Review: Heathcote 3rd May 2003

[huggies]

cat12z ran a 12.13 @ 111.77 Mph ,1.7
All i can say is its a very nice fast car ;)
Thanks for the ride Craig

[Modena]

wow! what a blast....

the weather couldn't have been much better, around 10c later in the night, with no rain in sight.... :dance:

The first time I've run the SS down the strip - street tyres and full exhaust - and managed consistent 14.1's, with four runs in the high 13's, a best of 13.89 @ 103.05mph :thumbsup:

A big thanks to ACIQSS and Heathcote Raceway for excellent organisation, and the DYO trophy :bounce: :D :bounce:
:burnout:

[AndyP]

Craig ran a best of 12.87@111.5mph

PlanB ran a 11.87 @ 116mph

mattlowth ran 12.3 @ 123.45mph with a 2.35 60' time...

Emre ran a 124.45mph...... so assume it was in the 11sec bracket (best was around the 11.7 mark)

mattlowth and spiZed both blew clutches and sounds like Craig wont be far off getting his replaced as well

cat12z ran a 12.1 @ 111mph



...thats all I have at the moment

edit: updated figures

[Rate]

Updated Andy's thread with some more accurate times.

Yep it was a great night of racing.
The boys from Sydney came down and pretty much showed us Mexicans how it's done.

Some nice times from some of the stockers too, but I'll let them post their slips.

Went for a trip down the strip in the PlanB ute, and all I can say is that it hauls ass. Puts you back in your seat and before you know it, the 1/4 mile is over. A lot of fun.

[Craig]

Just got hom after having a few beers with the boys in Bendigo, time for :sleep:

[kendrickracing]

like last time, another enjoyable nite.. although it was FREEZING... very impressed with the performance of the ls1's as usual, maybe its time i got one?... PLAN.B was just awesome! he launched like a bat out of hell!...i rocked up with Ghosn's yellow CV8 who managed a 14.6@99mph 100% stock.... was a good nite and hope to see some of you on 17th may at CCC heathcote =)

[Sidewindr]

Craig,

Your MPH is good for low 12's :)

[Ghosn]

Had an enjoyable night only spoilt by the trip back home... cops were out in force and i got done - $200 + 3 points :doh:


First time ever down a strip and I ran it stock as a rock, take into account I was launching with 18s and standard PSI in the tyres. "REAL" street trim.


14.6@99mph with 2.5 60ft'er was my best run but my average would have been 14.7


Thanks erik for a great night and an enjoyable experience, Good Job :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Damian

EDIT: Please watch your referencing about other parties.

[Modena]

Originally posted by Ghosn
Had an enjoyable night only spoilt by the trip back home... PIGS were out in force and i got done - $200 + 3 points :doh:

I left about 10:35 and the only cop I saw was a divvy van on the other side of the M1 - he'd already pulled someone over.

B.

[Ghosn]

Forget to mention on my post !!



add FULL TANK OF PETROL :flip2:

[Fabio's CV8]

What about my mate Jade? Anyone know how he went? Black VT SS

Also did Dane crack the 12.9?

[nickh]

yeah im interested in seeing how dane went as well....:)

[evil_weevil]

sorry if this has been posted before - but do you melb folk have that night to yourselves at heathcote?

cause if there are already a few sydney siders racing - im sure a few more would like to go,such as me! :D

just need to know in advance for work


and congrats on the times guys!!
great work
:)

chris

[Craig]

Originally posted by weevil_LS1
sorry if this has been posted before - but do you melb folk have that night to yourselves at heathcote? Yep we do, it's pretty good and no complaints as the syd boys all got pb's aswell :)

[Craig]

Originally posted by Sidewindr
Craig,

Your MPH is good for low 12's :) Ye there is more in it, prob a little more mph aswell, fix the diff and be out again on the 17th...

