Santa Pod. Who's Doing the Quarter mile?

[Kos]

none of us, not even kos, will keep up with that fiat 126 so we're all losers

them fiats are a rapid

[gareth]

this must look odd to someone who hasn't seen that fiat in action!!!!

[Andy335Touring]

The times not that important so long as you have fun and get a bit of a buzz from it and the banter

go to dissagree with that andy

you spend all thst money on engine mods for just a buzz ?

i do it to be fast and prove i'm fast

I know i'm not the fastest, the times are handy comparison's to see how your mods are doing, i should be faster since last year but that only depends if my latest mods work or not.

The first few runs up the strip are a buzz so long as you have a few runs with a comparable car or just trying to beat the clock on your last run ?

[o22ie]

what sort of times could you be looking at with a standard 325

[fuzzy]

The times not that important so long as you have fun and get a bit of a buzz from it and the banter

go to dissagree with that andy

you spend all thst money on engine mods for just a buzz ?

i do it to be fast and prove i'm fast

bit of both for me. its all good hearted racing and banter but its also about comparing your performance to more serious metal to see how far youve came and how much further you need to go. i know ill never have the fastest as money is much tighter these days due to the onset of domesticity but i just want something that can challenge at the mid power level.

[Toby_Unna]

12. Andy - Rover 114i
13. Toby - 205 diesel

Toby - aren't you running the 335i turbo ?

we're both taking bmws Martin

unless i break mine first!

[mattG]

i'll be bring a recovery truck with me, who wants to book it for a lift home ??

if you or dips don't use it i proberly will

[Templ8e30]

I'm not going this time but I went in June and managed 14.8 seconds @ 97 Mph.

I didn't bother with a burnout but should have, got a fair bit of wheelspin off the mark

Cheers,

Iain T

[Nelly]

Fingers crossed, if the tourers running by then (should be??) it'll be there - doesn't matter if it goes 'bang' either as it'll have it's own recovery truck to piggy back it home safley lol.

Neil.

[gareth]

I'm not going this time but I went in June and managed 14.8 seconds @ 97 Mph.

I didn't bother with a burnout but should have, got a fair bit of wheelspin off the mark

Cheers,

Iain T

that's a good time

[Templ8e30]

I was a little surprised, I was up against an Evo 8 FQ300. I lunched him off the line with torque but he quickly overtook me and finished in the high 12's at about 110mph.

I found the tarmac to have less grip than road tarmac

Managed to crack the welds on my scorpion exhaust too, right where the 2 pipes exit the centre box. Made a right racket on the 150 mile trip home

Cheers,

Iain T

[Davenotouring]

No way, Santa Pod it really grippy!

I'm going to run my Civic. I hope to drop into the 13's this time. I have done three runs since it's been 1.8, two of which were 14.0

Jhonno, challenge on?

[Kos]

burn outs on raod tyers wont make a difference, you'll ned to smoke themfor anout 30 nseconds to make them sticky but they are not designed to work like that.

i've been up that strip hundreds of times, on raod tyres not many things you can do make any difference. and if anything too much grip bogs you down. and if you use slicks that grip from launch you 'll probably break something.

[gareth]

i was getting mine good and sticky for quite a while but then i had a trailer to go home on and the tyres were illegal before i even got there!

that said, it didn't seem to help! just fun

[fuzzy]

burn outs on raod tyers wont make a difference, you'll ned to smoke themfor anout 30 nseconds to make them sticky but they are not designed to work like that.

i've been up that strip hundreds of times, on raod tyres not many things you can do make any difference. and if anything too much grip bogs you down. and if you use slicks that grip from launch you 'll probably break something.

ive not done a timed run yet but ive often wondered if the burnouts helped on road tyres or if it was just the average joe playing at being a pro driver.

