First time at the track with my car
07-18-2009, 07:51 PM
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First time at the track with my car ....or any manual for that matter.
I did make 3 passes on my formy when it was bone stock down to the paper filter.
I was running at Osceola Dragway, which is not extactly the best, but hey it was still fun and I got a lot of hot lapping in. I've been told its the street racer's track because its not any different than the street lol. I let the car cool down once for 25 min, netted no better time. I just wanted to go and have fun so hot lapping all night was for me.
Running 245/40/R18 Goodyear Eagle F1s on the rear at ~30psi (normal street pressure)
I was always babying it out of the whole, whenever I went full throttle at any point in first it was just spin spin spin so I just had to gradually get into the throttle and not go WOT in 1st. Couple of passes I got sideways in 3rd and had to shut it down. I have no doubt with a lighter driver and better tires this is easy mid 12 car.
First pass (the worst that I actually went down the whole track - I am excluding my 2 runs trapping <60 mph)
RT-+.4649
60ft-3.0851 (LMAO)
330ft-7.0262
1/8 ET---9.9692
1/8 MPH--85.36
1/4 ET---14.47
1/4 MPH--110.85
So lol. Overall I made 13 passes.
Best Pass:
RT-+.9757
60ft-2.2332
330ft-5.7741
1/8 ET---8.6153
1/8 MPH--87.91
1/4 ET---13.03
1/4 MPH--113.08
Ugh, I was one large **** away from 12s....
On those shitty radials and my huge *** driving a manual at the track for the first time ever while hot lapping, I was pretty freaking happy. Still want to kick myself in the nuts for not getting 12s though. Granted, car's suspension is also set up for handling, not for drag. I think with drag radials though, this is an easy 12.5-12.6 car.
I did make 3 passes on my formy when it was bone stock down to the paper filter.
I was running at Osceola Dragway, which is not extactly the best, but hey it was still fun and I got a lot of hot lapping in. I've been told its the street racer's track because its not any different than the street lol. I let the car cool down once for 25 min, netted no better time. I just wanted to go and have fun so hot lapping all night was for me.
Running 245/40/R18 Goodyear Eagle F1s on the rear at ~30psi (normal street pressure)
I was always babying it out of the whole, whenever I went full throttle at any point in first it was just spin spin spin so I just had to gradually get into the throttle and not go WOT in 1st. Couple of passes I got sideways in 3rd and had to shut it down. I have no doubt with a lighter driver and better tires this is easy mid 12 car.
First pass (the worst that I actually went down the whole track - I am excluding my 2 runs trapping <60 mph)
RT-+.4649
60ft-3.0851 (LMAO)
330ft-7.0262
1/8 ET---9.9692
1/8 MPH--85.36
1/4 ET---14.47
1/4 MPH--110.85
So lol. Overall I made 13 passes.
Best Pass:
RT-+.9757
60ft-2.2332
330ft-5.7741
1/8 ET---8.6153
1/8 MPH--87.91
1/4 ET---13.03
1/4 MPH--113.08
Ugh, I was one large **** away from 12s....
On those shitty radials and my huge *** driving a manual at the track for the first time ever while hot lapping, I was pretty freaking happy. Still want to kick myself in the nuts for not getting 12s though. Granted, car's suspension is also set up for handling, not for drag. I think with drag radials though, this is an easy 12.5-12.6 car.
