Moppie's Car

[RazorGTR]

Sir Moppie just a reminder that the Silvia club is having a drag day down at Meremere Sunday Jan 5th.

I am sure you will live up to your performance by giving us a show with some runs down the strip. I will be there even if I go though a tonne of power steer fluid hahaha I hope I have sorted that out.

Maybe I can talk big phil into letting me give you a rip down the strip also as a passenger in the GTR.

[Moppie]

Originally posted by RazorGTR
Sir Moppie just a reminder that the Silvia club is having a drag day down at Meremere Sunday Jan 5th.

My good friend I fully intend to be there.
So far Iv had 3 invites, From an Elise owner in Club Lotus (of which I am a member), from the Primera guys, and now from you.

I unforunatly don't know Phil, but I figure I know enough guys who do know him that I wont have a problem being allowed to race, and I would LOVE a ride in the GTR. :flash: :flash: :flash:

[RazorGTR]

Big Phil is the Prez of the Silvia club, of which is hosting the day. No worries since I know him very personally and he is a great guy.

[RazorGTR]

Oh and why they call him big phil, well he stands just on 6'9" so he is one bloody tall bloke.

[Moppie]

Originally posted by RazorGTR
[Bwell he stands just on 6'9" [/b]

FUCK!
Thats a full foot and half taller than me. (and you for that matter )


Well if you want to tell I would like to come it would be great, I dont want to turn up totaly unanoucned.

And then we'll have to organise somewhere to meet up and cruise down in formation with some Elise's etc.

[RazorGTR]

No worries it is an open day. You can even give ya car a squirt down the strip if you wish. Oh Bring a helmet dude as it is needed.

[taranaki]

Pardon me for interrupting this cosy little P.M., Bbut what have you been doing to your avatar,Razor?She's developed a nervous twitch!

[RazorGTR]

Not sure if it was the two straight days of sexual fantasy or a few rides in the GTR :smoker2:

Moppie I know what you mean. The top of my head comes up to like his chest! He is a tall bugger for sure but a really nice guy. That is a good thing when you think about it ahahahahaha

So when you come down Sir Cappiton we'll have to line one once. Of course I will be in 2wd just to make things a bit fairer. Also I am sure we can arrange a head start. Your car should do high 14's if it is a quick as you say it is. That is about what the GTS-t's are running with a big bore and pod.

[Moppie]

Originally posted by RazorGTR
. Your car should do high 14's if it is a quick as you say it is. That is about what the GTS-t's are running with a big bore and pod.

The problem won't be the car, but me.
There are guys in the UK running them with 10 less hp and getting low 15s high 14s, and the guys in the states with engine swaps are getting similar times.
However I have never tried launching it really hard, and from talking to guys who have dragged them its very easy to get it wrong and go up in smoke, or just bog down.
Ill be happy with a high 15 or low 16, depending on how many runs I get.
The factory time for the UK spec cars is a nice 15.2sec. (which is about the same as all the stock GTS-t times Iv seen )


Ill PM you my ph number, give me a ring before the sunday and we can arrange a time to meet at say the BP just past Takanini?

[RazorGTR]

Done meet there @ 9:30amish at the McDonnalds in the shops by the BP. Should be a good day now lets hope for good weather also.

Not sure what my old tart will do but should be in the mid 12's given what i have seen others do with simular power. Maybe if I am lucky and the track can hold traction a very low 12.

[RazorGTR]

Incase anyone in Auckland or Hamilton would like to come to Meremere to see Moppie's car go and mine the gates open at 10am. Racing should be going until around 3pm or so.

From what I hear the track is in great condition (that's a first) and if the rain holds off there should be some quick cars down there.

[RazorGTR]

Well I must say it was a great day down there. In all fairness to Moppie his car goes very well for what it is. With a best time of 15.8 his times were on par with stock GTS-t's and quite a few GTS25t's! That little civic has got a bit of grunt for little trolly Well done Moppie.

Ok for those that are wondering I only mannaged a 12.8. Even when the track finally came around to decent from greasy I was still spinning all 4 wheels and quite a few times came off the line crossed up! Damn these tyres on the car suxor! I will sort that out and be back down.

I did give Moppie a go. I also gave him a 3 secondish head start and passed him just after half track. On that run I did a 12.88 @ 171 kmh and he did a 16.2 . I should have given him a 4 second one and it would have been very close a the finish. Also gave him a ride down the strip and we launch at 6,800 rpm and again got a bit crossed up and smoked up all 4 wheels. ran a 13.21 @ 169 kmh so not the best but was fun.

I know there is quite a few on the boards that love the BMW M3 and there has been a few comparisons on the Skyline GTR vs BMW M3. Well there is not much to compare as there were two down there. One that was around a late 90's model and one that was brand new. Neither ran exceptional well. I think the newer one did a very low 14 possibly a flat 14.

All in all a great day and once I get a little more sorted will get Moppie back down there on a club day again and see if I can get him down the strip in a flat 12 to a high 11.

I have posted a couple of images in the "lets see your burnout" thread of me smoking it up for some entertainment as asked hehehe. I did get the best burnout of the day, so that was all good.

[Moppie]

Vince the new M3 ran a best of 13.2 but it was the guy with the little red Civic who drove it.

And I was only launching at 4-5,000rpm. I should have been letting go at 6-7,000rpm (which is where the red civic was launching at) but I didnt want to go home on a trailer.



Anyway it was great day! Drag racing is not really my thing, its all over far to quickly.
Give me some fucken corners!!!

The Civic dosnt make a good drag car either. Below 5,000rpm there isnt really enough hp to go really fast, Its great on the street, just faster than regular traffic and gets great millage.
But above 5,000rpm it has to much hp. And gets to much wheel spin off the line. I didnt want to break anything, or destropy my tyres which launching at 6 plus would have (I like my tyres. :o ).
If there had been another car there in the same peformance bracket I might have pushed it once, but everything else there was either a lot faster, or a lot slower than my car.
I guess I could have gone another .5 sec faster maybe, if I got a luckey trye destroying run, and with my lack of drag experiance I know the car could go a bit faster again.

There was a red EG Civic there with a stripped interior and a B18c.
It weighed 100kgs less than my car, and had an extra 20hp. With semi slicks it did a best of 13.8
Driver skill has a lot to do with it.




The GTR was just fucking awsome for the first 2-3 seconds.
Then you just sit there and watch the secenry get faster and faster.
But the launch is pretty damn awsome.
It really does slam you back in the seat.


I have lots of pics (60+) Ill post a few of the good ones soon.
gota have dinner first.

[Jimster]

Damn Moppie I gotta say I am prety impressed with those times- I was expecting low 16's- but your time definitley is better than anything I expected.

My best in the 156 was 15.1@163km/h- but with my next one I plan on entering the 13's

[Moppie]

Originally posted by Jimster


My best in the 156 was 15.1@163km/h

Thats the stock time for my car, and from what Iv seen from guys racing them in the UK its a conservative time. a 14.8 is the best time for a Stock SiR/VTi Iv seen.
But for my first time ever at a drag stip Im pretty damn happy with a high 15.
My next goal is to get some times for around Taupo, its much more my style. :ccol:

And 13s in an Alfa should be fun.