Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 15/08/09 11:46 AM Author Share Posted 15/08/09 11:46 AM thanks buf...chris rapid...and joe ripgmh are going to be down there as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPV_Steve Donating Members 191 Member For: 17y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 15/08/09 12:07 PM Share Posted 15/08/09 12:07 PM Good luck mate, hope you have a win!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 18y 10m 22d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 16/08/09 05:26 AM Share Posted 16/08/09 05:26 AM Yeah we saw ya do all those 14s mate... at leaste ya beat the Holden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 16/08/09 05:53 AM Author Share Posted 16/08/09 05:53 AM well guys what can I say looks harder than I thought....We had two practice runs the car just wouldn't hook up ran a 16.32 and a 14.80 with farken heaps of axle tramp...So now we where having the start of the competition...best of three....He beats me in the first one but I,m getting better 14.05 at 169km to the ss 13.64 at 166km..Check air pressure in rear tyres 50psi fark what am I doing.....Drop them to 25psi for the second run we both run 13.609 the falcon at 172.73 to the ss's 166.15.....I cut a .006 light (arse)to his -.111 ....so it's one all with one to race....So it's the final pass my reaction time .154 to his .172 at 60foot the falcon 2.299 the ss 2.145...Well any way the ss ran 13.650 at 166km ..the falcon 13.516 at 174km I farken did it....It was funny to see I chased him in every run as he always was quicker at 60 foot....If I could stop the axle tramp going by the times the car should run low 13's....He was a little cut so we had one more beat him again...3-1 falcon over ss My farken car with me in it was a little under 1900km his was about 50kilos lighter.........Falcon wins the factory family muscle car shoot out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardcore Member 92 Member For: 16y 11m 26d Gender: Male Posted 16/08/09 06:05 AM Share Posted 16/08/09 06:05 AM Nice Work mate! Any Vids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 16/08/09 07:42 AM Share Posted 16/08/09 07:42 AM Good work Nicko :oWhat's he got planned now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 7m 23d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 16/08/09 07:55 AM Share Posted 16/08/09 07:55 AM Good job Nick , that's pretty spritely for a manual well done :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 5m 25d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 16/08/09 08:18 AM Author Share Posted 16/08/09 08:18 AM tab said: Good work Nicko :oWhat's he got planned now? he wants a track day at wakefield in a couple of months.... Buf-Phoon said: Good job Nick , that's pretty spritely for a manual well done thanks guys...would of loved it not to axle tramp and come out on launch control....wrapped with the miles 108.38 top end...now how the fark do you stop axle tramp...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPGMH Donating Members 302 Member For: 20y 9m 3d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 16/08/09 10:13 AM Share Posted 16/08/09 10:13 AM Its all about having some fun Nick well done,it was pretty hot day,definately not the best to get best out of our turbos.only advice is ........ practice makes perfect By the way your car looks heaps better with its new lowered stance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF05T Member 453 Member For: 18y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 16/08/09 08:55 PM Share Posted 16/08/09 08:55 PM Awesome result mate! Those holdens just get off the line much cleaner then our fords! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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