1000HP Falcon for Superlap - World Time Attack Challenge - Page 3

DevilishChick60 · 04-05-2010, 11:56 AM

Love the pics Meg!! Will be good to see the thing on track, do you know if Jose has almost finished it yet? (cos I know at Clipsal he said he hadnt started it yet)

Should be great!! Does anyone know if it's going to be televised or bought out on DVD?

Grippy · 04-05-2010, 12:02 PM

Its gonna be a lot of power to get to the ground with semi slicks, looks great

Meg's GT's · 04-05-2010, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DevilishChick60

Love the pics Meg!! Will be good to see the thing on track, do you know if Jose has almost finished it yet? (cos I know at Clipsal he said he hadnt started it yet)

Should be great!! Does anyone know if it's going to be televised or bought out on DVD?

I'll post up pics and info as I can......just have to wait on the go ahead. I don't think it's too far away from being tuned and getting some track time in before the day.

As for coverage, there is talks going on atm for tv coverage but I'm told at this stage it won't be live but there will definitely be a DVD of the event.

**Polyal** · 04-05-2010, 12:53 PM

Ah come on commercial TV! Ill keep an eye on this thread, love Aussie stuff competing OS.

Nikked · 05-05-2010, 07:07 PM

thats the stuff its up against, cars built to almost Super Gt specs...

GTP-03 · 05-05-2010, 08:24 PM

anyone know how much torque and what kind of torque spread the falcon will have? Everyones getting carried away with hp figures again

MexicanBatman · 05-05-2010, 08:55 PM

whatever torque spread it has it's gotta be better than a 2L 4 or a rotor

Ghiadude · 05-05-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikked

thats the stuff its up against, cars built to almost Super Gt specs...

That looks slow......not

Nikked · 05-05-2010, 09:37 PM

Power to wieght ratio of .32kg/kw

Meg's GT's · 06-05-2010, 01:36 PM

Some Specs on the car,

Specifications:

Engine
BF XR6 Ford
Estimated Power
750+ hp

Engine Modifications
Mahle Pistons Howards rods Std Crank ARP studs Supertech valvetrain Plazmaman intake 6 boost exhaust manifold Borg Warner 300 series turbocharger Turbosmart wastegate and boost control

Suspension & BrakeMods
Alcon 6 piston V8 supercar spec front Alcon 4 piston V8 Supercar spec rear

Driveline Modifications
Holinger sequential 6 speed gearbox AP racing triple plate clutch Full floating 9 inch diff and V8 supercar setup rear end

Chassis Modifications
Preparation by Beehag engineering

Exterior Modifications
V8 Supercar spec

Wheels & Tyres
Forged A-Tek 18 X 11 O3G Dunlop Direzza 295 X 30 X 18

Interior Modifications
Cobra Seat

Meg's GT's · 06-05-2010, 01:38 PM

Interview with Jose.

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Superlap Australia: The clock is ticking and it certainly still looks like you have a long way to go. You are still confident that you will be ready by May the 21st?

Jose Fernandez: (laughs) Yes that is something that we are used to hearing around here of late. The reality is that we are a lot closer than what it looks like to the untrained eye.

SL: So what is your ETA, and exactly what is left to do?

JF: Well the first thing is that all the panel work is done and all the panels on these cars simply rivet back to the body. We can have this car back together body wise in under two hours. The rear quarters and all the panels are now painted and will be fitted in the coming days. The fabrication work is nearing completion and we only have the dry sump pan to finish and we can fit the “built” engine that is ready and waiting to go in and replace the “dummy” that we have used for the fabrication. Once that is done it will be nearly ready to go. We are wiring the ECU in the next day or two and then it is off to the dyno.

SL: So who will you be using to tune the car?

JF: We will be using Rocky Rehayem from Pac Performance and Ian Pollard will also be assisting here. Rocky has a wealth of knowledge on turbo engine tune and Ian Pollard has been in the circuit racing game forever so none of this will pose any sort of issue.

SL: And then you will be ready for testing is this correct? It doesn’t seem like a lot of time for testing compared to some of the other teams.

JF: Well yes after the dyno we will be heading for the track. One thing that I am extremely fortunate with and one that I hope will be my trump card is that both myself and my crew know this car back the front. Sure it is now powered by a different engine but the dynamics will be similar. The biggest difference will be the tyres we will need to run on ( R spec as opposed to slick tyres in V8 supercar). I have a super competent team behind me with Jeffery Slater who was the senior engineer with Britek on this car from day one, Ian Pollard and ex DJR mechanic Michael Flanders. So once we are back together we are planning on hitting the ground running. We plan on testing late next week. And I can tell you WE WILL BE AT SUPERLAP! And we will be competitive. I am not going to this much trouble to be an also ran!

