Rotary 500 Bhp Club................

[kev-yorks]

It always makes me laugh,if there is so many of you 500bhp "GODS",then why dont you put your money where your mouth is and enter the privateers challenge up the dragstrip.Lets face it,its terminal speed over a quarter of a mile that really determines what power you have not bullsh*t figures on a dyno.Lets see some of you up the dragstrip and not on the dyno,to entice you pussys i have myself contributed £250 to the fund.:spank

Please see the post in the privateers thread.
Kevin

[silverrexman]

Gauntlet thrown down me thinks Silverrexman..

 As my FD is now set up for Track with a Gearbox being put together as we speak where the internals alone cost nearly £1400, line lock, rims and drag rubber sold on. Suspension set up changed etc etc etc.

If you want to foot the very large bill to put it all back to a Drag set up then I will enter the comp.

 If not then you and I can have a private drag race at RS, as I will have a token play without the correct set up but not using the engines full potential to launch.

So what did you achieve up the drag strip before you went to track set up,i would be interested to here,i would definately be up for your offer of a race at RS ,best of three,loser streaks down the dragstrip:Giggle

[oldone]

It always makes me laugh,if there is so many of you 500bhp "GODS",then why dont you put your money where your mouth is and enter the privateers challenge up the dragstrip.Lets face it,its terminal speed over a quarter of a mile that really determines what power you have not bullsh*t figures on a dyno.Lets see some of you up the dragstrip and not on the dyno,to entice you pussys i have myself contributed £250 to the fund.:spank

Maybe you get whipped by an \'all motor \' car dude.......  with 1/2 the horsepower you got.........:rollin

[silverrexman]

Maybe you get whipped by an \'all motor \' car dude.......  with 1/2 the horsepower you got.........:rollin

Then good luck to it,a lot of you seem to get the wrong idea,i am trying to promote a good idea and try and get a good turn out,i have genorously offered to donate a prize to the winner of the challenge and to the one with the best effort which could be yours,i dont know what is wrong with people on here,it was meant as a bit of a joke to promote the competition but as usual no-one seems to have a sense of humour.
Now wheres that surfboard?-JOKE-LAUGH-HA HA

[Warthog]

So what did you achieve up the drag strip before you went to track set up,i would be interested to here,i would definately be up for your offer of a race at RS ,best of three,loser streaks down the dragstrip:Giggle

I had a great time on the Strip, learnt a hell of a lot, blew a load of other cars away, even won a trophy, blew up a set of twins in style at pod and eventually did a tip. Hence the time to change to a single.
You can have one run and one run only.........:evillaugh

[silverrexman]

I had a great time on the Strip, learnt a hell of a lot, blew a load of other cars away, even won a trophy, blew up a set of twins in style at pod and eventually did a tip. Hence the time to change to a single.
You can have one run and one run only.........:evillaugh

Sounded good,what was your best time?your challenge is accepted but the thought of one of us exposing genitalia could be a bit wrong,so how about a beer on it,cheers

[royal]

I was hoping to streak :-)

[normski]

Very sorry to say there ain\'t a lot I can do! I am not, driving 2500 miles each way, for a days fun at a drag strip. As much as I would love to pick a drag strip fight!!!!! But there we go.

[Warthog]

Sounded good,what was your best time?your challenge is accepted but the thought of one of us exposing genitalia could be a bit wrong,so how about a beer on it,cheers

Best time on twins was only 12.8, with cr8p launch 0-60ft times. As has already been said it\'s not about the bhp it\'s about the driver. Look at James 0-60ft times 1.53, near perfect.  Beer is cool.
One of the best things I enjoyed was blowing away Skybuses, unless they are well modded they are well slow up the strip, 14.5 ish.

[Warthog]

Well I poped down to Santa Pod today to have 3 runs prior to RS 4.
I have run in the Os Giken 5 speed gearbox now and it was time to give it a full boost loading and have a go up the strip after 18 months away from it.
A lot has been changed on my FD as it is set up for track including the gearing in the gearbox.
The car performed without a fault. The gearbox is fantastic. But I, without knowing it, have answered a question that has always been in the background.
The old rush has gone, I didn\'t get that old buzz and my heart was not in the launch. The waiting around and messing about is just not for me, so I am backing out gracefully and leaving it to James to show you all the way.
 I now know that the prolonged buzz I get on track is far more satisfying, I just love it. The car is set up for track, it performs beautifully and I love it.
So I will not be running up the strip at RS 4. I will however, be giving it full boost at TRAX round the Silverstone GP track and thats the big difference I am really looking forward to it.
It\'s taken me a long time to get to where I am now and I now know I am happy with the decision I made over 18 months ago to give Track work a go.
Her Royal Hogness has just said " I told you so, you have far more fun on track days and anyway I love coming out as a passenger round track".
That just about sums it up.
Good luck to everyone at RS4, we will be there to support you all but our hearts will be with James. See you soon.:cheers

