kubus1 Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Convinced! I finish work at 7AM. Where is South Mimms? What juntion? I ll be coming from Gatiwck Airport. Cheers Cuba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Quick Map:- [N/E exit off roundabout, between A1 and M25 Eastbound] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 For anyone who get's lost - directions to POD http://www.santapod.com/contact.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 I'll make my own way up there this time. Leave my place around 9am.. so we may meet up I asked my dad if he fancied a spirited run from Toddington to the Pod, and he reminded me I need someone with a license to carry me about.. so we'll go easy this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Good to see everybody today ......... shame about the q's I only did two runs only managed a piss poor best of 13.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_SG Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Got 13.702 and 107.47 MPH in my standard UK TT Auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Great day out apart from the weather, good to see you all again. Only managed 2 runs, the first was ok, the second better but my start could only be described as f**kin *******! but managed 14.15 @ 104.38. Ive got film of myself and a few others, scooter (i think) and the other white uk spec, adam_sg and a red soop with bonet vents against a black soop. As soon as ive made them a reasonable size ill put them up on the web somewhere and post a link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 The red one with vents was IanC. I managed 13.597 @111mph I believe (IanC has the slip) in my one and only run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavinL Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 I'm not so sure that RLTC is the thing to have at Santa Pod If anyone was using RLTC today can you please post your 60ft time, slip settings and gearbox type. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Good to meet so may people of here today My first time at POD with my best time of 13.601 at 109.17mph I'll beat that next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Originally posted by GavinL I'm not so sure that RLTC is the thing to have at Santa Pod If anyone was using RLTC today can you please post your 60ft time, slip settings and gearbox type. Thanks Gavin, I had it set to WET (8% slip) all day and my best 60ft was 2.421 and I have a UK Auto. (It was my first day at POD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 No RLTC stock TC off, uk auto 60ft - 2.565 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 http://homepage.ntlworld.com/s.wheatley/ODD%20bits%201/ Some odd mpg's and photos of today.......... /\ /\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Originally posted by GavinL I'm not so sure that RLTC is the thing to have at Santa Pod If anyone was using RLTC today can you please post your 60ft time, slip settings and gearbox type. Thanks 2.4....10%.......auto 60ft on the second run was 2.6 in ttc the red one with the vents could be me I was beaten by one on the 2nd run:innocent: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrar Jabbar Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Congratulations to Matt Harwood, the winner of the day with the fastest 1/4 mile time of 13.04. Shame about the freezing cold weather and slippery surface, but overall another good day out. Also nice to meet all those, that I hadn't met before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon F Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 C'mon Guys Full results please.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve M Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Originally posted by Ibrar Jabbar Congratulations to Matt Harwood, the winner of the day with the fastest 1/4 mile time of 13.04. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Well done Matt. It seems strange that on a surface where traction was at a premium, someone said that RLTC might not have been a good idea. Angie had a good run at the start of the day hitting the 1/4 mile in 13.244 secs at 111.8mph. The car is a J-Spec TT. The only mod other than RLTC is a full de-cat. (Yes, Dom....the bit*h did it again!!! At least Matt beat her this time!) Her full timing sheet as follows: 60ft 2.396secs 330ft 5.977secs 1/8mile [email protected] 3/16 11.154secs 1/4 [email protected] My best was 13.564:( :( It seemed that RLTC was invaluable today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 2.433 60ft 10% slip Auto transmission My best time was 13.8 - car is stock What did Ian C and Dom get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 My best was 14.1. I only got 2 proper runs in, then on the 3rd (last) I picked up some of that bleach (?) or whatever the ba**ards layed down for the Dragsters at the 'Bridge'. THEREFOR: I got my first and ONLY wheelspinning of the day ! ! AND I'd forgot to switch the TRAC off ! ! RESULT = as soon as the wheels spun (~50ftish) the bloody thing cut-in and BBBLLUUURRRR. On the first 2 runs the surface was absolutely fine ! ? ! Blimey, me' dad's first run EVER was 14.3 ! ! and HE never got any wheelspin either (his 2nd run was 14.2.... so he's NOT comin' again ! ) FatS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Perhaps this'll get moved to a different thread but for now here goes: First of all, nice to meet a few new people today. Nice time Angie, I think I'll employ you as my driver next time. What would you guys call a good reaction time? Somebody running against me today did 0.671. Is there a value below which it records a false start? I feel that improvements in this area would significantly reduce my time more easily (and cheaply) than power modifications. I did manage a good 60ft time whilst running against Matt H but after this he just breezed on by. I have not yet installed my RLTC, and by looking at my times it suggests that a fair degree of throttle restraint is required up to and beyond 330ft so perhaps it would have helped slightly. For the record here is my best run (including reaction time) Reaction 1.063 60ft 2.271 330ft 6.027 1/8 8.898 1/8mph 85.48 3/16 11.299 1/4 13.430 1/4mph 109.37 If only I could get my reaction time down to 0.010 secs........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubus1 Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Guys, Great to have met you all, First time at Pod and there we go: 60ft @ 2.197 TC OFF 1/4 mile @ 13.28 @ 108.2 miles I m getting into it now, have to get better next itme Cuba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Excellent day today, nice to meet some new faces and good to see all the familier ones! I've got a big for getting the trophy, (and JB, I AM suprised!). I haven't got my timing slips to hand, but my two best times were 13.04 and 13.06. Best terminal speed was 115.85. They're the only ones I remember... It was soooooo much better for traction today. We actually had some. My RLTC didn't really cut in much. I had it set to 15% virtually all day. Robbie, you were so near it's unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam W Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 The minimum reaction time isn't 0.0 seconds, but it depends on which tree they use. I think they use the sportsman tree at RWYB days, which IIRC means a perfect start would be a 0.600. I used to know but I've forgotten! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 I had a reasonably disasterous day, being 'owned' (thanks Doug) by almost everyone due to an inability to get any grip below 3rd gear. Best was a 13.8 @ 115mph, up against Angie, where I also hit 7090rpm in 4th! The red mist had descended.... Can I just say that Darren Blake, after giving me lots of abuse in the morning for my apparent lack of ability to find second gear every now and again, started in the wrong gear on the drag strip - an impressive feat with an autobox It was great meeting a bunch of Supra bods off this BBS, but personally, a 6:30am start, a 250mile round trip, Over twenty quid entry fees and hours queueing in godawful weather for about 1min15s of actual racing on a road with less grip than any set of traffic lights around Norwich isn't my idea of a good return on investment, so I probably won't go again Getting beat by Doug, Scooter, Brian, Angie, and Alex sucked too -Ian PS I raced Angie in a black car, I hope that's me on the vid clip someone mentioned, it was my best run and it was pretty close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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