Was only launching at 2200rpm due to clutch not to mention the single spinning during burnout and between gear changes :eek:

Was good night though, went for a ride in the ute, that was farkin awesome :D

Thanks to the syd boys to for coming down :thumbsup:

Erik for organising :cheers:

[huggies]

Thanks to AQICSS for Orginizing a great event
Thanks to Peter & Craig for taking me for runs in their utes :bow:

[Mr.Senator]

Wow what a day :thumbsup: I got driven up there in excellent luxury and power in Craigs GTS, we where kickin arse before we even got there, see at broadmeadows we pulled up at some lights and we had a WRX pull up next to us and nudge foward and rev a bit, now consider the weight of craigs GTS, plus craig, me and brad in it plus the two wheels in the boot, trolley jack etc, we where pretty loaded up, it was on, light went green craig launched like a champion, I thought hey this thing moves, the snap into second 'holy shit' the wrx had a little on us but we reeled him in quick and past him (had to give him the wave on the way past :D but gave him the thumbs up at the lights) that was fun.
We where a bit worried by the weather as it was cold and raining in broadmeadows but the closer we got to heathcote the sunnier it got which was good and it stayed perfect till the end, Peter and Craigs utes where awesome, ran some very good times and I was extremely fortunate enough for Peter to take me for a rip down the strip in the PLAN B ute, it was sensational, for the entire 400m your slammed back in your seat as it gets quciker and quicker, cant help but have a ear to ear smile on your face.
The racing was good but as the night ended a few car loads of us went to bendigo for dinner and to see the sights (or skanks as we call them) felt sorry for laPorchettas, they where dead and about to close up i think, next thing they know 30 odd people walk in :rofl: and that was it we went home, we came seperated from the group, we finally cought up to Jim, Rohan and the GTO (they must have been sitting on 60) we snuck up on them we could hear the whole conversation over the UHF they didnt have a clue what car it was, who it was , why we werent overtaking etc, we got the overtake lane and gave it a blip past them, if we could only see there faces :rofl:

Just a few thanks:
Craig- For driving me up there and back :thumbsup:

Peter (PLAN B)- For the ride in the ute, wont be forgetting that one in a hurry, :cheers:

Rob (ROBVXR8)- Thanks heaps for the loan of the helmet, I was peaking was nearly going to miss out on the ride in the ute if I didnt find a helmet that could actaully fit. :thumbsup:

[VTSS]

Awsome Night....!!!!

Thanks for organising it Erik and Troy!!

I ran a 13.87sec @ 102.2mph

I think I'll head up again sometime next month.

Eric

:thumbsup:

[CALDIR]

Hi

I had an EXCELLENT time at Heathcote only to be spoiled by my own wrong doing......SHORT SLEEVE SHIRT!!! I was asked to pull off the track....BUGGER and had nothing with long sleeves with me.....SILLY ME.

Anyway thanks to Troy and Erik for organising what I call a great night/event and was much more fun than Calder Park the night before which I paid $55 for two runs only. I must have had at least 7/8 runs for $40, now that is excellent value! And people actually talk to each other at the ls1/Heathcote night and made it more of a good social event.

Thanks to the guys with the red/burgundy two door skyline for letting me use their trolley jack, it was much appreciated. And all you people with video cameras that recorded my 17.?? second passes, DELETE THEM NOW as they were most embarrising!

I did a best of 13.4 at 102.8mph for the night. Also thanks to Luke with the red vx r8 clubby for letting me use his bootspace for storage.

regards,

Richard
CLUBVX

[matlowth]

It was an awesome night guys - thanks to Eric for organising it! I'll definitely be up for the next one...

My best run for the night was a 12.38 @ 123.45 as mentioned above and that was in full street trim (no semi comps either)... My 60ft times were very ordinary at 2.35sec. Traction was pretty ordinary on the street tyres, as I wasn't able to floor it till I was into 3rd (which was obviously hurting my mph and times)...

I had a set of nitto's to run with, however they were fitted to rims which didn't fit under the back of my car :doh:

My last run for the night was well on the way to being my best of the night as it had gotten colder and I'd lowered my tyre pressure a bit more, however as I changed into 4th, the clutch decided it'd had enough racing and started slipping. The mph at half track was 2mph higher than any of my other runs too, so it probably would have been a 125mph pass.

Oh well, I'm pretty stoked with a 12.3 on my first outing, and bring on the next meet! :)

Cheers,

matt

[ssgen3]

some good times well done I will be going with Plan b and
cat 12z next time they go to have some runs in the monaro.

[Fabio's CV8]

:bawl: I missed it!

