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Alpine 1/4 mile times

Postby Tony Smith » Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:53 am

Does anybody know what the fastest a road going Alpine has run a 1/4 mile in and terminal speed? Are there any figures besides Steve's Bruntingthorpe ones? Although I know Steve's timing equipment is good the surface at Bruntingthorpe isn't great for launches and it's uphill too so the times won't be optimum.
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Postby clee » Tue Dec 23, 2008 10:27 am

We need to see the slip tho ....................

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Re: Alpine 1/4 mile times

Postby si21 » Tue Dec 23, 2008 3:04 pm

Tony Smith wrote:Does anybody know what the fastest a road going Alpine has run a 1/4 mile in and terminal speed? Are there any figures besides Steve's Bruntingthorpe ones? Although I know Steve's timing equipment is good the surface at Bruntingthorpe isn't great for launches and it's uphill too so the times won't be optimum.


I agree with the up hill bit, but correct me if I am wrong but isnt the pod slightly down hill and dont they put some sort of adhesive down on the track to aid traction?

I just think that if you get a reasonable time at Brunters then you can think to yourself thats a safe average. What roads do you drive on that have an adhesive sprayed down on the surface before you accelerate hard ? The next man is on the same surface as well :wink:

Same as rolling road really always compare results using the same fixed part in the equation.

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POD

Postby Tony Smith » Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:57 pm

Pod is slightly uphill too but not as much as Bruntingthorpe
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Traction.

Postby Tony Smith » Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:01 am

They don't put down adhesive but there is plenty of rubber laid on the start line which is grippy. Santa Pod isn't a particularly fast strip, Avon raceway is quicker. Some road surfaces are very grippy - much more so than Brunters
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Postby BIG_MVS » Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:07 am

Yes no slip and he has done a scarlet pimpernel and vanished!

I fancy doing a 1/4 mile run at the POD or Shakespear, anyone else fancy it in the spring?
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Postby clee » Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:34 am

Do you fancy a full day at POD with no queuing ?
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I'm sure we can accommodate a few Alps .
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Mmmmmmm maybe

Postby si21 » Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:37 pm

BIG_MVS wrote:Yes no slip and he has done a scarlet pimpernel and vanished!

I fancy doing a 1/4 mile run at the POD or Shakespear, anyone else fancy it in the spring?


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Postby clee » Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:58 pm

Dunno 'bout camping yet .
It'll be about £60 for unlimited runs ..Would be great to get a few Alps there for a shoot out :twisted:
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If it's working I'm well up for that

Postby Tony Smith » Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:50 pm

I'll definitely be in that - provided the cars ok. That 1/4 mile time and terminal speed for a mildly modded GTA don't add up - there is either a timing error or a misrepresentation. You would need around 240bhp per ton to run those times and I had my GTA in a similar spec to that for many years and don't believe for a minute it would been anything like that quick. Thats not far behind my Skylines times and that is much much quicker than a stage 1 GTA I'm afraid. I wouldn't be too disapointed if my 300bhp GTA made those times to be honest and thats alot quicker than any other GTA I've been in.
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Postby steve barker » Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:38 am

hey guys, sorry i aint been on in a while but ive been in new zealand for 6 weeks n not been on the web, so couldnt really defend my cars quater mile time's if i can figure out how 2 post a picture i will put the slip on!
But i do have to say that ive been to york on three separte occasions and regularly posted sub 13.6 @ over 100mph.

here's a vid on youtube vs a cosworth saph hopefully this will work!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7GvyHYNfJU


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Postby steveatyork » Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:10 am

clee wrote:We need to see the slip tho ....................

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Steve your results should be here? the alp looks good on the vid :wink: might bump into you next year :wink:
http://www.york-raceway.co.uk/results_frame.html
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Postby steve barker » Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:20 am

Here's a link to the results on the 12th of oct my race no was T172 but i will try n get the slip on here :)
http://www.york-raceway.co.uk/results_frame.html
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Postby steveatyork » Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:53 am

steve barker wrote:Here's a link to the results on the 12th of oct my race no was T172 but i will try n get the slip on here :)
http://www.york-raceway.co.uk/results_frame.html


Nice one :wink: Well done, bet that will take some beating :)
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Postby clee » Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:15 pm

C'mon then lads .
Get yer names down for the RTOC Pod day .Would be great to get 10+ alps there 8) We're sure to get an invite :wink:

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