May be a little to much power off the line? MR2 wheelie @ santapod

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Re: May be a little to much power off the line? MR2 wheelie @ santapod

Post by paul port »

So... Have you Emailed it off to 5th Gear yet?

It's a lot more impressive than their Wheelie-MR2 from this season...
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Re: May be a little to much power off the line? MR2 wheelie @ santapod

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paul port wrote:So... Have you Emailed it off to 5th Gear yet?

It's a lot more impressive than their Wheelie-MR2 from this season...


Not to 5th gear. But i did send the link to topgear. See if it gets played out this sunday. I might send it to 5th gear now.
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Re: May be a little to much power off the line? MR2 wheelie @ santapod

Post by greeny »

Just came across this other slo-mo video froma different angle Roy,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej5Y4bRmtXg

That comes down hard!!

Did it bend anything Roy?

Also need to get in contactwith you bout that box.

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:lol: that is just insane and always will be.
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cantfindausername wrote::lol: that is just insane and always will be.


I think Roy has his place in MR2 history now :mrgreen:
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good vid that slow mo :thumleft: it comes down hard :shock:
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greeny wrote:
cantfindausername wrote::lol: that is just insane and always will be.


I think Roy has his place in MR2 history now :mrgreen:


Definately!! Gonna be hard to top that one!
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Post by Steve Horrocks »

bl00dy hell! that looks epic in slow mo!
think dabbing the brakes caused it to come down so hard, and boy it came down hard! front wheel took a bit of a wobble!
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Jesus!! :shock:

Thats awesome, must have been scary though!!
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Re: May be a little to much power off the line? MR2 wheelie @ santapod

Post by Burger »

greeny wrote:
jimGTS wrote:amazing.

i asume you have no exhaust out the back??

(its rerouted to the intake maybe)

otherwise thay must have seriously bashed the exhaust.


Thats the reason there going fast! they've rerouted the exhaust back into the intake..... \:D/

Secrets out the bag now lol



Explain please...
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Re: May be a little to much power off the line? MR2 wheelie @ santapod

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Burger wrote:
greeny wrote:
jimGTS wrote:amazing.

i asume you have no exhaust out the back??

(its rerouted to the intake maybe)

otherwise thay must have seriously bashed the exhaust.


Thats the reason there going fast! they've rerouted the exhaust back into the intake..... \:D/

Secrets out the bag now lol



Explain please...


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Re: May be a little to much power off the line? MR2 wheelie @ santapod

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It looks like the engine lid has been sucked in

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Re: May be a little to much power off the line? MR2 wheelie @ santapod

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thats the most insanething iv ever seen! wtf!

what power you ruuning to be able to do this?
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Vampire wrote:thats the most insanething iv ever seen! wtf!

what power you ruuning to be able to do this?


680bhp according to his sig.
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Saw this car at Japshow finale on Sunday, here's him wheelieing again:

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And his ET and terminal speed on this run:

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haha seems like its becoming a talent for Roy to leave the start line in this manner. :clap:
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Re: May be a little to much power off the line? MR2 wheelie @ santapod

Post by Martin F »

With a start like that surely the car is capable of hitting the 9's , still would rather fix that issue :wink:
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Looking good in this months Japanese Performance :thumleft:
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marty1 wrote:With a start like that surely the car is capable of hitting the 9's , still would rather fix that issue :wink:


Wheelieing isnt fast though im sure roy would rather it be going forward than upwards :lol:
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Re: May be a little to much power off the line? MR2 wheelie @ santapod

Post by Quigonjay »

why doesnt he fit a wheelie bar then?
or go for slightly less grip?
it might mean a trade off for a little spin but at least it will be forward motion and not upwards
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