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Title: How it's done...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 30 September 2008, 22:57:12

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Doune-Sept-2008-Jonathon_187878.htm

Fastest ever time for a bike engined car at Doune hillclimb  8-) - by a mate of mine.

Kevin

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: Gaffers on 30 September 2008, 23:03:22

in a word.......AWESOME!  :y

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: Vamps on 30 September 2008, 23:10:57

 8-) 8-) 8-) ;D ;D ;D :y

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 30 September 2008, 23:14:03

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Graeme-Wight-Juniors-V10_188014.htm

Same climb with an Arrows V10 out back. Gearbox grenaded half way up, but it didn't seem to matter. :D

Kevin

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: Bandit127 on 30 September 2008, 23:14:39

Left foot skills are amazing. Awesome piece of drivng.

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: Ken T on 30 September 2008, 23:19:53

Very Impressive. Recon it would take me about 10mins to get round that!.

Ken

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: beemerdevil on 30 September 2008, 23:25:27

whhoooo hoooooooo 8-) 8-) :y :y

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 30 September 2008, 23:54:00

This is the car :

http://www.willfly.net/galleries/Shelsley%20Walsh%20August%202008/slides/D3C_3079.html

Bit of a home brew. OK, he hasn't quite got round to putting any bodywork on it yet but it doesn't appear to matter too much.

Kevin

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: HerefordElite on 01 October 2008, 00:31:03

 :o :o :o :o :o :y

no clutch? left foot braking to slide it round - nice driving ;)

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: Ian_D on 01 October 2008, 00:34:58

Now thats quick!  :o

I would poo myself if I went round there that quick!    :-X

;D

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 01 October 2008, 09:45:42

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:o :o :o :o :o :y

no clutch? left foot braking to slide it round - nice driving ;)

I believe he has a hand operated clutch for launching off the line. After then he doesn't touch it. Gear shifts are by a paddle on the steering wheel operating the gearbox and it's got a gizmo that cuts the ignition on upshifts and blips the throttle on downshifts so it will shift clutchlessly with no bother (it's a bike engine and gearbox, after all). I think there's a pneumatic clutch actuator that holds the clutch in when he has to shift down a load of gears in a hurry.

As I said, the car is a bit of a project. He used to race a Jedi and once he won the Scottish hillclimb championship in that he sold it and started putting this car together as a new challenge!

Kevin

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 01 October 2008, 10:57:44

 :o :o

amazing..

really fast cars..I wonder if the circuit was a bit more straight and longer what speed they could reach..

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: Dusty on 01 October 2008, 11:00:57

My heart is still going pitter-patter. :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: Entwood on 01 October 2008, 11:30:51

Amazing !!!!

 :D :D :D :D

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 01 October 2008, 12:33:52

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:o :o :o :o :o :y

no clutch? left foot braking to slide it round - nice driving ;)

Loved it.    :y :y

Looks like a motorbike engine hand clutch easily sorted.

Title: Re: How it's done...
Post by: davlad22 on 01 October 2008, 15:27:21

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http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Doune-Sept-2008-Jonathon_187878.htm

Fastest ever time for a bike engined car at Doune hillclimb  8-) - by a mate of mine.

Kevin

break me! Never seen anything like that before, that is insane!  :D