Congratulations

to the Olympia Charger team who finshed 25th overall out of 65 competitors at Le Mans classic 2006. Enjoy the big fat Charger roaring down Mulsanne.


Le Mans lap 2006

Disappointing

Testing the 90 Mustang 5.0 GT over the quartermile was a little disappointing. No chance to get close to high 14's (Car&Driver times then) with wintertires and 105k miles odometer reading. Even with 2.73 rearend gearing on concrete there was wheelspin. By the way it was a good chance to figure out the measurement differences between the AP22 Performance Meter and a G-Tech Pro. Here are the timeslips for the same single run. Both devices were set for streetcar, but I forgot to adjust for same rollout so its not a perfect comparison. The Horsepower printout is not relevant, because its generated by the 1-2 gearchange. Horsepower measurements can only be done in a single gear.


G-Tech Pro


AP-22 Performance Meter

Olympia Charger

Next weekend 7-9th July the Olympia Charger with Christophe Schwartz at the wheel will hit LeMans. Take a look at Le Mans Classic 24 Hours for further info and results. Good luck to you and your team!



Practice at Le Mans

Jensen Quartermile ET

The last time I tested the Jensen Interceptor was July 2004 in Hungary. The runs were performed on a dry hot summerday with about 4000lbs. testweight and new overhauled engine at Rabaring. Best result 12.7@110mph. For further details see Drag Times.


Rabaring 2004

Braking the 5.0 GT

During a trip to Switzerland and Italy I had lot of possibilities to test the refurbished Mustang GT brakes(see Brake upgrade 5.0 GT) whilst driving over several mountain passes. On streetdriving the Hawk pads give better brake feel and less pedal effort. You can feel that the pads have a higher friction coefficient and I am quite sure that the stopping distances are reduced. But driving mountain passes reveal new problems with this setup, due to the higher friction cefficient and better braking the heat builds up much more quickly, the frontbrakes start to smell and smoke, disks start to warp and the brakepedal jumps. Luckily the Hawk pads can handle the heat and the car is still braking. Conclusion: Instead of the stock pads the stock frontdisks are now weakest point in the system.


Simplon pass