Thread about running your car on the 1/4 mile (from ROTORSTOCK Chit Chat)

[Donato]

Forgot to say its intermittent as the 2nd turbo not kicking in happened about a month ago, then it was fine until my second last run on sunday, then all the other faults after my last, then fine again....
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[Donato]

Oj - that is what I mean by wanting a checklist before taking it anywhere near a strip...

You are right there!

I will not be taking mine anywhere near a strip until i have completed all the work i have planned for it, and made sure i get a clean bill of health from someone who knows exactly what they are talking about! Im just glad it didn\'t go pop and i now have a chance to find out what did go wrong.

[Roundabout-Now]

I thought the weekend was very, very cool. I had great fun - right up to the point that I broke the car. Still won the prettiest car award though

I was a bit suprised that there weren\'t more people running, especially on Sunday - I was able to end a run and then  go straight back on again with no queue at all - not that it was a good idea as I should have been letting the car cool down a bit. 10 runs in a row I think it was. But I enjoyed it. Wish I could have got a better time in though - just didn\'t get traction in 1st or 2nd on my road tyres.

The track staff seemed very organised, although security seemed to all have different instructions which resulted in some confusion.

I don\'t think the 1/4 mile does that much damage to your car though - I think there may have already been a minor problem with mine (gut feeling) and the runs just highlighted it and possibly accelerated it a bit. Depends how you drive it I guess. Anyway, a blown engine is just an excuse for a bigger power rebuild.

Well done to the guys who were getting good times, especially Ross and Geoff who were flying the flags for the FDs.

Nice to see so many Rxs in one place. Absolutely awesome.

I was gutted for Brian, especially after he spent all that time replacing his diff only to find the gearbox had gone as well.

The bad points were pretty much the same as others have said..

Lack of signs to the venue and within it.
Poor announcing for the shoot-out.
Not much to do if you weren\'t racing - as I found out on Monday. :rolleyes:

I\'m sure there was other stuff I was going to mention (good stuff, not bad), but I\'ve forgotten what it is at the moment. Just sheer tiredness I guess.

BTW - looks like the engine is going to need a rebuild, but won\'t know how bad until it\'s in pieces. I\'ve just had a look at the telemetry for the last 4 runs, and not sure what it all means. Anyone who knows how to interpret this stuff want a copy?

And next time can someone tell me that I\'ve left my Pink Panther show plate on when I go out to get petrol :rollin

[Martiny]

So, maybe we should change the rules to say cars are allowed to go HOME on a transporter!!!:D

I might have been tempted if I had full secondary boost :-(  I dont like pushing a car when everything is not 100%  So, I agree with you there, OJ.

On doing a slow  run.... the guy in the vauxhall has the right idea! He was having fun, in his car, on his budget and...

he beat all of us that were in the stands!!

[ScuttleRX]

What sorta times were you getting in the pink panther?

Looks lovely in the flesh(metal!) by the way, girlfriend was pestering me all day asking when the pink one was gonna run didnt realise you were having troubles, hope you get it all sorted ok

[J4P RX]

Well im not defending us so to speak, as there was a few problems which people are being naive if they dont recognise.  Just trying to keep things kind of on track and not into a slating session.

I had a really good day, but then I have a Rotary car so its easier from my point of view to do.  I can see how owners of other cars, especially just those spectating with a lack of information would be dissapointed.

I dont mean to take anything away from all the hard work organising either.  Lots of effort has gone in, and for the troubles and feedback it is unfortunate but considering the situations at the track I think they done a good job to even get it how it was.  I doubt anything more could of been achieved on the day.

Lee

[gsb876]

Lee,

sorry didn\'t see you there mate, saw your car parked there ( i think) has Blitz sticker on the side??

Gurj

[J4P RX]

Yeah lots of people to speak to etc etc, lots id have liked to have spoken to also but at the big events you tend to miss people.

Doubt you saw my car, I went in the 200SX.  Havnt really driven the FD properly in months now.  Felt hard done by having to pay the full 18 and not the Mazda price lol.  I guess I made more than the £4 back in fuel consumption though.

I still really wanted to run the FD however, just to see what the time is and I recon I would of had a shot at the fastest on stock twins too but we will never know

Cheers
Lee

[maximtaylor]

Originally posted by sadgoth

What happened to Max\'s car then? I saw him to say hi to when he was changing the air pressure in the tires but that was the last time i saw him!

 

That was just prior to my last run!

Basically I was changing up to fourth gear at about 7.5k revs when I heard it go. I immediately coasted to save the engine as best I could and stalled. Ended up going over the line at about 90 mph in complete silence (for a change!!) @12.89 secs!!!

I know what went wrong, it\'s my fault and I should have sorted it before RotorStock. Call it tuner laziness (me!!!)....

BUT the reason I bought the FD was to drive it very hard, and a hard life that engine has had. It\'s done more mileage on track than off, and in addition has seen around 50 runs at Pod and Shakepeare.

It has also seen a few close shaves whilst doing some experimental on road mapping - well, one must experiment, musn\'t one :rollin

As those that saw me afterwards will agree, I was in good spirit despite this, and will return shortly with another good engine (even better in fact) with appropriate bits! I\'ll make sure I don\'t cut corners either.

I do agree that CO2 extinguishers would be a great idea might give people a little more reassurance. Can\'t be cheap though?

Regards

Max

[Roundabout-Now]

My best time was a mere 13.011 on Sunday

Lost it all in the first 2 gears and then got a terminal speed of 118mph virtually every time, so the power was there, just wasn\'t getting it down in 1st or second.

Figured I\'d beat my time easy on Monday, especially when my first run was a 13.149, but then the engine went on the second run. Just looked at the slip from that first run and I\'m wondering if the engine was losing power towards the end of that run, as the 330 time looks better than I can remember doing all day Sunday.

[ScuttleRX]

can imagine 1st and 2nd would be pretty hard to tame in that beast!

Could you post some of your other times 330, 660, would be an interesting read

So will it be a rebuild to the spec it is now, or you gonna try for some more ponies?

[Nath]

ah sorry to hear about your car max was going well as well ,

as far as im aware i belive that Co2 works well , have ssen it on a few vidz, bikes use them as well and get much better times.

[Martin]

so a few people blew their 7\'s?  and who actually managed to get on the strip? and what times?

[Roundabout-Now]

I\'ll put my 330 times in another thread (probably in the 1/4 mile section) in the next couple of minutes, just so we don\'t pull this thread too far off topic.:cool

(Update: posted it in the main table of 1/4 mile times thread)

[scooby_si]

i think the main problems have been covered & i trust that shakespear raceway do now understand how big the jap thing can be & that it can be a viable & there\'s no need for any mark up or such like & that it is an easier event to get running smoothly but i totally echo all thoughts that it was a top weekend & good to meet & see so many rotaries :god & i think Clive et al should be proud of what was achieved!
Totally gutted for the pink fella, no not him ya pervs http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008\' target=\'_blank\'>http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_1_25.gif\' border=0>, but the nice roundabout man who wasn\'t shy in using his toy despite only having been reunited earlier that day (sure it was a welcome break from having to put up with sum strange drunk fello the previous day http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008\' target=\'_blank\'>http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15/15_4_118.gif\' border=0>) & with sum baiting i was half tempted to run the mundeo but anyway hopefully next time i will have proper car & i can have a play which may mean i\'ll be in a sober state & be able to help more with the helping stuff.
Otherwise as i say was great to meet more of you & yer fabulous cars http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008\' target=\'_blank\'>http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_17_11.gif\' border=0>
Si