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2012 Annual GMH-T drag day - wsid saturday 4/8/12

Started by _rob350hatch_ , Oct 26 2011 08:45 PM

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#226 _SS Hatchback_

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 07:28 PM

Another great day , thanks Rob

A couple of our guys needed tow trucks to get home , personally ran 22 times but was pinging after lunch and was not getting any faster so parked it for the rest of the afternoon , ran a string of 12.5's and many in .6 and .7 with a few strays so was pretty happy and drove home no issues so a good day after a shocking lead up

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#227 _gearex_

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 07:32 PM

thanks Rob, top day once again. great bunch of guys & a relaxing day of racing. See you all next year.

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#228 _nial8r_

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 09:21 PM

Pink car made it & true to form, ran consistant never missing a beat. Mind you i only had two passes in it, Belle did 21. Think i might hang onto the ETs for now, just in case. Thanks Rob350hatch for organising a great day, my family had a ball & we're looking forward to the next one.

Hi Matt, what did the Orchid LH end up running ??

opps i just seen your wifes post....14.2 well done. you know you want to have a tinker with it as 12's are not to far off

Edited by nial8r, 04 August 2012 - 09:25 PM.

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#229 mitchg

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Posted 04 August 2012 - 09:59 PM

Yep, another awesome day. Always a blast and trouble free racing is always fun. I had a secondary driver this year and didnt see my car for half the day but still had a ball.
Managed a new PB of 13.4@107mph which I am stoked about. Just need a set of diff gears and 12s are in reach.

Massive thanks to Rob for organising it. Loved the cool weather mate, same time next year would be awesome

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#230 _LJ355_

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 09:20 AM

thanks again rob i had a ball even though the torana didnt make it i managed a 12.9 @110 in my ute on street tyres

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#231 unclefestal34s

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 10:51 AM

thanks rob for taking responsbility and ensuring a good day for all involved..good weather and conditions and most of all good people..

my L34 got off to a bad start with a water pump letting go after 3 passes in the hands of my cousin john driving..
i didn't get a chance to pedal til about 2.15 and ran a 11.5 @ 122 mph with the thermstat blocked and the gauge hitting 240 degrees...
i got towed back in and removed the thermstat went out again and went 11.3 @ 121 mph
the car was brutally violent and a physicall handful..
the last 2 runs of the day saw 11.2 @ 120 then 11.1 again @ 120 mph with the engine get hot ...and trying harder to nail some good numbers
full credit has to go Ned from hercules engines who worked overtime to get the car back out there after to dramas we had..
i put Ned in the car for the last few passes to tame the beast after Ned had watch me blazed the tyres in second gear or in his words bushfired..
he dropped the tyre pressure down to 10 pounds and blazed it...
i'm stoked with the car to run them numbers and especially that speed knowing there's still a bit more in it... stayed tuned

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#232 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 11:04 AM

^^^^Always a thrill to watch you pedal that car Joe, next time i hope to have my car out there to rub door handles with you.

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#233 unclefestal34s

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 11:35 AM

Thanks Rob for a great day and all the boys at WSID cheering me on. 21 passes for my first time, many said I did pretty. Best reaction time for me was 0.011 and fastest time was 14.272 @ 97.78 MPH. I will definatly be there next time.

perhaps one off the highlights of the day was seeing belinda overcome her nerves and become a racer...very well done belinda just don't get hooked

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#234 _xtgt_

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 01:10 PM

Thanks Rob for a great day. Unfortunately my car was very lean all day so only managed a crappy 11.61 @ 127.27 on my 205/70/14 Maxxis street junk & a embarrassing 10.83 @ 126.78 running out of fuel on the 235/60/15 MT Radials.

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#235 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 02:42 PM

you naughty boy you were only supposed to do 11 flat minimum :deal:

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#236 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 03:08 PM

A 13.93 run against the ssv wagon.

Edited by rob350hatch, 05 August 2012 - 03:09 PM.

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#237 _MRS LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 06:43 PM

perhaps one off the highlights of the day was seeing belinda overcome her nerves and become a racer...very well done belinda just don't get hooked

Thanks Joe I had the best time. Thank you for your advice befoe my first run and during the day and Matt thank you for pushing me to do it. I was still hesitent when I got there, I needed that push to do my first run.

Yes Joe I have the bug, when is the next day and I wanna go a little faster.

