333pg333

Early days in development but it's an 8v 3L running a Gt3076 .82 at 15psi. He's got just under 500hp to the crank. Speaking to the builder the main focus was to make it as reliable as possible. So it's overengineered in many cases as shown by only running 15psi and a 'small' turbo. Apparently everything has been rebuilt, modified, or custom made. It will be interesting to follow it's development.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JAIrVcu01g


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AHGKV5K-_4

George D

Patrick,

I'm assuming you'll be on top of this list soon?

George

dillon410021

that would be nice for merging into traffic

chrenan

How long a list is it? Is it like the fastest Monaro list in Canada? Regardless, as a Rennlister you should be #1.

333pg333

George, the more I learn about these cars and racing the more I see that it's not just about pumping out 600whp and doing an 11sec 1/4 mile. As you well know, it's about achieving a certain sustainable performance level that means we can go to the track, race, and go home. As my intention is to do longer periods on the track, this becomes more and more paramount.
This Yellow car has been built to last so I guess if they can keep circulating when others are in the pits then they'll continue to be the fastest. ;-)


Lol, I like that comparison.

gt37vgt

was that Dwayne ? I dropped into there workshop when it was strapped to the dyno he was not very keen to descuss the car .. perhaps i got them at a bad time perhaps its just me ..

I concur a 450 hp car that can put in the days will be faster than the "it'l be 600hp" car ..
the yellow car apparently has a fabricated rear end I could realy see it very well .i did notice it had a nice oil cooler and pump rigged up under there.

333pg333

Yep that's the guy / car Adam. I thought you must know of it. I must have got him at a good time. Duane is a no nonsense guy that certainly calls it as he sees it. Sounds like he's been in the industry a while and certainly had a lot of ideas of what would and wouldn't work.
They're going to Bathurst in Easter so I hope to see them up there.

ryanm6100

Wow, that guy drives flat out.

95ONE

MAN he has that thing geared specifically to that track. He hits max rpm at the TOP of the straightaway. Right where it should. Crazyness. A pretty high geared 4th and 5th.
Ballsy speed coming into that sweeping right after the main straight.

333pg333

Yes it is power to weight but he's in the top class so there would be no limit to hp...I'm pretty sure.
Not sure if they were running up to the full 500hp in the video either. It seems to have good acceleration at certain points but then seems to run out of legs a little.
While they've now got a 6 speed, they did start with a 5 speed and run into reliability issues. However it looks like he's hitting the top of 5th and could perhaps benefit
from going into 6th (if he had that gearbox installed at the time of the video), so either he's not going into 6th or he's got a short final drive ratio perhaps in a 5 speed.
I'm not sure of the overall weight of the car but would imagine in the 2600-2700lb range. According to the builder he's pulling higher lateral G's than a Cup car that they have the data to.

95ONE

Ha.. you're answering what I deleted out of post. It came across bad.. but thank you anyway.. exactly what i was thinking up top. kinda ran outta steam.. BUT.. its pretty close to what my car was doing due to a large rear area open to the air acting like a parachute, and of course that stupid pig nose thing i had that just acted like a wall of air. As evidenced by my GIF video below.

333pg333

Funnily enough the driver is not the owner and they've been trying to get him to drive a bit harder!

gt37vgt

yeh we tend to underestimate how draggy things can get over 100 mph .. i better tell those clowns that they Need Patty in the **** pit if they want to kick **** ..

333pg333

Actually the guy drives Porsche Cup in Victoria. Ivan Klassan I think his name is.

hally

That's Doohan corner (at Phillip Island). A beauty of a banked right hander, Friggin awesome! Scares the pants off me though.