Hopefully make it to the next one!

Congrats to Craig on the 12! Great effort bloke!

That mile is hugeeeeee!

[matlowth]

Oh btw - that R1 rocked! :)

matt

[Plan B]

The best!

Erik & Troy, thanks for organising a great evening. All of you guy’s would have to be the most hospitable bunch of blokes around.

Big thanks to Mike for meeting us at Bendigo, organising our accommodation and showing us to the track.

The dial your own event was fun, so was the ability to take passengers. I can’t believe I still managed a few 12.0’s with some of you blokes. BTW, my tyres are rooted now so for those who travelled, don’t clap, just send money. :D

Russell, who owns the track “lives for it”. I mean what a track and how passionate is he about car set-up’s. cat12z would vouch for that!

We had a great weekend and none of us could shut up about it all the way home.

Thanks again. I’d like to think we and a few more of us Sydney folk would be welcome to any future events like this.

Cheers

Pete.

[Plan B]

matlowth, wadda car!

[VTSS]

Originally posted by matlowth
Oh btw - that R1 rocked! :)

matt

G'Day Matt, Andre had a ball on his R1. After a few runs his clutch was a little tired and he had a nice flattened tyre! :thumbsup:

Eric

[Craig]

Man I am hooked on the strip now...

Can't wait for the 17th at Heathcote, get the diff sorted and try again for better, maybe something that will guarentee 2 wheels spin :burnout:

And that intake :bow:

Some serious mph from Matt and Emre's skylines, nice :thumbsup: Now to get those tyres sorted Matt.

[Modena]

here is what came off my rear wheel arches during the detail today....
http://www.holnet.net/images/cars/rubber.jpg

[Martin_D]

What did Dane run? Did he beat you Craig?

[Craig]

Originally posted by Modena
here is what came off my rear wheel arches during the detail today....
http://www.holnet.net/images/cars/rubber.jpg lol good job, I can't believe you have done it already, I havent cleaned the rubber of from last Heathcote :lol: :slap:

[Emre]

Thanks again to all the organisers. That was definitely $40+$10 well spent as i racked up 23 passes in the last 2 events. Try doing that at Calder...!!!

Got my best ET of 11.49 in the previous event and my best mph of 124.41 last night and am very pleased with both.

Congrats to everyone who recorded their PB and sympathies to the 2 blokes i raced with during the bracket racing. They both broke out and let me to the next level.

Emre.

PS : Has anyone have any axle tramp issues...?

[Modena]

Here's the trohpy that I got for winning the DYO
http://www.holnet.net/images/cars/dragtrophy.jpg
quarter final came up against Plan B - I almost didn't bother racing, but he missed 2nd gear :doh: and I got over the line a car length in front

My dialin was 13.88 - in the semi-final I ran 13.898 :dance:

[Craig]

Originally posted by Emre
PS : Has anyone have any axle tramp issues...? We have Holdens with shit IRS Emre we are the kings of axle tramp :lol:

[Redline]

Well done to all you guys who had good runs and set new PBs.

Sounds like it was a lot of fun. :D

Originally posted by Craig
We have Holdens with shit IRS Emre we are the kings of axle tramp :lol: Don't forget the kings of Clutch Slip as well Craig :lol:

[Emre]

Let me word it in a different way than...:)

Has anyone experienced more than usual axle tramp last night.

My car has fairly stiff suspension and i occasionally get a bit of axle tramp, but last night it was out of control for me. Could not get a decent launch all night.

[matlowth]

PlanB, thanks mate :)

Your guys utes were awesome too! Was that the first time you'd run an 11 sec pass?

What sort of 60ft times were you running?

I can't get over just how quick these cars are... I mean with just simple bolt ons everyone's doing 13 sec 1/4s... Just a few years ago, it was only the really quick cars that were doing 13's, now it's just par for the course! Gotta be happy with that! :)

matt

[mustardss]

great times guys

:D


to bad i missed this event :bawl:

anyone has video planB in action ?

[VT Convert]

Sounds like fun, and some great times!

How long is the drive down there, and when's the next one?

[JaseR8]

Any of the Sydney guys going down again soon?????

