Alpha 12 did 0-150mph in 7.89 and 0-160mph in 8.91 sec? Wow, this numbers is fast as hell ! 9.10@159 is not the quickest alpha run? Btw, best Switzer time for 0-130mph run is 6.16 sec? 0-60mph in 2.31 + 60-130mph in 3.85..thats true? But again,alpha 12 did 0-132mph in 6.08... And of day,switzer is going head to head with alpha 12 car. Divexxtreme,do you wanna know what Im thinking about? I think your switzer r1 with best available setup will go 0-130 under 6s and smashed alpha 12 all the way! 0-186 under 12sec, Im sure will be under 12

 

^Love your enthusiasm bro, paragraphs are your friend. Ours too!

 

Ha ha...

I will say, though...that it really helps that Tym and Neil text me routine updates and pics. Keeps me sane.

 

Correct. Those times are P-box measured times that were done during their 9.1 @ 159 1/4 mile run. The differences are due to the way a dragstrip measures acceleration from a stop compared to the way the p-box does.

Yes, that is also correct. To date, that is the fastest Switzer R1K time.

I certainly hope you're right. The only problem is I don't know where I'm going to be able to do a 0-186 mph run, since I have no intention of competing in the TX Mile.

 

Im sure you could find a sufficient Mexican runway with a 10 second gap in traffic...

 

It's very difficult to do a 0-186 on public roads.

 

Best of luck on the car, Scott.

I'm actually about to pick up a Switzer car shortly as well ... but not quite as fast as yours or Fadi's!

Jack

 

Scott, your car is not done yet, FYI.

 

Jack...details??

E-mail me.

 

One hit drag records are great and all....but the difference is Switzer is building street cars that are consistently performing and tuned for day to day drivability. I would much rather own a Switzer car that may (or may not - who knows) be a couple tenths slower in the 1/4 mile, but actually runs without tuning issues and is proven at this hp level. To date, no other GTR shop has even a single 1000hp GTR being consistently driven on the street. They trailer them to the drag strip and back. Hell, I've put just as many street miles on my 7 second Supra as those shops have put on their 9 second GTR's.

If Scott wanted Switzer to build a shop/drag car to chase records, he would have spec'd this car differently. It's not a big piston/stroker GTR with monster turbos. It's just a slightly tweaked R1K. That being said, I can't wait to see how close they get to an 8 second pass though. I'm sure there will be faster purpose built GTR's out there later this year. But I'd bet on this car every day of the week when a full night of street racing is on the agenda.

 

If you were curious, you COULD just run the Mile, and let out at the 3/4 mark or so.
That would be a good performance parameter to have some data on.
Wouldn't have to keep your foot in it the entire way.

 

Congrats, Jack! Looking forward to pics.

 

Jamie - Great post. I couldn't have said it better...

 

That's very true.

 

He'd have to... The rev limiter would be pegged by then.