"Run What You Brung" Santa Pod - Rover vs. MG? North vs. South?

[Frank Incensed]

Originally Posted by Avulon

Just a couple! click on the pictures to go to the vids. Enjoy!

Thanks for posting these Chris, but I can't get them to load. I just get a rotating turbine image where the picture is supposed to be. Is my computer simply past. it?

Cheers

Robert

[Frank Incensed]

Originally Posted by J1MBO

Never have a problem with your driving Robert, just keep my eyes closed

A little secret between us, Jim - I do too!

Hope you and Jean had a good time in Cornwall.

I took a video through the windscreen of a whole cycle round Santa Pod. I shot it with my Nokia in the vertical. What's the best way of making it widely available, please? It's not brilliant, but it should give someone who's never been an idea of what it's like to participate.

[Avulon]

Originally Posted by Frank Incensed

After everyone else had left, Steve (MustBeGettingOld) organised a final run with the 2 of us side by side and Steve's friend took some pictures. It was interesting to see that the figures given in the owner's manual, which show that there is little difference in acceleration times between the manual and automatic versions, were born out by our run.

There were some immensely interesting vehicles and people there, but none more so than the combination of Wynne (a 72-year-old former teacher) and her W reg Rover 75 V6 2.5, which she intends to race every monthON NITROUS. Wynne can't get enough of the competition and did run after run. She has just replaced a Nissan (which she "blew up") with the Rover. Wonder how long it will last?

That is interesting, I had thought that Steve's car should be going better than the book says (being a diesel ).

Does anyone know if Nitrous can be fitted to diesel engine? I will definitely run mine next time. Looking at the calendar next general rwyb days are:

• Sat July 5th
• Sat August 9th
• Sat August 16th
• Sun Sept 14th
• Sat Sept 27th*
• Sun Sept 28th **

* racing until 8pm

** The do on the 28th is a BMW only show, but includes the new mini, so maybe will include the diesel 75 and ZT if we ask? http://www.bmwshow.co.uk/

[Avulon]

Originally Posted by Frank Incensed

I took a video through the windscreen of a whole cycle round Santa Pod. I shot it with my Nokia in the vertical. What's the best way of making it widely available, please? It's not brilliant, but it should give someone who's never been an idea of what it's like to participate.

Well if the ones I uploaded work ok for everyone then just upload it to photobucket and then grab the forum type link and paste into a post on here.

If you don't have photobucket account (I didn't until yesterday: but couldn't face struggling with google images to share my photos again) it only takes 5 minutes to create one (an account). It takes quite a while for each vid to upload though so do one at a time be patient and don't do what I did.... clicked a link on the page while a vid was uploading .

[Avulon]

Originally Posted by Frank Incensed

Thanks for posting these Chris, but I can't get them to load. I just get a rotating turbine image where the picture is supposed to be. Is my computer simply past. it?

Cheers

Robert

Quite possibly....


Well, ok, seeing as I've no idea what spec your PC has I shouldn't really guess. Have you checked that your web browser and all plugins are up to date? Also you may need to wait for it to get going depending on you Internet connection speed (the vids are 'semi' HD at 720p)

PS. Check Adobe flash player is up to date and working correctly.

[Frank Incensed]

Originally Posted by Avulon

That is interesting, I had thought that Steve's car should be going better than the book says (being a diesel )...........

Hi Chris
Sorry if I wasn't clear. What I meant is I've always been sceptical about the owners manual showing little difference in 0-60 times between the auto and the manual transmissions. Just like the unladen weight figures given for all the models being very little different. It's almost as though they couldn't be bothered to weight them!
But what we found seemed to support the acceleration of the manual and the auto being close.o

Thanks for the info on the videos Chris

[sikelsh]

Originally Posted by valleygixer

Yep that's me!

I got talking to the owners of the F, he pulled me over after a run for a chat.

It's running a still running the same k series block that came in the car but with different cams and nitrous! It has no cooling fan and the radiator is in the passenger seat

He said he bought it for £350 and £125 back through the sale of the wind deflector.

Really nice chap he said if any of the guys want help just contact them.

JK racing they are called.

Simon

[MustBeGettingOld]

Originally Posted by Frank Incensed

...

After everyone else had left, Steve (MustBeGettingOld) organised a final run with the 2 of us side by side and Steve's friend took some pictures. It was interesting to see that the figures given in the owner's manual, which show that there is little difference in acceleration times between the manual and automatic versions, were born out by our run.

Thanks for that Mr. Incensed, I had a great time in the blazing sun, should have used that sun-screen. I'm intending to go back on my own sometime, just to practice the Christmas Tree, which got the better of me every time. My mates pics not turned up yet so nothing much to post except my best ET of 18.9996 and end speeds of 74.04 and 74.45 mph. But at least I remembered to turn the aircon off

[MustBeGettingOld]

Originally Posted by Frank Incensed

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There were some immensely interesting vehicles and people there, but none more so than the combination of Gwen(a 72-year-old former teacher) and her W reg Rover 75 V6 2.5, which she intends to race every monthON NITROUS. Wynne can't get enough of the competition and did run after run. She has just replaced a Nissan (which she "blew up") with the Rover. Wonder how long it will last?

Gwen was something else and I think deserves a separate thread, possibly stickied. She's been doing this years and turns up at the Pod every month to sate her need for speed. I blagged a copy of her times, so now we know that the time to be is a 16.2@85mph, primed with nitrous

Gwen West 01.jpg

[Frank Incensed]

Originally Posted by MustBeGettingOld

Gwen .......... now we know that the time to be is a 16.2@85mph, primed with nitrous

Not a huge difference to a standard 190 then.
And there was me worrying how long her bottom end would last.
The lady can talk! She knew the schools I went to in Cambridge and where I lived. A wonderful spirit she has. Shame she's not a computer user.