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Shakespere Raceway
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:30 pm
by bigbob
Happy New Year
Just to wet the appetite for the proposed "run wot you brung" meet on June 10th. Found this on you tube. Bit quick for us UK owners.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge3vJb06 ... e=youtu.be
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:40 pm
by tigerguy2
FYI, that would be "Duke". He has a 347 stroker motor in his Tiger.
Gene
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:51 pm
by Tomaselli
I'm not competitive................but, will there be a timekeeper there? Or do we just race
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:14 pm
by JAYANDSHEL
All runs will be timed at a RWYB you will get reaction time to the lights, 60 foot time 1/8 mile time 1/4 mile time and terminal speed every time you line up.
If you have never Drag raced before when you get there, get someone to run through the start proceedure with you ie how the lights show you where to stage your car on the line how the lights count down ect. One other thing the time does not start running until you move so if you are not ready do not worry just take your time and go when you want, your time is from when you move not when the lights turn green.
I highly reconmend this as a day out
Jason
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:37 pm
by bigbob
Found some old time slips. We appear to have played there in 2005 & 7.
14.56 @97.2mph best run 2005
14.35 @95.0mph 2007
13.72 @101mph Brighton Speed Trials 2009
Getting better the older I get! Bring on 2012
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:21 pm
by Tomaselli
Were those times in the wet??
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:52 pm
by sbt302
I think I went in 05' & 07' with you Bob...good fun!!!!
I ran a 12.81 @ 112mph
hope to do better this time!....I'll be there Bob count me in..
I DON'T FEAR TORQUE STEER!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:18 pm
by H, Sunny 65
Was it you driving, in Brighton Bob?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:21 pm
by H, Sunny 65
What sort of time's, should a Tiger with a 260 fitted expect?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:43 pm
by martin172
Road & Track recorded a standing 1/4 of 16 seconds and 84 mph but that was from new.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:07 am
by JAYANDSHEL
Our tiger with 260 has run a 15.8 at Santa pod a couple of years back.
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:15 am
by JAYANDSHEL
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:12 pm
by bigbob
My times must have been in the wet, with handbrake on, carrying a 20 st driver!
Best time at Brighton was with Martin [clutch destroyer]Pester driving & he is relatively light weight.
Just got to lose 10st by June to keep up with the "specialist"
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:23 pm
by Tomaselli
I hear the "specialist" will have the Auto prototype Tiger ready for the drag run Bob so you still have a chance
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:34 pm
by Brad1380
Can i ask who the 'specalist' is?