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Re: Annual Dragstrip Day, Santa Pod *MR2 magazine coverage*

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Not going myself but here's some info for you all:

JapShow Test Day Saturday 7th October

When What Where

0800 Gates Open Main Gates
0900 Signing On Opens Startline Tower
0900 Pod Shop Opens Pits
0930 RWYB Opens Track
1100 Bar Opens Fueler's Bar
1700 Jet Car Demo Track
1730 Pod Shop & Cashpoint Closes Pits
1730 RWYB Closes Track
1900 DJ Pedro Fernandez Fueler's Bar
1900 Mirage Lap Dancing Cub Opens Catering Area
2000 FREE Pole Dancing show Fueler's Bar
0000 Bar Closes Fueler's Bar
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Icsunonove wrote:Not going myself but here's some info for you all:


Thats because he knows you'll beat him Jo.

mr2mk1chick wrote:Tom won't take up my challenge bring on the SC battle


A clear back out of a challenge if ever i see one :wink:

If you come Tom, i'll let you have a run in my car, is that insentive for you? :D

(do you think it'll work Jo?)
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I hope I can set up the tent first thing so we can loose all the weight of sleeping bags etc from the car
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cartledge_uk wrote:
Icsunonove wrote:Not going myself but here's some info for you all:


Thats because he knows you'll beat him Jo.

mr2mk1chick wrote:Tom won't take up my challenge bring on the SC battle


A clear back out of a challenge if ever i see one :wink:

If you come Tom, i'll let you have a run in my car, is that insentive for you? :D

(do you think it'll work Jo?)


erm - I think Tom may have other plans that he can't change IIRC. I'm sure we can battle it out sometime.....
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Re: Annual Dragstrip Day, Santa Pod *MR2 magazine coverage*

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whereabouts is everyone going to be?

do we have a marked area?

would it be safe to empty the car in that area (all the rubbish we carry, tools etc)
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We normally gather together in one area. :)
Should be someone around most of the time...but obviously you leave stuff at your own risk.

Weather is forecast lovely for tomorrow. \:D/
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cartledge_uk wrote:whereabouts is everyone going to be?

do we have a marked area?

would it be safe to empty the car in that area (all the rubbish we carry, tools etc)


I asked to be on the concrete, but sadly no.

We should be on the grass on the right before you get to the strip start building.
There should be an area marked MR2 MK1 Club / IMOC.
I will be putting 1 gazebo up (but would need a hand)
there should be space to put stuff out of the car, but perhaps put a tarp over it so stuff is not on show. i won't mann the stand all the time, as i would like to run too.
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prolly gonna fill up my tent with stuff
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mr2mk1chick wrote:
cartledge_uk wrote:whereabouts is everyone going to be?

do we have a marked area?

would it be safe to empty the car in that area (all the rubbish we carry, tools etc)


I asked to be on the concrete, but sadly no.

We should be on the grass on the right before you get to the strip start building.
There should be an area marked MR2 MK1 Club / IMOC.
I will be putting 1 gazebo up (but would need a hand)
there should be space to put stuff out of the car, but perhaps put a tarp over it so stuff is not on show. i won't mann the stand all the time, as i would like to run too.


cool cool.

if all goes well i sould be there early, so fingers crossed should be able to give a hand.

i may have to change a few things on the car tommorrow, so could stay around the gazebos for a fair bit.
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Best of luck people! :D

Make sure someone (who will be online tomorrow) takes all the times down to post them tomorrow night
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gutted i can't go now got no car to get me there! #-o

didn't get my BMW back in time from the garage in the middle of an engine swap and currently has an empty engine bay! and i aint pushing the thing to the pod :mrgreen:

best of luck peeps catch up with some of the old faces soon i hope i should be ok for the london run i hope!
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Results? Someone must be back by now :?
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It was mega busy.

and i spent 3 hgours uloading rubbish from my car #-o so only managed 3 runs, 1 of which i missed a gear, the other i lit the rear wheels a lot :D, my final time was my slowest terminal velosity, go figure?

I got a 16.22 in mk1a,

a 1.5 got 12.1 ish i think

errrm, cant remember anything else :oops:
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cartledge_uk wrote:It was mega busy.

and i spent 3 hgours uloading rubbish from my car #-o so only managed 3 runs, 1 of which i missed a gear, the other i lit the rear wheels a lot :D, my final time was my slowest terminal velosity, go figure?

I got a 16.22 in mk1a,

a 1.5 got 12.1 ish i think

errrm, cant remember anything else :oops:


Lol! good try Tim!

a 12.1 is most impressive from the 1.5.... sooo close to the 11's Maybe with a tail wind?
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cartledge_uk wrote:my final time was my slowest terminal velosity, go figure?

I got a 16.22 in mk1a,


16.22 what? Garrick is currently top of the standard (non-NOS) Mk1 NA table. His time is 16.226s. So you are very close no matter what! :D

Tim wrote:a 1.5 got 12.1 ish i think


:shock: Strewth, are you sure? That a terrific time! :D Will pop over to TwoBrutal and find out.....
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Icsunonove wrote:
cartledge_uk wrote:my final time was my slowest terminal velosity, go figure?

I got a 16.22 in mk1a,


16.22 what? Garrick is currently top of the standard (non-NOS) Mk1 NA table. His time is 16.226s. So you are very close no matter what! :D

Tim wrote:a 1.5 got 12.1 ish i think


:shock: Strewth, are you sure? That a terrific time! :D Will pop over to TwoBrutal and find out.....


16.224 :D just beat garrick. i'll scan the slip in monday who do i send it to to go in the tables?

i think it was 12.1/12.2 ish it was the pink one. i could be wrong though
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cartledge_uk wrote:
16.224 :D just beat garrick. i'll scan the slip in monday who do i send it to to go in the tables?


Tim, scan in the time slip and submit it yourself.

It simply needs approving because some people have been abusing it and claiming false times. :whistle:
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Saw a purple-ish mk1 doing what I think was a 12.0 something. :shock: Truly awesome. Very inspiring.

You could hear everyone in the stand gasped and all you could hear was..."that was an MR2!".... very cool. Especially, as it seemed that a lot of scoobys/evos/supras and such were stuck in the very low 14s, apart from the odd one or two hitting the 13s. :-k (I did leave early afternoon though - 4 hr return leg!)

Can be very misleading I suppose though. Was chatting one lad I was paired with going down the track. Nice looking scooby. Looked very played with. Happily sat there revving the b0ll0cks off it, as he said it went better when warm.

Anyway, it looked the part, bonnet, exhuast etc, but after chatting, he said it was a 1.8 n/a. There is a lot of camoflague these days eh, so who knows what I've been watching?

Some nice 2's going down the pod though, good times too =D> (not me though, more practice needed. Damn those difficult starts. :oops: )

Cheers
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alias wrote:Saw a purple-ish mk1 doing what I think was a 12.0 something. :shock: Truly awesome. Very inspiring.


Wow! that is an amazing time. Video here:

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?doc ... 9174107384
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yep,that pink mk1 was piloted by our very own miss pitstop from TB,one of my conversions too so i was dead pleased for her,well done emma!
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