Thought I would share my win from the weekend - this is my current Track weapon of choice

1989 Skoda Rapid 136 still with a 1289cc Skoda engine.

And YES the smoke IS tyre smoke!

 

After a few runs I then missed 5th and got 3rd!    Didnt seem to break anything and then I was challenged by a bloke in a 4.0 Jag to race.  (Its Mike a mate of mine in his other halfs Jag so I had to race him for 'Pinks'!  )

 

Another mate put his go pro on my sun roof - the video is here http://youtu.be/yTM5bWZ1DtY He pointed it across track thinking it would be a close race and would show the back of the Jag.........

 

Quite a result and my best of this year of 15.1 @ 88 mph.  I have gone faster a couple of years ago (14.4) but have had troubles with turbos and throttle bodies.  The headgasket had blown when I overrevved earlier in the day so this finished it and closed the track for 20 mins while they picked up ALL my coolant!   THe engine is fine - a new HG and its ready to go again.

 

Still I did beat the jag by several lengths!

 

Edited 3 October, 201312 yr by stevejwest

No less a source than John Hougland reported taking that engine to 8_000rpm with no damage other than a bent pushrod.

 

Brought to you by the dept of "back in the day".

Yes I have seen a few cars running with 'high rev' engines and getting good times.

They seem to do quite a bit of engine rebuilding though.

 

There are absolutely no internal modifications but I am running 12PSI of boost and a 30 shot of Nitrous.  When I screwed up my gear shift, I did hit full throttle before I realised I had gone to the wrong gear.  While the engines usually take high revs, the extra cylinder pressure probably did the head gasket damage.  And I have been abusing it mercilessly down the track all year so it is probably due a hiccup!

 

Apart from the nitrous, everything else is out of scrap yards so I cant complain about the cost!

 

I was told there was no way I could fit a turbo to a stock engine................

Edited 3 October, 201312 yr by stevejwest

I'd say you're probably right; 12PSI boost is a lot of cylinder pressure on a 9.5:1 CR, even with 30brake of giggle gas.

Great going there....the Jag driver does seem to have the reactions of a geriatric sloth though! Looks good in the photos as well. Are you the guy who has attempted the PPC £999 challenge before?

 

Apart from the nitrous, everything else is out of scrap yards so I cant complain about the cost!

 

I was told there was no way I could fit a turbo to a stock engine................

you're my new best friend I think.. Well done for thinking outside the box with this, I'm a keen believer in the religion of scrapyard surfing to scavenge bits and pieces to make somthing work..

Great going there....the Jag driver does seem to have the reactions of a geriatric sloth though! Looks good in the photos as well. Are you the guy who has attempted the PPC £999 challenge before?

 

Yes I am that idiot. I didnt enter the past couple of years as it seems the 999 challenge became a 'what can you by for 2000 and then say you got for 999 challenge!

Thanks Tom - its always been about what I could build for me!