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Jo Clifford
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8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 29, 2014, 21:53:52 pm »
Been a long weekend which was mostly more suited to boats than drag racing, but here's the video of the weekends high-light for us
http://www.youtube.com/v/9MwbnYiYcdo
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leec
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 29, 2014, 21:58:17 pm »
Well done Richie and team. Its getting very close now
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 29, 2014, 22:10:51 pm »
Congrats again....well done!!!!
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 29, 2014, 22:19:40 pm »
Congrats!!! Well done!
From Skinne
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 29, 2014, 23:24:05 pm »
>>>>bababaBAAAAAHHHHHHHHH....!! NICE......
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richie
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 06:07:59 am »
Brief recap of my weekend
Saturday only one pass, rain etc spoiled any chance of more, 9.4something@126mph I think, clutch hit to hard, rattled the tyres in 1st, I short shifted and it hit the wheelie bar hard and bent the middle bar again so just cruised up after it had a look at the wall while wheeling in 2nd gear but 60ft was coming back with a 1.29
Sunday 1st pass
1st gear real good, spun the tyres a lot in 2nd and moved real hard out of shape, I got it back straight and just paced myself behind the guy in the other lane to try get a good qualifying pass, that idea backfired when he threw a rod out which I didn't know, I ran 9.12 to his 9.10 so did a good job of pacing with him
and 1.243 60ft
2nd pass, made a real tiny clutch adjustment and turned boost up in 1st gear, and down in 2nd, not much but hoped enough to get it to hook and stay hooked, trying to make it so there wasn't a big step up from 1st to 2nd, then waited 3 hours in the lanes while it rained on and off and really couldn't decide if to pack up and go home or not, sun finally came out so ran it, was lined up with a dragster which runs pretty on the number so just did my own thing.[Mark Fairhurst of Fairhurst racing, he used to run a Nova VW powered kit car with supercharger for you UK old farts who might remember and a gold 1303 I think] and he red lit which I didn't even notice as I was just trying to keep it straight and it runs 8.14@167mph, was happy with the improvement
Had to put a new fuel pressure reg in last week and found out that it doesn't rise at 1-1, but a little more so it was real fat, increments were 1.240 60ft and 5.22 1/8 but only 134mph, so gained 0.13 over the 8.20 run[5.35 at 1/8] but lost 5mph[8.20 was 139mph at 1/8]
Next up for me is Top sportsman event end of July, no real rules, door cars only, quicker than 9.99, 2 races in one weekend a bracket and heads up, thought I might be able to upset a couple of the "proper race cars"
cheers Richie
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richie
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 06:51:13 am »
Quote from: cassa on June 29, 2014, 22:19:40 pm
Congrats!!! Well done!
From Skinne
Thank you, good luck to you all this year
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BeetleBug
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 07:28:55 am »
Congrats Richie!! Keep the pedal to the metal and stay safe.
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Jo Clifford
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 07:34:05 am »
An here's the timing ticket
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Basti
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 08:25:56 am »
Amazing!!! Congratulations Richie and Jo!!! well done!!!
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MeXX
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 09:38:00 am »
Dear Richie
Big congratulations to U!
looks like U R runni' towarts the 7.xx
C Ya at the tree at Nitrolympix.
MeXX
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richie
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 09:47:07 am »
Quote from: MeXX on June 30, 2014, 09:38:00 am
Dear Richie
Big congratulations to U!
looks like U R runni' towarts the 7.xx
C Ya at the tree at Nitrolympix.
