big dave

My very first pass of the day got me that time. My next 4 passes ended in blown 4th gear shifts. Damn syncros. On 2 of those passes, my 60' and 330' intervals were .03 and .04 respectively better than the 12.22 pass. I would've ended up with a 12.18 or even lower. My 60' ranged from 1.90 to 1.87 all day on the street tires. My raceweight was 3670.

jsteele90

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nice times

big dave

thanks

Hardtop

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Nice passes Dave. Are you going back this Sunday to try again for teens?

big dave

Hopefully the weather will be as good as it was on sunday Bruce.

DKITCHEN

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Nice car Dave. I had two other runs on tape but they were missed shifts so I didn't add those to the vid. I deleted my 3 runs that were spinning too!

7camaro7

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what was the temp yesterday in your location and how long do you do your burnouts for? Have you ever broken a rear on street tires?

big dave

The temp was in the 40s and the da was around -1500'. I haven't broken the rear on the street tires but broke 3 on DRs. My 60' times are better on the street tires and I find it easier to launch with them.

big dave

Thanks again Dave. My 4th gear syncros owned me on sunday.

7camaro7

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how long do you do your burnouts?

Magnet

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How do you launch your car? Thats a really good time on street tires.. I hope to be somewhere around there with my new car..

big dave

I guess between 5-7 seconds.

I launch anywhere from 2k -2500 rpms. I ride the clutch out a bit to try to get the car going without shocking the rear.

Navy David SS

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Congrats

David

7camaro7

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how long do your clutches usually last you and what kind of clutch do you use?

Any suspension mods?

big dave

My clutch is the Mcleod dual friction. I've had it for around 3 years with multiple passes on it. I don't really drive the car that much so I can't really say it has alot of miles on the clutch. The car has 143k miles though. I think what impresses me so much is how well the car is running with that many miles on the clock. I think I may have put 25k miles on it in the 5 years I've owned it.

7camaro7

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Well there's a big difference in your racing tecnique and mine. my best 60' is 2.04 and I feel like there is a lot of improvement to be had by me. I never warm my tires up as good as you told me. When its done it has to be done right or it won't work right. btw, any suspension?

I have a gtech pro and my best 0-60 is 4.51 so I can improve that by a lot more if I heat'em up enough.

big dave

I've replaced the lower control arms to try to eliminate wheel hop. That is the only thing I've changed on the suspension. I still have both the front and rear sway bars.

Track prep is just as important as good tires. Maryland International Raceway is probably one of the best prepped tracks around...especially when it's cold outside.

BlueBird346

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Your a good driver lol.

big dave

Nah, not really. I just know how to launch on these tires. After that, I suck. I usually miss gears on 60% of my passes. Usually, they're the passes I have my best 60' times.