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Old May 17, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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I finally made it out to our local drag strip with my car that I got three weeks ago and I must say I need a lot more practice lol. Made three runs and none were that great. First one I bogged horribly and missed third and ran a blazing 13.9 at 109. Second one was much better but still not great, a 13.3 at 110 still bogging off the line. Third one I launch much harder and spun bad running a 13.3 at 111.
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Old May 17, 2009 | 03:21 PM
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good luck next time out
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Old May 17, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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it will only get faster/quicker as you get more seat time in. I started in the 13's with my stock Z06 and by time I added just DRs and CAI I was able to knock off a 11.71 which still holds 7th place in the catagory in the Z06 fast list. We do now have an added catagory for the FRC, so you can start adding your runs to the list if you like. It's in the stickies of the Z06 section at corvetteforum.com. Good luck
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Man I hope so. But I can say it isn't near as hard to drive a six speed as I thought it would be. I thought I would be lucky to get out of the 13s before I got the car. This car is so much more fun to drive than my H/C stalled WS6 was. The only thing I miss about my T/A is the cam lope. But that will soon me taken care of.
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you will get there! I ran an 11.97 on a bone stock 03 Z06 on street tires!
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what was your 60ft?
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Originally Posted by AZNastyz06
you will get there! I ran an 11.97 on a bone stock 03 Z06 on street tires!
Nice work. do we have that run recorded in the Z06 Official Fast list? If it was stock tires that would be a top five all time run, and if it's after market tires only, it may still fall in the top ten.
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Old May 21, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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That's mustang gt times! Just giving you a hard time, with a little more seat time you should have no trouble breaking into the 12's.
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Originally Posted by Spectre86
what was your 60ft?
I'm not sure, they don't hand out time slips on the night I went. I am going to go tomorrow and get some slips and more practice.
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I'm not sure, they don't hand out time slips on the night I went. I am going to go tomorrow and get some slips and more practice.
cool. you should get some on video good luck man!
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Originally Posted by Spectre86
what was your 60ft?
1.79 60ft
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Originally Posted by Robert56
Nice work. do we have that run recorded in the Z06 Official Fast list? If it was stock tires that would be a top five all time run, and if it's after market tires only, it may still fall in the top ten.
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i don't think you have it recorded! did not know you did that here! Drewstein on the forum here can vouch for the time he was there the day i ran it! Stock tires! stock everything!
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