York Dragway25th August 2002

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Time Slips for my 15 Races

Run 1,

 Time10.57am
My Astra Turbo Toyota MR2 Turbo
0.863 Reaction Time 0.890
2.419 60ft Time 2.076
9.562 1/8th Time 8.649
80.79 1/8th Speed 81.74
14.431 1/4 Time 13.467
101.33 1/4 Mile Speed 101.83
My first run was really bad, I used the wrong tarmac launching surface, resulting in constant wheel spinning Comments A Great time for the MR2 whose previous best was 13.8, by the end of the day he managed to get 13.19seconds  

 

 

Run 2,  Time11.10am
My Astra Turbo Toyota MR2 Turbo
0.851 Reaction Time 1.262
2.737 60ft Time 1.923
10.333 1/8th Time 8.410
77.10 1/8th Speed 82.25
15.390 1/4 Time 13.206
98.68 1/4 Mile Speed 102.22
Still unaware of the proper launch pads, and then missing third gear really made a mess of this timed run Comments Another great start for the MR2 with perfect gear changes which propelled it to a Very quick Qtr Time

 

Run 3,  Time11.25am

My Astra Turbo

 Ford Mustang
0.750 Reaction Time 0.949
2.558 60ft Time 2.865
9.547 1/8th Time 10.409
80.64 1/8th Speed 73.31
14.424 1/4 Time 15.704
101.35 1/4 Mile Speed 92.39
I'm Still spinning the wheels, but glad to win my first race Comments I expected big power from the Yank Muscle car, I was happy to be wrong.

 

Run 4,  Time11.39am
My Astra Turbo

Rover Cabriolet
0.879 Reaction Time 1.052
2.420 60ft Time 2.808
9.425 1/8th Time 11.580
80.91 1/8th Speed 60.33
14.273 1/4 Time 18.052
101.57 1/4 Mile Speed 76.25
Better grip on the start line now, and my second win Comments Nice looking car, but Cabby's do tend to be too heavy for Dragging

 

Run 5,  Time11.52am
My Astra Turbo A Yellow Jeep !
0.791 Reaction Time 0.912
2.396 60ft Time 2.056
9.248 1/8th Time 8.612
81.70 1/8th Speed 78.98
14.065 1/4 Time 13.676
102.15 1/4 Mile Speed 95.18
My first respectable run, Which Also Beat my previous record of 14.1 seconds at Santa Pod, so I was very happy even though I lost the race Comments This was some Jeep, normally running in the low 13's, it sets off really quick but it was out of power in the higher gears hence the slower terminal speed.

 

Run 6,  Time12.40pm
My Astra Turbo Silvia Turbo
0.801 Reaction Time 0.979
2.229 60ft Time 2.502
9.177 1/8th Time 9.769
74.78 1/8th Speed 74.47
14.736 1/4 Time 15.087
86.25 1/4 Mile Speed 91.91
A great Launch time, but due to Coffing and spluttering in 3rd caused by a cold engine after the dinner break  I had to coast over the line in Neutral to save damaging the internals. I still won the race though Comments This was the race I wanted, I followed this car to the strip, he floored it at every junction, I remembered the Reg, then showed him how its done on the track..Astra Style. just a shame I had to back off towards the end.

 

Run 7,  Time1.04pm
My Astra Turbo Fiesta Turbo
0.780 Reaction Time 0.881
2.305 60ft Time 2.372
9.399 1/8th Time 9.451
77.87 1/8th Speed 77.56
14.320 1/4 Time 14.481
101.27 1/4 Mile Speed 97.26
A very Close start followed by me leaving a nice gap in 2nd just to lose ground after selecting 5th instead of 3rd, then coming on strong again towards the finish for a much needed win Comments This car belongs to my mate, and we both had a friendly score to settle, Its a standard looking Fiesta Bonus with a 1800cc Turbo transplant that was running faster qtr's than the Escort Cosworths.

 

Run 8,  Time1.28pm
My Astra Turbo

Fiesta Turbo Part2
0.800 Reaction Time 0.838
2.246 60ft Time 2.467
9.112 1/8th Time 9.725
81.98 1/8th Speed 70.37
13.906 1/4 Time 17.385
102.90 1/4 Mile Speed 50.06
After the last run I was determined not to make any mistakes this time, The Result, I ran a great run which ended up been my best time to date, and couldn't have come at a better time.... Comments Problems with steering due to the fitment of Racing Slicks just before the return leg of our little competition, which meant that it was safer to ease off the throttle and coast slowly over the line.

