jjcodex

Hi all

Went to a 1/8 mile event a couple of weeks ago and was quite impressed with the scoobs all round. Admittedly, I am not a Scooby owner (2wd cos - dont hold that against me!)

I couldnt get over how well the Scoobies performed over the 1/8th. Raced what appeared to be a fairly std car which acheived about an 8.5sec.

Now the question is this - my cos will get to the 1/8th in about 8.6 odd with a trap speed of around 88mph. The scoob that pipped me managed it with a trap speed of around 82odd (thus demonstrating dominance off the line).

Sooooo - how much difference is there between the various models over this distance in broadly std terms? Would an STiV for example be signficantly quicker than the WRX?

All very frustrating for us poor 2wd ford owners (even with 400odd bhp!)

Thanks in advance!

JJ

D1CCY

Have you seen the Jet car at Elvington. He does 1/8 in about 4 secs with a terminal speed of 186mph, and thats with no wheels driven.

Realistically I thing the shorter the measured distance the less it will show up power differences between cars. I'd expect Classics to generally look better as they're much lighter. Launch technique will also have a major influence, from my point of view I can't bring myself to brutally dump the clutch.

jjcodex

Ref the launch technique, I have a friend with an STi V who would wholeheartedly agree with you! He reckons he gets a few before lunching something expensive.

It was an interesting day really - the cos was a little out of her depth to be honest at that distance.

The most memorable car there was this huge great big american convertible that was munching everything! Was almost surreal as it must have weighed the same as a small block of flats!

The WRX that I was up against was of the early gen (pre bug-eyes) I guess about 1997-8?

JJ

RedScoob

Yeah, with that sort of power in a Cosworth, you'd catch up and overtake most standard Imprezas over 1/4 mile, but I guess at an 1/8 you have trouble making up the advantage the the AWD launches and light-weight the classic Imprezas have. I think the time that you've quoted is about right for a standard STi launched hard, with the 60ft marker coming up in around 2 secs. All fun and games though, sounds like it was a fun day!!

jjcodex

Great fun all round - a good bunch of people as well which always helps!

To add - I would agree with your summation - absolutely no advantage in power for me over that distance! Best I could do really was keep them honest.

Quite a lot of skylines there on the day some of which seemed pretty good. One was running around the 7.8 sec time!!!! That seemed pretty quick to me!

JJ

scoobytyson

I managed a 7.8sec aswell with a poor start at pod last week and did 91.7mph at the 1/8th mile.

scooby-tc

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better than my last attempt them Rob my 1/8 was about 11 seconds (one day i will learn to drive the car properly)

jjcodex

That's properly quick! what sort of spec?

JJ

scoobytyson

My car is a newage spec c with a bigger Owen developments turbo, FMIC, 800cc injectors and running on Hydra ecu mapped by Richard Bulmer @ Tracktive

scoobytyson

Practice makes perfect so they say . btw like your new alloys

scooby-tc

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cheers so much better that them nasty gold 17s which will be abused on trackdays

billsandhu

The best I've managed is 8.0 @ 87 from my wagon.

doppelganger

7.3 @96 or 11.23@126

jjcodex

All pretty impressive stuff really! I may be on a losing battle with my old cos then sadly - it only seems to get going after the 1/8th !!

JJ

Andy.F

5.95@128

B0DSKI

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Show off

jjcodex

Dspeed

I ran my UK turbo 2000 car with 290BHP and got a 8.733sec 1/4.

Bicco

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Think Andy`s time is more an exception than the norm! Only car i`ve ever watched dispatch a 700bhp+ EVO and make it look easy! Awesome thing to wathc.

I`ve done a 8.3@84 as my best ever 1/8th.

Ian

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i have got a 8.3 @ 87.040 1/8 miles at the pod, had a new clutch and flywheel since then, so hope for better

mickywrx

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Don't know where all my timeslips are

Dspeed's UK turbo above is the one to beat over the 1/4 though

mickywrx

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Can't find my timeslips from Elvington, or the Pod.

Best from York Dragway is,

8.281s @ 84.04 1/8mile
13.035s @ 100.64 1/4mile

Oldfella

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Now that is going some, beats Andy.F by nearly half a second

jjcodex

So from what I can gather, I am going to need to find a longer drag day to compete with you guys! I am waaaay off the 1/8th mile pace of a pretty standard Scoobie, which is pretty impressive to be fair!

JJ

jjcodex

Of course you do realise that this thread is conclusive proof that Scoobie and cossie owners can interact properly!

Arent we all so grown up

JJ

MartynJ

I have ran a 7.6 1/8th in the Adrenaline Motorsport Subaru based kit car with a road spec 340bhp engine....
Murtaya: The Subaru WRX/STi Based Lightweight AWD Roadster
If you can't afford power then do everything you can to reduce weight , its the key to acceleration...

jjcodex

Interesting company, Adrenaline. They are based on Cornwall - I have been to their 'factory'. A friend bought the remains of a 2 door sti V that was being used as a donor car !!!!

Good cars the Adrenalines - very easy to see why you bought one

JJ