Getting the new clutch this week, so hopefully we'll be able to have a SydneyLS1 cruise down there for some more fun.

[Ghosn]

Originally posted by Emre
Let me word it in a different way than...:)

Has anyone experienced more than usual axle tramp last night.

My car has fairly stiff suspension and i occasionally get a bit of axle tramp, but last night it was out of control for me. Could not get a decent launch all night.

Emre

I did experience more than usual axel tramp issues hence my bad 60' times and sluggish starts.

Shit nearly forgot! Thanks a lot Fabian for lending me ur helmet, you rock :) Can't wait to hear and see ur exhaust as well.

Damian

[Plan B]

Originally posted by matlowth
PlanB, thanks mate :)

Your guys utes were awesome too! Was that the first time you'd run an 11 sec pass?


Thanks. I've run slower 11's up here in Sydney recently over the last 2 meets. ssgen3 runs 11's also but with bigger MPH. 117+ But your mph must be mind blowing in a total street car set-up!


Originally posted by matlowth

What sort of 60ft times were you running?


Mind you I usually never wheel spin, so for those who saw last night. Did I wheel spin? Much? lol

Last night = anywhere from 2.forevers to 1.7's for the first 60' but second gear would also go up in smoke. Good fun though.



Originally posted by matlowth



I can't get over just how quick these cars are... I mean with just simple bolt ons everyone's doing 13 sec 1/4s... Just a few years ago, it was only the really quick cars that were doing 13's, now it's just par for the course! Gotta be happy with that! :)

matt

It's getting better hey!
:cheers:

[AQICLS3]

Thankyou to everyone for coming, it was a totally awesome night!

Well done to everyone who got good times and well done to the trophy getters....

Thanks go to PlanB, CAT12Z For letting me go in their cars for a spin :errr: scary or what!!!???

And a special thanks to my Dad for letting me TAKE THE CAR DOWN THE STRIP!!! :D <-- My face...... :eek: <-- His face!!!!
hahahaha

It was all in all an awesome night, thanks again for everyone who made it possible!!!

Troy :evil:

[Modena]

Originally posted by Emre
Let me word it in a different way than...:)

Has anyone experienced more than usual axle tramp last night.

My car has fairly stiff suspension and i occasionally get a bit of axle tramp, but last night it was out of control for me. Could not get a decent launch all night.
I was getting either bogged down, or savage axle tramp

on the run where I did my PB, it was so bad right through 1st gear that the radio came out! So much for theft deterrent....

[AQICLS3]

Oh i almost forgot....


When i dragged dads car and went sideways, did anyone happen to get it on film???

Id really love it, i only got inside footage......


Troy :wave:

[Ls1CorpCruiser]

:thumbsup: what can I say???

It was a top evening of racing and I was wrapped with the results...

Consistently in the 13.9's to 14.1's with 101-103mph times. After I got knocked out of DYO by the 17 sec. Corolla :doh: I decided to pak everything back into the boot. Spare, Sub box, etc etc..

Then at around 8.45 when they announced the grudge racing was starting I thought... well lets see how it runs with full street spec.

:deal: best ET was 13.8002 @ 103.91 mph but best mph :thumbsup: was 104.99 from my previous best run of 13.825..

Extremely happy overall and looking forward to catching up with you all soon.

Special thanks to Scudly for the use of his cargo hold.

[MattJ]

Sounds like a farkin great night, spewin i couldnt be there. I will however be at the next one, for sure and with car ready to race.

Dane?

Brett?

[EXECJIM]

thanks again erik and troy for a top nite:burnout:

good to see the boys from sydney come for look and kick:nutkick: our asses big time:deal:

axle tramp:flipoff: i have never experienced it so bad:cussing: , and at a guess, some of the others would have had the same problem:mad:

best for the night was 13.92@106.21 with a 2.39 60 ft:vpo:

dinner, drinks and conversation in bendigo was great after the racing:burnout: too:beer:

had a ball:headbang:

jim

[DJ345]

Thank to the aqikss team for running the event I han an awersome time.:cheers:
Ran a PB of 12.92 at 112.67mph which was in the final against modena(well done mate) almost broke out in the final as well.
An really stoked to finally get into the 12s.

