mikey

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Went to Cecil County Dragway Friday even though I swore I would never go there on a street night. We have had 5 days of straight rain here and the Cecil tech guy told me they would not prep the track on a street night. Went and checked out the pad and there was no stick, none at all. Visions of sliding into the wall popped into my head. About 5 weeks ago, I ran a 9.89 @ 134+ at Maple Grove in 94 degree heat and 80 something humidity. Same weight @ 3223 lbs. Weather at Cecil was 74 degrees, high 50's humidity and a fairly low baro at 29.98. Got into the lanes early and was luck enough to follow a Pro Mod who laid out some serious rubber. First pass off the trailer went:

60' 1.390
330' 4.017
1/8: 6.220
MPH: 111.54
1000': 8.124
1/4: 9.741
MPH: 139.30

This pass yeilded a nasty wheelstand but was able to ride it out.

Made two more passes and had traction problems that cost me 2 thenths. Multitudes of rice boy punks showed up and tore up what little rubber was there.

Last pass of the night, there was dew forming on the cars with a temp of 63 degrees (not sure what that means). Heated the tires real good to a new best:

60: 1.384
330': 4.008
1/8: 6.205
MPH: 111.68
1000': 8.112
1/4: 9.735
MPH: 138.74

Thanks to ARE for this nasty motor and to Derek at TCS for the new converter... Thanks also to Fireball (Brian) who helped me work through some problems and for taking the video.

Video is coming, I need to digitize it.

Mikey

CHRISPY

Wow congrats man that is awesome

10.5 Dave

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Nice Mikey.

oOoLy

Congrats ...

SLED28

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VERY Nice Mikey! Keep it up and can't wait to see your numbers in the good weather coming up!!!

Fireball

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your car was definately flying last night...thank god one of us got some traction

no VHT and a iron disk-ed M6 = spin city

CHRISPY

Those iron disc clutches are brutal for traction hehehe. Talk about shock to the tires

Hardtop

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Congrats Mikey. That's flying.


Bruce

PaiN

Awesome Mikey,

Just say "NO" to big wheelies man !!!

Silvr98z28

Nice job Mikey. ARE rocks!!
My ARE H/C is still running strong after 2.5 years. Just had my A-4 redone by FLP and the car went 11.01 at 122.5 in 2200 ft air and 3340 lbs.
Are you running at Thunder?
Rich

JRcamaroZ28

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Congrats Mikey

JR

Joe Kizzire

Congrat's Mikey!!!! Can't wait to see the car at the Thunder Shootout.

The BeaSSt

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Great times Mikey esp in that weather
Should run a fifty or so in some good air, congrats man

mikey

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Thanks everyone.

Just pulled all the plugs and #5 and #7 ground straps were burned off so that may explain the MPH decrease. I've had some problems with 5 and 7. Not sure what's going on but time to do some dyno work.

Also had alot of oil on the trailer floor. Turns out the oil filter o-ring was bad. Never saw that before.

Hope to see everyone at Thunder.

Pro Stock John

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Nice job my old arch nemisis (GMHTP Nats, 2000, PSJ comes in #2 behind Mikey with a 12.4 to his 12.2 LOL)

I'd sure like to see how some of you big NA guys do with just a aftermarket pcm swap.

Mikey you in Eastern PA?

mikey

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Here's the video: http://www.rapidmotorsports.com/973mikey.wmv

Yes John, about 50 mile west of Philadelphia.

Mikey

Richie Carbone

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Way to go Mikey! I wonder how much quicker you would have gone if your car weighed 2900lbs like someone else on this board Just lay off the pasta and you'll run 9.50's :p

Colonel

Who weighs 2900, Richie? 2900 lbs is FAT! J/K

That's some awesome MPH for such a heavy car, Mikey. Congrats. I bet you'll hit 9.5s in cold weather.

SSteveL

All motor? Yikes.

Warbird

Mikey in looking at the ET database as it sits now you are now numero uno in the NA field

Way to go Mikey, awesome