lambertpig Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 any one doing the santa pod rwyb on sun the 20th. im hoping to debut my uk bpu then. wondering if any other members going. will be the first time i have dragged a car but used to be pretty fast on the big bore suzukis so im hoping for a 13 /110 with my spec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Good luck mate. I'll bet money on a 13.6 maybe 13.5 Talkign about it todaay so possible may be there myself but not in my car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 any one doing the santa pod rwyb on sun the 20th. im hoping to debut my uk bpu then. wondering if any other members going. will be the first time i have dragged a car but used to be pretty fast on the big bore suzukis so im hoping for a 13 /110 with my spec Hi, Hopefully I will be going to this. I havent dragged before but I would like to set myself a benchmark before I start to modify the car. Its an N/A so im not banking on setting any blistering times but it should be fun all the same. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambertpig Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 hi mark . hope to see you there. the pod is always worth the trip, great atmosphere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Just so there is no confusion.. Sunday is actually the 21st, not the 20th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambertpig Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 Just so there is no confusion.. Sunday is actually the 21st, not the 20th. whoops sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismo_lp Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 If im not hung over il pop down ... only 20 mins away and i have 2 mates with Gallardos that might want to come. £15 for as many runs as ya want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 ill go sunday if im not busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 hi mark . hope to see you there. the pod is always worth the trip, great atmosphere Hi Lambert, I went about a month ago to watch my brother in his Skyline and it was a great day out. Hopefully I will make it but the scraping noise from my passenger rear came back last night , I will be having it checked out tonight. Fingers crossed it is nothing serious and with any luck it will be ok for the weekend. If I dont make it, have a good time all. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismo_lp Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 il go if jamie goes! I am in love with his car! Leave them keys laying about and ul never see that car again! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprasteve Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Good luck mate. I'll bet money on a 13.6 maybe 13.5 Talkign about it todaay so possible may be there myself but not in my car my best (in my Jap spec) BPU is 13.1 @111 mph but i average 13.4@110. so aim for that. It really depends on the weather, wind speed and track conditions. If they are all in your favour then theres no reason why you shouldn't get into the 12s with a good launch.. say low 2sec 0-60 foot. whatever you get you'll love it. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddyS Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 any one doing the santa pod rwyb on sun the 20th. im hoping to debut my uk bpu then. wondering if any other members going. will be the first time i have dragged a car but used to be pretty fast on the big bore suzukis so im hoping for a 13 /110 with my spec I'll be there either Saturday (test & tune) or Sunday, depending on whether my bike is ready. Just picked up a new head for my gsxr, so need to make sure it's running right before the main event at Pod next weekend. What times were you running on the suzuki? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-e Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 my best (in my Jap spec) BPU is 13.1 @111 mph but i average 13.4@110. so aim for that. It really depends on the weather, wind speed and track conditions. If they are all in your favour then theres no reason why you shouldn't get into the 12s with a good launch.. say low 2sec 0-60 foot. whatever you get you'll love it. good luck. Would RLTC w/launch control knock much off those times do you think? I was half thinking that with full BPU and RLTC w/launch control you could see high 12s (the odd time)? Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 il go if jamie goes! I am in love with his car! Leave them keys laying about and ul never see that car again! lol stalker:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprasteve Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 i've heard of people turning off their RLTC so dunno. ? but you'd think so wouldn't ya. The best improvement for launching is to use drag radials. Speak to Monkeymark as he (i believe from memory) got a 1.7 sec 0-60 foot with drag radials on. Compared to an average 2.2 sec thats knocking of 1/2 a second, so should easily get you into the 12s if not mid 12s ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambertpig Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 I'll be there either Saturday (test & tune) or Sunday, depending on whether my bike is ready. Just picked up a new head for my gsxr, so need to make sure it's running right before the main event at Pod next weekend. What times were you running on the suzuki?[/quote hi, ive dragged 3 big suzukis and my best time relative for the bike was 10.12 at 134 on a 1983(y) unfaired gsx1100 (1260 full built pip higham motor). only wish id have dipped into the nines on what looked like a granny of bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddyS Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 I'll be there either Saturday (test & tune) or Sunday, depending on whether my bike is ready. Just picked up a new head for my gsxr, so need to make sure it's running right before the main event at Pod next weekend. What times were you running on the suzuki?[/quote hi, ive dragged 3 big suzukis and my best time relative for the bike was 10.12 at 134 on a 1983(y) unfaired gsx1100 (1260 full built pip higham motor). only wish id have dipped into the nines on what looked like a granny of bikes My Dad has a turbo charged gsx1100 (1260), they look a bit old but make a good drag bike. 10.12 isn't bad going! Did the gsx have an extended swing arm? My best time on the GSXR (1216) is 9.70 @ 137, but the new head should bring that down a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambertpig Posted May 18, 2006 Author Share Posted May 18, 2006 standard gsxr swingarm i used to ride 270 miles round trip on the day. i have had a gsxr 750 with 1127 motor bored to 1216 but never dragged it.great road tool but felt like it would flip at a touch of throttle. see if i can scan some old photos up to post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Well it doesnt look as if I am going to make it on Sunday as my car is still not sounding too good. Hay ho, I hope everyone else has a good time. I will be gutted though if JamieP goes as I really wanted to see his car. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddyS Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I think it's going to piss it down all day Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 is anyone going tomorrow? if the weather is good im going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 .. only wish id have dipped into the nines on what looked like a granny of bikes I managed once to dip into the nines with my granny 750 (aircooled 2-valve FFS) It was an OAP bike even back then in 1990:search: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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