[V8BRUTE]

Ahh heres the thread I have been looking for :D

For starters I will say a big thanks to Erik and Troy for putting together another great night of racing, top job guys :cheers:

I was nearly going to call it quits when all I could see was rain outside in Melbourne, was bloody glad I went, was near perfect conditions for the cars but not for the humans, farken cold :errr:

Was also great to see the Sydney contingent come down and show us Mexicans how to do it properly, some serious times and mph run by both on the night too, great bunch of guys as well :thumbsup:

I seem to have a 100-102mph ute, can't get the bugger to go any faster but at least it is consistant, best time last night was a 13.65@101.95, got a 13.68@102.13 later in the night.

The right lane sucked for my ute, tramped itself to bits, left lane was fine, just floor and go :D

[strife]

sounds like a good event.

should organise a shootout similar to the US shoot out would be fun

bloody good results for everyone :burnout:

[Robos R33]

Some ripper times guys!!:flip3:

[8throttlebodies]

Well done to all those that got PBs.

Mentions to Craig and Matlowth.
Well done..

8tb.

[KiWi]

I had an absolute ball especially watching cat12z and PlanB.

Well after some major axle tramp problems and some shocker times i worked out my tyre pressures and rpm launch i managed a 13.59 @ 106.1mph.

But after some tech talk with James (JBondSS) i pulled off a ripper of 13.44 @ 105.3mph im looking forward to LS1 Edit to improve my times.

Thanks to

Scud (Damo), James (JBondSS), Stu (Large), Jim (ExecJim), My GF Kerrie, Scott, Lloyd, for all there moral support and also for there tech talk to help me with my times. It was a Team effort.

Also big thanks to Eric and Troy for another excellent event.

Simon

[SchrgdVSV6]

Well done to Erik/Troy for organising the event. Didnt get to see/do too much racing as I was running late, but managed to have a few runs and do a 14.3@97mph with the LSD single spinning alot (I never have good luck at Heathcote).
I noticed more and more people are running semi-comps on smaller rims (or slicks), so Im gonna take note and go down the same path... as I was axle tramping/spinning a bit off the line.

Asen.

[8throttlebodies]

Originally posted by TeamKiwi
13.44 @ 105.
Simon

well done mate. getting quick now!

8tb

[KiWi]

Also forgot to mention thanks to Asen and Roity as well for the tyre gauge (HSV) and also tech help is well.

And also Scott for the music during runs and also he got to run a nice 16.64 ET in his Stock VP V6 good one Spoofa.

Simon

[spiZed]

PLAN B …….. you put on a great show with your super-sonic gear changes and awesome times. Both Sydney cars were very impressive.

Craig ……. Welcome to 12s…. you finally got there.
Matt and Emre ……………… both cars doing 124 mph……... awesome results for daily driven cars in 100% street trim.

Matt if you got those Nittos on, you should be doing 11s easy, (with a new clutch)

The 240z had a bad day as on 1st run it popped off the cooler hose and on 2nd run the clutch went “BOOM” into pieces.
Looks like I’ll have to settle for 12.12 @ 117 mph for now. The weather condition were perfect as even Emre picked up 3 mph since last time.

:eek:

[r8ls1]

:dance: nice times. that charlie intake kicks ass :bow:

[MRVXR8]

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone involved in making Saturday such a great night! - my first time at a forum event!

Though I didn't run on the night, I still met some great guys and got plenty of useful info on mods, and got to put faces to names (Great to meet you Large, ClubVX & Craig, RobVXR8, Moddo, YPlay4).

The trip home wasn't so great, with the coppers picking me up just out of Heathcote going down the hill doing 135 in a 100 zone!
Never been picked up before, and now to my shock got a $360 fine, 6 demerit points and a 6 Month walking pass! - Pricks! And it seems like I wasn't the only 1.

Anyone tried to contest a speeding fine such as this, if so, would be interested in knowing the details!

Thanks again, and hope to catch up with you all soon!

[Rate]

I'm surprised at the amount of people who got picked up by the police just outside of Heathcote.
Especially considering the announcer made a rather straight-forward broadcast that there 'might be some police presence just outside of Heathcote', or words to that affect.

Maybe the guys that got done, left early and didn't hear this?

