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22 May 2006, 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Ahh got ya. 
Trackday tyres would have been an advantage in the morning whilst it was dry, but Shaun left them in our workshop.
Andy
Trackday tyres would have been an advantage in the morning whilst it was dry, but Shaun left them in our workshop.
Andy
just be thankful you didn't turn up with only trackday tyres 
22 May 2006, 12:50 AM
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8.20 when we arrived and set up camp...
stayed dry for about ten minutes after the driving started...
Then it lashed down for the rest of the day.
I bet Bob wishes he brought some wets too
I liked that car.
stayed dry for about ten minutes after the driving started...
Then it lashed down for the rest of the day.
I bet Bob wishes he brought some wets too
I liked that car.
22 May 2006, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Consistancy over fluke.
give me your car and ill knock 2 seconds off that again
i was just using basic road tyres in all conditions, so didnt really have an advantage while it was still relatively dry either, no 888's here!
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22 May 2006, 09:51 AM
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Neil, I reckon you had the best wet tyres there, certainly better than R888’s. IIRC you were on Pilot sports, which I know 1st hand that they are awesome in the wet around the Ring. Well done on your result.
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22 May 2006, 09:58 AM
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yeah fair play to neil, true privateer, no dubious sponsorships tainting the result or ringer drivers to make absolutely sure.
kudos to the little guy
**edited cos I forgot the appropriate smiley**
kudos to the little guy**edited cos I forgot the appropriate smiley**
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22 May 2006, 10:21 AM
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Despite the rain it was a great day and the rain certainly made the handling circuit interesting to watch The hardest part seemed to be stopping in correct place There were a lot of really well prepared cars there and I think TOTB will have a very strong team.
Congratulation to Dirk on winning the final, not bad for the first time he’d driven the car Bet your glad you stuck with your part warn T1R’s now Shaun. The guys on the semi-slicks really struggled in the standing water and I’d hate to have hit a puddle towards the end of the quarter mile. As AndyF (Congratulations by the way) said I think the dry period at the being of the day skewed some of the times.
Funniest thing of the day was watching Dirk being interviewed for TV, defiantly a face for radio
All in all a good weekend with Japfest on Saturday, if very tiring!
Iain
The hardest part seemed to be stopping in correct place There were a lot of really well prepared cars there and I think TOTB will have a very strong team. Congratulation to Dirk on winning the final, not bad for the first time he’d driven the car
Bet your glad you stuck with your part warn T1R’s now Shaun. The guys on the semi-slicks really struggled in the standing water and I’d hate to have hit a puddle towards the end of the quarter mile. As AndyF (Congratulations by the way) said I think the dry period at the being of the day skewed some of the times.Funniest thing of the day was watching Dirk being interviewed for TV, defiantly a face for radio
All in all a good weekend with Japfest on Saturday, if very tiring!
Iain
22 May 2006, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by LitchfieldImports
Funniest thing of the day was watching Dirk being interviewed for TV, defiantly a face for radio
Iain
What TV are the interviews going to be aired on??
22 May 2006, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by LitchfieldImports
The guys on the semi-slicks really struggled in the standing water and I’d hate to have hit a puddle towards the end of the quarter mile. As AndyF (Congratulations by the way) said I think the dry period at the being of the day skewed some of the times.
22 May 2006, 01:16 PM
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With 17" 888's on, when it was persisting it down, my 1/4 mile time was only 0.21 secs slower than my PB at Santa Pod(done on 16" standard wheels with 'ditchfinder' wheels aka tornado alpha's).
i could feel it moving about a bit though during the run and kept thinking iwas gonna lose it on braking at the end of the runs
i could feel it moving about a bit though during the run and kept thinking iwas gonna lose it on braking at the end of the runs
22 May 2006, 05:24 PM
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What an excellent (if rather stressful) day!
Respect to all those that got in to the top 10 in the handling and achieved some awesome times in the 1/4mile!!!!
On the subject of the handling.......
Neilo - Hats off to you as you did very well and as you point out you did manage the best time of the day. Nice one mate!
Greenwood Racing!
Phil Royal!
The reason why Dirk drove the car for the event, is because I wanted the car to have the best shot at winning the handling and a thorough shakedown..... bearing in mind the heavy potential for rain and my lack of experience, it had to be someone else. Also, if I had driven and won, I would of only had people saying that I must of driven the circuit on the Saturday afternoon etc etc.... we all know how cynical some people can get!
The truth in the matter is, is that the car is capable of much more. Dirk had never driven the car before and had explained that his times in the dry could of easily been improved by over 2+secs (his best time in the dry was 37.20 and the nutter put in a 39.21 on his sighting lap) with more driving time in the car (on normal roads etc to get used to it). This was further backed up, by the fact that Dirk put in a 37.68 when the handling circuit was at it's wettest (on his 5th lap).
Again, with another lap and more seconds behind the wheel he reduced that to 37.51 in the wet for the final shootout, on part worn T1R's with the diff FULLY open (not on the start line mind you )!!!! (anyone who knows what a Scoob does with the diff FULLY open in the wet around a handling circuit, will realise how mental that is).
As a shakedown, the car performed faultlessly.
Now I need more driving time, so I can perform as well as the car is undoutedly capable of.
Personal thanks to Dirk for taking the car for a "Sunday Drive". If you can drive like that without being in the car before, being half asleep etc.... I would hate to see what you would be like if you really tried!!!
Roll on TOTB 5 and next years ScoobyNetLive/ScoobyShootOut!
Regards,
Shaun.
Respect to all those that got in to the top 10 in the handling and achieved some awesome times in the 1/4mile!!!!
On the subject of the handling.......
Neilo - Hats off to you as you did very well and as you point out you did manage the best time of the day. Nice one mate!
