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Old Jan 20, 2002 | 01:35 PM
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Default My first time at the track!!

Well, I went to the local 1/8 track yesterday for the first time. I got in five runs, and now I'm addicted. I quickly learned my stock tires are absolute junk and i spun very badly. Even when I took off at half throttle from idle. I'll have to work on that. I'm not sure about the weather, but my best uncorrected times were:

R/T------.777
60'------2.205
330------5.891
1/8------8.881 @ 83.05mph

I thought that was pretty good for my first time at the track. It is a full weight car with stock tires and only a lid and BG Ram Air with 1200 miles. 3/8 tank of gas and everything else was completely stock. I can only improve from here.
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Old Jan 20, 2002 | 08:51 PM
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Yes, it can be addicting <img src="graemlins/burnout.gif" border="0" alt="[Burnout]" />

Not bad for your first time.
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Old Jan 21, 2002 | 12:09 AM
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Default Re: My first time at the track!!

Drag racing is not an addiction.....its a disease <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">

Congrats on your first time. With practice...you'll get better too <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0">
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Old Jan 21, 2002 | 12:42 AM
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congrats, now you will go broke <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
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Old Jan 24, 2002 | 03:16 PM
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What track was this?
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