The problem with potential WRX drivers switching to polos

[El Pedro]

Mate i went crap but that was my fault. ill be going again soon. Ill let you know when. And dont worry its just for the fun of it.

Oh well, it's a bit like that sometimes. It's most annoying on the busier nights after you've waited in line for an hour or more to stuff it up!

[shaneth]

Oh well, it's a bit like that sometimes. It's most annoying on the busier nights after you've waited in line for an hour or more to stuff it up!

Yep 90min mate. it sucked.

[Sharkie]

I couldn't be bothered to read anything on the Rex forums ....

I'm interested though to know what times they are doing (with slips as proof) at QR / Willowbank though.

We know (slips have been provided) with slicks and proper technique a mildly modded Polo (Kai) can do a 13.9 and with street tyres a 14.3 (Jasn)with some improvement still to go.

What can the WRX's do ?

AND DO NOT quote figures from obscure sources, I want to know at QR / Willowbank with slips only.......

Also slips for a DSG Golf GTI with a chip only doing 13.78 (a single run on the night) have been posted on this forum .......

[Burgs]

I couldn't be bothered to read anything on the Rex forums ....

I'm interested though to know what times they are doing (with slips as proof) at QR / Willowbank though.

We know (slips have been provided) with slicks and proper technique a mildly modded Polo (Kai) can do a 13.9 and with street tyres a 14.3 (Jasn)with some improvement still to go.

What can the WRX's do ?

AND DO NOT quote figures from obscure sources, I want to know at QR / Willowbank with slips only.......

Also slips for a DSG Golf GTI with a chip only doing 13.78 (a single run on the night) have been posted on this forum .......

http://www.rexnet.com.au/forum/index...opic=9785&st=0

[Kai]

ha. 10.0. SLOW!

[kevvie]

I like MY 98 Classic's Avatar though

[RhysQ]

I like MY 98 Classic's Avatar though

i reckon numerals 470's one is pretty damn good. he is the OP of that drag times thread.

[El Pedro]

I couldn't be bothered to read anything on the Rex forums ....

I'm interested though to know what times they are doing (with slips as proof) at QR / Willowbank though.

We know (slips have been provided) with slicks and proper technique a mildly modded Polo (Kai) can do a 13.9 and with street tyres a 14.3 (Jasn)with some improvement still to go.

What can the WRX's do ?

AND DO NOT quote figures from obscure sources, I want to know at QR / Willowbank with slips only.......

Also slips for a DSG Golf GTI with a chip only doing 13.78 (a single run on the night) have been posted on this forum .......

13.1

I have a 13.08 somewhere too on my work PC.

Next time I head out I want a 12. That's a tuned WRX with an Auto. The manuals get down there quicker and the STI's quicker again.

[Buller_Scott]

perhaps when he talks about "pumped up" he is referring to the use of those "fleshlights"?

Hahahahaha. God damn, I'd almost forgotten about those!

Damn you, interwebs!!!!!!!!!

[Sharkie]

Going through times on that link it looks like a mildly tuned WRX (FMIC, chip, exhaust) will do a 13.0 - 13.3 comfortably in the hands of a competent driver.

This puts it an easy second clear of a mildly tuned Polo at the strip so hopefully it puts the whole issue to rest now.

Bear in mind that it looks like it requires a 6000rmin launch which can't be good for any bit of the drivetrain ...... WRXs are known for their "glass" gearboxes ....

One of the reasons the Polo is competive on the street is exactly that the WRX requires much more revs at launch to do so cleanly and easily bogs down with too much traction. Polo spools up quick and struggles for traction on the other hand ..... If you're up against a WRX and it sounds like he's revving high at launch ... let him go ..... if he's not revving it much the Polo will have him for lunch .... same pretty much applies to all the "faster" cars out there.

Much to be said for traction though .... I wish I had AWD or at least RWD .....