Drag Racing Tech - I had traction issues @ MIR last friday

I couldn't keep any tires on the ground!

http://i42.tinypic.com/34ooraf.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/21nl1g5.jpg

Crazy part is I did it twice in a row trying to pedal it.

only video I could find

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHZ0Kcm6HQs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I think we found a little more power out of the F1R :devil:

jizzed my pants

holy hell

BADASS!!!!!!!!! Hope the car is ok

Wreck anything? I tink someone needs a wheelie bar lol

Wheelie bars are for sissies:)

Chop the throttle Shaun, chop it!

Hope you can get everything fixed and back out for Door Warz. I think she has an .80 in her like she sits:)

Well the suspension is working. I have found on killer tracks like MIR, SGMP etc I have to move alot of weight to the nose. Give me a call if need anything Shawn.

Wreck anything? I tink someone needs a wheelie bar lol

Generally something always gets tweaked or twisted. All depends on how hard the hit is when it hits the ground and what K member you have (stock or otherwise). Some SYA bars are always a good thing, looks like the car has them, how are they doing??

I have had the pleasure of being a guy who has filmed a few 4th gens going on the bumper so its definitly a sight to behold. Just hate to see anyone have go through the cost of fixing it. *Cough* Kerminator *Cough*

Does the car have travel limiters?

Comment: That is a picture of a life time!! :judge:

CRAZY!

Did you hit the t top well at all? That's where I have my fuel filter/fuel pump mounted.

Wheelie bars are for sissies:)

Chop the throttle Shaun, chop it!

Hope you can get everything fixed and back out for Door Warz. I think she has an .80 in her like she sits:)

haha, I should have it back together for the race. .8 anything would be nice, I would he happy just to get out of the 5s

CRAZY!

Did you hit the t top well at all? That's where I have my fuel filter/fuel pump mounted.

I dont have a t-top well anymore, I would definitely move that somewhere else!

Generally something always gets tweaked or twisted. All depends on how hard the hit is when it hits the ground and what K member you have (stock or otherwise). Some SYA bars are always a good thing, looks like the car has them, how are they doing??

I have had the pleasure of being a guy who has filmed a few 4th gens going on the bumper so its definitly a sight to behold. Just hate to see anyone have go through the cost of fixing it. *Cough* Kerminator *Cough*

Does the car have travel limiters?

Comment: That is a picture of a life time!! :judge:

Yes it does have limiters but I think it need a half inch or less travel now. I forget how much I had but it was definitely too much. This isn't my first time doing a wheel stand unfortunately. The parachute mount is what really saved me. If I didn't bend that I would have been on the roof more than likely.

flyin!

Well the suspension is working. I have found on killer tracks like MIR, SGMP etc I have to move alot of weight to the nose. Give me a call if need anything Shawn.

Thanks for the help Brian, MadmanTTF!

Looks like I put you in a bad spot Shawn.
Maybe if I put you out of the groove it would have just spun. LOL ! (maybe)

Those gears made a big difference.
Tighten the front up and turn 2 step down a little.

My tip of the day for all drivers.... When the track disappears... pedal it.

She's makin some steam now thats for sure.
Come get this T-top.

Parts are on the way Shawn.

I"m blaming all this on ATV Racer!!!!!!!!!

Parts are on the way Shawn.

I"m blaming all this on ATV Racer!!!!!!!!!

LOL!

Your right I should have asked him if he had the front tied down tight. :D :judge:

I don't even have words!

Hot damn! I hope that NEVER happens to me! lol

Now thats a problem some would like to have.....wild pictures though.

have a mustang that goes the same thing at gateway motorsports park and i think he is getting a wheelie bar. When i saw him launch i thought it was going to flip that has to be scary. I wouldnt do it....

Time to call Santhuff...

Damn, I would of pissed myself.. Those are some badass pics!!!

What gears did you go from and what do you have now Shaun?

You on the hoosiers?

Damn, I would of pissed myself.. Those are some badass pics!!!

I'm definitely not happy about it. The only good thing is we found more power down low.

What gears did you go from and what do you have now Shaun?

You on the hoosiers?

