Chimaera getting beat by a golf!

[dbv8]

Heres a few clips of my Chim at York last weekend...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhGVdyoZdCs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGfGs2S2z3M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY8KKbAsAx8

ps the Golf was the fastest Y class (ie RWYB) car on the day with a huge turbo and quattro drivetrain.
I was the second quickest

Edited by dbv8 on Tuesday 5th August 12:11

[S5TVR]

dbv8 said:

Heres a few clips of my Chim at York last weekend...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhGVdyoZdCs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGfGs2S2z3M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY8KKbAsAx8

ps the Golf was the fastest Y class (ie RWYB) car on the day with a huge turbo and quattro drivetrain.
I was the second quickest

Edited by dbv8 on Tuesday 5th August 12:11

Anything can be made to go fast, but not everything can be made to look good ! I went to Santa Pod and got my arse handed to me by a Vauxhall Nova and an assortment of other heavily modded cars. Horses for courses and all that !

[Stevie Mojo]

I raced a Corsa at York and only beat him cos I was quicker off the line with rear wheel drive, he was catching me all the way.

[dbv8]

S5TVR said:

Anything can be made to go fast, but not everything can be made to look good ! I went to Santa Pod and got my arse handed to me by a Vauxhall Nova and an assortment of other heavily modded cars. Horses for courses and all that !

Im not complaining.
I understand where these guys are coming from, wolf in sheeps clothing or sleepers.
All fantastic fun wether your getting thrashed by a 70's Capri or blowing away a modern Porker.
Its really about testing and tuning your car on the day.

[Flintstone]

How 'honest' is it to say something like 'Fiat 500 -v- Lamborghini' when pretty much all that's left of the 'lesser' car is the body shell?

I still want one though.

[gcpeters]

is the chim standard?

[dbv8]

gcpeters said:

is the chim standard?

Pretty much standard 450 with 98k on it.
All i did was swap the rears for R888s and fitted a simple 60 bhp nitrous kit.
I was hoping for a mid to low 13 so came away very happy with a 12.2
My times over the weekend....

TSI Results for York Dragway.
Results for August 2nd 2008: UK Northern Nationals
Individual racer results for: Y373 derek beck
First run was only 14.1 at 101 on standard tyres and no gas... not on this list..?
Run Time Catagory Dialin Reaction 60 Foot 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH 1/4 ET 1/4 MPH
10:00:02 RWYB - CAR
0.00 1.3971 2.0499 8.5969 0.0000 13.3346 103.7000
10:06:13 RWYB - CAR
0.00 1.0342 2.0737 8.6057 0.0000 13.3455 104.5000
11:00:07 RWYB - CAR
0.00 1.0010 2.0858 8.7089 81.2100 13.4951 102.7300
11:06:07 RWYB - CAR
0.00 1.1239 2.0781 8.6141 82.5500 13.3529 103.4600
60bhp Nos
12:47:42 RWYB - CAR
0.00 0.9940 2.1411 8.6610 84.2300 13.3029 107.6300
12:56:26 RWYB - CAR
0.00 0.9569 2.1312 8.6410 83.7800 13.2831 107.3800
Weaker mix
14:40:51 RWYB - CAR
0.00 1.1099 2.0020 8.2280 87.7000 12.6391 111.8900
Results for August 3rd 2008: UK Northern Nationals
Individual racer results for: Y373 derek beck
Run Time Catagory Dialin Reaction 60 Foot 1/8 ET 1/8 MPH 1/4 ET 1/4 MPH
10:02:38 RWYB - CAR
0.00 0.9800 2.0170 8.2909 87.5600 12.7100 111.9600
16psi
10:08:59 RWYB - CAR
0.00 0.8648 1.9582 8.1132 88.9100 12.4893 113.3100
14psi
10:57:57 RWYB – CAR
0.00 1.0741 1.9738 8.1227 88.9500 12.5078 113.1400
12 psi
11:03:00 RWYB – CAR
0.00 0.8798 1.9942 8.0982 90.1800 12.4492 113.9500
12:17:19 RWYB – CAR
0.00 0.8219 1.9150 8.0769 87.9200 12.4980 111.6800
10psi
12:27:43 RWYB - CAR
0.00 0.8339 1.8501 7.8749 86.7500 12.2251 113.3300

Edited by dbv8 on Tuesday 5th August 13:43

[Flintstone]

dbv8 said:

gcpeters said:

is the chim standard?

Pretty much standard..... 60 bhp nitrous kit.

Blimey. Let me know when you get round to modifying it then

[mak]

Thats wot i was thinking , i have to say it looks bloody quick off the line as well. nice.;)

[dbv8]

I think i need to get the car on a rolling road.
I bought it last year from a guy near London. It has been serviced from day 1 by Fernhursts and covered 91k. Its now on 98k and i serviced it myself last time.
To run the times it has, it has to be a very healthy engine so im interested to see what its putting out, especially with the gas.

[Pau1]

Well done, and nice videos. Don't worry about getting beaten by the MK2 Golf. A well sorted 20vT Syncro Golf is a weapon.

Do you run a prgressive NOS controler or just run it on WOT? I like the stripes too.

[dbv8]

Pau1 said:

Well done, and nice videos. Don't worry about getting beaten by the MK2 Golf. A well sorted 20vT Syncro Golf is a weapon.

Do you run a prgressive NOS controler or just run it on WOT? I like the stripes too.

Not worried at all about the Golf... it had 4 wheel drive and 500bhp and was only testing apparantly!
I had a controller but it wasnt working along with the WOT microswitch.
So we bodged up a pushbutton dangling on wires near the steering wheel.
It was a bit tricky to time right but i think it worked ok in the end.
The mix might have been a little lean also as i only had a few jets to play with.
Ended up running with a 120 (ie 60 bhp) in the gas and a 50 in the fuel.
Big benefits also came from dropping to 10psi in the rear R888's.
Bigger jets and maybe an 11 next time unless something goes bang.

[dbv8]

Got beat a couple more times too...

[Orophin]

Nice videos and pics, enjoyed them much, quite funny the first two. I wouldn't worry about the golf either. What's the plan then, more nos or a supercharger?

I was level with a standard 1.6 vtec Honda Civic a few weeks ago, that was a little embarrising.

[dickieandjulie]

Christ in that second clip against the yellow honda you took off like a shot! Fantastic

[dbv8]

[quote=Orophin]
What's the plan then, more nos or a supercharger?
quote]

By my guestimmations i reckon upping to 100 bhp nitrous and a little luck will see me in the 11's.
Im thinking of entering a series next year just for the craic.
Not sure what yet though.

[grahamw48]

I was there as a spectator.

Well done dbv8.

Drag racing is a lot more skilful than it looks, and the guys you were up against take it very seriously and invest large amounts of cash.

- Will take my tiv up one day if (to be honest) I have the balls.

Let's see more PHers at what is a great little venue, and so friendly.



...Some lovely machinery in the car park too:

Edited by grahamw48 on Thursday 7th August 10:20

[dbv8]

[quote=grahamw48]
- Will take my tiv up one day if (to be honest) I have the balls.

Let's see more PHers at what is a great little venue, and so friendly.

[quote]

Give it a go!
Its a bit nerve wrecking at first but then you realise at a RWYB most people are in the same boat, then its just massive fun all the way.
No need to be ashamed of being beat by a hot rod as thats what its all about.
You wont regret it. But you might get addicted.

[Stevie Mojo]

I've had quite a few goes over the years in various cars that I've owned. It's great fun.