4.5 performance

[Byff]

Went to Elvington on Sunday and had a few runs up the 1/4 and top speed track.

Can my speedo be this much out? Speedo indicated 170, speed trap indicated 150-155. Had the GPS aswell, but when doing that speed couldn't bring myself to take my eyes off the road.

Anyways - only managed a 13.46 quater mile, so has anyone done it quicker?

[BCA]

A few people in the egroups had 12's for 1/4 mile times. Havent checked ours up to 170, but up to 130 its very accurate against a gps unit thingy.

[Jonny TVR]

Do you know when the next Elvington event is? or can you just turn up?

[dannylt]

Reset the max speed on your GPS and see what it records? Mine is (err, was) dead accurate up to 5th gear, and several people have checked higher.

danny

[dannylt]

PS Nothing wrong with 13.5 1/4 mile - it is HIGHLY dependent on conditions, i.e. the tarmac, moisture, temperature of tyres, temperature of track. With a nice hot day and a 2nd gear burn out, and an engine on song, it should be easy to get under 13. 12.3 is the best I've heard of.

danny

[Byff]

There's another chance on the 27th April, so I'm aiming to perfect my starting technique.

Standing start - 1/4 mile timing then keep pressing on till you reach the end of the 1.5 mile runway, where the speed trap is.

I only did three runs as I was scared of breaking something but will try again next month if its a nice day.