JohnA Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Jim, whereabouts are you? Maybe a member here can meet you and have a go as a passenger with an accelerometer. If you are near Kent I'd be happy to oblidge. If the times are *anywhere* near what you claim then it's end of the story. How about it? PS Gee, I miss the Dude. He'd have a field day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 This thread is getting stupid. Anyone on the GTO forum and feel like posting a link to this up there and see what they say? I'd LOVE to see what they make of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 hey wheres jim gone?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 John - you're a brave man. You'd be pulling 6+ positive G to run that 60ft time (and 6 is being conservative!) I doubt I'd be fit enough to cope with that - are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I am prepared to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. Even if it seems highly unlikely, even if his choice of words and emotional responses speak volumes. With a passenger it should easily do low 12s, if it is as quick as claimed. A decent accelerometer will give you 60ft times and all that, no probs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 We really need to reduce the number of posts allowed before paying membership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I am prepared to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. Even if it seems highly unlikely, even if his choice of words and emotional responses speak volumes. With a passenger it should easily do low 12s, if it is as quick as claimed. A decent accelerometer will give you 60ft times and all that, no probs. there is a guy on the gto forum that runs around 450 hp with loads done,car stripped out totally and 150 shot of NOS and he only just manages to break into high 11 s .that 60 ft time beats the uk record-no way.going to ring my mate who is on gto forum and see if hell put a link to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 is it possible some of these cars have some sort of active front spoiler that cocks up the timing gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 We really need to reduce the number of posts allowed before paying membership. We need to give the guy free membership for his services to entertainment I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 is it possible some of these cars have some sort of active front spoiler that cocks up the timing gear? What, you mean like warp speed engagement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 17, 2006 Author Share Posted February 17, 2006 ive put a link on the gto forum:D ....this should be fun.....can't wait:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersizejim Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Like i said i dont have to answer your stupid questions are you arguing with FIA timing equipment still ? thats the issue not some silly 1.3ltr 4 wheel drive, or some silly rear wheel drive that i know for a fact if you tried to launch a 400 bhp supra by reving to 7,500 then pinging up the clutch it would spin its tits off any rear wheel drive can do that from a rs2000 ......you have not got a clue pal. thats funny because a guy in the US can lay down 1132 hp at the rear wheels bouncing the car off the rev limiter.for rwd we have a thing called drag tyres-thats how you lay the power down, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 ... .that 60 ft time beats the uk record-no way.going to ring my mate who is on gto forum and see if hell put a link to this thread. I don't really care about the 60ft time, it could be a timing fluke or whatever. I wonder more like how a car as heavy as the GTO can do 11s with such low trap speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 17, 2006 Author Share Posted February 17, 2006 has jim been stoped from posting?.... can a mod sort it out... i can tell im gonna be glued to the pc all night....wifes gonna kill me:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Jim what was the 60ft time on the 13.1 run? as we've said - 11.9 is potentially realistic. A 0.8 60ft time isnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersizejim Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 it *couldn't* be a timing fluke. Santa Pod have confirmed that this NEVER happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 even with all the weight stripped out ,it will still weigh more than a stripped subaru like the one that holds the 60 ft record ,he also has more power to get him to the 60 ft point and proper DRAG tyres unlike cheap tyres like proxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 A Go-kart that 60fts faster than a top fuel too! wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 as for fast 60ft records i have seen a 2 wheel drive go kart run a 9 sec quarter at only 120 mph his 60fts where faster than mine. jim are you the new UK record holder for street legal cars 60ft drag times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersizejim Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 ..The Truths out even a stripped car do as i have claimed, Do you mean that up to now the Truth was not out? So much about the 'stock' GTO, it now turns out it was stripped to bare metal. Anything else you forgot to mention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 as for fast 60ft records i have seen a 2 wheel drive go kart run a 9 sec quarter at only 120 mph his 60fts where faster than mine. a go kart is a lot lighter than a GTO though,stripped or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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