colin_ross Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 As above, is anyone planning to go? Have heard that Andy may be making an appearance to test out the new high grip surface on the start line.
Ross9 Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 I'll be heading up to see how I get on with the new car. I'm a bit dubious about the new trackbite stuff they are putting down for the first 60ft though. A mate of mine used to have an RB5 that he had down to 12.6 with a few basc mods and a nitrous kit, he now has a version 5 Type R and after a few goes at Crail so far in it informs me that it's actually much harder to launch right then the RB5 and other scoobies he has driven. The problem seems to be that it just grips and bogs down if you just drop the clutch right out, even at a fairly high launch rpm. Obviously the TrackBite will make enhance this issue even further. I tried a few half launches last night and it seemed that riding the clutch out a bit as you take off was the best solution to it not biting and bogging the car down, obviously still doing it as quickly as possible so as not to fry the clutch. Playsatan - I saw you mention before that you took your v4 type r to Crail and managed a 12.9 on "plastic" jap tyres lol, just wondering how you went about launching it, or did you just pop the clutch and the plastic jap tyres spun a bit thus stopping the car from bogging down? Any hints appreciated as I'm sure the queues will stop me getting many runs in to practice with it being a mag day. I was having a chuckle about the trackbite though lol, 3 years of having a turbo'd fwd culminating in a 12.8 @ 114 while scrabbling and not being able to go full throttle till a fair bit after the 60ft, then I get a 4wd and now they decide to put trackbite down lol. Would be cool to see if Andy can go even quicker with the new sticky surface. Ross
colin_ross Posted April 20, 2006 Author Posted April 20, 2006 Not too sure what to recommend to you Ross. I found that unless I did a 5k launch it bogged down very badly but I later found out that my car was fitted it a 4.7 kg flywheel which goes some way to explaining it. It'd be murder on the clutch and box with a grippy surface though. The dccd does make a big differnce. I found that setting it 3/4 forward helped tame the wheel spin and if you get a chance in between changes you can roll it off when in 3rd or higher. BTW, be prepared to use all 5 gears in a type r by the end of the strip. What time you heading up, maybe see you there?
Fee Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Not this time...its my birthday... also trying to save my pennies so that I can get a new clutch fitted before the scooby shootout
ross2 Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 Hi lads, im based in Lincoln down south in the RAF, but parents live in Dundee, im back forthewkend and will make an appearance for this one since its banzai n all that....... regrds Ross
ross2 Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 What time do gates open for crail this sunday then?????
RA Dunk Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 weather looks ok as well http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=2369
Ross9 Posted April 20, 2006 Posted April 20, 2006 9:30 for the gates, 10 for the strip opening I think. I'll probably be there for 9 lol, always there dead early to try and get a few runs in before the queues build up, I get up between 2 and 4:30 for work anyway so getting up at 7 is a long lie lol. Grippy surface is being used for the first time this Sunday, good to see the weather looking good also. Playsatan2 - Yeah maybe see you up there, I will keep an eye out, cheers for the heads up on the gears as well, I noted that last night while trying a few practice runs that I;d be in 5th by the end. Ross
colin_ross Posted April 22, 2006 Author Posted April 22, 2006 Weather report still looking good for this, any more takers?
drb5 Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 I might have gone, if it was a Sunday mornin and that far away.[8-)]
WUZ Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 HMM! - might be up for this. Especially is Gumball is going along[6] Russell
RA Dunk Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 seriously thinking about it as well , im pretty skint though []
mckelvr Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 yep we are going im taking the ra up for a wee blast grant
Kenny.S Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 Ill be there, Hope Andy manages to get his alternator problems sorted, be interesting to see how goes. Kenny
dan_jess Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 Have a good day every1, get sum good pics for us that cant be ther plz []
Kenny.S Posted April 23, 2006 Posted April 23, 2006 If anyone else is still going ill maybe see you there, ill be taking my trusty old Cavalier that has no paint on the bonnet, should be easy enough to spot amoungst the rest! All i need to do now is go and wake up my passengers who are most likely still p*£%ed from last night wish me luck, might be going on my own! Kenny
scott_coull Posted April 23, 2006 Posted April 23, 2006 Weather looks spot on, nice day here in Sunny Fife. Have a good day, wish I wasn't working. Cheers Coulster
paddy247 Posted April 23, 2006 Posted April 23, 2006 Big nail in shoulder of back tyre, so no crail for me today, ahh well next time eh[]
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