MeXX
Thanks, we are getting there slowly, I sent my entry in for Nitrolympix already so will be there for sure
Super comp again
cheers Richie
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 10:01:10 am »
Congrats to you Richie and team!! So cool to follow your progress
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Udo
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 12:01:21 pm »
Congrats - i would race super proet with that times :-) So you can go with full throttle every race
See you Udo
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MeXX
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 12:13:34 pm »
Quote from: richie on June 30, 2014, 09:47:07 am
Super comp again
cheers Richie
Super Comp and f**k the index again
MeXX
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richie
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 13:04:31 pm »
Quote from: MeXX on June 30, 2014, 12:13:34 pm
Quote from: richie on June 30, 2014, 09:47:07 am
Super comp again
cheers Richie
Super Comp and f**k the index again
MeXX
Now you talk my language
Udo, it is still way to inconsistent for a bracket class, I will just have fun to see how quick it will go and if I have a bad start try then to run near the index
cheers Richie
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Dead Dog
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 14:02:07 pm »
Quote from: Udo on June 30, 2014, 12:01:21 pm
Congrats - i would race super proet with that times :-) So you can go with full throttle every race
See you Udo
He just hasn't got the hang of this 8.90 bracket yet
Great work team, can't be long now! (easy for me to say
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Jo Clifford
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 20:03:38 pm »
Here's the in-car video
http://www.youtube.com/v/kihhA6F-xd4
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nicolas
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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June 30, 2014, 20:41:34 pm »
wow! my pulse went up just watching this
it is impressive to see how you have 'grown into the car' as you really look comfortable driving it. it must be part the seat time, but also making this beast do what you want it to do.
hats off.
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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July 01, 2014, 00:59:51 am »
Quote from: richie on June 30, 2014, 09:47:07 am
I sent my entry in for NitrOlympX already so will be there for sure
Now that is good news, I think you will be very well received over there, it's going to be good to see!!
Congrats on the '14', from where I was standing it looked amazing, well done to the whole team.
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Frallan
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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July 01, 2014, 06:28:23 am »
Love to see the dragster take off and then you catch him like it was no big deal. Well done!
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Eddie DVK
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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July 01, 2014, 08:44:49 am »
Richie congrats.
That in car movie is cool, standard steering wheel
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dragvw2180
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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July 01, 2014, 12:13:05 pm »
Way to go Richie !!!!!!!!! A great pass, Mike McCarthy
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richie
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July 01, 2014, 18:04:15 pm »
Quote from: Berger on June 30, 2014, 10:01:10 am
Congrats to you Richie and team!! So cool to follow your progress
Thanks Berger, been quiet a journey already
And with no aero stuff on the car and stock style front end, who would have thought it
at what point do all the other cars trying to go quick cut the roof off?
cheers Richie
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WPS
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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July 01, 2014, 18:31:06 pm »
Great job guys....and always good to see a doorslammer 'do' a dragster!!
167mph!!! Jezzz that's fast!!!!
Good luck next time out......
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Bruce
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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July 01, 2014, 20:49:30 pm »
What's the wind like in a convert at that speed?
Ever stick your hand out?
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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July 01, 2014, 20:58:17 pm »
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And with no aero stuff on the car and stock style front end, who would have thought it
at what point do all the other cars trying to go quick cut the roof off?
cheers Richie
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I've been saying all along this 'aero' chit we get fed by 'experts' is Botox, all you need is common sense and driving ability.. You are proving it,,
you run it low and flat bottomed, and the ' folded down top' is clever, that helps clean up vortexes behind the car and pulls air out from the underside so generating downforce, also aided by good airspeed over the 'folded top' by the missing roof, thats the key so many can't see, Even the gearbox crunches like a stocker lol...
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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July 01, 2014, 22:34:11 pm »
Congrats Richie....it just keeps on going quicker
And you told me at dragday "I'm rubbish at this engine building stuff"
lol
See you later in the year as my plans come together
Cheers Chris
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richie
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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July 02, 2014, 07:15:15 am »
Quote from: Bruce on July 01, 2014, 20:49:30 pm
What's the wind like in a convert at that speed?
Ever stick your hand out?
No idea, always trying to hang on
I really don't notice it in the car at all, doesn't feel like a motorcycle for example
We are going to do some wool testing next time to see how the air is moving around to get a better idea of what's happening
cheers Richie
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Re: 8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie
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July 02, 2014, 08:02:34 am »
Yeah take a sheep as passenger
Gr henri
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