Anyone planning another Pod trip? The summer is nigh so isn't it about time to get another session sorted?

Who's up for one?

sounds good, i'll certainly come and watch at the very least...don't really want to junk my super-duper helix clutch !

Im planning to go on May the 17th,to try and put a time in for TOTB

May 17 sounds good - I also need to put in a time for TOTB (although I don't believe there is a qualifying time published yet)

Begbie - any news?

think its under 13seconds Nigel!

It was 13.0 or better last year - I hope they keep it at that level, as I'll struggle to get much better than 13.0 without stripping out a fair bit of weight (or running race fuel on a remapped ECU, which I can't afford at the moment)

^ Slicks?

Still the same time for qualifying

Ah good - in that case, a little bit of weight saving and my trackday tyres with 20psi should suffice for a 13.0

I'll put it in my diary

Anyone else fancy a day at the Pod?

I'll check my diary

im coming but my cars completly standard and ran 14.4 last time so dont think ill be gettin under 13s by takin out my spare wheel
andy

The 17th is a Peak Performance Test & Tune Day,so not strictly a straight RWYB,its £50 for the signing on fee,in advance(£60 on the day) and its limited to 100 cars with unlimited runs

Im going to go anyway as i imagine a normal RWYB would have mile long queue's

Sunday 18th is a full RWYB

As with Taffy, I might still do the Saturday, as I hate waiting an hour between runs

IIRC, they also treat the track, so there's a good chance of some decent launches

Anyone else going to this?

AS long as the weather holds, I should be there on the Saturday, complete with race seats and treated trackday tyres

Im going,I booked my tickets on thursday and i was told there were 70 places booked up to now

so what happens if its rained off?

There is no such thing as rained off...

Ross

at Forza Italia I'm sure they didn't let people run in the wet?

sod it - booked it

If it's completely rained off, they usually allow the tickets to be used for another Peak Performance day

Are you guys serious???

@crail, if its wet, its wet.

The only time they have stopped people running is when there was ice and the test jeep went from one lane to the next...

Ross

Santa Pod has a rubber track not concrete, any water on that sits there as it totally non porous. You only have to spit on the track at the pod for them to close it down and get the jet engine dryer out for half an hour!!

Ah right. Never knew that

Well if any of you guys fancy putting a real time down on concrete, let me know

Ross

been there, done that, didn't like it. Elvington is concrete and pretty difficult to get a clean launch - either bogs down or spins up for ages. At Santa Pod, the wheelspin usually results in enough heat to gain traction again

I know where "wheelie strip 1" in MK is. Free. 1/4 mile. Tarmac (good drainage). Flat. Straight. Abused. True. Timing is manual, however. Start is at the wave of a hand. And any lights that are not red mean go as fast as you possibly can...

if there was a dwyb aswell id be interested.

eh - dwyb?

DWYB - drifting?

Drifting yes

At the pod? Is this before or after the finish line?

after the finish line!

I've been to the pod a few times and they have a drift section to the far left of the strip, near the toilets (no jokes about skid marks please )