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BluKoo
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   4th Oct 08 at 13:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Some of you will have seen the thread i made earlier in the week about my cousins (Graeme Wight Jr) hillclimb car...
Well, there's a new video to show you now.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/GWR-Predator-V10-at-the_188789.htm

This is his first win in this car. The Lap record is 36.00, and he ran a 36.26.

I've also got more accurate specification and stats:

Its an Arrows 3.0 V10 F1 engine and carbon g/box.
Its got about 700bhp at 15000 rpm, but no flywheel.
The car weighs around 420kg all in.
Gear speeds are, 85 in 1st, 108 in 2nd and 135 in 3rd. They're the only gears he uses for a run on that track. If you listen closely you can here the times the car goes onto the limmiter and that will give you a idea of what speeds he was doing.

Here are a few more pics too...
CaPtAiN CoRsA SpOrT
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4th Oct 08 at 13:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Kind of fast................
Marc
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alan-g-w
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4th Oct 08 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So much better than F1 mate.
Lucky B
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Its hill record not lap record... and the time was 36.25... .02 faster than Mr Groves.

All us Scottish hillclimb folk are well chuffed for GWJ getting his 1st run off victory in the Predator.



[Edited on 04-10-2008 by Lucky B]
jr
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4th Oct 08 at 18:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i love the idea of hillclimbing, apart from the 25cm gap between the walls/banks if you fuck up
alan-g-w
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4th Oct 08 at 18:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jr
i love the idea of hillclimbing, apart from the 25cm gap between the walls/banks if you fuck up


Exactly why it's better than F1 IMO
neil h
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4th Oct 08 at 18:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Silly question, but as a rough figure. How much did that car cost him to build?
Lucky B
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
i love the idea of hillclimbing, apart from the 25cm gap between the walls/banks if you fuck up


Only if you decide to hit them.

quote:
Originally posted by neil h
Silly question, but as a rough figure. How much did that car cost him to build?


You really dont want to know.

He's a fully built Pilbeam Judd for sale as an example...
http://www.fastroadandtrack.co.uk/frat/showad.php?adid=5253
jr
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Lucky, i cant promise i wont
Lucky B
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The barriers have magnets on them, beware.
jr
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i bet they dont like new paint or shiney engines either, i could never compete
micra_pete
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seriously! that looks very very quick, so quick the vid looks sped up!

I spend a lot of time at harewood hill during the seasons, will he be competing? looks like a great car to watch!
Lucky B
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4th Oct 08 at 22:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jri could never compete


Just do it!
jr
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it was more the fact i'll destroy something, and the fact the only car i could use, would be outclassed
BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by Lucky B
Its hill record not lap record... and the time was 36.25... .02 faster than Mr Groves.

All us Scottish hillclimb folk are well chuffed for GWJ getting his 1st run off victory in the Predator.


Well well, Mr Patterson. Quite pernickety aren't you

Yeah, i was really pleased to hear he had a successful run. Its about time things started going Graemes way.

quote:
Originally posted by micra_pete
I spend a lot of time at harewood hill during the seasons, will he be competing? looks like a great car to watch!


I think he does do Harewood. And you're right, he's very entertaining to watch.
Lucky B
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quote:
Originally posted by BluKooWell well, Mr Patterson. Quite pernickety aren't you




You have to be pernickety... hundredths of a second make all the difference in hilclimbing... just ask GWJ... or any hillclimber for that matter.

My pal did a 50.01 at Doune in his 205 last weekend (class win & PB time) but i know he really wanted to break into the 49's... its only 2 hundredths of a second but it'd of made all the difference.

...and its Paterson not Patterson.

[Edited on 05-10-2008 by Lucky B]
BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by Lucky B

...and its Paterson not Patterson.


Bugger, heres me trying to be smart and failing

What u driving/racing these days? The 2.1 tb'd corsa is long gone isn't it? I seem to remember seeing ur name on a 106 rallye at Fintray... Would that be right?

[Edited on 05-10-2008 by BluKoo]
Lucky B
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Ye, still got the 106 and it should be ready for the 09 season.

It consists of a nice multipoint weld in caged shell, 285mm Wilwoods, proflex/Peugeot sport france suspension, 5sp s/c dog box & plate lsd and a 9k rpm engine... which hasn't been fired up yet.







The engine is similar to the one in my pals 205 but with more power. (hopefully)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEDzfYnBpgM

[Edited on 05-10-2008 by Lucky B]
alan-g-w
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5th Oct 08 at 19:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
are those 16's or 17's ^^

EDIT: filter in the scuttle panel's cool as feck.

[Edited on 05-10-2008 by alan-g-w]
Lucky B
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My road wheels are 7x16 with 195-40 tyres... same od as my 7x15 with 195-45's competition wheels.

Thats a rather fetching carbon fibre scuttle panel i have there.

[Edited on 05-10-2008 by Lucky B]
alan-g-w
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aah I'm readin wrong, thought you wrote that they were 385mm discs

Didn't think they looked big enough

EDIT: nicely squeezed in CF comment there

[Edited on 05-10-2008 by alan-g-w]
Lucky B
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wilson_sri
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Thats incredible.

 
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