XJR against the fastest street car in the city. What happened


Enjoy!

 

Can't see video, it's private.

 

Should be fine now.

 

kyllä näen sen nyt, nice

 

Wouldn't have expected anything less really ;o))
Deflated some ones ego it seems ;o)=)

 

Haha!

Great so see some "supercharged" US V8 lose against a sophisticated comfortable long distance cruiser with sportscar manners

 

With or without translator?

 

The Vette blew the launch, thats all. No way the XJR would have won otherwise

 

You know that it's not an ordinary XJR right?

 

Ni, I dont know anything about that particular XJR, but the fouled up lunch is undeniable. It was a good 2-3 seconds before the Vette even took off

 

That was a 13.08/180 run. RT 0.579. The weather was pretty cold +8C ( 46F ) and there was heavy headwind. Almost no traction at the cold airfield track. I put 2/3 tank of gas, kept spare wheel set there and added some 110lbs of macadam into the trunk. Even with that heavy wheelspin first 50m. Mickey Thompson DRs need heat to give great hook. 1/8 time was 0.7 slower than in better conditions.

I remember the Corvette's ET was even slower than mine. Trap speed was higher. It's not good idea to floor the pedal fully down in such poor conditions when you have plenty of power.

He has to beware in any case when my fully new engine will be under the bonnet.

 

2-3 seconds?? I think you need a new stop watch.

 

I get that you all know the Jag owner well, but youre kidding yourselves if you think a really badly blown launch wasnt a huge part of that Vette being walked away from

 

The winner of a speed contest is the winner.

That's vehicle + driver.

Doesn't matter if the driver lost his lunch or had a heart attack.

First across the finish line is the winner barring disqualification.

Don't think there are many racing teams who will give up a championship
because the opposition had a bad hair day.

 

Plums,plums,plums......lol


Yes the vette got a bad start ( sorry, the driver of the Vette got a bad start ) and lost out


It happens

 

I must admit, I did laugh out loud at this one...

 

For the sake of those that aren't regular players, exactly how 'not standard' is this XJR? 13 flat is only about a second faster than stock, although obviously the track will have an impact on times as well.



Either way I'm jealous. Wish I had the funds and courage to do more to my car (than just make it heavier with stereo)

 

12.3 car with old engine - stock MAF and TB. Should be around a second faster with the new engine. Enough strong for nitrous too. Then, well......10.X ?

 

This time blown Jag vs another blown GM

from 5:12