[RoverRevival]

just sits in the crowd picking faults with everyones stuff and drives his mum's car

This ^

Can't bitch unless you can build better!

[JOHNDQ]

just sits in the crowd picking faults with everyones stuff and drives his mum's car

This ^

Can't bitch unless you can build better!

That's exactly the reason I gave up going to these things

[Vulgalour]

You: Oh, what did you bring then?

Them: *points out predictable nonsense, if they even had something to bring*

You: How disappointing. (even if you like it, this has to be your response, they don't half get their knickers in a twist about it)

[ROVER Cabby]

That comment really wound me up and its not even my car.

[JOHNDQ]

Ok all update on my Santa Pod trip, didnt go as well as i hoped was very disappointed in how it was run to be honest everything was so slow. Wasnt to busy there so didnt understand why, i got signed onto the track at 9:30 and stayed until rain closed play at 8:30 and in all at time we managed to get 4 runs in. First time ive ran on the new surface, ive heard from a lot of people how slippy the start is now but i didnt think be as bad as it was. Ti get off the line i had to drop front tyre pressures to 16 psi, get car moving and then straight into 2nd gear or i would just wheel spin non stop in 1st and most of 2nd. Unfortunately due to the heavy rain that came now the office closed early so i didnt get my time slips and after finding a member of staff i was told if i wanted them would have to come back Sunday, the best run i know i got from my friend behind me lining up for his race was 14.8 seconds. I was hoping for a bit better really but in comparison a Astra or Corsa VXR standard in low 15's but for an Old K reg Rover with a n/a 1.8 engine built at home on hard road tyres with an open diff on first outing i think we did ok.

Few pics of the start of the day....

2018-08-12_06-27-48 by John Quincey, on Flickr
2018-08-12_06-28-02 by John Quincey, on Flickr

To how the weather changed at the end of the day when i was about the last car left....

2018-08-12_06-28-19 by John Quincey, on Flickr

And finally 2 videos....

1st against my work mate in his 2 litre 175bhp stripped bear Toyota Celica....

VID_24940819_125140_036 by John Quincey, on Flickr

2nd against a drag VW Bug with nitrous running in the 12's driven by a majorly hot blonde so at least had a reason to talk to her. I knew i couldnt win so i tried to guess the lights and make a run for it but i was a bit early and got a red light.....

VID_24990820_163638_205 by John Quincey, on Flickr

[redandwhitE]

You can't have been taking it that seriously: you had the camera outside the car! Not aerodynamically cool ha ha

[RoverRevival]

Jumped and still got ya ass handed to you by the car of the people.

Good effort on the whole build though mate. I must admit, like a few people I had my reservation as to if you would get the job done but your build thread has been a really interesting follow.

Keep it up.

[JOHNDQ]

Yeah I must say her car went well think she put in a 12.7 for best run not much chance against that in current spec would have been ok if I took the Evo used to run 12.0 in that I'm hoping to get back to pod for the Saturday night special next month with some better tyres and a LSD all being well. It will definitely 100% get done mate is coming on a bit slower than I hoped but it's not been quite a straightforward as I thought and not been able to get the time on it I hoped for either. I hope do do at least one race next year (that's plan anyway )

[JOHNDQ]

You can't have been taking it that seriously: you had the camera outside the car! Not aerodynamically cool ha ha

Can't t take it to seriously mate

[Vulgalour]

That's respectable enough. Surprising that you took it to drag, up until now I thought it was much more a track focused car where it would likely perform quite well.