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#238 unclefestal34s

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 07:11 PM

belinda it was a joy to see the happiness you got as you deserved that day...
and yes you will go faster in time...

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#239 Tiny

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 07:25 PM

Fantastic results everyone,

Thank you Rob, I really appreciate your effort in organising this day, and thanks have to go to members who raced and brought their frends but especially those who organised larger groups such as Rob, Joe, Chris and the others, \Honestly if it werent for your support, all the organisation isnt worth a pinch of poo!

I'm really glad i didnt hear about too many breakages or damage, I think the weather was nigh-on perfect for racing!

Congratuations to all those who raced and had a ball but Ive got to say, Belle: What took ya so long!! Told you you would love it! As Joe has said, practice makes perfect.. I'm SURE you and simmo will be duelling soon!

Cheers everyone!

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#240 _MRS LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 07:27 PM

belinda it was a joy to see the happiness you got as you deserved that day...
and yes you will go faster in time...

Eventually, I still have alot to learn.

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#241 _MRS LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 07:33 PM

Fantastic results everyone,

Thank you Rob, I really appreciate your effort in organising this day, and thanks have to go to members who raced and brought their frends but especially those who organised larger groups such as Rob, Joe, Chris and the others, \Honestly if it werent for your support, all the organisation isnt worth a pinch of poo!

I'm really glad i didnt hear about too many breakages or damage, I think the weather was nigh-on perfect for racing!

Congratuations to all those who raced and had a ball but Ive got to say, Belle: What took ya so long!! Told you you would love it! As Joe has said, practice makes perfect.. I'm SURE you and simmo will be duelling soon!

Cheers everyone!

Now wish I did it sooner, just getting over the nerves, Matt still had to give me a bit of a push yesterday but glad he did. The boys out at WSID were so good, cheering me on and the extra advice at the beginning of the day, as well as advice from Joe and others. Bringon the next day, I can't wait. I know the car will go a little faster, it bogs down at the end and Matt knows what the problem is. It was a great day had by all.

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#242 Tiny

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 07:41 PM

Great stuff Belle

It's fantastic not only the guys we have around us from the forum, but the WSID staff have always been fantastic and supportive! Especially of the lady drivers.

It's great and i'm glad you had fun!

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#243 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 07:50 PM

yeah true tiny there is no judgement only encouragement .im trying to get donna there next year she just needs a shove like belinda so we might have to have a girls trophy i think.we had belinda and karlie and apologies if i missed any of the other girls but next time we might have simmo,donna ,belinda and karlie so bring it on its great to see,and ask matt they are more than capable of stitching us blokes up with their times.
and even the enthusiasm from non participating girls like when we had our group torana photo which was awesome i might add .the driver of pig 383 was not present so one of the spectating girls jumped right in at jasons request to pose as the driver of pig 383.good stuff.
tiny you might like to consider using that photo as a cover pic.we had all the torries in a semi circle and it was a good effort.
what i was stoked about was how many toranas present and racing and tonys for a visit

Edited by rob350hatch, 05 August 2012 - 07:57 PM.

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#244 Tiny

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 07:55 PM

It's great!

You dont have to tell me about getting beaten by the missus!

I think we will definitely do that, I'd like to give you a hand next year,
I'd like to invite others straight off the bat and make it a BIG DAY! i think even 70 cars would still see 20+ runs.

And i'd love to run a girls DYO Bracket! that would be great

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#245 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 07:57 PM

Yeah nearly lost face to the mrs, it took two runs wringing the car's neck to beat her best ET & even then with my experience & heavy right foot, i couldn't match her reaction times or mph.

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#246 _Southo_

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 08:00 PM

Thanks for allowing Jadey and I to be apart of your day again. We managed over 5,000 photos on the day so I am in the process of sorting them all and will burn them to DVDs by the end of the week.
Please make sure that you get in touch with Rob to ensure he has your Name / Vehicle / Postal address so that you can get your images...

Here is a quick selection of images.

PLEASE NOTE: THE IMAGES YOU GET ON CD/DVD DO NOT HAVE ANY WATERMARKS
They are the full Hi-Res images straight from the camera. You are free to print / copy etc as you wish.

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#247 _Southo_

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 08:07 PM

continued..

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#248 _MRS LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 08:20 PM

Yeah nearly lost face to the mrs, it took two runs wringing the car's neck to beat her best ET & even then with my experience & heavy right foot, i couldn't match her reaction times or mph.

Maybe its the nursing experience for reaction time.