Season opening 2008
Written by Konrad Ree   
Thursday, 08 May 2008

Stay tuened for oppdated news

 We will try to oppdate att the events.

10.05.2008 Dragster is being loaded in to the coach on Saturday evening. 
At 22.40 pm Thor and Stig started on the long trip towards Santa Pod Raceway

11.05.2008 They arrived at Thor´s home early Sunday morning about half past 5
and have to take a break until about 18.00 pm
Then they start driving towards Sola where they are collecting some more
stuff from one of our sponsors Sande Gård AS,
they have to be there before 12.00 on Monday to get time enough to load
and have time to reach the Ferry from Stavanger who leaves at 18.00 pm

 Monday 12.05.2008
Thor and Stig arrived at Sande Gård AS at 10.00 am. We started loading oil
fuel and a lot off other stuff, but Thor was confused about how to get
everything in to the coach, after a while we got most of it inn and
Fred Hanssen who have the old car that Paul Ingar used to drive in
Super Comp arrived width his coach, and he had some spare room for the
rest that we culden’t find room for. We where finish about 15.00 pm,
and had time for some Pizza before they had to drive towards the ferry
in Stavanger.  I had to stay home for some more working days, but will
try to update the web from home until I also leave Norway Friday,
to join the rest of the team at Santa pod.

Tuesday 13.05.2008
The coach arrived in Newcastle about 30 minutes past 3pm.
Thor told me it had been a god ferry trip.
And the plan is to drive down to Milton Keynes and stay the
night there and do some shopping tomorrow. More news follow
tomorrow

 

The coach finaly arrived 

Wednesday: 14.05.2008.
Finally the teams arrived at Santa Pod Raceway this afternoon,
but they didn’t have the opportunity to find their pit spot
because the whole pit aeries are used by Drifting and they have
to await them to get finished, Thor was told that the pit will
be ready tomorrow so we can unload the coach then. 

We are the two first team to arrive.

Thursday 15.05.2008

The goys at Santa pod is now unloding the coach,
Paul Ingar , Tormod ,Johnny, Mona, Maya, and Mari
Are soon ariving the track.
Sadly there is some raining now. the report from Santa Pod

is the weather are getting better the car is now in the marquee

and they are still unloding the coach.
There will be more news tomorrow after i are joining them friday 16.05.

Friday 16.05.08

 Hi evryone I am on the airport in Stavanger on my way to Santa pod

 to join the rest of the team. I will probaly be att the track this afternoon

and will bring you more news then the time is now 0700am so i havent

reach the team at santa pod yet for more news, have a nice day and

stay tuned for opdating. Konrad

Hi again everybody. Time is 16.00pm Just arrived at the track and the
rest of the crew have done a great job so far, we have to do some engine
work now. The weather is just now clouded with some dripping hope it get
better.
 

Sathurday 17.05.2008

Time is now 01.30am it has been a lot off work but we are almost ready for
a warm up, and we have plans for it at about 10.00 am.

The conection to the web site aint god....
Hi again some updated news from Santa pod.
Time is now 02.00pm.                                                                                                                We have done the engine warm up,
and everything looks great. We are awaiting for the
track to get ready ,it has been raining, but the track
crew are now trying to get it ready for racing,
The sound off the engine was great to hear again,
and we want to have a run today !                                                                                           Hopefully it wont come anymore rain so stay tuned for some more news when we
have been out on the track.

6.30 pm      

The last chance to run to day after rain delay. The car was set up with a soft clutch for a easy check up pass. Some tire spin but not to bad, 4,17/193 mph at 1/8 and 6,19/243 ET   The team is happy to be in the game again !  There will be a full turnaround on the dragster to night and a new test run tomorow.

 Sunday 18.05.2008

Paul puts in a nice run today, 0.959 sixty foot, 3,72-197 at 1/18 and 5,72-243 ET with the chutes out in the trap. 

Visit eurodragster.com for pictures from the event :    http://www.eurodragster.com/santapod/live/ 2008fiamainevent/pictures/peakperformanceday/index.htm

Monday 19.05.2008
Hi again
News from Santa Pod:
The engine is now rebuild and ready for test on Thursday,
we had a good run on Sunday that gave us a lot of data,
We`re have a couple off days relaxing and preparing some
spare parts here, waiting for the testing on Thursday,
we will step up the car a little more and looking
forward to do some better times on Thursday.

Tuesday 20.05.2008 

A realy big tanks to our main sponsor Q8 Oils for helping us this week.


                                                                                                                  

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