Annual Drag Challenge Wrap-up

[paulr33]

Just looking at some of the data and mainly one of my better runs and I started comparing it against some of the timeslips found in the Drag area under Motorsport. I found one that was similar to one of my runs but the MPH are very different.

*from the drag thread under motorsport*

R33gtst

ET: 13.79

MPH: 91.6

60': 1.99

Ultimate fuel

Firestone firehawks 225's

paulr33

ET: 13.75

MPH: 105.51

60': 2.13

Optimax Fuel

Hankook Sport K104's 255

The MPH for each runs are very different. That says to me he had lots of traction and I didn't but the net result was we both ran very close times but my MPH was much higher. One interesting thing I saw for R33gtst's run was track temp, listed as 32deg and ambient temp 25. The ambient temp for our day was around 18deg and for my 13.7 run above the ambient temp was 16. See the compare sheets below.

Not trying to be a know it all just trying to learn and improve

[allblitz]

All photos have been uploaded to my server. I had to divide them into 15 parts as they are fairly large (250+ mb's in total). Total of 486 photos.

Links are:

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx1.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx2.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx3.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx4.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx5.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx6.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx7.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx8.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx9.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx10.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx11.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx12.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx13.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx14.zip

http://www.allblitz.com.au/sau/sau-wrx15.zip

[GTRgeoff]

Sounds a good day. Was dead keen to drive up but a deal on some Recaros came up and GTR seats just don't fit the man.

Condolences to those with breakages.

[AlexCim]

Paul, for a trap speed of 105mph, I would expect an ET around 13.5 - 13.0 with a good proper launch.

Ive seen an AMG E55 run 12.5@108mph though. Then i think he ran an 11.9@118mph or so

[Z1LLA]

Thanks for posting the pics Allblitz, a couple of nice ones of my car there.

Cheers

[Aaron34]

I had the video camera running inside the car on one of my passes

http://members.iinet.net.au/~fmj/skyline_gtr_start.mpeg

[ferni]

I had the video camera running inside the car on one of my passes

http://members.iinet.net.au/~fmj/skyline_gtr_start.mpeg

Ahh good to see you upgraded that crappy R34 Interior.....

[AGE]

Some quick photochops...

[paulr33]

Is it just me, or does that video look nothing like heathcote?

[Interloper]

I had the video camera running inside the car on one of my passes

http://members.iinet.net.au/~fmj/skyline_gtr_start.mpeg

lol, would be good if you actually had a 32 GTR!

[AGE]

I also belive there some in car footage of a Lada run coming soon!

[ferni]

Some quick photochops...

haha looks like those aussie racing cars (mini v8 thingies on tv)

[dezz]

i had a video camera going all day, courtesy of my gf whol filmed for me....ill see what i can do about getting it on to a dvd or something, and then ill try upload some of it....might take a while as ive never had any experience with editing video etc on a pc

got some good footage of pete's burnouts up close, abcent too....in car runs with justin911 at the end of the day....hehe

[Mr. Oizo]

it sucks that i got my best time after Ash had finished taking down all the times

[paulr33]

me too

most of my better runs were in the afternoon just past 2:30pm

when it was only a few cars left racing. the 13.7 was against no one

[ABuSD]

Sounds like everyone had fun!

Cheers on the pix for those of us who couldnt make it!

[dezz]

here's the photos taken on my camera...nothin special obviously, but my little brother was taking some photos for me

http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g258/saudez/

[Interloper]

here's the photos taken on my camera...nothin special obviously, but my little brother was taking some photos for me

http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g258/saudez/

Hey Dezz, i was gonna come say hi but all i could see was your gf sitting in your car looking bored and i couldn't find you cos i don't know what you look like

sorry to hear that it all ended prematurely for you

Absolutely spewing that i didn't have my 32 ready, can't wait till the next one!

[dezz]

Hey Dezz, i was gonna come say hi but all i could see was your gf sitting in your car looking bored and i couldn't find you cos i don't know what you look like

sorry to hear that it all ended prematurely for you

Absolutely spewing that i didn't have my 32 ready, can't wait till the next one!

hey mate, didnt even know you were there...

i was the guy crying....hehe

mrs looking bored....she wasn't so much bored as she was freezing, sick, and tired....but she enjoyed it...she got some decent footage for me too

i farked my gearbox, and i cant wait for the next 1! like i said, 1 a year isnt enough!

[paulr33]

hehe I spoke with Interloper on Wednesday night when he was having his car tuned and I must have cursed him as he didn't make the day to race his car. Sorry!