Ben’s 2 best runs… Assuming the links work 
[quote]Ben’s 2 best runs… Assuming the links work
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Right click the LINKS and save to your computers.
Worked ok for me… 
Just looked at Ben’s quarter mile time on the quarter mile table. Does that mean todays’ 10.85 is his new best time?
great day out- dave seen your car but not you ,nice talking to ben and garath and wow that car just thows out constant low 11’s 10’s :shock: and no aa recovery to be seen :lol:
ben -respect mate, your the only gto tuner/garage who proves you can build a fast gto - its great saying we built a 500 or 800hp gto on the dyno- but the track has no hiding places and doesnt lie
up to my usual quality :oops:
http://www.whitbygas.co.uk/ben01.0001.mpg
http://www.whitbygas.co.uk/ben01.0002.mpg
all the mike
Few piccies…
http://www.ravenscliff.co.uk/TOTB_VI_1.jpg
http://www.ravenscliff.co.uk/TOTB_VI_2.jpg
http://www.ravenscliff.co.uk/TOTB_VI_3.jpg
some more
best save target as (as its a bit slow)
http://www.whitbygas.co.uk/another.mpg
http://www.whitbygas.co.uk/another02.mpg
mike
Another great day out at TOTB - it’s the only event I’ve made every year since I’ve owned my GTO :!:
A pleasant surprise to see Ben put down a 10.89 on his 1st run - only 1/100th of a sec slower than his previous personal best :shock:
Sorry I didn’t stay later, I was starting to get a bit of heat stroke (I know, should have worn sun cream :oops: ), but it was good to see everyone that turned up.
Here’s a selection of pics that I took…
Well done Ben, some reassuringly quick runs I think!
Gav
Well done Ben, it was good to see you and see your motor churning the times out consistently once again.
Mark
Hello everyone,
Just got home, totally knackered now! The beers last night have killed me off!
Thanks very much to everyone who came down and supported us we all had a great day! I’ll post up more in the morning, but right now, i’m dead!
Cheers,
Ben.
Sorry that my links and pics have stopped working.
Had an email this morning from my hosting company to tell me that “my account has exceeded it’s bandwidth limit by 550MB”. Ooops :lol:
Will get them hosted elsewhere tonight when I get in
Okay, i am pretty much back in the land of the living again now! As usual and pretty much as any TOTB competitor will tell you the event is a nightmare to be ready for! I’m pretty sure half of the field has worked every night for the past week leading up to the event, trying to get their cars ready.
Mine was no exception of course, although we didnt have that much to do to it. Bonnet, Tyres, set up on the cams, bit of tidying and washing etc. I have to say here a big thank you to James at Amber. Since i snapped my own carbon bonnet, and i needed another for totb, i ordered a pit-road one from James. When it was clear it wouldnt make it in time, he let me take the one from his car, right there off his display stand a JAE! Also, we were struggling getting tyres. Its not so easy as you would think to get hold of 18" road leagal slicks! Nevertheless, james came through on those too, and my new rubber was delivered to the workshop on Friday.
After an Early start on Saturday morning, we got up to elvington in time for a good few beers outside our pit. The MR2 ■■ and the skyline boys were really the only ones really partying. Skyline lads had got a shopping trolley, which was ace going up and down the runway! Then there was some guy in a plane who got lost (I $h!t you not) who landed and asked for directions! We told him to follow the roads but he was having none of that, and wanted to know which way was north! Its dusk on a sunny day! The sun sets in the west! What type of pilot is this?!
Sunday, bit of a sore head, but up early and a pile of bacon rolls later i felt a lot better. As i walked back to the pit with my stack of rolls one on top of the other some guy says to me in a real broad northern accent (I’m northern so i can say this!!) ‘F’k!n -ell, thats a propper scoooby snack you got there pal!’
Anyway, the conditions were good, and after the briefing we headed over to the handling circuit. If anyone has been there you know what the queues are like, so we thought get it in early.
Got up there and it was way way way bigger than previous years, and i was way way way slower than previous years so i didnt even pick up my time ticket. A lot of tightening corners and left right flicks which really upset the cars handling. Nearly took the cones out a couple of times. A lot trickier annd more of a challenge than the fig of 8 we have come to expect.
Went over onto the 1/4. Mark leant into the window and said to me, take it easy out of the hole on the first one. Yep i thought, thats what i’ll do. 3/4 launch resulted in a 10.93 for the first run of the day! I was well happy!
We got 4 ten sec passes on the day:-
Run 1:-
60’ 1.700
ET 10.93
Terminal 127
Run 2:-
60’ 1.800
ET 10.89
Terminal 128
Run 4:-
60’ 1.78
ET 10.85
Terminal 128
Run 11:-
60’ 1.790
ET 10.86
Terminal 131
Got to say, overall i was pleased with the results. The 60’ times on these runs are something like between 0.1 and 0.2 secs off my pb on a prepped strip (Elvington is just concrete) To loose that kind of grip and still pull it home in the 10.8’s is great. I moved my pb down to 10.85, but i was happier with the 131mph trap on my last ten sec pass of the day. That is up from the more usual 128/129, but its telling me that adding overlap to the cam timing increases top end power so its helping me in the big end of the strip.
The gearbox has taken a beating, 3rd wont actually enguage at race speeds, it just bounces on the gate and wont go in. If i go into 4th then 3rd it will, but i spent most of my runs grinding the cr@p out of the teeth! Looks like its time for that to come out.
On the top speed trap (sitting at one mile) i turned off the boost controller and ran on wastegate. The 1/4 is hard, but ragging a car up to the redline in the higher gears is much harder, a real car killer, so i didnt really fancy pushing it that hard. Went through the trap at 170. good enough for me!