[Doug]

Never been to a drag strip before - I suspect I saw how things are meant to run, not how they normally do. Was impressed with the number of runs people were able to get, and how smooth and quick things went. Top marks for Eric and Troy for organising.

:thumbsup:

Ended up leaving very early - aside being bloody cold, the wife wasn't feeling the best. She did vote Plan B as the best sounding car there on the night.

The cops were still tucked up in bed when we went through Heathcote. (Well, parked out front the station.) Sounds like they got busy later.

[MRVXR8]

Originally posted by Rate
I'm surprised at the amount of people who got picked up by the police just outside of Heathcote.
Especially considering the announcer made a rather straight-forward broadcast that there 'might be some police presence just outside of Heathcote', or words to that affect.

Maybe the guys that got done, left early and didn't hear this?

Spot on the money! I left at 8.30pm

[nickh]

five pages and still no comment from dane...lol...wow simon congrats on the time and mph also sounds like a good time had by all.....:):driving:

[F6Mauz]

Thanks to Erik and Troy for the great event . And thanks to ExecJim allowing me to use his helmet and me pesturing him to get my hands onto it. Next time i will make sure i don't lose mine:doh:

Does anyone have any footage of my car?

[Brendan]

Originally posted by yplay4
five pages and still no comment from dane...lol...

I noticed that too - someone would have mentioned if he hit a wall so what's the go? bad time? Broken car? Broken nail? Bad haircut? Pinstripe failure?

Congrats to everyone else on some really good times - must try and make it to one of these meets.

[smithc]

Thanks to Eric & Troy for a great night, first time drag racing legally .

I was pretty disappointed with me effort, quickest time I got was a 15.45 and that was with my mate in the car. ( Terrible... Terrible... Terrible...)

Left early, I got a bit thirsty :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: didn't see the boys in blue tho...

Chris

[Fabio's CV8]

Originally posted by smithc
quickest time I got was a 15.45

Practice makes perfect young padawan! :)

[cat12z]

Erick & Troy, that was a really great nite. Thanks for letting us come down and race. It was definately worth the near 2ooo k journey. I think most of the k's were spent with my 180kph burnouts. :lol:

Good fun. great meal afterwards and the night life at Bedigo rocks. :beer:

We got shown the town by the track owner Russell afterwards and I never slept. The run between Plan B and myself was a highlite for us to. Bugger got me by 0.032seconds. :D

Definately the best drag racing night so far!

Craig. :bounce:

[huggies]

Originally posted by cat12z
with my 180kph burnouts. :lol:
That was awsome as i was in the pasenger seat watching the dash soon as it hit 3rd gear Craig gives it WOT and the speedo went past 200kph:shock: what a burnout

[philstoj]

Thanks to eric and troy for organising a great event!!
I too had traction and axle tramp problems towards the end of the night,never had axle tramp before......
My 2 best runs were 15.2@90 mph,the second one came with a bit of wheelspin,i am pretty happy with the times it pulled considering its a stocker,i was hoping to sneak a 14 sec pass in tho......
On the way home,i never saw any coppers,which was nice!!:)

i also managed to do 2.2 60 foot times aswell...


I also will give the drags a miss for now,after a few mods it will be back....:rofl:


:burnout: :burnout: :burnout:


cheers phil.

[motomk]

What I found rather funny was Plan B and Cat12z avoiding each other in the DYO competition, and then both get knocked out!!!!!!!!!!:doh: ;)

Cat12z "Damn its Plan B"
Plan B "what????"
Plan B laughing :D
Cat12z "eeerrrr, quick lets do a quick oil consumption test"
A stock looking ute trundles by,
'Stock'man" Oh fanatastic I have to run Plan B":rolleyes:
Plan B laughing still!
Utes line up..... Win to 'Stock'man

Cat12z "er no, we're fine we're not using oil, quick line up"
'Stock SS' man " Oh goody I have to run Cat12z!" :rolleyes:
Win to 'StockSS'man!!!

