Mark's first attempt at drag racing
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Mark's first attempt at drag racing
August 17th. Mission Drags Race 1. I built my car for road racing but everyone always asks me "what does it do in the 1/4?" Now I know. 11.304 @ 133.45mph. I've never drag raced the car before or even done a burnout. (not from a standing start anyway) I've always rolled out slow then got on the gas in higher gears as the tires always break lose anyway. So my burnout was a total fail. For the record the teperature at the track was around 30c (86f) and the humidity was very high. My tires were brand new Nitto NT05r's at 18 psi (285/40-18) running 15 psi boost.
I got some last minute coaching from another driver while in pre-grid ( thanks Ivan in the Black procharged TA ) and was super nervous. It was fun though and although my transmission is noisier than before nothing broke and I drove it home. Sounds Like a win to me!
Here's the on board video... so embarrassing...
http://contour.com/stories/august-17...n-drags-race-1
I got some last minute coaching from another driver while in pre-grid ( thanks Ivan in the Black procharged TA ) and was super nervous. It was fun though and although my transmission is noisier than before nothing broke and I drove it home. Sounds Like a win to me!
Here's the on board video... so embarrassing...
http://contour.com/stories/august-17...n-drags-race-1
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We're all first-timers at the racetrack at one point or another; not bad for your first attempt!
Just remember that going back, practicing to get your times down and having fun racing other cars is all part of why we do this!
Good luck!
Derek
Just remember that going back, practicing to get your times down and having fun racing other cars is all part of why we do this!
Good luck!
Derek