Midway Motor's 1/4 miles - April 22nd **PICS!!**

[SkylineObsession]

WHAT: Quarter mile drags
WHEN: Saturday, April 22nd or Sunday 23rd if raining on Sat.
WHERE: Kirk's Drain Road, Momona (see map)
WHEN: 10am?????
MAP:

Anyone keen? the Alexandra drag racing isn't going to be on for ages, so thought this might be worth a looksee?

I don't really know much details about it sorry, but apparently you go into Midway Motors to find out more - or there is an email on the Otago Sports Car Club website: http://www.oscc.co.nz/

[barryogen]

I'll probably be there watching, not racing as my car is being nanna'd for a wee while.

[mr pad]

I'll probably be there watching, not racing as my car is being nanna'd for a wee while.

Why?

[SkylineObsession]

I'll be watching too if i go as i don't have a car to drive.

[NZcelica]

went to Lawrence drags last weekend, they had a fair few awesome cars down there.
I'll give this one a miss tho

[barryogen]

I'll probably be there watching, not racing as my car is being nanna'd for a wee while.

Why?

mechanic said to nana it for 1200kms... I figure he knows more than me about it, so I'll do it... 980kms to go, so unless I can do 980kms this week, and somehow pay for gas, and the entry fee for the drags, I'm not racing

[DJ]

You sure whernt nana'ing it when I saw you.

[SkylineObsession]

Yeah, apparently there were Mercedes's and even a Maserati 3200GT (was it blue?) racing at Lawrence.

And has anyone else seen the silver BMW M5 (the new 500 hp V10 version)? Saw it heading to Q-town on Sunday along with a blue Maserati 3200GT.

[barryogen]

You sure whernt nana'ing it when I saw you.

I havent gone over 5000RPM yet, have been trying to stay under 4000.
4000 in 6th is still ~130

where was I?

[mr pad]

You sure whernt nana'ing it when I saw you.

I havent gone over 5000RPM yet, have been trying to stay under 4000.
4000 in 6th is still ~130

where was I?

$&#$% i actually dont think its going to matter. you could sit on the rev limiter all day and it wouldnt do shit (slight exageration)

[SkylineObsession]

I read somewhere that if you thrash a new engine it is likely to produce more power eventually but not last as long, or if you nana it it will last a long time but be a little down on hp.

Don't quote me, but it kinda makes sense a little bit.

[NZcelica]

Yeah, apparently there were Mercedes's and even a Maserati 3200GT (was it blue?) racing at Lawrence.

And has anyone else seen the silver BMW M5 (the new 500 hp V10 version)? Saw it heading to Q-town on Sunday along with a blue Maserati 3200GT.

Yeah there was some disapointingly slow Maserati Turbo, coloured blue.
Most were 5.7L commodores but there was alot of old XW falcons, valiants, etc. Not one Honda!

[mr pad]

I read somewhere that if you thrash a new engine it is likely to produce more power eventually but not last as long, or if you nana it it will last a long time but be a little down on hp.

Don't quote me, but it kinda makes sense a little bit.

its not a new engine though

[SkylineObsession]

Yeah well, sameish thing pad.

[EVL20V]

the maserati if i remember was a silvery pink but yea was slow

[SkylineObsession]

Must be two lurking around then.

Anyone else seen the four beasts at Cooke Howlison BMW (or whatever it is called?

- Nice red BMW M3 (i want!)
- Nice silver BMW M5 (the new 500 hp version)
- Really nice blue BMW M5 (as above)
- Greyish BMW M6 (the red one is probably lurking around the city too)

Never thought i'd ever see an M5, or an M6 but so far i've seen two of both.

Also a really nice yellow Honda S2000 at Southern Honda. I want it.

[Alex B]

BMW does not spin my wheels eh, even if they are 500hp, such a status car...

[DJ]

Yeah ive seen both the M5 & M6 in town. That M6 is sexah.

Saw some asians in the M5 the other day.

[AJz]

BMW does not spin my wheels eh, even if they are 500hp, such a status car...

im the same aye, even the launch control function in the m5's....etc etc......has to cool down for 10 mins cos gearbox overheats etc etc. yea, its still a beemer.

[SkylineObsession]

Pics from the day, not as many cars racing as i'd hoped but it was better than nothing. Unfortunately wasn't any Supra's, Impreza's or more than one Skyline racing.


Very quick EVO III


Awesome '67 BOSS Mustang


Quick EVO VIII


The faster of the two batmobile RX-7's


Last two runs i saw this wob wob didn't seem to be pushing that hard


Owen in his R33 GTS-25t (only Skyline there)


VERY quick EVO


Coming back from the end of the drag strip


Really nice RB26DET'ed Beemer which sounded awesome


Loud RX (i went to school with this guy)


Loud bucket car thingy which was pretty quick


There's an HSV GTS in there somewhere - did some of the best burnouts of the day


25t taking off


Quick Ford


This Vauxhall did good burnouts


EVO III launching (which it did well )


The safety car type thing - kept going up the strip to bring the other cars back. A nice EVO VII which went pretty well


Coming back from the end


And again


This Camaro did short, but seriously smokey burnouts


Owen roasting the tyres


A latecomer - stalled shortly after this pic was taken


One of the Challengers that was there - i think this was probably the loudest car there - my ears didn't like it anyway

Was a pretty good day overall, i left early so i could catch the motorsport on TV One (made it home just in time to see the intro to Shell Helix Motorsport).

The season finale at Island Park Speedway was pretty awesome too, one of the best looking cars there, a black A grade saloon Mustang, did pretty well on the night, winning one race and having a huge crash in it's last race - flipping and losing all of the body shell and a few wheels - left a Corvette or Monaro/GTO on it's side and a Corvette with frontal damage.

The destruction derby was pretty awesome too.

Spotted MASCAM there too, parked across the road from me.