Of course I have changed the names to protect the innocent!!!!:D

I hope you 2 guys come down again soon to show us Mexicans how its done coz the Utes were pretty special, as Bruce would say!!:wave:
I successfully avoided a trip in one of their utes, I saw the look on MrSenator's face when he got out!!!!:errr:
motomk - "No I''ll think I'll stick to the Battlecruiser for the moment!!!":)

[Plan B]

lol. That was it in a nut shell. Well said.... :D

[Dane]

Originally posted by yplay4
yeah im interested in seeing how dane went as well....:)


..... Just got back from Heathcote last night (Monday) for the third time in three days. :flipoff:

Erik & Troy ..... Onya again for putting the night together. :thumbsup:

As for 'Caleys' times ......Looks like a valve spring is snapped or a major electrical issue. So no times were run, had to get the wife up with a trailor and take it over to Starr. Not Happy.

Well done to all, some sensational times ..... :burnout:

:cheers:

[matlowth]

I was the one who told them to make an announcement... I'm surprised ppl actually got done!

As you said, it was probably people who left early - I didn't see any on the way back...

matt


Originally posted by Rate
I'm surprised at the amount of people who got picked up by the police just outside of Heathcote.
Especially considering the announcer made a rather straight-forward broadcast that there 'might be some police presence just outside of Heathcote', or words to that affect.

Maybe the guys that got done, left early and didn't hear this?

[AQICLS3]

Originally posted by smithc
Thanks to Eric & Troy for a great night, first time drag racing legally .

I was pretty disappointed with me effort, quickest time I got was a 15.45 and that was with my mate in the car. ( Terrible... Terrible... Terrible...)

Left early, I got a bit thirsty :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: didn't see the boys in blue tho...

Chris

Hehehe, i had only had my lisence for 6 days and i ran a 15.5!!! :stick:

Just stirring..... and i might add, that was with axle tramp off the line then spinning out sideways! heheheehe

Troy

[roity]

Excellent work Erik, great night. It was freezing though... :lol:

Again, the first run was my best, and also PB of 13.59 @ 103.67mph, which I'm pretty happy with.

CCC are holding another drag nite on the 17th of May & I think need a few spots filled.. further info at http://www.commodoreclub.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Cruiseup

Next time I might try some different rear tyres, I was very concerned about the mass axle tramp and wheels spin experienced this night that has never happened before at heathcote. 1st to 2nd shifts were particulary "slippery" with the rear end skating around the track, but despite what seemed to be bad launches, I still acheived best times :confused:

BTW, for those wondering (and for those thought there was wank factor in my aerials... :confused: ) those were CB aerials on the boot, they're not there for decoration but for practical purpose to ensure both CB bands have adequate coverage for long distance communications...

:D

[Sidewindr]

For those experiencing axle tramp I would be looking at your suspension setups :idea:

[matlowth]

Originally posted by Plan B
Thanks. I've run slower 11's up here in Sydney recently over the last 2 meets. ssgen3 runs 11's also but with bigger MPH. 117+ But your mph must be mind blowing in a total street car set-up!

Yeah, it's cool once you get going - I was crossing the line at about 198km/h... I'm just happy the car lived up to expectations as far as Mph goes...




Last night = anywhere from 2.forevers to 1.7's for the first 60' but second gear would also go up in smoke. Good fun though.

heh - I'd kill for 1.7's! :) Is that ute of yours fully set up for drag, or is the suspension etc all still street tuned?

matt

[SchrgdVSV6]

Originally posted by Sidewindr
For those experiencing axle tramp I would be looking at your suspension setups :idea:

Even though most of us havent done any suspension changes since the last Heathcote meet?... :confused:
Hmm, seems to me track surface changes (perhaps an uneven spraydown of VHT?) are repsonsible for showing the inadequacies of our current suspension setups. :hmmm:

[EXECJIM]

Originally posted by SchrgdVSV6
Even though most of us havent done any suspension changes since the last Heathcote meet?... :confused:
Hmm, seems to me track surface changes (perhaps an uneven spraydown of VHT?) are repsonsible for showing the inadequacies of our current suspension setups. :hmmm:

sidey, you should have been on the track:idea: just as we started racing:burnout: i was doing 2.5 and 2.7 60 ft:flipoff: the track was that slippery, the car was spinning in all 3 gears, or should i say tramping:(
the track did get better after about 2 hours of racing, but i think you will find most of us non slick drivers still couldnt launch that hard:p

jim:cheers:

