest when I have seen him on here, he is a nice bloke to talk to and is certainly an asset to this forum as he regularly posts....oh and he did get the record so I too find the comments a little insulting.
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Rod will always have haters lol and I don't think it really bothers him. One thing is for sure there hate even more come next year when his old boat sets new records and moves the goal posts yet again :ban-split:
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