Autotrader Easter Thunderball - Low ET's...

[anonymous-user]

It may be accurate, it may be like playing darts blindfolded, however, my random estimates for next weekend:

Based on traditional Thunderball weather, typical English, cold, mild breeze, some dampness etc.

Pro Fuel (divided into Top Fuel and Funny Car)
Top Fuel - 4.727/312.72mph
Funny Car - 5.293/268.27mph

Pro Mod - 6.201/227.12mph

Top Methanol - 5.492/252.67mph

NFAA - 6.691/212.16mph

Super Mod - 7.689/177.36mph

Street Eliminator - 7.85/187.08mph

Top Fuel Bike - 6.584/203.44mph

Funny Bike - 6.943/190.73mph

Super Street Bike - 7.746/186.46mph

Not sure if I missed a couple of heads up classes in that.

[flying toilet]

My predicitions:

Top Fuel - 4.92/297mph
Funny Car - 5.43/252mph

Pro Mod - 6.321/223mph

Top Methanol - 5.37/262mph

NFAA - 7.03/201mph

Super Mod - 7.58/182mph

Street Eliminator - 8.05/189mph

Top Fuel Bike - 6.71/211mph

Funny Bike - 6.88/198.73mph

Super Street Bike - 7.69/191mph

Reasons for ET's in Street Eliminator is the weather/cold track and the like and people adapating to the new tyres BFG over MT's for example.

As for a 4.72 Besty i would love to see it!

[BennettRacing]

Top Fuel - 4.98/313mph

Funny Car - 5.05/299mph

Pro Mod - 6.18/229mph

Top Methanol - 5.43/252mph

NFAA - 6.78/209mph

Super Mod - 7.70/181mph

Street Eliminator - 7.95/183mph

Top Fuel Bike - 6.77/201mph

Funny Bike - 6.97/192mph

Super Street Bike - 7.80/182mph

Edited by BennettRacing on Friday 30th March 14:58

[slinky]

If he can get it to run sweet, Chris Hall may suprise us in Funny Bike.. I'm quite looking forward to seeing the fruits of his winters labours..

[peterwalters]

Top Fuel - 4.89@307
Funny Car - 5.67@220

Pro Mod - 6.22@227

Top Methanol - 5.421@250

NFAA - 6.89@202

Super Mod - 7.62@175

Street Eliminator - 7.98@182

Top Fuel Bike - 6.45/206mph

Funny Bike - 6.95@192

Super Street Bike - 7.68@168

...Looks like the weather will be ok (fingers crossed), heard its going to be hot sunshine most of the easter weekend....good luck to all.

[Miss Corrado]

Good god give some of them a break! I'm not sure we will see cracking times at this first meet, new drivers and setups, i'm going through the gently gently route!

Top Fuel - 4.987/306mph
Funny Car - 5.493/256mph

Pro Mod - 6.381/223mph

Top Methanol - 5.502/250mph

NFAA - 6.99/209mph

Super Mod - 7.70/175mph

Street Eliminator - 7.95/185mph

Oh and for us... rick will run a seven and Spencer will get his first eight! *taps much wood/holds lucky rabbits paw/sprinkles shamrocks over bonnet and rear wing etc*

[topnitro]

Mmmmmm.... Always difficult to guess. As for Jon's 4.72 - Oh I would dearly love that - but I don't think it's going to happen. (Would be delighted to come back to eat humble pie if it did!)

Seriously, I'm going to have the following stabs...

Top Fuel - 4.91/302mph
Funny Car - 5.40/260mph

Pro Mod - 6.30/225mph

Top Methanol - 5.50/255mph

NFAA - 6.98/199mph

Super Mod - 7.56/183mph

Street Eliminator - 7.95/185mph

Top Fuel Bike - 6.60/215mph

Funny Bike - 6.90/190mph

Super Street Bike - 7.69/191mph

Edited by topnitro on Friday 30th March 21:38

[bigmouse]

Don't know about the rest but the Street Eliminator et's are going to be closely watched this season. With several racers changing to (or back to in my case) the BFG drag radial, which are the only non block treaded tyre allowed in the rules and which are as legitimate as any other allowed tyre within the class - it will be an interesting season opener.

