Cherry is popped!
Cherry is popped! Went to the track (Carolina Dragway) for the first time on Saturday...Got in 3 runs, and I now know that I have no idea how to drive my car. 
First race was against my friend's dad's accord (VTEC V6):
R/T - .394 (on a perfect light)
60' - 2.378
330 - 6.247
1/8 - 9.349@75.87
1000 - 12.023
1/4 - 14.243@97.17
I started this one by bogging it down. I wasn't quite ready for the lights, and basically dumped the clutch at probably 1000 RPM. The whole reason I left was because I saw him leave first. His R/T was a .041 (He's been drag racing most of his life) but I caught up to him at about 1/8 (He ran a 15.38). My trap speed was so low because I missed fourth gear and coasted through the traps.
Just goes to show you any idiot in an LS1 can beat a VTEC anyday.
Next pass was the fastest:
.391
2.203
5.988
9.214@77.94
11.799
14.034@96.14
Had a similar start as last time, but when I shifted into third, it came out of gear and I had to re-place it in third. Then I missed fourth and coasted through the traps again.
Final Pass:
.520
2.498
6.359
9.418@80.41
11.980
14.139@104.74
Bad R/T because I was concentrating on the launch. Apparently dumping the clutch at 3500 is not the way to do it (note the 60'). I spun my poor little khumo's through most of first gear and more than just chirped second. From there I took just a split second more to concentrate on where the gears were and was actually in fourth as I crossed the traps this time.
I have since read (here) to slip the clutch from 2-3k rpm and will definitely be working on this to get a decent launch. Any other advice is more than welcome.
First race was against my friend's dad's accord (VTEC V6):
R/T - .394 (on a perfect light)
60' - 2.378
330 - 6.247
1/8 - 9.349@75.87
1000 - 12.023
1/4 - 14.243@97.17
I started this one by bogging it down. I wasn't quite ready for the lights, and basically dumped the clutch at probably 1000 RPM. The whole reason I left was because I saw him leave first. His R/T was a .041 (He's been drag racing most of his life) but I caught up to him at about 1/8 (He ran a 15.38). My trap speed was so low because I missed fourth gear and coasted through the traps.
Just goes to show you any idiot in an LS1 can beat a VTEC anyday.
Next pass was the fastest:
.391
2.203
5.988
9.214@77.94
11.799
14.034@96.14
Had a similar start as last time, but when I shifted into third, it came out of gear and I had to re-place it in third. Then I missed fourth and coasted through the traps again.
Final Pass:
.520
2.498
6.359
9.418@80.41
11.980
14.139@104.74
Bad R/T because I was concentrating on the launch. Apparently dumping the clutch at 3500 is not the way to do it (note the 60'). I spun my poor little khumo's through most of first gear and more than just chirped second. From there I took just a split second more to concentrate on where the gears were and was actually in fourth as I crossed the traps this time.
I have since read (here) to slip the clutch from 2-3k rpm and will definitely be working on this to get a decent launch. Any other advice is more than welcome.
dont necessesarily drive like a moron around town but practice shifting from gear to gear without looking to get a feel for the exact location and then do it faster and faster till you can atleast hit the gears fast without missing. going down the track my eyes dont have time to look at anything else but the road so it has to become second nature for shifting. then you just have to wake up at the light and get that launch down smooth to where it dont bog much yet you dont fry the clutch.
good luck man,
and keep practicin
good luck man,
and keep practicin
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Don't you want your R/T to be as close to .500 as possible without going under? otherwise it's a redlight if you go .499 and below?
My first time to the track was on sunday in my M6 was doin about the same. (oh btw don't mind my r/t I was more concerned with my launches than r/t...)
gotta keep practicin.
My first time to the track was on sunday in my M6 was doin about the same. (oh btw don't mind my r/t I was more concerned with my launches than r/t...)
gotta keep practicin.
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Don't you want your R/T to be as close to .500 as possible without going under? otherwise it's a redlight if you go .499 and below?
Look's like we're pretty evenly matched
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Originally Posted by Noy_Z_LS1
At Carolina Dragway it isn't a redlight because they use LED's instead of Incandescent Bulbs. A perfect R/T with LED's is .000 (hence "perfect light").
Look's like we're pretty evenly matched
Look's like we're pretty evenly matched
i went from running 9.1xx to running8.7xx (1/8) just by improving my launch and getting the 60' down from 2.2xx to 2.010 (best so far)! find a good back road and try launching the car at different rpm, and you'll be kicking *** before you know it!