Annual Dragstrip Day, Santa Pod *MR2 magazine coverage*

[philster_d]

hey guys, that was fun, I see how you could get the bug. (<--drag virgin)

As stated it was very bus so wish I had more go's. got about 4.

I got a best of 13.55 not bad for a roadster ?





A bit of a sorry clubs turnout but thankyou to the orgonisers once again doing the club proud on the front line.

/Philster.

[Chris \'aka rustboy\' Amm]

ah totally gutted now wish i could have got up there now!!! would love to seen that Mk1 run myself!

cheers for the clip whoever took that by the way!

oh and that's one mean mo' fo' of a MK3 mate! love the black and the wheels!

[Quigonjay]

WOW 12.1
well done that lady =D>
EDIT:anyone know what power she was running?

[tonigmr2]

Rev1 turbo engine - the secret of that time was the 60ft which was an incredible 1.1 apparently. Shame it couldn't be replicated, best I saw after that from the pink car was a 13.4!
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[Quigonjay]

Rev1 turbo engine - the secret of that time was the 60ft which was an incredible 1.1 apparently. Shame it couldn't be replicated, best I saw after that from the pink car was a 13.4!
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1.1, surely not?
sub 10 sec cars dont do the 60ft that quick

[tonigmr2]

That was what was on the paper apparently! God knows how it happened.
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[Quigonjay]

hmmm
call me sceptical but there must have been a mistake with the timing gear or something

[Icsunonove]

hmmm
call me sceptical but there must have been a mistake with the timing gear or something

Nothing wrong with the timing gear just the complete and utter unprofessionalism of the Santa Pod officials. I have seen a video of the run and it's fairly clear what has happened.

I feel so sorry for them both, because it would have been a fantastic run in any case!

[Quigonjay]

I have seen a video of the run and it's fairly clear what has happened.

i've watched the vid you posted but cant see what you might be reffering too?

[Icsunonove]

Jay,

Watch this one. You'll probably understand then....

http://media.putfile.com/Emmas-1205-Quarter

If I was Emma I would write to Santa Pod and complain and ask for my money back.

[Quigonjay]

sorry i must be missing something
must be obvious the way you say it but i cant see it

[tonigmr2]

The official blocks the staging lights by leaning on them.
She was still rolling...accounts for the 60ft I guess. Still would've been a v.good time.
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[Icsunonove]

sorry i must be missing something
must be obvious the way you say it but i cant see it

Watch the official to the right of Penelope. At first he is wandering around aimlessly. Then Penelope must have over-staged. Instead of allowing Emma to reverse back into deep stage, he suddenly starts walking towards the staging beams and puts his right foot in front of it. After Emma leaves the line he takes his foot out of the way.

Totally unprofessional, everyone's been cheated

[Quigonjay]

well i hope someone brings this vid to the attention of the santa pod bosses - thats just dispicable behaviour

[Icsunonove]

It's absolutely disgraceful

I feel so sorry for Emma. It would have been a great time and they've been cheated.

[tonigmr2]

Sad to say he probably thought it just wouldn't matter it 'only' being a MK1 MR2...and got surprised. Shocking behaviour!!
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[mr2mk1chick]

Ahh
that explains it then.
even the 8.8 sec car did not get a 60 ft time like that, so something had to be wrong. I didn't look at that bit on the slip on the day.
Even so her other times still make her the quickest.

I saw the timing guy do this a number of times when cars over-staged, and they couldn't be bothered to bring the cars back.
I guess they thought it would not make much difference on what they presumed would be a slow mk1. how wrong to do that.

I feel sorry for Emma, but hope she is still happy with her other times.
well done =D>

[mr2mk1chick]

her slip also shws her having the slower reaction time than the other car, but clearly she gets away first - so i 'guess' the guy was slow to take his foot away.

[greeny]

Link doesnt seem to work for me, but if this is true whats happened id be fookin fumin!

Having put all your time and money into something you love doing then paying to see what it can do, then gettin some twit screwing your times up!!!!!

[zak_godsell]

you do not have to tell me what a bunch o w****** run that place.in 2003 at the redline rumble i won the fwd n/a class upto 2l.very happy in my old astra.anyway the following year my worst time beat the next guy in class.so i should have won again but no those idiots managed to loose all of my timing slips.i even had the runs on film which i sent to redline but still no trophy