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  • Switzer R1K - 183.49 MPH in the Half Mile - 303 KM/hr in 1 KM (Video Inside!)

    My first 1/2 mile race resulted in alot of fun - some toasted brakes (no one can say I didn't stay in it long enough) and some new understanding about the R1K platform (and my car in particular).

    This is all on a full weight car, 20" rims with Toyo R888's.

    Here's the video on pump;

    Sorry I under calculated/converted the MPH from my Vbox (180 vs 183.48 a the half mile).My first 1/2 mile race resulted in alot of fun - some toasted brakes ...



    There was very little traction as the runway was very dusty and I did not use launch control on my race settings because of that.
    I only managed a 4.2 60-130 on my race fuel settings (I have had a 4.7 on my pump settings). According to Scott the runway was on an incline (you can actually see it in the video).
    I'm not too disappointed as my 0-60 was 4.18 and my 0-100 was 6.44 for that 60-130 run of 4.2 (my best 0-60 and 0-100 on a treated track is 2.4 and 4.8 respectively on pump according to my Vbox - average of 2.8 and 5.2 - again on pump).

    Pump Fuel 1/2 mile 170.95 MPH. 1 KM 288 KM/hr (~180 MPH).

    Race Fuel 1/2 mile 183.49 MPH. 1 KM (911 Metres actually) 189.02 MPH (~303 KM/HR).

    So not too shabby.

    My best 1/4 mile runs were;

    10.44 at 143 MPH on pump (about .60 a second off and 3-4 MPH slower than the track).

    10.71 (Lol) at 152 MPH on race fuel (no launch control or traction until after 100 MPH or so).
    So it will be neat to see what I can do on a prepped track (even MPH wise as my tires will likely not hold).
    If I can manage 155-157 MPH on 20" rims - that would be very cool.

    My brakes are toast - but they needed changing after all of my racing anyway...

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    Nice job J
    Must have had your insides in a knot at those sustained speeds.
    Now we understand the need for a chute...

    Is this the Texas mile or is that next?
    Last edited by speedfreak; 08-23-2012, 03:00 PM.
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    • #3
      Originally posted by speedfreak View Post
      Nice job J
      Must have had your insides in a knot at those sustained speeds.
      Now we understand the need for a chute...

      Is this the Texas mile or is that next?
      Hi Chris - I would love to go to the Texas Mile - no - this was a HALF mile up near London (speaking of which there may be another one on September 22nd - including a killer road course...FYYI.

      It was 5000 feet and we started from a dig. I rolled into the runs on my race fuel settings as it was a very dusty runway so traciton was tricky. There is enough room to stop, put you have to start on the left side and then start turning in which will help you stop. I learned that too late and smoked my brakes - completely.

      New brakes coming next week.

      Let me knwo if you are interested in going...

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        Congrats.
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        • #5
          Originally posted by Skym View Post
          Congrats.
          Thank-you sir...

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            Originally posted by vtknight View Post
            Thank-you sir...
            You're welcome.
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              • #8
                Originally posted by The Stig View Post
                Lol - thanks Stig!

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