What happened to Paavola?

[knobstar]

Just been re-watching some of his video s and wondered if he continued to develop the rs4 into the 7.x second car it could have been?

Vids like this showed it was ****** quick out the box:

http://youtu.be/f7WAAcpYN08

Matt

[speeding-g60]

last i saw it was for sale.

[repo]

Car is ready to race in his carage.

We did conduct a minor engine upgrade with bigger turbo, intercooler, intake manifold and some more fuel back in 2012. Engine now puts down somewhere around 1350hp (1190hp on bit over 3bar, ran 3.5-4bar on strip). So far only race done was in Pärnu, in 2013, and he did 8.4 / 275kph with puncture on fifth gear.

Looking at his 5.9 sec 660ft time, he lost almost a second blazing all four until he hit fourth gear, it would be safe to say it is deep in the sevens on prepped track or on slicks. You can hear on this clip, he sits on rev limiter for the first four and half seconds, smoking the tyres until 180-190kmh/660ft mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRgHvaLl7u8

We spoke last summer, and may - but just may, take the car out again one day. For now the whole team has other endeavors, Paavola does more physical sports, Imsasipoo group does time attack, as do I in another team, so it's been quiet in that part.

[knobstar]

Ah I see - thanks for the full picture, repo. I'd seen that night video but now I watch it back I see what you mean re spinning the whee is for ages!

[Zoig]

TBH that burnout was kinda weak, during the day he did many longer burnouts. I guess that also attributed to the lack of traction.