RAOC Proving Day 2 - Confirmed 30/11/07

[Alpineandy]

I trust met-check more than BBC!

Cold and damp.... perfect for the blowerboys.

[stephendell]

The weather forecast has changed very day this week for Friday.

IT has been predicted as sunny, cloudy, rainy & hazy !!

No one is predicting any rain tomorrow until the evening so finger crossed we will be OK. Also should be the warmest day this week regardless of the cloud.

I trust met-check more than BBC!

Cold and damp.... perfect for the blowerboys.

even met check are not predicting "cold and damp"

Don't want to put the dampners on it but Paul D might not be able to make it. Won't know till morning
Car are polished and ready to go....................

[stephendell]

Don't want to put the dampners on it but Paul D might not be able to make it. Won't know till morning

Tell him he'll cost everyone £10 each and that he won't be able to show his face next time for fear of reprisal:wink:

[Alpineandy]

I trust met-check more than BBC!

Cold and damp.... perfect for the blowerboys.

even met check are not predicting "cold and damp"

OK Cool and damp, and they were correct!

Any results ?

[stephendell]

RAOC BRUNTINGTHORPE RESULTS 30/11/07 CONDITIONS DAMP

NAME VEHICLE COLOUR 0-60 0-100 VMAX BHP 1/4 Mile

Kevan Slater Clio V6 255 Blue 6.9s 19.5s 125.7mph 240bhp 16.3 @ 91.2
Lee Hodson Megane 225 Red 7.2s 17.7s 133.8mph 229bhp 15.8 @ 94.1
Andy Mackenzie Wintle A310 V6 Yellow 7.6s 23.3s 129.2mph 136bhp 16.3 @ 86.1
Lee Crowston GTA Turbo White 6.8s 15.5s 135.8mph 214bhp 15.1 @ 98.3
Keith Walker Venturi 400 Red 5.3s 11.2s 168.6mph 364bhp 13.8 @ 109.3
Chris Hawes Delorean Silver 9.2s 24.7s 117.2mph 130bhp 17.4 @ 80.3
Mark Garner Clio V6 Silver 6.7s 18.0s 135.8mph 230bhp* 15.6 @ 92.5
Simon Gamblen Renault 21 Turbo Red 8.3s 19.3s 142.0mph 212bhp* 16.3 @ 91.4
Andy Holt Spider Yellow 6.1s 13.8s 145.4mph NT 14.8 @ 102.1
Martin Guard Venturi 300 Silver 6.0s 13.8s 115.9mph NT 15.6 @ 100.0

* Previous Test
NT = Not Tested

I haven't confirmed this with the manufacturers but the figures for the unmodified cars would seem to suggest a correction factor of approx 6% to 7% for the power figures due to the wet surface.

For example that would put the 400GT output closer to 390 bhp

Stephen, GREAT DAY! We all had a blast and there was every different PRV 'flavour' on offer to sample. The rain held off although the track was very damp to start with and went entertainingly greasy later in the day.

By the way, a stock DeLorean is around 130bhp with all of the emissions and restricted exhaust. I had a free-flowing exhaust and no emissions and thought you mentioned some results that came out at 150-160bhp?

Thanks for inviting us Stephen. We all had a great time. Conditions not perfect so this would be interesting to see the results when done on a dryer surface.
A good result for the Venturi's.

I would like to thank everyone for a great day and for Stephen who organised the day.

Would do this again and would highly recommend to anyone who as not been.

Thansk again all.

Stephen, have you got the 60ft figures for each car?

Stephen, GREAT DAY! We all had a blast and there was every different PRV 'flavour' on offer to sample. The rain held off although the track was very damp to start with and went entertainingly greasy later in the day.

By the way, a stock DeLorean is around 130bhp with all of the emissions and restricted exhaust. I had a free-flowing exhaust and no emissions and thought you mentioned some results that came out at 150-160bhp?

But the times recorded by the gear come out at equating to 130bhp though. Andy's standard A310 atmo was faster etc...

Great day out, dodgy sarnie, what more can you want .

V6 255 figures on the test meter that we used were
6.9 secs for 0 - 60
000 secs for 0 - 100
136 mph by the way, it had reset by the time I got back

Look forward to next time

Another excellent day Plenty Flameage Really good to see so many different cars going head to head Eurotrash Spid was very Venturi posse added a new challenge and the modern units stood up well against the thoroughbreds

Ohh and not forgeting the NHS 21 ................

My box still packed up after a while ...................First run was OK @ 7.3 ,second run ,no 2nd and 9+
Best was done with a 2nd gear launch
It's all torque innit ?