8.14 @ 167mph Video of New Personal Best for Richie

[Jo Clifford]

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 

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/9MwbnYiYcdo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/9MwbnYiYcdo</a>

[leec]

Well done Richie and team. Its getting very close now

[vwcab]

Congrats again....well done!!!!   

[cassa]

Congrats!!!  Well done!
From Skinne

[MC Dyno Don]

>>>>bababaBAAAAAHHHHHHHHH....!!  NICE......

[richie]

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

[richie]

Congrats!!!  Well done!
From Skinne

Thank you, good luck to you all this year

[BeetleBug]

Congrats Richie!! Keep the pedal to the metal and stay safe.

Best rgs
-K-

[Jo Clifford]

An here's the timing ticket 

[Basti]

Amazing!!! Congratulations Richie and Jo!!! well done!!!

[MeXX]

Dear Richie

Big congratulations to U!
looks like U R runni' towarts the 7.xx  

C Ya at the tree at Nitrolympix.

MeXX

[richie]

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

[Berger]

Congrats to you Richie and team!! So cool to follow your progress 

[Udo]

Congrats - i would race super proet with that times :-)  So you can go with full throttle every race

See you Udo

[MeXX]

Super comp again

cheers Richie

Super Comp and f**k the index again

MeXX

[richie]

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

[Dead Dog]

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  )

[Jo Clifford]

Here's the in-car video   

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/kihhA6F-xd4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/kihhA6F-xd4</a>

[nicolas]

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.

[Jules.r]

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.

[Frallan]

Love to see the dragster take off and then you catch him like it was no big deal. Well done!

[Eddie DVK]

Richie congrats.

That in car movie is cool, standard steering wheel   

[dragvw2180]

Way to go Richie !!!!!!!!!  A great pass,   Mike McCarthy

[richie]

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

[WPS]

Great job guys....and always good to see a doorslammer 'do' a dragster!!

167mph!!! Jezzz that's fast!!!! 

Good luck next time out......

Ian

[Bruce]

What's the wind like in a convert at that speed?
Ever stick your hand out?

[spanners]

[quote



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
[/quote]

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...

[2085 72 gtbug]

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

[richie]

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

[mr horsepower]

Yeah take a sheep as passenger

Gr henri