Greenwood Racing!
Phil Royal!
The reason why Dirk drove the car for the event, is because I wanted the car to have the best shot at winning the handling and a thorough shakedown..... bearing in mind the heavy potential for rain and my lack of experience, it had to be someone else. Also, if I had driven and won, I would of only had people saying that I must of driven the circuit on the Saturday afternoon etc etc.... we all know how cynical some people can get!
The truth in the matter is, is that the car is capable of much more. Dirk had never driven the car before and had explained that his times in the dry could of easily been improved by over 2+secs (his best time in the dry was 37.20 and the nutter put in a 39.21 on his sighting lap
) with more driving time in the car (on normal roads etc to get used to it). This was further backed up, by the fact that Dirk put in a 37.68 when the handling circuit was at it's wettest (on his 5th lap). Again, with another lap and more seconds
behind the wheel he reduced that to 37.51 in the wet for the final shootout, on part worn T1R's with the diff FULLY open (not on the start line mind you )!!!! (anyone who knows what a Scoob does with the diff FULLY open in the wet around a handling circuit, will realise how mental that is). As a shakedown, the car performed faultlessly.
Now I need more driving time, so I can perform as well as the car is undoutedly capable of.Personal thanks to Dirk for taking the car for a "Sunday Drive". If you can drive like that without being in the car before, being half asleep etc.... I would hate to see what you would be like if you really tried!!!
Roll on TOTB 5 and next years ScoobyNetLive/ScoobyShootOut!
Regards,
Shaun.
22 May 2006, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Floyd
Neil, I reckon you had the best wet tyres there, certainly better than R888’s. IIRC you were on Pilot sports, which I know 1st hand that they are awesome in the wet around the Ring. Well done on your result.
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In all seriousness, Dirk said that he had loads of grip and that was with the diff fully open.
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22 May 2006, 07:55 PM
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Diff fully open in the persisting it down with DO1j's on was bloody hilarious. As soon as my car came on boost, all did was send the **** end in some random direction
Respect to everyone on the handling circuit, some very good efforts there.
Steven
Respect to everyone on the handling circuit, some very good efforts there.
Steven
22 May 2006, 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by webmaster
What an excellent (if rather stressful) day!
Respect to all those that got in to the top 10 in the handling and achieved some awesome times in the 1/4mile!!!!
On the subject of the handling.......
Neilo - Hats off to you as you did very well and as you point out you did manage the best time of the day. Nice one mate!
Greenwood Racing!
Phil Royal!
The reason why Dirk drove the car for the event, is because I wanted the car to have the best shot at winning the handling and a thorough shakedown..... bearing in mind the heavy potential for rain and my lack of experience, it had to be someone else. Also, if I had driven and won, I would of only had people saying that I must of driven the circuit on the Saturday afternoon etc etc.... we all know how cynical some people can get!
The truth in the matter is, is that the car is capable of much more. Dirk had never driven the car before and had explained that his times in the dry could of easily been improved by over 2+secs (his best time in the dry was 37.20 and the nutter put in a 39.21 on his sighting lap) with more driving time in the car (on normal roads etc to get used to it). This was further backed up, by the fact that Dirk put in a 37.68 when the handling circuit was at it's wettest (on his 5th lap).
Again, with another lap and more seconds behind the wheel he reduced that to 37.51 in the wet for the final shootout, on part worn T1R's with the diff FULLY open (not on the start line mind you )!!!! (anyone who knows what a Scoob does with the diff FULLY open in the wet around a handling circuit, will realise how mental that is).
As a shakedown, the car performed faultlessly. Now I need more driving time, so I can perform as well as the car is undoutedly capable of.
Personal thanks to Dirk for taking the car for a "Sunday Drive". If you can drive like that without being in the car before, being half asleep etc.... I would hate to see what you would be like if you really tried!!!
Roll on TOTB 5 and next years ScoobyNetLive/ScoobyShootOut!
Regards,
Shaun.
Respect to all those that got in to the top 10 in the handling and achieved some awesome times in the 1/4mile!!!!
On the subject of the handling.......
Neilo - Hats off to you as you did very well and as you point out you did manage the best time of the day. Nice one mate!
Greenwood Racing!
Phil Royal!
The reason why Dirk drove the car for the event, is because I wanted the car to have the best shot at winning the handling and a thorough shakedown..... bearing in mind the heavy potential for rain and my lack of experience, it had to be someone else. Also, if I had driven and won, I would of only had people saying that I must of driven the circuit on the Saturday afternoon etc etc.... we all know how cynical some people can get!
The truth in the matter is, is that the car is capable of much more. Dirk had never driven the car before and had explained that his times in the dry could of easily been improved by over 2+secs (his best time in the dry was 37.20 and the nutter put in a 39.21 on his sighting lap
) with more driving time in the car (on normal roads etc to get used to it). This was further backed up, by the fact that Dirk put in a 37.68 when the handling circuit was at it's wettest (on his 5th lap). Again, with another lap and more seconds
behind the wheel he reduced that to 37.51 in the wet for the final shootout, on part worn T1R's with the diff FULLY open (not on the start line mind you )!!!! (anyone who knows what a Scoob does with the diff FULLY open in the wet around a handling circuit, will realise how mental that is). As a shakedown, the car performed faultlessly.
Now I need more driving time, so I can perform as well as the car is undoutedly capable of.Personal thanks to Dirk for taking the car for a "Sunday Drive". If you can drive like that without being in the car before, being half asleep etc.... I would hate to see what you would be like if you really tried!!!
Roll on TOTB 5 and next years ScoobyNetLive/ScoobyShootOut!
Regards,
Shaun.
Good to meet you yesterday, can finally put a face to the words
Andy
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