Yea still on hoosiers, I tried my hardest to get the new mickeys but the told me I had to drive to race far away. F*#k that! I still plan on getting a set when I need them.

Strap it down playa!!!!

That's a sick pic with all 4 wheels off the ground.

Santhuff shocks wouldnt have fixed anything. Tying the front down more would have helped but wouldnt fixed the problem either. The technology has gotten so great out there that its making chassis tuners learn faster. We have learned a ton in the last 6 months with our shop car and being able to go 1.13 60fts with a turbo car and not even lift the front wheels off the ground took some testing. Thats what you get by actually having a car to go out and REAL WORLD TEST your ideas and suspension set ups. Shawn called today and he was given the newest results we have gotten from racing our shop car. We will probably wheelstand it again but we gotta go for broke to beat these guys in X275!!

Santhuff shocks wouldnt have fixed anything. Tying the front down more would have helped but wouldnt fixed the problem either. The technology has gotten so great out there that its making chassis tuners learn faster. We have learned a ton in the last 6 months with our shop car and being able to go 1.13 60fts with a turbo car and not even lift the front wheels off the ground took some testing. Thats what you get by actually having a car to go out and REAL WORLD TEST your ideas and suspension set ups. Shawn called today and he was given the newest results we have gotten from racing our shop car. We will probably wheelstand it again but we gotta go for broke to beat these guys in X275!!

Are you talking about the Triangle Speed car going 1.13 60'?

Yea still on hoosiers, I tried my hardest to get the new mickeys but the told me I had to drive to race far away. F*#k that! I still plan on getting a set when I need them.

If your working with Madman and need some help with a set of scales or whatever, I am close and can help.

That pick is epic!

Are you talking about the Triangle Speed car going 1.13 60'?

Thats the one.

Thats the one.

Everything about that car is bad ass.

I have never seen a turbo car run to the 330' like that car does. When it comes off the transbrake I bet that converter flashes 7000-8000rpm. At least it sounds like it does! I'd make a guess that they spin that thing to 9000rpm at least. The way that car sounds is just awesome. They are spinning that "little" mid frame 88 for all it's worth for sure.

If madman can make this car do this, then I think shaun is in good hands:)http://youtu.be/FTttIyVRO0w

Damn!!

Everything about that car is bad ass.

I have never seen a turbo car run to the 330' like that car does. When it comes off the transbrake I bet that converter flashes 7000-8000rpm. At least it sounds like it does! I'd make a guess that they spin that thing to 9000rpm at least. The way that car sounds is just awesome. They are spinning that "little" mid frame 88 for all it's worth for sure.

If madman can make this car do this, then I think shaun is in good hands:)http://youtu.be/FTttIyVRO0w

Wow! You werent kidding, that things haulin. Gt47 or pm88?

Jesus, I just watched your video's Shawn, you're LUCKY that you didn't make a real mess of the car... that's really playing with fire after it stood up on ya once like that. Then to turn around and do it again you're a nut :drive:

Hope you get it sorted out, it's making steam to do what it did for sure, time to make a couple changes to try to calm that down a bit before you put it on the roof!

What's the bottom side of the car looking like after that fiasco? Ya check the oil/filter yet, did the motor get zinged when the rear tires came up?

Jesus, I just watched your video's Shawn, you're LUCKY that you didn't make a real mess of the car... that's really playing with fire after it stood up on ya once like that. Then to turn around and do it again you're a nut :drive:

Hope you get it sorted out, it's making steam to do what it did for sure, time to make a couple changes to try to calm that down a bit before you put it on the roof!

What's the bottom side of the car looking like after that fiasco? Ya check the oil/filter yet, did the motor get zinged when the rear tires came up?

no it didn't rev over 6K rpm. I just finished replacing all the broken parts, now we just have to re-scale the car and were good. I didn't bring it back up again on purpose, I wasn't even full throttle. I was just trying to keep it from slamming down. I think considering all the damage and how the car ran I came out pretty good. Could have been a hell of a lot worse if I just let off the gas.

Wow! You werent kidding, that things haulin. Gt47 or pm88?


It's a comp turbo, from what I've gathered it's close to the same size as a GT55(midframe)