[jamie_supra]

Well I poped down to Santa Pod today to have 3 runs prior to RS 4.
I have run in the Os Giken 5 speed gearbox now and it was time to give it a full boost loading and have a go up the strip after 18 months away from it.
A lot has been changed on my FD as it is set up for track including the gearing in the gearbox.
The car performed without a fault. The gearbox is fantastic. But I, without knowing it, have answered a question that has always been in the background.
The old rush has gone, I didn\'t get that old buzz and my heart was not in the launch. The waiting around and messing about is just not for me, so I am backing out gracefully and leaving it to James to show you all the way.
I now know that the prolonged buzz I get on track is far more satisfying, I just love it. The car is set up for track, it performs beautifully and I love it.
So I will not be running up the strip at RS 4. I will however, be giving it full boost at TRAX round the Silverstone GP track and thats the big difference I am really looking forward to it.
It\'s taken me a long time to get to where I am now and I now know I am happy with the decision I made over 18 months ago to give Track work a go.
Her Royal Hogness has just said " I told you so, you have far more fun on track days and anyway I love coming out as a passenger round track".
That just about sums it up.
Good luck to everyone at RS4, we will be there to support you all but our hearts will be with James. See you soon.:cheers

nooooooooooooo - you have to keep drag stripping it!. on wed you were all game for 10 sec runs!!
tell ya what.... il drive it up the strip 4 ya!

[Warthog]

As I said above Jamie, I didn\'t know it until today mate. Life is strange and you think you want one thing and in fact it\'s not really what you want at all. The car is a 10 sec car, if I let James have one run in it he would nail a 10 sec run no question. But I just can\'t see the point in it now. I just didn\'t get any buzz out of it whereas before I just loved it. Then I did Silverstone GP and I just loved it, 20-30 mins at a time of full on boost and skill, quality.:wave

[silverrexman]

Well I poped down to Santa Pod today to have 3 runs prior to RS 4.
I have run in the Os Giken 5 speed gearbox now and it was time to give it a full boost loading and have a go up the strip after 18 months away from it.
A lot has been changed on my FD as it is set up for track including the gearing in the gearbox.
The car performed without a fault. The gearbox is fantastic. But I, without knowing it, have answered a question that has always been in the background.
The old rush has gone, I didn\'t get that old buzz and my heart was not in the launch. The waiting around and messing about is just not for me, so I am backing out gracefully and leaving it to James to show you all the way.
 I now know that the prolonged buzz I get on track is far more satisfying, I just love it. The car is set up for track, it performs beautifully and I love it.
So I will not be running up the strip at RS 4. I will however, be giving it full boost at TRAX round the Silverstone GP track and thats the big difference I am really looking forward to it.
It\'s taken me a long time to get to where I am now and I now know I am happy with the decision I made over 18 months ago to give Track work a go.
Her Royal Hogness has just said " I told you so, you have far more fun on track days and anyway I love coming out as a passenger round track".
That just about sums it up.
Good luck to everyone at RS4, we will be there to support you all but our hearts will be with James. See you soon.:cheers

No worries,i look forward to seeing the car at full chat around silverstone,time attack this year has been excellent and i can see the buzz you can get even just by watching.What times did you manage by the way and how did james get on?see you at rotorstock:Thumbs-up

[Warthog]

I only ran 13\'s dead, my heart just wasn\'t in the launch and thats what did it for me. You have to be in the zone and nail it everytime. My old 0-60 ft times were always 1.6ish not in the same class as James with 1.5\'s. Today they were 2.8 +, It doesn\'t take much working out. one tenth on launch is worth two tenths off your time at the end so 1.2 x 2 = 2.4. 13 - 2.4 = 10.6.
I could come up with lots of things notraction etc etc etc, but what it all comes down to is my heart wasisn\'t in it anymore. So having found that out I can now concentrate on the track skills and have days of fun instead of just a few seconds and lots of waiting around.
James first run was 10.774 with a cr*p 0-60 ft due to no traction on a poor preped strip he dropped the trye pressure for his second run to compensate, second run fantastic launch and then he snapped a drive shaft due to the fact they had to put glue down  due to a 106 leaking all over the strip.. and his tyre pressure was too low. Enough said.
Her Royal Hogness and I will be fully behind James shouting and screaming him on at RS4 just as we were at 10 of the Best. Go James Go.:wiggle