Brighton Results SUB 12seconds???

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

Hi all -

Brighton was great! - The weather held off (well predicted James!!) - no rain.

So did anyone get a timeed run under 12s??

YES!! -

Roy Smart managed a blistering 11.83s @ 116Mph [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
First sub 12s run in the Uk I believe.. - well done Roy and he also gets to retain the Dave Wilson Memorial Trophy again (3rd time!!)

Top top 5 GTD Timed runs were:
1st - Roy Smart @ 11.83s / 116 Mph (GTD40)
2nd - Paul Thompson @ 12.41s / 116 Mph (Roy's GTD40)
3rd - Dave Parker @ 12.52s / 117Mph (GTD R42)
4th - Andrew Fordyce @ 12.91 / 104 Mph (GTD40)
5th - Roger Burston @ 12.96 / 113Mph (Dave's GTD R42)

Full results / pics / videos to follow.

Unfortunately - after testing on Friday - James was unable to compete today due to technical reasons - I'm sure he will explain in due course.. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] but he did come to see us compete and is looking forward to joining in the fun soon! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Lee]

Excellent. Well done Roy.
Who bought lunch?

[Malcolm]

Hey, doesn't 12.98 count for anything nowadays? Wendy also came third in the handicap class of 55 listed runners.

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

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Hey, doesn't 12.98 count for anything nowadays? Wendy also came third in the handicap class of 55 listed runners.

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It sure does Malc - it means your were not in the top 5 places! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] (& get your headlights fixed!)

Well done Wendy....

[Malcolm]

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[Bill Bayard]

Congrats Roy! You've finally found the "Holy Grail"! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

The only question that remains now is, "Will JP ever be

able to beat 11.83 secs?"

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

Yep - Roy really showed the rest how to do it!

I had tweeked the engine management somewhat and found on my first practice, that we had a fair amount more power.

Thinking on Rons remarks, I tried launching at higher (<3000) rpm than usual (< 2000) in second gear and promptly left two very long and black stripes from the start.

To this, Roy remarked to others present about youth and too much right foot etc etc!

Then, when he first drove the car, on his practice run.....

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

...and he said I had a heavy right foot - bloody cheek!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

on return he commented about the car being 'almost undriveable' [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Iron Sheik]

And all this talk about GT40 not being made for drag racing,,,Bul$%@& [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

If you have the POWER, and know how to launch it, you can do it.

Congrats Paul and Roy. So GTD has now done 11s in UK and US [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[JP]

My hat goes off to Roy and Paul for a trully spectacular effort. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Indeed Roy also beat the Ferrari F50 by nearly a second! The Ferrari F40 by well over a second and Lambo was just blown away.

I unfortunately didn't make it with the MDA.

I hired a runway for the day on Friday to get plenty of practice. We started very wet. Not the best of conditions. During the day we had a few unforeseen problems.

1) Clutch. AVOID AP organic clutches if you have over 450HP. I fried mine on every launch, it wouldn't even bite trying 2nd gear launches.

2) Engine problem. We had an idle problem that turned out to be No.2 not working. Worrying because we might have bore washed it. We'll find out soon.

For obvious reasons. i.e I didn't want to blow my engine. And the clutch that would leave me standing on the start line at Brighton like complete mutant! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

So how did the MDA go? Very quick indeed. Even with 7 just cylinders.

Paul and Roy will be having a fine lunch in the not too distant future on me.

Regards,

J.P [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Malcolm]

Didn't Paul &amp; Roy manage 168 mph recently on just 7 cylinders? Good to see you and Louise on Saturday JP, hope the problems get sorted soon.

[Frank Catt]

I want to be like Roy, if he can drive like that at 78 years old I have plenty of time to learn to drive.

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

Blimey Frank! - and Roy tells me he's 72, although he's been saying that for the past 6 years and refer's to Ray Christopher as 'DAD' [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[gt40rick]

Paul, The difference in yours and Roys times show how critical the start of the 1/4 mi. is. I would guess that Roy will shave another few tenths off his time as well. My hat goes off to any one Roys age (whatever it really is [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]), who goes out and runs his car the way he does!

[Malcolm]

Nothing to do with age, its down to your spirit and Roy has more of that than the rest of us put together!

[Malcolm]

Rick, Wendy did have a chat with Roy and he did say to her that he felt that even now there was potential for a quicker time! No one has yet mentioned the 500 bhp motorcylce that set a new course record of 8.87 secs with a terminal of 178 mph! You know, Roy used to race bikes too, maybe he fancies a go on that?

[gt40rick]

Malcolm, I am sure that he will shave a few more tenths off of his time, but I think that he will have a hard time talking the owner of the bike into letting him take it down the track. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Malcolm]

Just looking at that second picture again, can anyone work out a way of measuring the angle that Roy has got that car to from the straight ahead direction. It looks outrageous!