[FastForty]

Hi Chris,

Actually there is a funny story re these times. I had been asking my new son in law ( aeronautical electronics engineer working for Qantas ) for months to instal a new computor that provided multiple shift change lights and a new rev limiter. The day before the Cobra Car Club Nationals when I was at work he turned up at home and without my knowledge wired it in. My wife told me when I got home and we had to leave for the Nationals early the next morning. I rang my son in law and asked him what had he done and in particular had he disabled the rev limiter facility of the new computor and he said YES.

So I turn up at the track and immediately get sent out as number 2 car.

First event Go To Whoa - cold and wet track, car starts breaking down above 3800 revs. I assume that its because it has not had a run for a while and will clear itself during the day

Second event Hillclimb - wet track and raining when I get sent out - car continues to break down above 3800

Third event Drags - car will not rev above 3800 without breaking down

Take the car for a run along the road and sure enough it continues to break down above 3800.
Remove the plugs and they are all fouled and full of carbon.Clean the plugs.

So I decide that it must be the new computor and spend the rest of the afternoon disconnecting the new computor.
Take car for a run along the road and guess what it runs to 6500 ( my old rev limiter ) no problems

Return to track next day for Sprints and car runs as normal. Only Cobras that are quicker are a lightweight race car ( Warrick Harrisons ) and a Lexus powered twin turbo charged race car on slicks( Scott Hamson ) against a street registered GT40 running road tyres.

Moral of the story - Dont let anyone work on your car unless your there and especially if your going to an event the next day.

My historic times versus these times,
Sprint 1.10 v 1.10
Drags 8.42 v 8.6
GoToWhoa 13.24 v 20.6
Hillclimb 57.02 v 64.09

Chris the car was so slow that even YOU would have even beaten me !!!!!!!!

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PS: I have an almost brand new computor that I would like to sell to you very cheaply - give me a ring !!!!!!!