SL: And finally Jose, what are plans beyond World Time Attack challenge for this car.

JF: That is a very good question Ian, This car has a bit of an emotional bond with me. It is chassis BA 26/07. That is my birth date. So coincidence or not it has some sort of attachment. Truthfully I would like to take this car overseas and possibly take on the Japanese or Americans on their turf! This Time attack thing has really got me going! I love the freedom of “run what you brung” and the turbo engines ability to keep on increasing the power levels with relative ease as we keep dialling it in. I also wouldn’t mind doing an endurance race in it maybe in Dubai or Nurburgring one day. Who knows?

Whatever the case this car will probably be with me for a long time and it can easily be returned to its original V8 format if I ever chose to. For now we only have one goal TO TAKE ON THE BEST IN THE WORLD AT EASTERN CREEK ON THE 21ST AND 22ND MAY!

Davebro · 06-05-2010, 01:53 PM

Im seriously thinkin bout heading up for this.....

Should be a great weekend.

Meg's GT's · 06-05-2010, 01:56 PM

Meg's GT's · 06-05-2010, 01:59 PM

OTHER ATTRACTIONS

Tectaloy Drift Challenge – Where: Drift Track (see map). When: Friday 4.00-5.30pm, Saturday 12.00-2.00pm

Chemtech Show’n'Shine – Where: Skid Pad. When: Saturday all day. Winners announced on Saturday at 5.30pm

Cunning Stunts Motorcycle Stunts – Where: Main Straight. When: Friday and Saturday during the Drift and track downtime.

Blair Aerosport Aerobatic Display – When: Saturday midday. Where: Up in the sky.

The Jack Daniels Experience – When: Friday and Saturday all day. Where: back of the skid pan.

Drive-A-Race Car Simulators – When: Friday and Saturday all day. Where: back of the skid pan.

Jumping Castle – When: Friday and Saturday all day. Where: back of the skid pan.

Meg's GT's · 06-05-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Davebro

Im seriously thinkin bout heading up for this.....

Should be a great weekend.

Those that do decide to go then come on over and find us on the skidpan for the Chemtech Show n Shine.

If you'd like to display your car then shoot me a PM and I'll get you the info, hate to be one of one flying the Ford flag there

I'm really looking forward to seeing how the Falcon shapes up, hopefully it can give the ricers something to think about.

DevilishChick60 · 08-05-2010, 11:04 PM

What's Geoff Slater ever done? Personally.. a poor choice.. He didnt seem to do a lot with Brighty's car.. where's that bloke that used to engineer Grant Denyers car last year.. Greg Wheeler??'

Should be great.. sadly.. I cant get down there.. stupid state lines..

DevilishChick60 · 21-05-2010, 10:32 AM

Are we any closer to actually seeing the Whole car in the flesh??

Was it out at Practice yesterday??

Meg's GT's · 21-05-2010, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DevilishChick60

Are we any closer to actually seeing the Whole car in the flesh??

Was it out at Practice yesterday??

No it wasn't at practice yesterday. Not all of the cars are in their garages yet.

DevilishChick60 · 21-05-2010, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Meg's GT

No it wasn't at practice yesterday. Not all of the cars are in their garages yet.

That doesnt surprise me... Does it have all it's stickers yet? I heard from a good source that the livery was going to differ and they were franctically last night trying to apply to all the stickers...

Do we have any results from the Morning's sessions yet? It seems the rotaries are the way to go...

vztrt · 21-05-2010, 03:19 PM

http://www.caradvice.com.au/68447/su...allenge-day-1/

some of the other cars competeing.

Quicksand · 21-05-2010, 09:58 PM

So where is the T? Where is Jose and the team? According to the article above, the car didn't hit the track today. The Holden seemed to make it out there.

Is it a staged event where only some cars go out each day? whats going on?

Meg's GT's · 22-05-2010, 07:53 AM

From yesterday...

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Sierra Sierra EVO was the car to beat on the first day of the World Time Attack Challenge.
Setting a blistering time of 1:32.2480 the American challenger held on to the top spot with the PanSpeed RX7 only 0.2 seconds behind.

The fastest Australian contenders, Warren Luff in a Prep’d Motorsport Lotus Elise is currently in the 6th place, only 1.3 seconds slower than the Sierra Sierra EVO.

Don’t miss out on the finals tomorrow – who will be the the World Time Attack Champion?

