Re: [doc] Re: Santa Pod today

[Phil Peters <PhilPeters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

....and please can we have a write up for the next magazine?! :-D (you knew it was coming)


Phil
In boiling hot Birmingham

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On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:29:05 -0000 , "Mike Bosworth" <mike.bosworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>Hey Claire
>
>That sounded like fun...did you have your camcorder set up at the 
>time?
>
>Regards
>
>Mike
>#2001 HEC6T
>403
>
>--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Claire Usher" <claire_usher71@...> 
>wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> well what a blast myself, Rich Hutchinson and Phill W have had 
>today 
>> at Santa Pod :o)  We were on the Retro Cars Magazine stand as 
>Phill 
>> had 'Sorbet' in their buyers guide earlier this year.
>> 
>> However, the 1/4 mile drag strip was too tempting, and we just had 
>to 
>> do it :oD
>> 
>> I'd figured that Flopsy and #1274 would be pretty evenly matched, 
>as 
>> I knew Rich had a quick car and I that Flopsy is no slouch, and 
>the 
>> official timings proved that to be the case.  Both of us were to 
>the 
>> boards giving our cars everything, and at the finish line Rich 
>beat 
>> me by just 0.3639 of a second and 0.39mph.
>> 
>> You have to admire Rich for what he has done with #1274 on not 
>only a 
>> limited budget, but also on just his driveway, where he is often 
>seen 
>> tinkering away in all weathers.
>> 
>> The best bit of the day though, was the 2 runs done 
>by 'Fireforce', 
>> the jet powered drag racer (its got a helicopter engine!)  Some 
>> awesome figures here:
>> 
>> 0-60mph - 0.1 seconds
>> 0-100 mph - 1.1 seconds
>> standing 1/4 mile around 6 seconds - best end speed today was 
>257mph
>> max power - 11,000 horsepower
>> 
>> it uses 25 gallons of red diesel for each run, the fuel lines are 
>3 
>> inches wide and are rated at 400psi.
>> 
>> and bloody hell is it loud!!
>> 
>> I'm on such a high from today, and cant wait to go back for 
>another 
>> go - now where did I put that bottle of nitrous.............
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Claire
>> #2292 (standing 1/4 mile 17.554 secs @ 77.05mph)
>> DOC170
>>
>
>
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