Another Scooby Win !
13 June 2005, 03:09 AM
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Another Scooby Win !
Anyone up at the Quickshift drag racing today ? It was good to see the Scooby win the shootout .
If you weren't there I'll explain . Fensport had been invited to bring a car over from England for the event . They arrived with an innocuous looking black Corolla but it was a real monster underneath , supposedly producing 650 bhp ! It was running on slick tyres , race fuel , trick diffs , etc . All day it was wiping the floor with all challengers & held the fastest overall time of the day for cars .
The fastest 8 cars went into a shootout 2 at a time head to head down the 1/4 mile , 1st to the end wins . Naturally the Corolla got to the final & his challenger was a white Impreza driven by a local guy from Antrim . His car also looked innocuous but was reported to be producing 550 bhp but running road tyres , road fuel , standard diffs , etc & the car was driven to the track , not trailered like a lot of stuff . But the guy made cracking starts every time & was very smooth with his gearchanges .
They lined up & everybody thought it was just a formality . Off the start it looked like it as the corolla pulled away from the scoob in the 1st 20 metres . But the corolla suddenly slowed & the scoob disappeared off into the distance accompanied by cheers & applause from the crowd . The corolla had lost 2nd gear , giving the scoob the win .
There were a lot of scoobs there so odd are some of you were .
Derek
If you weren't there I'll explain . Fensport had been invited to bring a car over from England for the event . They arrived with an innocuous looking black Corolla but it was a real monster underneath , supposedly producing 650 bhp ! It was running on slick tyres , race fuel , trick diffs , etc . All day it was wiping the floor with all challengers & held the fastest overall time of the day for cars .
The fastest 8 cars went into a shootout 2 at a time head to head down the 1/4 mile , 1st to the end wins . Naturally the Corolla got to the final & his challenger was a white Impreza driven by a local guy from Antrim . His car also looked innocuous but was reported to be producing 550 bhp but running road tyres , road fuel , standard diffs , etc & the car was driven to the track , not trailered like a lot of stuff . But the guy made cracking starts every time & was very smooth with his gearchanges .
They lined up & everybody thought it was just a formality . Off the start it looked like it as the corolla pulled away from the scoob in the 1st 20 metres . But the corolla suddenly slowed & the scoob disappeared off into the distance accompanied by cheers & applause from the crowd . The corolla had lost 2nd gear , giving the scoob the win .
There were a lot of scoobs there so odd are some of you were .
Derek
13 June 2005, 10:58 AM
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The winner was bigsinky off the site. It was a fantastic day and i am no longer a 1/4 mile virgin, had mine out for the fun.
It was a fantastic day and Bigsinky winning made it even better!!
It was a fantastic day and Bigsinky winning made it even better!!
13 June 2005, 05:02 PM
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copying and pasting from what I wrote on 22b.com
Quickshift, was the first proper drag event ever to be held here in Northern Ireland, at St Angelo airfeild in Enniskillen..
200 cars from all over Ireland, and some from the UK attending.
Straightliners were operating the timing...
Final came down to 8 cars as per usual, head to head shootout, 6 of which were running in the 11's, and one the 10's ( Fensport Corolla )
3 Skylines, 2 Evos, 2 Subarus, and Fensport
Neil managed some good times with good starts to win his Quarter and Semi, against Skyline, and Subaru resp.
Final came down to Fensports Corolla and BigSinky.
Neil got the launch on him, and was ahead..then Fensport broke 2nd gear lol
What a bummer...I bet Fensport arrived thinking they would kick ***...they arrived on a trailer ( as so many "road" cars do ), sticky tyres, full of race fuel...They took it home on a trailer too lol.
Admittedly, their car is quicker, but that wasnt enough to win it.
Neil drove there as always, normal road tyres, and pump fuel only, and won the trophy, beating off quite a few contenders.
Final run was 11.57 @ 123. Plenty more to come, as it really isnt getting that much boost yet.....
Roll on TOTB
200 cars from all over Ireland, and some from the UK attending.
Straightliners were operating the timing...
Final came down to 8 cars as per usual, head to head shootout, 6 of which were running in the 11's, and one the 10's ( Fensport Corolla )
3 Skylines, 2 Evos, 2 Subarus, and Fensport
Neil managed some good times with good starts to win his Quarter and Semi, against Skyline, and Subaru resp.
Final came down to Fensports Corolla and BigSinky.
