jevansio Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Sounds like the heat was killing the cars, you still got that xs ic? No, got the 4 Row on now, pleased I have too, that XS would have melted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Why do they have TOTB during peak summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Why do they have TOTB during peak summer? To maximise the chance of good weather. Good weather brings out the public. The public bring their wallets and that, sadly, is what it's really about. TBH it's not worth the £20 it costs to get in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 To maximise the chance of good weather. Good weather brings out the public. The public bring their wallets and that, sadly, is what it's really about. TBH it's not worth the £20 it costs to get in. Nail.....Head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazB Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 TBH it's not worth the £20 it costs to get in. You didn't even get a program for the £20 per person that was £40 for me and the wife and the played guess whats happening next But i still enjoyed the day out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazB Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 It was going like a wolf on the handling track with it out though Your second run was much better than the fact find mission on your first lap Started to video it but disc ran out of space Your time was better than Michael's just got to match him on 1/4 mile now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazB Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Gutted for Lee and KEv Hope your both get your cars sorted, easily and cheaply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Gutted for everyone Forgot it was this bloody weekend as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Thanks guys Sorry to see Lee & Envy having problems Good to see everyone today! I'm slightly pink but OK - would have been burned to a frazzle without the factor 8 on. It really was too hot a day for racing - typical TOTB weather. Cheers, Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel lane Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Nice to see everyone there , forgive me if i did not recognise you , iam just bad with faces. It started of grim for me , firstly they failed me on the noise test, then when i passed it the second time round , i pulled to the pits and my brakes did not work !!, it took 1 hour of head scratching then it worked . I went on the top speed run on my first attempt and managed a 13.25 1/4 with a 159.9top speed , considering it was my first attempt it was fine. My second run was with Jay, i managed a 12.02 1/4 , i was happy with that and new the car would managed more . The third run was up against a lotus 200 thinging , i later found out it had 340hp / turbo charged and weighed 900kg, with a pro circuit driver behind the wheel. I managed a 2.05 / 60 foot time and 11.92 1/4 mile , well pleased with that , also i was neck and neck with the lotus until i hit top of third then i started to real him in, the forth gear pull on this car of mine is awesome !!!.. I managed a rather poor 58.9 on the circuit, but considering i had one go , i was happy . I know people may think that the times are rather poor, but you have to consider this , Iam a pretty crap driver and my car is more then full weight , with baby seat and spare wheel and the rest of my junk inc built in fire ex in the engine and cabin. Most off the cars were stripped. Jay and Wez did really well , It was upsetting to see LeeP car with problems as i know he has spent alot of time and money trying to get it running right for this event . The same feelings go for Envy's car. This will be my last event with the supra, as i need to move on with my life . Ill be active with the club , but no more racing or track days for me . Iam looking into v8 muscle cars now. Again thanks to Myself , Jay and Brian(TDR) for the food and drinks, provided at no charge for all the mkiv people and more .... had to get that in , as nobody really relised who was paying for all the refreshments they were consuming from the drinks cooler..... Aparts from that , some seriously fast cars , alot went bang unfortunately due to the heat, the Jun skyline (1200hp) went pop on his first run , the viper also on the circuit , some MR2's aswell . There was alot of casualties today , myself, wez and Jay were very fortunate we did not suffer problems to the cars. Jay i kicked your ear end !!!!!!!!! and you drive like the sting on the handling circuit .. you are a god!!!!!53 sec iam not worthy ...Just shows you, its not all about top end power but on how the power is delivered. The car was remaped on thursday on a Dyno Dynamics unit and Ryan (god of all tuners) managed 645hp / 515lbs at 1.3 bar !!!! and thats reving it to 7500rpm only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Nice one michel, getting into the 11's is nothing to be sniffed at, shame to hear you wont be running the car at trackdays/racing anymore, any particular reason mate? Oh and like the sound of V8 muscle, any car in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steb9780 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 (edited) Was a greta day, a bit to scorchio though, I am like a lobster. I saw the Supra outside when left, didn't know it had broken down I though he was just waiting for the traffic to die. I will upload all the vids and pictures I took tomoz, I am having a few bottle of Jacques now to re-hydrate me and get the blood/alcohol levels right again. Edited July 28, 2008 by steb9780 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Huntley Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 As usual I left TOTB with mixed feelings. Happy with my 177.3mph over 1000m but was disapointed to leave the event with a broken car. The weather was exceptionally hot and brutal for high powered engines. Things were just looking up, was 3rd in the overall top speed challenge and was only 5mph of the then leader so decided to go out for another run as I was sure I could find the extra 5mph after doing the 1/4 in 13 seconds on the previous run. Unfortuntly it was'nt to be and it looks like i have at least bent a valve. Congrats to the other drivers who represented the Supra comunity very well. I think after 5 years of representing the Supra comunity at TOTB this will also be my last year event. The sound regulations were a real pain and I really feel this event is just not right for high power rwd cars. There's just no traction, the more power you have the less grip you tend to get. Despite trying numerous setups and techniques over the years I still can't get the power down and tend to drift the quarter mile spining in every gear! Hopefully I can get the car fixed within the next 2 weeks for rotor stock for the next round of the HKS drag series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel lane Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Nice one michel, getting into the 11's is nothing to be sniffed at, shame to hear you wont be running the car at trackdays/racing anymore, any particular reason mate? Oh and like the sound of V8 muscle, any car in mind? Yes its getting my life back together Jamie, unfortunately i went through problems such as yourself with the ex-wife , trying to sort things out at the moment, unfortunately car has to go before the wife does, as she means to much to me . But C6 I have been looking at, just have to get the 2 cars out of the way now and sold off, then i will be in a better position on what iam doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Good luck in the future, hope it all works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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