I took part in the Brighton Speed Trials in the Supra on Saturday. However my day was not good!! I should have known when I found a pool of vomit from an overnight reveller in my pit space!

I did my practise run with a 12.68 at a slow 110mph - the track was fairly slippery and bumpy at the top end! When I got to the waiting area at the end of the track I let the car idle for a couple of minutes then switched off. When I went to restart to return to the pits the car wouldn't start! I got returned to the pits on the back of a recovery truck!

The engine would crank over but not catch. The only thing I noticed was that when I started the car for the practice run it was idleing roughly. I opened the glove box (where the Engine Management Unit is located) and when I closed it the engine seemed to run normaly. The only thing I could think of was that there was a loose wire connecting the Engine Management Unit to the wiring system!

When I got back to the pits I looked under the dash and wiggled a few wires that seemed to be going into the back of the glove box. Amazingly the car started!

So I lined up for my first timed run. As I was in the queue there was a delay so I turned the engine off - and guess what it wouldn't restart!

I tried fiddling again with the wiring but with no positive effect!

So I ended the day having the car picked up by the breakdown recovery and returned home. I have booked the car in at the tuners to see if they can fix it.

I never even got to see any of the other cars/bikes run!

The winner of my class was a Nissan GT-R (4 wheel drive) with a 11.38 second run @ 125mph.

The fastest time of the day was a bike (Suzuki Hayabusa Turbo) at 8.94 @ 169mph while the fastest car was a Force SR4 (Sports Libre class) with
10.43 @ 136mph.

Not my best Brighton Speed Trials!!

Simon

Not a good day by the sounds of it Simon, thanks for the write up makes for an interesting read.

Always wanted to come watch this, my friend noel use to run his escort cossie there, not sure if hes finished his fiesta cosworth yet

Sorry to hear that Simon, lets hope its an easy fix.