Will anyone break into the 7's on such an early and relatively newly laid track? I don't think so.

8.25 @ 179.00

Edited by bigmouse on Friday 30th March 22:13

[kestral]

Sammy Miller 3.17/424mph. If only!

[Furyous]

I have to agrEe.This early in the seaSon , on a green track, I beliEve a lot of the times posted are very optimistic.

Having said that, pro crew chiefs are indeed the 7th wonder of the world.

Best of luck to all involved, and just remember, you dont HAVE to break it first time out.

F

[redvictor]

bigmouse said:

Don't know about the rest but the Street Eliminator et's are going to be closely watched this season. With several racers changing to (or back to in my case) the BFG drag radial, which are the only non block treaded tyre allowed in the rules and which are as legitimate as any other allowed tyre within the class - it will be an interesting season opener.

Will anyone break into the 7's on such an early and relatively newly laid track? I don't think so.

8.25 @ 179.00

Edited by bigmouse on Friday 30th March 22:13

i'll bet you £50 that time will be broken.....lol
8.2 @184.4mph with a 1.75 60ft in November.....

Edited by redvictor on Friday 30th March 22:53

[NuthinFancy]

Hm... Easter should be interesting. Gonna be good though

Top Fuel - 4.80@312

Funny Car - 5.15@280

Pro Mod - 6.28@228

Top Methanol - 5.50@252 for dragsters, i reckon fagerstrom will run a 5.70 in his funny car.

NFAA - 6.60 @ 215mph

Im looking forward to Easter, it's going to be one hell of a meeting. We done some stuff to the car (Well, i say some stuff!) so we should be in good stead to be competitive.

[Bowler]

Nitro-Besty said:

Top Fuel - 4.727/312.72mph

I'd love to see this and I'd guess that you're thinking of Urs here, based on his performance at last years E/F's. However without Glenn Mikres, it will be intersting to see if Fat Attack can repeat these figures

Me? I just want to see some competitive numbers in all classes and everyone getting down the track safely

Guy

Edited by Bowler on Saturday 31st March 10:34

[Jon C]

Bowler said:

I'd love to see this and I'd guess that you're thinking of Urs here, based on his performance at last years E/F's. However without Glenn Mikres, it will be intersting to see if Fat Attack can repeat these figures

Me? I just want to see some competitive numbers in all classes and everyone getting down the track safely

Guy

Watch Thomas Nataas this year...

[dnac]

I would think that Pro-Mod will actually run faster than the Funny Cars

[Bowler]

Bowler said:

However without Glenn Mikres, it will be intersting to see if Fat Attack can repeat these figures

Based on todays news on ED (2nd April), it would seem that my assumption that the Fat Attack guys would not be joined by Glenn Mikres was wrong. It would seem that I owe Urs and his team an apology......... Ooops! Genuine mistake

Edited by Bowler on Monday 2nd April 16:06

[flying toilet]

Bowler said:

Bowler said:

However without Glenn Mikres, it will be intersting to see if Fat Attack can repeat these figures

Based on todays news on ED (2nd April), it would seem that my assumption that the Fat Attack guys would not be joined by Glenn Mikres was wrong. It would seem that I owe Urs and his team an apology......... Ooops! Genuine mistake

Edited by Bowler on Monday 2nd April 16:06

Maybe the Kallita team have given him a break?

[Bowler]

flying toilet said:

Maybe the Kallita team have given him a break?

Maybe, they did, maybe GM had "signed up" with UE, before he signed with Kallita ?

Anyway with no NHRA meeting this weekend, it makes things easier for all parties, no matter what was (or wasn't done)

See you at the weekend

[tvrjohn]

First time spectating at Santa Pod, camped over with my two little boys
We had a great time

[Jon C]

tvrjohn said:

First time spectating at Santa Pod, camped over with my two little boys
We had a great time

Excellent! Spread the word, see you in May hopefully.