santa pod 22/04/07

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:46 pm

We went to the RS regional day at santa pod to take the sierra for it's first blast down the 1/4 mile. Unlike previos years the weather was good all day and the queues short

We were pleasantly surprised to find out that we able to run with some of the RS and Cossie boys

Bart 15.4
Pablo 15.5

Here are some photos and a short video from the day.

Timing slip for Bart

Timing slip for Pablo

Video footage

Tk · Post by Tk » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:00 am

i see the rs200 lurking in the backround =P~
shame it didnt run, someone i know was there not me

that is a lot of blue focuses in a line

glad the ques were short for you, worst thing about the pod

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:34 am

Good times there guys - it is very close between you

Was there a different in your launch styles?

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:15 am

dynamix wrote:Good times there guys - it is very close between you

Was there a different in your launch styles?

Until yesterday we had never launched the car, so we tried different launchs

Pablo from 2500 15.9
Bart from flat 16.5 (missed a gear)
Pablo from 4000 15.5
Bart from 3000 15.8

My second run felt really good although i felt that i held 3rd gear a bit too long. The car still needs to be set up properly as it is still not getting enough fuel above 5000rpm. I said to Al that i was not going to run again as i felt that there was only about another 2-3 tenths in the car as it was. Plus i was beating Al and didn't think he would be able to improve his time by that much.

Bart from 4500 15.4

The car was great all day didn't get hot and didn't miss a beat

We now have our starting point for futher comparisions. Great day, Great weekend, Great week :-D

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:55 am

So the overheating problem is solved now?

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:11 pm

dynamix wrote:So the overheating problem is solved now?

Yes it has finally been sorted, the problem was 2 fold.
1. Original head was warped
2. The timing was 180' degrees caysing the engine to overheat.

I will be writing a full report on the cause of problems, how it was missed and ecentually pinpointed.

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:11 pm

dynamix wrote:Good times there guys - it is very close between you

Was there a different in your launch styles?

as pablo might agree with me i dont like coming second play so on my last run of the day
i lornched the car hard and made very fast gear changes and that is what gave me that tenth
over him i beleive.

what can i say im a sore looser :twisted:

roll on june for the next grudge match :rotflol:

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:04 pm

sorry for being dumb, but have you stated the BHP of the car?

interesting i had done a 15.06 in january ( fwd too )

was trtaction a problem?

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:32 pm

Bhp has been put up in the dyno room 202.3bhp & 217lb/ft. Although at present we can't take her above 5000 as she is fueling lean top end. Had no problem with traction.

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:34 pm

wow!! is that at the flywheel paul?

any idea as to transmission losses?

i hear the left lane at the pod is slightly longer than the right?