WSID Street Meet - WED 23-2-05

[ECR033]

That sucks mate - no good to hear at all. Main thing is that you're alright though as I'm guessing that it would be a pretty freaky thing to happen at 170 km/h.

[benm]

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Missed gears, bad launches, slow TS, arghh better off spectating

Ouch Eea00l that sux0rs.

[ECR033]

So, no 13 sec pass? That's a shame mate.

Logic says that you should be doing 13's, so once you get it together all at once, you should get that 13 no problem - I guess you'll have to go back next week then

[benm]

Well I was happy with my R/T's and 60ft's but it was just from 60ft -> finish line that was the problem

[Eav00l]

my car goes to the pannel beater tomorrow to check if itsa a wright off or not, fingers XXXXX

[2rismo]

OUCH buddy! That sux! Good luck on the fixing.

benm, short times?

[Blitz]

well 4 those that stick around u would know how pised i am,

last run of the nite, doing 170Kms at the end of the track and what happens, my bonnet flys up smashing my windscreen, putting a massive dint the size of my roof, and smashing my bonnet

F**K S**T C**P GGGGGGR      NOT HAPPY JAN

Ouch - So what was your best ET of the night Craig?

[Beer Baron]

f**k me drunk. that's ghey. I'm guessing you didn't have it closed properly? Were you driving?

I'm sure it won't be a write off, may not be cheap though... bummer.

[judd]

such a shame..saw this car have a few runs..was there till the end but didnt see the incident. sorry to hear that mate...was the bonnet a carmate carbon special? or quality? leason for all...when going to light weight bonnets invest in some $10 bonnet pins.

all the best..hope not too much damage was caused.

what is ur best E.T so far?

also anyone see/know the young guy in the white R34 GTR running 12.0 (claimed to be all std)?

[Eav00l]

my best et is 13.4, with wheel spin all through 1st and 2nd, 2.5 60 footers

It might not be a right off but if the structral damage on the rail on the roof are bent it will be.

The car is capable of 12.5's but the 60footers are killing me.

Well it will probably be my last time in my GTST - next time you see me i might be in a GTR.

Ill keep u updated on the ststus if its getting fixed or not.

Chao

[judd]

capable?? not so far though, maybe with a set of nitto or bfs.

what power are you making?

and what mph?

[bmxwrx]

also anyone see/know the young guy in the white R34 GTR running 12.0 (claimed to be all std)?

I seen that thing, no way was it stock. You should have seen the brakes he had on it!!! Very nice car though.

[bmxwrx]

Eav00l, i ran you too hehe.

Got you off the line, but you came back towards the end. I thought my 60 footers were bad dude. Why are yours so high?

[judd]

mmm bit suspicious..yes they are 4piston alcons with what looks like 355mm discs but when he was talking about them they some how grew another 2 pistons to 6.

they are fine brakes neither the less.

[CerealKiller]

how the hell did you bonnet come off? Aftermarket bonnet and no bonnet pins?

[nedb]

Craig, sorry to hear about the damage on the car. Hopefully it's not a write off. U spent too much money and effort to finish just like that.

Ben – what was you best time on the new tires? Did they help improve your 60”?

[Fly_With_Sky]

sorry to hear Eav00l, at least your ok, good luck with it. Were you driving the car at the time? Would of made me crap all the colours of the rainbow if my bonnet flew up at those speeds...

what did the guy mean in the r34 about it being all std? Did he mean to say std turbos still? Good to see it roaring down the track though...

[croat]

Eav00l i was returning down the strip when your bonnet flew up. Saw it just go! How did it happen? were you using pins or the standard latch? Who else was there last night? I managed a best time of 13.0 and 177km/h

also i was making around 12.1 60 footers... That a good time? I have cheap street tyres and suspension is cut? What is the best for a rwd street car?

[Merli]

12.1 60 footer and a 13.0 ET?

Damn dude, you have a FEARSOME top end!!!

[benm]

Well an up and down night for me.

1)

R/T: 0.231

60: 2.135

ET: 14.165

TS: 99.26

Nitto: 19psi

I did everything the same in this run as I did for my 14.009 which was a extremely light burnout (no smoke), 3000rpm launch and tried to nail the gears the whole way. It felt good but obviously not good enough.

2)

R/T: 0.063

60: 2.109

ET: 14.169

TS: 98.41

Nitto: 14psi

Forgot to turn my Aircon off haha. Got held up just behind the cars doing the burnout infront of me and completely forgot to turn it off, didnt even realise until I did the U-turn at the top of the track haha. Did my burnout from 4500rpm (instead of 3000rpm) and launched from 4000rpm. I found 2nd gear abit tight but overall it wasn't too bad.

3)

R/T: 0.230

60: 2.140

ET: 16.036

TS: 49.83

Nitto: 14psi

Launched at 5,000rpm and just couldn't get it in 2nd gear, took me 3 goes. Got my highest ET ever

4)

R/T: -0.38

60: 2.061

ET: 14.313

TS: 96.92

No burnout at all, just drove around the water. Launched from 5,000rpm with very slight wheelspin. Found 2nd gear tight again.

Interesting night with the Nitto's. Chirped every gear the entire 1/4 and they have great grip even with no burnout at all. Found the car extremely bouncy in the rear end with the Nitto's. They can hold a heap more rpm off the lights which is great but my clutch didn't like this too much, not sure if it was just the heat, stress or the high rpm.

I'll be back there next week even if I don't have a grin on my face

Edit: My mph is down due to the different tyre sizes.

Michelin 225/50/16 = 198.27cm

Nitto 245/50/16 = 204.59

So that means 100mph on the Nitto's is 103mph on the Michelin's.