Neil got the launch on him, and was ahead..then Fensport broke 2nd gear lol
What a bummer...I bet Fensport arrived thinking they would kick ***...they arrived on a trailer ( as so many "road" cars do ), sticky tyres, full of race fuel...They took it home on a trailer too lol.
Admittedly, their car is quicker, but that wasnt enough to win it.
Neil drove there as always, normal road tyres, and pump fuel only, and won the trophy, beating off quite a few contenders.
Final run was 11.57 @ 123. Plenty more to come, as it really isnt getting that much boost yet.....
Roll on TOTB
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13 June 2005, 06:14 PM
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was a good day !
we were very happy with our times esp being just 0.17 behind sinky
and thats on a std uk engine with a few add ons 
and there's a LOT more to come
we were very happy with our times esp being just 0.17 behind sinky
and thats on a std uk engine with a few add ons and there's a LOT more to come
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13 June 2005, 09:51 PM
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0.17 ??
His best time was 11.57 @ 123mph..
You were getting some damn good runs ECC, very consistent launches, and good runs every time
Not that it makes much odds....why does a 2 door have a UK spec engine ?
His best time was 11.57 @ 123mph..
You were getting some damn good runs ECC, very consistent launches, and good runs every time
Not that it makes much odds....why does a 2 door have a UK spec engine ?
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11.57 ? was 11.80 on the last sheet we saw ? anyways 0.4 of a sec behind then.
"Not that it makes much odds....why does a 2 door have a UK spec engine ?"
youre right....because the car isnt an sti and the original wrx engine had gone when the car was bought so a std uk lump was thrown in meantime.
not bad going for as car with 320bhp
"Not that it makes much odds....why does a 2 door have a UK spec engine ?"
youre right....because the car isnt an sti and the original wrx engine had gone when the car was bought so a std uk lump was thrown in meantime.
not bad going for as car with 320bhp
14 June 2005, 12:18 AM
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Times for the finals wont be displayed, as its a head to head race. The times are recorded during the runs, but wont appear on final sheets usually.
A 2 door thats not an STI ? It didnt look like a P1 ?
Dont take this the wrong way, A normal weight Impreza is not going to run a 12 sec 1/4 with only 320bhp.
I would say you are underestimating it a bit.
A 2 door thats not an STI ? It didnt look like a P1 ?
Dont take this the wrong way, A normal weight Impreza is not going to run a 12 sec 1/4 with only 320bhp.
I would say you are underestimating it a bit.
14 June 2005, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by ustolemyname??stevieturbo
Times for the finals wont be displayed, as its a head to head race. The times are recorded during the runs, but wont appear on final sheets usually.
A 2 door thats not an STI ? It didnt look like a P1 ?.
A 2 door thats not an STI ? It didnt look like a P1 ?.
Originally Posted by ustolemyname??stevieturbo
Dont take this the wrong way, A normal weight Impreza is not going to run a 12 sec 1/4 with only 320bhp.
I would say you are underestimating it a bit.
I would say you are underestimating it a bit.
14 June 2005, 01:06 AM
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Last time I saw it on the rollers it did 315 although it did get a weee tweak a couple of weeks back
14 June 2005, 01:10 AM
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Maybe not that much...
What weight actually is the car ?? Terminal speeds would suggest around 400bhp if its same weight as a normal Impreza, which it shouldnt be far off.
Left lane seemed to be about 5-6mph down on the right lanes terminals. Right lanes would seem to ba correct.
What sort of 60fts were you getting ?
And it could certainly do it on std internals.....its just a case of for how long will it do it.
What turbo's on it ?
What weight actually is the car ?? Terminal speeds would suggest around 400bhp if its same weight as a normal Impreza, which it shouldnt be far off.
Left lane seemed to be about 5-6mph down on the right lanes terminals. Right lanes would seem to ba correct.
What sort of 60fts were you getting ?
And it could certainly do it on std internals.....its just a case of for how long will it do it.
What turbo's on it ?
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14 June 2005, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by bigsinky
fookin big tweek m8. no way that car is running std internals an running under 12 second 1/4s. has to be close to 450 bhp if not more for those times.
I will swear my car on it m8 that its running a std uk lump
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Originally Posted by ustolemyname??stevieturbo
Maybe not that much...
What weight actually is the car ?? Terminal speeds would suggest around 400bhp if its same weight as a normal Impreza, which it shouldnt be far off.
