shorty_vr 0 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 YOU;LL FIND YOU HAD MORE WHEEL SPIN AT THE START ON YOUR RUNS WITH SLOWER TIMES AND HIGHER SET SPEEDS LOWER SPEED FASTER TIME MEAN LESS SPIN AND MORE GO SO DONT FRIET JUST KEEP TRYING BUT 14.9 IS GOOD JUST REMBER A STANDART ESCORT COSSIE ONLY DOES 14.8 STANDARD Link to post Share on other sites
blondie 0 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 do u let ur tyres down? I never have! Link to post Share on other sites
shorty_vr 0 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 YEAH DOWN TO ABOUT 20PSI AND PUMP THE BACKS RIGHT UP LESS DRAG AT THE REAR Link to post Share on other sites
ventovr6essex1 0 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 i might have a go with ya gav Link to post Share on other sites
clarkie 1 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 i let mine down to about 30. i didnt want to go to low as i thought the rims might spin inside the tyre. next time i will try 20 psi see if that helps Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 it was nice to meet some of you guys yesterday I was the guy in the fire up road scribbling on your carsAs for glueing the track of the jet carSo it doesnt take off Seriously the jet car still needs a sticky surface to hold it in a straight line and the down force can cause it to slide all over the placeGood chatting to ya Danny.........standing there all day just about and chatting, what a life.I have bee thinking about some 16" tyres just for stripping....need 16s as have 312s and 15s wont fit Link to post Share on other sites
kalv 0 Posted July 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Can the factor of tyre pressure really make significant differences...?Everyone's times seemed to be alot quicker than mine..? I left mine standard... all I did was empty the boot...? Link to post Share on other sites
lee060 3 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 i let mine down to about 30. i didnt want to go to low as i thought the rims might spin inside the tyre. next time i will try 20 psi see if that helpsive witnesed as low as 15psi on stock rims with proxes . no tyre to rim spinning going on there. im assuming your going to mark em up so you can see if they start spinning? Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Can the factor of tyre pressure really make significant differences...?Everyone's times seemed to be alot quicker than mine..? I left mine standard... all I did was empty the boot...?I never even did that, left sub, cleaning stuff and a full tank in mine. Tho' Kerry reckons thats just my excuse for being crap!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 santa is bang on for times but if the track has not been preped and your not running slicks its dame hard to get traction. inters is great for top end hense why they call it the proving ground you will get a higher top speed ' date=' if your run street tyre you will find north weald great there time is dame good and it is a rough floor so traction is good hope that is some help[/quote']how much power are you running mate 110 mph is a serious terminal speed Link to post Share on other sites
danny allen 0 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 did any of you guys / gals notice that you had a faster top speed on slower runs than you did on faster runs? i did a 15.27 @ 94.53 mph (my fastest speed) and my best run was 14.95 @ 93.34the reason for this being is that on the slower pass you have more time to build up speed i hope that makes sense Link to post Share on other sites
danny allen 0 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 it was nice to meet some of you guys yesterday I was the guy in the fire up road scribbling on your carsAs for glueing the track of the jet carSo it doesnt take off Seriously the jet car still needs a sticky surface to hold it in a straight line and the down force can cause it to slide all over the placeGood chatting to ya Danny.........standing there all day just about and chatting' date=' what a life.I have bee thinking about some 16" tyres just for stripping....need 16s as have 312s and 15s wont fit[/quote']its actually proper hard work sometimes all that running about and spouting bollox for 10 hours Im quite sunburnt too you guys doing the weald this weekend ? Link to post Share on other sites
blondie 0 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 guessing ur the guy who makes us fill forms out b4 we race?? Link to post Share on other sites
danny allen 0 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 yup the right cheeky git www.vwdrc.com Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 like danny said, what were the 60ft times, as that is the true measure of a good time..btw my best was 15.1, on road legal tyres. Link to post Share on other sites
kalv 0 Posted July 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 2.53 was the best 60ft time.. Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Mine was 2.58....think mine needs that remap for the schrick Link to post Share on other sites
blondie 0 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 yeh cheeky alrite! Ill get my slips out d car Link to post Share on other sites
blondie 0 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 2.37 Link to post Share on other sites
danny allen 0 Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 there not bad 60fts for treaded tyres on an average trackMy bug usually pulls 1.5's but thats on a prepped track with very soft slicks Ill see if i can find a slip from my mk1 and see what that did the 60ft in Link to post Share on other sites
kalv 0 Posted July 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 I'm definately hooked... already getting idea's.. searching website on how to improve my time while trying to keep the car as close to OEM as possible...? Link to post Share on other sites
danny allen 0 Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 I'm definately hooked... already getting idea's.. searching website on how to improve my time while trying to keep the car as close to OEM as possible...?have a good look at what James Hodson does to his mk2 dudeHe has got it spot on fot running a very quick front wheel drive carhe has a 400bhp 20v turbo in his car, its still fwd and hes running 10.50's! Link to post Share on other sites
clarkie 1 Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 my best 0-60ft was 2.34 Link to post Share on other sites
markiev6 1 Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 but james is cheating its not road legal. got mine into the low 12s but not happy wouldnt run the boost i wanted back for a remap i think !! Link to post Share on other sites
lewvr6 0 Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 ok i ran up the strip a few times at gti fest.was my first time on a 1/4 so was pretty pleased with my first run of 15.12.did a couple more runs and didnt expect to improve on my first run. but later in the afternoon i did my best run of 15.08.pretty happy with that-my cars standard except jetex i.k and took my headlght out.looking at my slips,i need improve reaction anyone got any tips?or is it one of those things that comes with practice? Link to post Share on other sites
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