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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #30 on: January 24, 2010, 11:08:16 pm »
Sorry Red, nearly forgot..  :grin:

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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #31 on: January 25, 2010, 09:33:56 am »
nice shots hedge my man  :happy2:

looks like fun was had

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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #32 on: January 25, 2010, 09:41:20 am »
twas a fab day out, looking forward to the next one now.  :driver:

VC you should hear Rupo's R32, its immense!  :jumping:
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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #33 on: January 25, 2010, 10:33:05 am »
VC you should hear Rupo's R32, its immense!  :jumping:


I second that, like a wild animal.  :scared:

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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #34 on: January 25, 2010, 10:50:16 am »
The boy can launch, that's for sure..  :grin:

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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #35 on: January 25, 2010, 10:59:03 am »
The boy can launch, that's for sure..  :grin:

+1  :grin: :grin:

5k rmp  launch's ftmfw!!!  :driver: :grin:


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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #36 on: January 25, 2010, 11:02:12 am »

The boy can launch, that's for sure..  :grin:


....I found it interesting to note that Rupo's R32 spun the front wheels but not the rears on what is '4WD' and I bet he's running a Haldex switch. My point is that it illustrates how the R32 isn't a 'true' 4WD car but has the FWD bias.


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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #37 on: January 25, 2010, 11:05:29 am »
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When I saw Rupo go it looked to be spinning all 4 albeit fronts first but the rears definitely were lit up.

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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #38 on: January 25, 2010, 11:06:25 am »
all 4 on rupos were spinning,  :happy2:


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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #39 on: January 25, 2010, 11:07:10 am »
The boy can launch, that's for sure..  :grin:

+1  :grin: :grin:

5k rmp  launch's ftmfw!!!  :driver: :grin:

....My thinking is that if he reduced his launch revs and hence reduced spinning his front wheels, he would improve his times. Although not so dramatic to watch.

Something I noticed about JonnyC was just how smooooth his driving is and so how he was able to be much faster in my car. Wheelspinning loses time doesn't it?


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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #40 on: January 25, 2010, 11:10:35 am »
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When I saw Rupo go it looked to be spinning all 4 albeit fronts first but the rears definitely were lit up.

all 4 on rupos were spinning,  :happy2:

....Sorry, but on the one launch I witnessed his fronts were waaaay ahead on spinning - I commented to someone at the time. Of course, each run is different and it may have been only the one I witnessed.


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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #41 on: January 25, 2010, 11:23:31 am »
I saw a bit of both, on some runs he was spinning all 4 and on others more so the front two... Everything 4 wheel drive was murdering me off the line but I was able to pull it back once on the move, except for that tt with the big Porsche brakes, that just kept pulling away from me  :ashamed:
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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #42 on: January 25, 2010, 11:39:41 am »
some good pics and vids up there

thanks to hedge, nb07 and vtec   :happy2:
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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #43 on: January 25, 2010, 12:11:24 pm »
seen this on utube - shows aparoon's run against that bt TT and a few others  :drinking:





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Re: Santa Pod - the runners and riders.
« Reply #44 on: January 25, 2010, 12:28:35 pm »
^^^^
Nice find and vid, James  :drinking:

Aparoon? at 1:57 in the vid.

Rupo at 2:52.
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