You might not be able to understand the accents [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYrA0mPyXPY]FWD Drag Series 2013 Round 2 - Street Nationals - Santa Pod Raceway - YouTube[/ame]
Thomas & Scott got it all back together last night......this block is the same wall thickness as the last block so at least we can see if it happens again or was it just many years of nitrous abuse.........some people say it could of been detonation even though there was none of the usual signs you normally would see on the spark plugs. The plan is to try and make sure Dave the short-block stays in there for the rest of the year or at least the next 3 weekends after this one :lol: While the engine was out we had the bulkhead / inner wings and the underside of the hood repainted
Some people say it was detonation though there was no sign on the spark plug off this at all, so we're still confused ..that block has been through a lot of nitrous abuse over the years......so those cylinder walls have flexed more than most
So after fitting coilovers and bushes and a pulley today to a customers MINI we rushed up to Santa Pod and got there with 1.5 hrs of track time left, unfortunately when the big boys are out there are more chances of oil downs / accidents so we only got 2 runs instead of the possible 4 -5 for the amount of cars signed on So the first run netted us this So looks like Thomas picked the right rpm for the launch control Old Red's first time in the 1.6s 60ft Now the coulda woulda shoulda is that Thomas still shifted early 1-2 and 3-4 so we believe there is a some time left on the table On the 2nd run the 60ft was a 1.6606 but then Thomas forgot where 2nd gear was so he aborted the run and trundled up there in a 16.6. which is still 1.5 secs quicker than a std MINI One If the weather holds tomorrow we're scheduled for 3 runs
Sorry no connection today reception was really bad....must be the weather So best run was the first run 60ft.........1.7166 330ft........4.789 1/8th........7.2554 mph..........100.52 1000ft.......9.3814 1/4...........11.1649 mph..........126.29 The 2nd run Thomas rolled out of stage as the lights came down so no time was recorded 3rd run was a [email protected] All runs was into a very strong head wind which must of been costing us at least a 1/10th and 1mph We ended up qualifying No7 so we face No3 who qualified with a 10.9478, so we've got to pull out of the bag tomorrow to go past the first round We've learnt a lot and are very pleased with the data we've recorded........IAT started at 19 and were at the finish line at 21 We've had a lot of fellow racers admiring the work that the boyz have done There's been a lot of situations today that I've been really happy that we've only got to worry about ice cubes rather than nitrous bottle pressure
LOL...thats what mucked me up when I raced Hubie's MegaMINI against the M600, I tree'd him and was out in front and missed 2nd for the first time ever
Dude, just noticed, you still have those heavy azz door panels on the car :lol: Is it already too light for your class?
Scott finished the first job on the list last night.....Chrome Moly Slave Cylinder Support 1 x less excuse for Thomas to miss 2nd gear