Left lane seemed to be about 5-6mph down on the right lanes terminals. Right lanes would seem to ba correct.
What sort of 60fts were you getting ?
What weight actually is the car ?? Terminal speeds would suggest around 400bhp if its same weight as a normal Impreza, which it shouldnt be far off.
Left lane seemed to be about 5-6mph down on the right lanes terminals. Right lanes would seem to ba correct.
What sort of 60fts were you getting ?
Originally Posted by ustolemyname??stevieturbo
What turbo's on it ?
14 June 2005, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ustolemyname??stevieturbo
What times did he get at SSO ? I dont see his name on any results for it ?
16 June 2005, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ustolemyname??stevieturbo
Curious that somebody has put 500+ on their entry for TOTB ??
Is someone telling porkys ? ;-)
Is someone telling porkys ? ;-)
Car was no 525 @ SSO think it ran different drivers during the day
16 June 2005, 01:08 AM
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Steven Darley posted the entry list on 22b.com, as he is organising Team 22B.com ( Team Subaru basically ) although that doesnt include invited cars etc.
John Curistan is entered, Impreza as an invited car, East Coast Customs 500+bhp
http://www.stevend.org/uploads/Redli...4entrylist.xls
Car no 525, Andrew Mercer at SSO. Best run was 12.88 @ 106mph
Consistently running high 12's/low 13's that day.
St Angelo is a massive improvement over that. Well done
John Curistan is entered, Impreza as an invited car, East Coast Customs 500+bhp
http://www.stevend.org/uploads/Redli...4entrylist.xls
Car no 525, Andrew Mercer at SSO. Best run was 12.88 @ 106mph
Consistently running high 12's/low 13's that day.
St Angelo is a massive improvement over that. Well done
16 June 2005, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ustolemyname??stevieturbo
Steven Darley posted the entry list on 22b.com, as he is organising Team 22B.com ( Team Subaru basically ) although that doesnt include invited cars etc.
John Curistan is entered, Impreza as an invited car, East Coast Customs 500+bhp:
John Curistan is entered, Impreza as an invited car, East Coast Customs 500+bhp:
Originally Posted by ustolemyname??stevieturbo
Car no 525, Andrew Mercer at SSO. Best run was 12.88 @ 106mph
Consistently running high 12's/low 13's that day.
St Angelo is a massive improvement over that. Well done
Consistently running high 12's/low 13's that day.
St Angelo is a massive improvement over that. Well done
Guess it goes to show how much of a difference the driver makes
Is there anywhere with a list of all the times and runs from sunday ?
16 June 2005, 02:16 PM
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It's all dependant on sympathy
I wasnt being truly brutal with Marks car either, flat changes are still to come (if i can get Marks agreement)
Stevie, my genuine UK car 2.0l record appeared to go at the weekend, Bob'5 on here beat my 12.16 by doing a 12.08.
Nearly 2 years i held that for (to my knowledge)
I wasnt being truly brutal with Marks car either
, flat changes are still to come (if i can get Marks agreement) Stevie, my genuine UK car 2.0l record appeared to go at the weekend, Bob'5 on here beat my 12.16 by doing a 12.08.
Nearly 2 years i held that for
(to my knowledge)
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keep an eye on here http://www.straightliners.co.uk/java/java_frame.htm
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Straightliners are pretty good at putting times up as soon as they can.
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Straightliners are pretty good at putting times up as soon as they can.
16 June 2005, 05:38 PM
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Quickshift times can be found here.
http://www.jon44w.co.uk/forum/viewthread.php?tid=49164
There is a link to the .doc files at the end of it too, or pm me your email and I will forward them on.
straightliners usually email all competitors the results...
Flat shifts are a tricky one.... More chance of crunching a gear IMO, although its not something ive tried too often.
I do actually have a flat shift on my car, but never had the ***** to try it. It cuts the ignition for about 50ms if the clutch is pressed, and the throttle above 65% I think ( user adjustable )
http://www.jon44w.co.uk/forum/viewthread.php?tid=49164
There is a link to the .doc files at the end of it too, or pm me your email and I will forward them on.
straightliners usually email all competitors the results...
Flat shifts are a tricky one.... More chance of crunching a gear IMO, although its not something ive tried too often.
I do actually have a flat shift on my car, but never had the ***** to try it. It cuts the ignition for about 50ms if the clutch is pressed, and the throttle above 65% I think ( user adjustable )
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