Lets hear those times gentlemen


Anyone take on a blue Vauxhall Calibra ??

 

I was there in my Bronze Primera best was a 15.8 @ 86 mph with a 2.1 sec 60 ft time.

 

Frazer is yours the primera with the funny coloured plates on it ?

 

11.853 @ 116.9 With a slipping clutch

60' times were 1.8's it can do 1.6's

Where's my wallet............ drat, it's empty

 

Jesus thats quick Andy.... nice one

Was there anything actually quicker than that ??

 

Meant to ask when the next one is ??

 

No cars quicker But an R1 was doing 10.9 !

Apparently Davy Jones's 1000bhp JUN Skyline was there on Thursday filming with Jeremy Clarkston and done a 10.4

Willie said there were flames coming from it's brakes at one point !

Next one in 2 weeks, big magazine attendance too so it will be busy !

Andy

 

Nah ive seen a bronze GT going about Dunferline with those plates but that aint my car. Mines a Primera SRi.

[Edited by Frazer - 6/17/2002 2:45:32 PM]

 

My 2.1 sec 60 ft time seems very good compared to the VR6's/306 GTi's/2.0 novas that were there on Sunday! They were all getting about 2.4.

[Edited by Frazer - 6/17/2002 3:53:00 PM]

 

I'll be at the track day on THursday with my video camera again, was at last weeks hot marques as well. This time I think ill come and talk to you guys.

 

Dunno if I'll make that one. There is a Vauxhall day on at Santa Pod on the 23rd which will be good.

There was a dark blue Calibra at Crail yesterday that did a 13.18 and some 13.20's

Full tank of petrol and a slipping clutch tho




[Edited by Richie1 - 6/17/2002 3:11:55 PM]

 

Aye... i was there in my silver supra!

I raced, and got beat by that calibra

Aswell as andy and keith in there 11sec beasties

 

He (Russs on here) mentioned a Supra, a GTi (who thought it was a 16v Cally ) and a grey Audi RS4 (which he beat).


Wish I had went to see it

 

"He (Russs on here) mentioned a Supra, a GTi (who thought it was a 16v Cally ) and a grey Audi RS4 (which he beat)."

That's strange ! The times posted on the crail website show that the Audi RS4 beat the Calibra.......twice !!

That RS4 ran a 12.6 ! It was scoring well on the launches with a 1.677 60 foot but tiring a bit top end at 109 mph.

 

Never said I had overall faster times - but I did beat him
Only ran against him once too.

 

Maybe on reaction time. The run no 809/810 had you at 13.266 Audi 13.113.
Noticed yout RT's were pretty sharp ! You do this a lot ?

 

Yeah, sorry..... mebbe didnt make it too clear

The RS4 had better times overall but on the run with Russ it was slower.

 

That was me in the RS4! A slipping clutch didn't help to much with the starts and then when racing against the black bike (on the run that I beat it ;-) ) I wrecked the synchro on my gearbox (not good) crunchy changes from 1st to 2nd.... gonna be expensive.

Was a good day tho, with lots of runs and fairly happy with the times but could be better.

Think I am going to get myself a dedicated track day car tho as the RS4 (as much as I love it) is too expensive to thrash about (ie £1300 for a set of tyres etc!)

By the way IIRC I beat the calibra on one of my worst runs all be it by .1 second.

Barry

 

Nice one Barry Bad news re the box. If it's any consolation, last year some of the scooby drivers done in more than one box in a season.

Just looked at your results on the Crail website, you done 37 runs on Sunday I'm surprised the box didn't get out and run away !!

What you thinking of getting for track use ?

Andy (White WRX RA)

 

Thoughts are...... Scooby not sure which models are best for sprint / track use tho.

Escos - looked at one today but it was a real hound.

Audi SWB Sport quattro - well quick and can be insured as a classic!

Supra Twin Turbo - nice

Basically I go to various track days and the RS4 is taking a bit of a pounding (and it ain't cheap!) so I wan't to buy something thats cheap enough to run / service / insure (RS4 modded to 465bhp and full no claims is £2.7k p.a!) and it would be good if I could buy something thatis ready mod'd to save me cash as I am spending a further fortune on a further upgrade to the RS4 to take it hopefully between 625 and 700bhp. (not cheap)

 

alternatively a caterham or a westfield but I don't think so!

 

37 runs ?!?

*thud*

Gearbox probably did well if it was a standard RS4 as you were absolutely thrashing the standard 1/4 mile for that car (13.3 or something I think) so was probably giving it a hard time




Hope I can see what this thing of mine will do on Sunday at Santa Pod


Finally getting the unichip mapped with the boost increased and water injection mapped as well..... only been waiting 6 bloody months

Roll on Friday

 

Barry your RS4 is that just a chip to get that power??


i would love to stick one of said engines into my TT as it would fly

wonder if any have been twatted ; )

 

I'ts been fully remapped by amd and has full milltek cat back exhaust with twin milltek 100cell sports cats and milltek downpipes.

Still to come is (just waiting on the turbos)

Drilled AP Racing brakes
Custom APR Remap
Twin hybrid custome rebored and strengthened turbos
H&R Coilovers

Mitch at APR reckons it should be good for 625-700bhp ish!

Marvelous!

 

If you are going for AP brakes *cough* what you doing with the standard ones : )?

I am currently swithering over a 911 turbo set up at the mo as i know someone who is stripping their car!

as for the power figures holy shyte!!!!

Mine has a paltry 270 bhp

 

Have you ever seen Dialynx's BuliTT - it's a TT with full S4 engine and running gear (including the real 4WD system) it's heavily modified and can but out anything between 450 and 600 brake!

 

yeah i have and the 1/4 mile times it sets are mad- does it not do 60 in under 4 secs

as for the "real" $wd system well yeh it can be a bit unerving as the you feel the power lurch to the rear- at the mo there is a noticable delay in getting the power down- ie wheelspin and then woah!!!

 

Have you ever seen Dialynx's BuliTT - it's a TT with full S4 engine and running gear (including the real 4WD system) it's heavily modified and can but out anything between 450 and 600 brake!

 

doh posted twice!

 

Hey, that Calibra DID get over the line in front of you - until yesterday (cheers Andy!) I didn't realise your time was marginally quicker though.
Better work on your reaction times old chap

Very nice machine though - 465 bhp, very impressive.
Love the way it launches.

Incidentally, I was launching mine on the lowest boost setting 'cos my (standard) clutch couldn't cope.
You'll see my 60ft times were crap. Gonna be a whole lot quicker when I change that clutch...........