OcUK Rolling Road Day 12 @ PowerStation (Tewksbury) - July 23rd 2011

hurfdurf · 18 Jul 2011 at 19:01

Princey said:
It looks like I can make a brief appearance at this now. Only for an hour or two though as I have to scatter my nans ashes with family in the early afternoon.

Sorry for your loss

hurfdurf · 18 Jul 2011 at 19:02

I may or may not be there now, still 50/50.

-Neil- · 18 Jul 2011 at 19:40

hurfdurf said:
I may or may not be there now, still 50/50.

Neil.

Fuzz · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:01

SoliD said:
Yes it would be a torque converter, it isn't turbo'ed would there be any risk to the gearbox with these functions? Or would it be the same risk as running a normal manual?

There wouldn't be any more risk than that associated with thrashing it about on normal roads.
If something breaks... it would have broken anyway, on the dyno or not.

ScoobyDoo69 · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:01

Work not happening now then James?

Princey · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:05

No. Sick note is back in.

SoliD · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:12

Scubascorpion said:
There wouldn't be any more risk than that associated with thrashing it about on normal roads.
If something breaks... it would have broken anyway, on the dyno or not.

Fair enough, Gibbo could you put me down as a confirmed runner, well my dad will be 996 Targa. Preferably somewhen in the middle, will aim to turn up 10AM or so.

TomO · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:18

I had no problems with me E55 for the last two times. All it did was give an artificial hump in the torque curve as the torque converter went from slip to full lock up.

ScoobyDoo69 · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:18

Princey said:
No. Sick note is back in.

grand! Sorry for your loss and hopefully see you at ps.

Gibbo · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:46

Princey said:
It looks like I can make a brief appearance at this now. Only for an hour or two though as I have to scatter my nans ashes with family in the early afternoon.

If you can make it then be good to see you, but don't go out of your way mate and sorry for your loss.

Gibbo · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:48

SoliD said:
Fair enough, Gibbo could you put me down as a confirmed runner, well my dad will be 996 Targa. Preferably somewhen in the middle, will aim to turn up 10AM or so.

Is he OK waiting towards the end, say around 20th place so then all the Porsches are together?

If not that is fine I shall squeeze you in somewhere around 10th, what is the exact specification, is it a C2, C4, an S or a Turbo?

NathWraith · 18 Jul 2011 at 21:00

Another porsche is running? Gibbo won't be able to contain himself.

Blackhawk47 · 18 Jul 2011 at 21:26

NathWraith said:
Another porsche is running? Gibbo won't be able to contain himself.

Just to annoy him here is a pic of a lovely porsche!

Moeks · 18 Jul 2011 at 21:29

So will you all be going to the Hungry Horse again after the rolling road is done ?

Gibbo · 18 Jul 2011 at 22:25

Moeks said:
So will you all be going to the Hungry Horse again after the rolling road is done ?

If thats the pub on the epic country road we all normally go, complain about the prices, then yes we shall be doing so.

Fuzz · 18 Jul 2011 at 22:32

Would be rude not to

Princey · 18 Jul 2011 at 22:38

I must remember that the Total filling station is not a place for turning around during passenger rides. I must have passed through about 10 times at the last Powerstation RR.

[TW]Fox · 18 Jul 2011 at 22:40

I might be epicfailing as I think I've got something else to do now :eek:

Clown · 18 Jul 2011 at 22:54

As long as it isn't work!

Rizo-UK · 18 Jul 2011 at 23:00

That pub is only like 8 miles from my house

result.