[grassy]

Originally posted by AQICSS
Hehehe, i had only had my lisence for 6 days and i ran a 15.5!!! :stick:

Just stirring..... and i might add, that was with axle tramp off the line then spinning out sideways! heheheehe

Troy

I thought you just got your L's. You didn't tell me they gave you a license at the age of 16:shock:

[Dane]

Originally posted by yplay4
five pages and still no comment from dane...lol


.... If ya only knew what the last three days have entailed. :moon: (:rofl: )

A valve spring is broken ..... :( Now to find a way of permantly (best option) stopping this from happening again. :bounce:

The time from Heathcote look sensational dudes ..... Craig, well done mate. Hope I'll eventually get there. :thumbsup:

:cheers:

[Doug]

I didn't take too many photos on the night, but have cut a few down and posted here:

LS1 Heathcote Night (http://www.netspace.net.au/~dnacarter/temp/ls1heathcote.html) 235K download / 5 pics.

[HRT 8]

Originally posted by Dane
.... If ya only knew what the last three days have entailed. :moon: (:rofl: )

A valve spring is broken ..... :( Now to find a way of permantly (best option) stopping this from happening again. :bounce:

The time from Heathcote look sensational dudes ..... Craig, well done mate. Hope I'll eventually get there. :thumbsup:

:cheers:

Bad luck Dane. Seems that 2 forum members have had spring breakages after some dyno time.

[grassy]

Originally posted by HRT 8
Bad luck Dane. Seems that 2 forum members have had spring breakages after some dyno time.

What would Dyno time have to do with it?

[HRT.2FAST]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dane
[B].... If ya only knew what the last three days have entailed. :moon: (:rofl: )

A valve spring is broken ..... :( Now to find a way of permantly (best option) stopping this from happening again. :bounce:



Medium size cam ,less rpm +blower, =more power less stress.

:yup:

[Craig]

Originally posted by Dane
.... If ya only knew what the last three days have entailed. :moon: (:rofl: )

A valve spring is broken ..... :( Now to find a way of permantly (best option) stopping this from happening again. :bounce: Any idea on cause, 1.8's increasing the lift/stress?

[Drizt]

Originally posted by FDVTGEN3SS
What about my mate Jade? Anyone know how he went? Black VT SS

Also did Dane crack the 12.9?

Also how did eric go ??

who else was there ??
was brett there ???

Come on boys please tell us all the details

PLEAAAAAAAAAASE

[Craig]

Originally posted by Drizt
Also how did eric go ??

who else was there ??
was brett there ???

Come on boys please tell us all the details

PLEAAAAAAAAAASE Brett didn't run as he is waiting for some bits before going out again.

Erik ran but i'm not sure, was in the 13's though I think, Troy even had a run :eek: :p

Lot of people there

[Drizt]

Originally posted by Craig
Brett didn't run as he is waiting for some bits before going out again.

Erik ran but i'm not sure, was in the 13's though I think, Troy even had a run :eek: :p

Lot of people there

thanks for the info craigh


Damn sounds like an awesome time... sorry i couldnt go.... i wish we had a smiley that shows me being under thumb.... i couldnt go cause i was busy with my mrs....


very envious ...

and troy well done buddy .. must have been a blast...

[Plan B]

Originally posted by Drizt
was brett there ???



Brett's car was there. I'm sure it will happen soon. Nice engine, real nice. :) Some things just can't be rushed.

[Dane]

Originally posted by Craig
Any idea on cause, 1.8's increasing the lift/stress?

May have a couple of options:

Valve springs rated to 585th lift ???? Which is higher rated than the lift of the CAM at 580th ????

Previous set of springs I believe were rated 550.

Second option .... Heads off and into Higgins for fittment of 1.44 (??????) valve springs from the current 1.3's. Looking at a S/c down the track so may do this option.

Third option ....... GIVE UP AND START TO MOD THE FORD EB. :(

Hope its appropriate for this info on this thread. :) Just the feedback would be good, thanks for the PM's to date on thoughts as to the probs aswell dudes.

:cheers:

[Justice R8]

When will the next private be. The dutton rally is there in Aug so I need all the practice I can get after my first time of over 20sec.

I will be there