Just read the thread on this car on the nz VW forum. They obviously haven't seen a car of this calibre before!! Makes you appreciate just how good the VW drag scene in Australia really is!!
55slug ·
There was a turbocharged tube framed Ghia here back in the 90's that ran a 9.9x , but really nothing between then and the car Platinum now have and the car Im building. The scene here is tiny, anything with any promise ends up over there due to the tracks you have versus the NZ tracks.
The 10.85 was the first 1/4 mile meet. Another shot in two weeks time.
To give you an idea of the track, watch a bit of this - - as you can see it aint exactly flat !!
1916baja ·
Some pretty wild looking cars there Adrian!
13bwagon ·
that track looked awesome in nz !
OZ Towdster ·
Would be good to see the car come over here for Warwick , yes it's a big ask , but with a few sponsers here and there it is possible
fish26 ·
thats some pretty quick times on a less than ideal track.
crazy kiwis.....
Dak-A-Tak ·
Yes , there has be many crashes there ( be careful ) , the bit I don't understand is , the track has been like that for many years .
Crazy ! All so lots of bitching going on with in New Zealand drag racing at moment (IHRA coming in )
55slug ( name please ?) what are you building mate ( any pics ) , how far of from racing .
All so what is Nigel's last name thanks ? ( for drag car Number list ) , Allen Weirs is he the partner with Nigel in Platinum Vw Spares ?
Keep it up guys , Peter Page
55slug ·
Thats what happens when you build a drag strip on a swamp !! IHRA have done a lot as far as facilities go, and over this winter the flattening process will begin... And yeah lots of bitching between IHRA and NZDRA sanctioned tracks/ racers. The scene as a whole is to small for all the bullshit.
Nigel Scott. Alan Weir works for Nigel, and looks after the mechanics and driving duties.
Stanley ·
That's wild...lane choice is king....stay away from right hand lane 😂
Dak-A-Tak ·
Big Thank , Adrian ! Keep us up to date please . Another reason to head over to NZ , volkys drag racing .
55slug ·
The boys ran a 10.6x today, I didn't see the run but second run the pressure plate lunched
.
When I left they were on their way back with a new pressure plate.
In other news, check out the tow car on the FFR fueler, 56 twin turbo Chev that runs mid sevens....!
1916baja ·
Damn! On both accounts...
humpty ·
Holy crap!
Doug Sweetman ·
You guys run top fuel on that track ? Fffaaaarrrk.......
55slug ·
the TF and FC fields are as big as the VW field... 1 of each.... He has run a 5.22 this season, first season at it.
dangerous ·
10.49 @ 126 is awesome!
Glad they got the clutch fixed in time for another run.
55slug ·
Very cool Vid the lads put together...
whathaveidone ·
Cool👍👍
vassy66T1 ·
Runs nice and straight!!!
humpty ·
The one detail that strikes me as brillaint about this car is the naca vent in the door....
Car goes well too!😁
allanvw ·
Hi Guys Do you mind a couple of Kiwis posting on this car. The drag racing scene for Vw,s in NZ is pretty pretty small, so we watch here with interest. Cheers Allan
dangerous ·
Go for it!
I heard you the team ran some high 10.30's at nearly 130mph and a NZ record!!
Yes we have had a bit of mixed fortunes this season. Probably shouldn,t have changed so much with the car over winter. But getting back onto it now. Ran a best time at the recent spring nationals of 10.38 @ 129.95 mph and I can feel the car has still got more in her. With the revo 6 clutch I can now really feed the car with the right amount of power to take off really fast without the usual big wheel stands. 60ft times have come down to a best of 1.380 and 1/8 to a nice 6.577, so overall pretty happy with whats going on. We don,t run again until the 11th of Jan so can,t wait till then. Cheers Allan
allanvw ·
Ran at the recent 4 and Rotary nationals the other week end. Big meeting for the import scene over here. Even had some visiting Aussies to show us how its done. and it was great to see them run. Really put on a good show. We had a great weekend as well. We were running in sport compact with a fixed index of 9.60. Ran a PB in the first round of eliminations of 10.36. Ran the next round and knew during the run that everything was going great. Nice long and low wheel stand, Nice shift points and not much slippage at half track. (due to dust on the track) 10.15 @132mph.Bloody rapt. The only downer was not been able to back it up. Turned the car around really quickly and were willing to run the engine a bit hotter than usual and even got to the top of the staging lanes but the rain came down and that was the end of it.
dangerous ·
Well done, nice numbers Allan!
Have you had a chance to weigh the car?
allanvw ·
Havent weighed the car this season, But the car has got lighter and the driver has got heavier. Car and driver should be around the 650 to 660kg. Are you going to get the calulator out Dave ?. Checked out the data of the last run and ran to 8520rpm in top gear. 60ft of 1.38 and 1/8 of 6.44. Going to go hard for that 9. Heres a facebook link to our last run of the day and click the HD button
👍nice piece of machinery that, gets some revs out of the girl don't you.
dangerous ·
allanvw wrote:Car and driver should be around the 650 to 660kg. Are you going to get the calulator out Dave ?.
Yes, with all the variances between dynos
and the size of the actual horses(Shetland ponies in some cases!),
some basic maths is an easy way
to compare things on a level playing field.
Even with a poor start,
the MPH in most applications, is within a couple.
(unless you have a car problem).
So once you know the weight,
and have a MPH,
a HP number can be extrapolated,
which is very close to the numbers I have seen from a Superflow engine dyno.
If you have a dyno number already,
you can then determine,
suitable gear ratios,
or how much you can improve,
or even, if you are at the limit of you engine combination.
The numbers this calculation gives are much lower than a lot of people tell, especially in Europe,
but on a world stage,
if you are over 100hp per litre with my formula,
you are doing pretty well.
modnrod ·
Dave, are you using a Moroso calculator followed up by a "fudge factor" (sorry, calculation constant! 😀) like I do to be able to compare to what you know from other rides, or are you using a different set of calcs of your own or from somewhere?
Just curious really, but weight-shifted is what I use if I need to work something out.
dangerous ·
Divide MPH by 234.
cube that.
multiply by weight in lbs,
is HP at the FW.
Very close to the moroso slide rule.(but FW hp not wheel)
EG
750kg bug is 1650lbs.
If it runs 100mph at the 1/4 mile,
it has 128hp at the FW.
Another example,
the most powerful n/a VW
engine I know,
makes a tad over 345 at the FW using this formula.
allanvw ·
Thanks Dave, I see @ 650kg we have about 255hp at the crank and to get into the nines our speed will need to get to 134 to 135 mph, which means I need to tune the engine to give 274.5hp. I am still chasing 100 degrees on the exhaust temps of 2 cylinders and I am pretty sure once I can get those two up, that the engine will produce more power. Then there is always using some oxygenated fuel to get that last 10th of a sec. Got a bit of work to do before then