1. David Empringham Sierra Sierra Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 11:32.2480*

2. K Sasaki Pan Speed Racing Mazda RX-7 1:32.4540

3. Tarzan Yamada CyberEVO Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 1:32.4940

4 . Tarzan Yamada Tomei/Cusco Subaru Impreza WRX 1:33.4080

5. Kinoshita Mitsuhiro Pro Staff R-Magic Motorsport Mazda RX-7 1:33.5050

6. Warren Luff Prep’d Motorsport Lotus Elise 1:33.5520

7. David Loftus BSM Motorsport Nissan Skyline R32 G 1:36.3580

8. Steve Glenney Pulse Racing Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 1:36.4980

9. Peter Lucas Kirrapak Racing Lotus Elise HPE 1:37.4240

10. Garth Walden Tilton Interiors Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 1:38.0340

Meg's GT's · 22-05-2010, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Inducted_Breeze

So where is the T? Where is Jose and the team? According to the article above, the car didn't hit the track today. The Holden seemed to make it out there.

Is it a staged event where only some cars go out each day? whats going on?

That's right, the car arrived in the pits late yesterday evening.

DevilishChick60 · 22-05-2010, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Meg's GT

That's right, the car arrived in the pits late yesterday evening.

yeah a dramatic entrance.. The pics of it look mental!!

Quicksand · 22-05-2010, 10:37 AM

sweet, bring it home guys!!

DevilishChick60 · 22-05-2010, 01:21 PM

it's not going too badly actually.. last I read Jose was 16th overall... Not a bad effort for a ex V8 Supercar..

**DJM83** · 22-05-2010, 03:13 PM

Quicksand · 22-05-2010, 05:50 PM

Nice pic, would love to see some footage and hear some other stats about it

EDIT: found yesterdays results on Natsoft:

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/re...2/05/2010.EAST

Today's results aren't up just yet.

Quicksand · 22-05-2010, 06:23 PM

Yesssss....today's results are up on Natsoft:

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/re...2/05/2010.EAST

Well i'll be...the Sierra Sierra got pipped...and the first place runner was faster than the track record of the V8SC's ...damn thats quick. Well done to Fernandez and co! 13'th is respectable in an 80-90 strong field! It makes you wonder how much better the XR6T would have gone with racing slicks

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Pos Car Driver Competitor/Team Vehicle Cap CL Qualify...Lap Gap

1 11P Tarzan Yamada CyberEVO Mitsubishi Lancer Ev 4TA S2 1:30.5870*
2 7P David Empringham Sierra Sierra Mitsubishi Lancer Ev 4TA S2 1:31.8840 0:01.2970
3 6P Tarzan Yamada Tomei/Cusco Subaru Imprezza WRX 4TA S2 1:31.9010 0:01.3140
4 5P Warren Luff Prep'd Motorsport Lotus Elise 4TR S2 1:32.2730 0:01.6860
5 15P K Sasaki Pan Speed Racing Mazda RX-7 RTR S1 1:32.4540 0:01.8670
6 10P Kinoshita Mitsuhiro Pro Staff R-Magic Motorsport Mazda RX-7 RTR S1 1:33.5050 0:02.9180
7 2P Mark Berry Advan/Hi Octane Racing Nissan Skyline R34 G 6TA S2 1:34.1090 0:03.5220
8 13P David Loftus BSM Motorsport Nissan Skyline R32 G 6TA S2 1:35.8760 0:05.2890
9 1P Garth Walden Tilton Interiors Mitsubishi Lancer Ev 4TA S2 1:37.0590 0:06.4720
10 8P Peter Lucas Kirrapak Racing Lotus Elise HPE 4TR S1 1:37.4240 0:06.8370
11 14P Russell Newman Advan/Hi Octane Racing Nissan Skyline R32 G 6TA S2 1:38.2190 0:07.6320
12 18P Mal Rose Mal Rose Racing Holden Commodore 8NR S1 1:39.3230 0:08.7360
13 9P Jose Fernandez Fernandez Motorsport Ford Falcon 6TR S2 1:40.2170 0:09.6300
14 4P Cameron Dyal APC Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Ev 4TA S1 1:42.7990 0:12.2120
15 12P David Hommer 999 Automotive Honda Integra Type R 4TF S2 1:46.0140 0:15.4270

Thats some pretty consistent driving from Fernandez:

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9P Jose Fernandez 1:45.1020 1:40.7740 1:41.9870 *:**.**** 1:45.3080 1:40.2170 1:40.4530 1:40.2790 1:40.7440 1:40.5050
10 *:**.**** 1:44.2190 1:41.5040 1:41.0340 1:40.9040 1:41.9760

DevilishChick60 · 22-05-2010, 06:35 PM

Apparently it had turbo issues and boost lag..

A good effort! Slick tyres would have made it go even quicker which i think it should have been on slicks!

Theres a few other pics of it up on Advan Australiá site..