 

Run 9,  Time1.52pm
My Astra Turbo Renault 19 16v
0.672 Reaction Time 1.225
2.351 60ft Time 2.457
9.221 1/8th Time 10.256
81.49 1/8th Speed 69.36
14.041 1/4 Time 15.825
102.39 1/4 Mile Speed 86.66
A good run from start to finish with just a little spin in 2nd gear Comments A respectable time for the 1.9 engine, I would have guessed times of 16+ for this car.

 

Run 10,  Time 2.21pm
My Astra Turbo
0.848 Reaction Time 1.111
2.215 60ft Time 2.855
9.129 1/8th Time 11.978
81.67 1/8th Speed 56.76
13.959 1/4 Time 19.103
101.93 1/4 Mile Speed 67.34
This was my best start of the day up to 60ft, then just spun too much and lost vital hundreths of a second Comments Can't remember what car this was, but it didn't do very well.

 

Run 11,  Time2.31pm
My Astra Turbo Cavalier on TB's
0.826 Reaction Time 0.955
2.482 60ft Time 2.437
9.353 1/8th Time 9.628
81.61 1/8th Speed 75.26
14.178 1/4 Time 14.825
102.17 1/4 Mile Speed 93.99
Eased into 1st gear on this run, It didn't do me any favours though, so won't be doing that again in a hurry. Comments Very surprised by the power of this car, I was expecting to leave a huge gap by the time we got to the finish line.

 

Run 12,  Time2.47pm
My Astra Turbo Cavalier on TB's
1.841 Reaction Time 1.160
2.296 60ft Time 2.513
9.165 1/8th Time 9.734
81.77 1/8th Speed 74.25
13.960 1/4 Time 14.986
102.65 1/4 Mile Speed 93.49
A Technical problem with the timing lights resulted in a reaction time more than double of every other run I did, I still performed a 13.9 second qtr though. Comments A 2.0i cavalier pulling less than 15 seconds without a turbo is one serious bit of kit.

 

Run 13,  Time3.27pm
My Astra Turbo 2.0i 16v Nitrous Mini
0.927 Reaction Time 0.913
2.417 60ft Time 2.409
9.549 1/8th Time 9.465
74.02 1/8th Speed 78.95
15.488 1/4 Time 14.361
71.80 1/4 Mile Speed 99.18
Another prolonged Delay caused the Engine to cool again resulting in Major Misfires from trying to run it hard when cold,  slower speed over the 1/4 than I was doing at the 1/8 point to save any Damage Comments This isn't set up to full potential as yet, we were neck and neck through the first two gears, then I had to back off in 3rd due to problems. It will be a missile when its finished no doubt.

 

Run 14,  Time3.50pm

My Astra Turbo

Mitsubishi Evo 7
0.796 Reaction Time 0.955
2.283 60ft Time 2.087
9.189 1/8th Time 8.650
79.83 1/8th Speed 81.77
14.099 1/4 Time 13.467
100.74 1/4 Mile Speed 101.46

After Loosing just a small amount of ground in the first two gears, I expected to pull it back in 3rd and 4th, But due to problems selecting 3rd I lost too much ground

 Comments

A great time from the Evo as expected,  I did expect it to leave a bigger gap from the start line though, we were fairly level, but the 13.4 qtr was too quick for me.

 

Run 15,  Time3.57pm
My Astra Turbo Reliant Kitten
0.801 Reaction Time 0.827
2.308 60ft Time 2.083
9.128 1/8th Time 8.811
81.60 1/8th Speed 77.46
13.940 1/4 Time 14.028
102.48 1/4 Mile Speed 91.18
I Couldn't match the grip in the first 2 gears, but I managed to pull it back through 3rd and 4th to claim the victory Comments This little car out accelerated just about everything it raced from the start line, I was the only car that beat it over the Qtr, It was running 13's earlier in the Day.

 

 

My Best Times throughout the Day

 

 

Average Time's between 15 Runs
0.672 Reaction Time to follow
2.215 60ft Time
9.112 1/8th Time
81.98 1/8th Speed
13.906 1/4 Time
102.90 1/4 Mile Speed
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