All in we had a great weekend. It was really great to see so many people from here Mark B, Gav, Dave N, Mike, Stokey, Robbie, Martyn, and i’m sure i’ve forgotten people too (sorry). Thanks for coming along and cheering us on. Special thanks to Dave for organising the Entry- we got a great pit place this year, just sorry we didnt finish the legnum in time.
anyway, i guess you are all bored and there are no pictures so i will shut up now!
Cheers,
Ben.
Great work Ben :praise:
Steve
Got round to putting your fastest run up on YouTube (hope that’s ok?)
Will do your 2nd fastest run tonight when I get in.
Excuse the camera wobble - was holding it above my head, on tip-toes. I am only 5’9" and the blokes infront were way taller than me! Couldn’t get a front row position in time.
cheers to all who attended ,
full trophy list
Redline TOTB 6 in association with Millers Oils
Trophy and Awards list 2007
1/4m Class Winner FWD –Trophy and £50 Millers Oil Voucher
James Hodson VW Golf 11.69s 128mph
1/4m Class Winner RWD –Trophy and £50 Millers Oil Voucher
Nathan Freke MR2 10.41s 133mph
1/4m Class Winner 4WD –Trophy and £50 Millers Oil Voucher
Andy Forrest AFPerformance Subaru 9.27s 156mph
1/4m Class Pro-Drag –Trophy and £50 Millers Oil Voucher
Tim Webster Duke R33 GTR 8.74s 156mph
Handling -Class Winner FWD –Trophy and £50 Millers Oil Voucher
Eddie Wilmott Honda CRX Turbo 40.85s
Handling -Class Winner RWD –Trophy and £50 Millers Oil Voucher
Tony Pearman Elise Type R 37.02s
Handling -Class Winner 4WD –Trophy and £50 Millers Oil Voucher
Olly Clarke RCM Subaru 36.66s
Top Speed Class Winner FWD –Trophy and £50 Millers Oil Voucher
(Awaiting confirmation)
Top Speed Class Winner RWD –Trophy and £50 Millers Oil Voucher
Joel English Dodge Viper 203.9mph in 1 mile
Top Speed Class Winner 4WD –Trophy and £50 Millers Oil Voucher
Mick Begley Jun Lemon R33 GTR 202.8mph in 1 mile
Redline TOTB 6 Pro-Drag Shootout Winner- Trophy Tim Webster Duke R33 GTR
1/4m Drag Shootouts
FWD Drag Shootout winner James Hodson VW Golf
RWD Drag Shootout winner Joel English Dodge Viper
4WD Drag Shootout winner Andy Forrest AFP Subaru
2WD final- winner Joel English Dodge Viper
Main Awards
Redline TOTB 6 Top Speed Champion - Joel English Dodge Viper 203.9mph in 1 mile
Redline TOTB 6 Handling Shootout Champion - Tony Pearman Elise Type R
Redline TOTB 6 1/4m Drag Shootout Champion- Road class- Joel English Dodge Viper
Redline TOTB 6 Team Award Team Subaru/22b.com
Runners up MLR, 3rd place Team Skyline
Redline TOTB 6 Champion- The Overall Winner- Olly Clarke RCM Subaru 30 points
(1st overall handling 36.66s, 2nd overall 1/4m drag 9.59s 148mph, 5th overall top speed 194.1mph in one mile = 25 points plus bonus 5 points awarded for finishing in top ten overall in each event)
Runner up Simon Norris ND Evo 16 points 3rd Place Mick Begley Jun Lemon GTR 15 points
Additional Trophies & Awards
Nitrous Solutions 24ct Gold plated Nitrous bottles
1/4m Drag Shootout Champion- Road class- Andy Forrest
Pro-Drag Class Shootout Champion Tim Webster
Japanese Performance Magazine
- Fastest Japanese Car 1/4m –subscription to magazine Andy Forrest AFP Subaru
- Highest Top Speed for Japanese Car- subscription to magazine Mick Begley Jun Lemon
- Quickest Lap Japanese Car- subscription to magazine Olly Clarke RCM Subaru
ERL Aquamist Water Injection Systems Fastest Car
For the quickest 1/4m Class cars using ERL Aquamist water injection system.
FWD tbc RWD tbc 4WD Paul Blamire Zen Performance Impreza
AET Turbos- Fastest Non-Tuner cars 1/4m Drag
FWD James Hodson RWD Joel English 4WD Mick Begley
Turbo Dynamics –for competitors using TD Turbo- Trophies
FWD James Hodson VW Golf RWD Neil Booth Westfield Megabusa Turbo
4WD Andy Forrest AFP Subaru Handling Olly Clarke RCM Subaru
CG Lock- safety seat belt lock
Handling shootout Champion Tony Pearman Elise Type R
Drag Shootout Champion- Road car Joel English Dodge Viper
I just got a pm asking me how the 200+ club team did overall.
It came in 4th place …
Regards
Dave
Well done mate!
That is some going!
Cheers,
Ben.
A few TOTB vids
DCY’s 10 Second Pass
Ludders R34
The Lemon
Kieth Cowies 9.6
JNE’s Danny Crawford 1st Run
JNE’s Danny Crawford 2nd Run
Lemon Vs Ludders
Keighly Cars R32 - Was impressed by this all day !!
Tim Websters 8.7
Well done Ben a truely awsome effort! Car sounds like a monster leaving the line :shock:
Thanks to Dave for all his organising and that 4th place!
Mark
[quote]I just got a pm asking me how the 200+ club team did overall.
It came in 4th place …
Regards
Dave[/quote]
well done dave
that lad in the elise was a joy to watch round the handling track and neil booth (think that was his name) he has ba**s to go down the 1/4 in that rocket :shock: :lol:
all the best mike