[Simon13]

i'm sorry Kos but thats a load of sh!te, warming them up will make a difference to your time

[Kos]

i'm sorry Kos but thats a load of sh!te, warming them up will make a difference to your time

unless you sit there for 30 odd seconds they wont heat up, by the time they do they will start tearing to shreds

road tyres are exactly that si, road tyres and with well over 250 runs up santa pod in e30's i know what makes a difference.

even dropping you tyres preassure to below 20psi ( which i've seen done ) wont work. a few psi to get a wider contact with the track works but its minimal. you'll need at least 20 runs in one day to see what works for that particular day. sad but true, having been pit crew for a pro et team for 3 years i know a bit about this subject.

unless you are running 10x15 centre line wheels and MT rubber, forget it. but if you do and you launch it hard you'll break something !

[E30BeemerLad]

doing big fcuk off mo-fo burnouts makes sod all difference on street tyres mate, a quick spin up to get rid of any dirt but other than that, particularly with places like the pod with a treated surface there's plenty of grip.

Saw a turbo'd E36 snap a driveshaft on the line last year

[Kos]

^^

as i said some thing will break

[Simon13]

i'm sorry Kos but thats a load of sh!te, warming them up will make a difference to your time

unless you sit there for 30 odd seconds they wont heat up, by the time they do they will start tearing to shreds

Is that why they start smoking after five seconds?

The pressure drop isn't about contact area.

Love from Dave. xxxx

[E30BeemerLad]

counter the pressure drop and increased footprint with increased drag actually down the strip, it'll sap power

[Kos]

i'm sorry Kos but thats a load of sh!te, warming them up will make a difference to your time

unless you sit there for 30 odd seconds they wont heat up, by the time they do they will start tearing to shreds

Is that why they start smoking after five seconds?

The pressure drop isn't about contact area.

Love from Dave. xxxx

how's my favoutite c unt

on street tyres it is, on MT's it aint

i'm sure you've seen the way MT crease up on launch, they generate so much heat by the time the finish thier run the preasure goes up

[Jhonno]

No way, Santa Pod it really grippy!

I'm going to run my Civic. I hope to drop into the 13's this time. I have done three runs since it's been 1.8, two of which were 14.0

Jhonno, challenge on?

on like donkey kong..

[oguz327]

Anyone else?

[maxfield]

Maybe my dad will give it a go... can't see the car giving good times mind.

[1an]

is he stripped all the crap out he would see some respectable times Jamie.

[maxfield]

Plans for next year.

Still think it will be running under 15 with everything in...

[Andy335Touring]

Still think it will be running under 15 with everything in...

It should do that now i'd have thought as it's been modded with cams/ect ?

[maxfield]

It's running 270hp with 199lb/tq but all the power is well over 4k.

[Andy335Touring]

definately sub 15's, low to mid 14's i'd guess at ?

[maxfield]

It has big sub box 2 subs, still got a spare in, 1 passenger, probably loads of stuff in boot.

Would I be right in thinking you need a helmet if you're running over 100mph?

[Dveight]

yeah if you cross the line over 100, ive seen people brake just before to get away with it. for the person that asked bout standard 325i times my standard tech 1 did a 15.8 full to the brim with crap.

[Andy335Touring]

I think Ian332 was running over 100mph ET and i don't think they made him wear a helmet ?

BTW, your not allowed passengers on the strip, get your dad to empty the boot a bit though

[maxfield]

BTW, your not allowed passengers on the strip, get your dad to empty the boot a bit though

Well that's balls...

Looks like I'm wearing the helmet for a couple of runs

[Karan]

Anyone else?

1. Oguz327 - Sterling SE 2.7
2. gareth - 335i touring
3. mattG - touring
4.dips346 - touring (which one )
5. Theo325 - 335i slag
6. Marc
7. Kevin
8. simon13 - 14bhp touring
9. Blingsta
10. Daz tech 1 mk2 Wink hopefully
11. Jhonno - 316i..
12. Andy - Rover 114i
13. Toby - 205 diesel
14. wilson325i
15. DRIFTBOY - 335i
16. 320touring- 320 and 325i tourings probably
17.Dave- marlboro cheese
18. Karan- iS


i will NOT be doing a burnout as when i do... stuff breaks!