Drag Combat 28th March 2010

[GTom]

I'm in, I'll have the smallest engine there

[Manaz]

Count me in!

[paolob]

ill go if there are no insurance or VW guys there to check rego numbers

[Preen59]

ill go if there are no insurance or VW guys there to check rego numbers

Just tape them up if you are concerned.

[Oneofthegreats]

I'm in, I'll have the smallest engine there

Unfortunately you want have the smallest engine there sorry, especially if its sport compact drag combat.

I'm sure there will be rotarys there incl. 12A (1.2L), 13B (1.3L) & 20B (2.0L)

All of which can go a hell of alot faster than any VW I know of!

I think the fastest I know of a VW chassis'd car (not rail) is a approx a mid to high 8.

Fastest rotary's I know of in OZ

OZ 12A 7.96@169 & that was in a street chassis'd based car with only a 9" slick!

OZ 13B that I know of has run as fast as 7.16@186mph

OZ 20B - 6.84@201mph

[WABIT]

stick that rotary info in your ass preeny!! yeah boi!!!

dom

[Water Boy]

How many weeks before Nats is this?

Im sure may father may be keen and id be too. If not I may hitych a ride with one of teh Vic members!

[GTom]

Unfortunately you want have the smallest engine there sorry, especially if its sport compact drag combat.

I take the dancing banana back then! Thanks for the info.

[Yevvy]

hmm i might attend

[Manaz]

I'm sure there will be rotarys there incl. 12A (1.2L), 13B (1.3L) & 20B (2.0L)

Do rotaries race under a multiplier (swept volume times a multiplier) to determine their effective capacity for the sake of racing?

[Oneofthegreats]

Do rotaries race under a multiplier (swept volume times a multiplier) to determine their effective capacity for the sake of racing?

Not in drag racing.

The have classes, but not by capacity. More so tyre size ie. 28x9 or outlaw 10.5, chassis setup ie. 3/4 chassis, full chassis'd cars etcl

Each class does have minimum weights & they change depending on what engine your running too.

Eg. Street 289 Class

Minimum weights:
AA/OZ MOD (AA/OM) Triple Rotor / 6 cylinder (4.0 litre max) 2400lbs minimum
BB/OZ MOD (BB/OM) Twin Rotor / 4 cylinder 2100lbs minimum

More info here for those that are interested.

http://www.sportcompact.net.au/raceclasses/classesoverview/

They do run multiplier's in track racing from what I can gather, as a friend used to race a 13b turbo RX7 in sports sedan & had to race against the big banger V8's

Here is the multiplier from the CAMS Sports sedan rules & regs

4.4(iii) To establish total engine capacity.
• A multiplying factor of 1.7 applies to forced induction engines.
• A multiplying factor of 1.75 applies to rotary engines.

(iv) The maximum engine capacities are:
Naturally-aspirated reciprocating -6000cc
Naturally-aspirated rotary engine -3428cc
Forced-induction reciprocating - 3529cc
Forced-induction rotary engine - 2016cc

[mikinoz]

Awesome information for someone like me that has no idea about how the sport determines category. Cheers.

[GoLfMan]

Add me quick smart biatch.

The Caddy will be there in force ready to lay down some sick 17's! haha.

i want to race Sooty vs Cad Dog... the crowd will fall asleep before we finish

[Preen59]

stick that rotary info in your ass preeny!! yeah boi!!!

dom

Blow me!

[Preen59]

Basically.. And i mean BASIC..

If you have a tyre size limit and a minimum weight, it doesn't matter how much HP you have because you still have to get it to the ground.. So engine capacity doesn't really come into it in drag racing.. In this case anyway.