After messing around for the entire summer, drinking too heavily on Saturday nights :rotz: :tired: :zombie: :pimp: , finally got round to taking my car over 70 mph legally at Shakespeare Raceway near Stratford.

Had 3 runs - started with a 15.6 (against an Integra Type-R), then a 15.7 (against a mate in an rx7)....

Final run was up against a lovely 12-second Skyline :eek: . Started nicely, then noticed I hadn't turned off the ASP (sp? can never remember...) or air-con.... So chuffin' annoyed, my 2nd to 3rd change was very half-@r$ed indeed.... and ended up with a 15.5 . Very strange.

All this, in an Octy vRS with 210bhp and the world's heaviest parcel shelf on the back seats (because my mate didn't want to weigh down his rx7 - reckon it cost me at least 3 seconds per run )

Very nice day, good weather, excellent experience, and will be there again in 2 weeks time to try and improve.

fair play - seems in the right ball park. Did you see a collection of Volvo's there as well ?

I like that raceway, you seem to get lots of go's too

i really fancy going on a proper 1/4 mile, only done tests using gps but my 4x4 got 14.9 acording to that

doubt its accuracy though

Andy vRS - did see a few Volvos, yes - including a new(ish) black C70 (I think) from Chip Tuning/Performance... From what I can remember they were running 14's, occassionally ducking into the high 13's.

Yeah, got 3 go's without pushing it too much, a mate got 5. Max wait was about 10 minutes, which is nothing really.

Bengie - it's well worth it. The only pressure you're under is from yourself, it's a good laugh especially if you go along with some like-minded friends, and there's a nice relaxed atmosphere.

Yes - a new(ish) black C70 (I think) from Chip Tuning/Performance... From what I can remember they were running 14's, occassionally ducking into the high 13's.

Ah yes - i was going to go down and join the T5 peeps, but decided against it in the end. Chiptuning seem to have done a decent job with a C70 then !

Im going to York dragway this sunday if anyone one is interested in coming.

Im going to York dragway this sunday if anyone one is interested in coming.

I'm tempted...

it's the Final RWYB of the year! Normally a good do! Last time at York put in 33 runs

Prices are:

Entrance:

PM sent Day tripper

Thanks

Joel

Not to hijack my own thread or anything ...

If anyone is interested a fair few of us will be attending the last RWYB at Shakespeare Raceway, Stratford-upon-avon on Sunday 16th October. If anyone wants to meet up, let me know

:bump: if the weather's anything like it was yesterday, it should be an excellent day for it