Rick's Formula > My Formula
06-10-2006, 03:14 AM
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Rick's Formula > My Formula Rokko and I did a best of three grudge match tonight... just had to because our cars have been running within a hundredth or two of each other the last few races...
First race...
He redlights with a -.013, I cut a .073 and he beats me to the line.. a 13.117 @ 106.71 to my 13.362 @ 103.03. No idea what happened there, my car opened up the night with a 13.03, and I had been running 13.1x times most of the night.
So we get back to the pits, and decide to give it another go so we can get a clean race. He gets me at the tree, with a .075 to my .146 and he runs a 13.025 @ 107.33 to my 13.137 @ 104.4.
What the hell, let's make it best of three. He cuts a .067 light to my .107, and runs 13.094 @ 105.76... I came up behind with a 13.223 @ 103.83.
So Rick took it... best two out of three, woulda had a clean sweep if he hadn't got the red bulb the first round... So I now officially acknowledge:
Formula > Formula
Dunno what's up with my car, it's all over the board now.... Maybe there was some bad gas in there or something... I ran the trank down to vapors on the way home. I'm gonna try changing the plugs and wires, too it still has the almost 9-year old factory parts on it. Just thinking.. should I need to disable torque management on my car? The car still has the factory program.
Oh, and I cut a .000 reaction time in competition tonight... and still lost. That was right when my car started acting up, I'd ran 13.11, 13.11, 13.12, and was dialed at 13.10, and then for some reason the car runs a 13.279.
Larry DeCamp was sure happy about it, though. If I'd kept running like I had been I woulda nailed him.
First race...
He redlights with a -.013, I cut a .073 and he beats me to the line.. a 13.117 @ 106.71 to my 13.362 @ 103.03. No idea what happened there, my car opened up the night with a 13.03, and I had been running 13.1x times most of the night.
So we get back to the pits, and decide to give it another go so we can get a clean race. He gets me at the tree, with a .075 to my .146 and he runs a 13.025 @ 107.33 to my 13.137 @ 104.4.
What the hell, let's make it best of three. He cuts a .067 light to my .107, and runs 13.094 @ 105.76... I came up behind with a 13.223 @ 103.83.
So Rick took it... best two out of three, woulda had a clean sweep if he hadn't got the red bulb the first round... So I now officially acknowledge:
Formula > Formula
Dunno what's up with my car, it's all over the board now.... Maybe there was some bad gas in there or something... I ran the trank down to vapors on the way home. I'm gonna try changing the plugs and wires, too it still has the almost 9-year old factory parts on it. Just thinking.. should I need to disable torque management on my car? The car still has the factory program.
Oh, and I cut a .000 reaction time in competition tonight... and still lost. That was right when my car started acting up, I'd ran 13.11, 13.11, 13.12, and was dialed at 13.10, and then for some reason the car runs a 13.279.
Larry DeCamp was sure happy about it, though. If I'd kept running like I had been I woulda nailed him.
06-10-2006, 03:22 AM
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Been waiting *all day* for some news about anyone today.
Sorry you didn't get the 'other' Formie but you are improving your tree times.
9 yr old factory parts, no matter how few miles is going to hurt a bit overall. Start there and work your way up, can't hurt
Sorry you didn't get the 'other' Formie but you are improving your tree times.
9 yr old factory parts, no matter how few miles is going to hurt a bit overall. Start there and work your way up, can't hurt
06-10-2006, 10:06 AM
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Those were some good races last night guys. I think with a bit of tuning Zeke might take 1 or 2 races from you Rick. Sure fun to watch 2 so closely matched cars go at it.
06-10-2006, 10:10 AM
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That was a blast Zeke! And not just because I won. Heck, I'd rather run grudge races all night. Even on the red light race you still shot out infront of me till around the 330 mark. I gotta get a converter. And install the growing pile of parts sitting in my basement.
You still have torque management? That's gonna hurt your times I would think?
That was a fun night. Even though we still get the shaft from the track workers. Or a couple of em at least. Ellis has a good story about that.
I cut an .002 light for a first round bye then on the next round get paired up with Kenny. I gotta admit, Kennys a hell of a racer. He shoot out of the hole and I finally catch him at about the 1000ft mark and then pass him just before the finish line, but I broke out. Oh well, that's racing. The only time I ran under my dial of 13.10 with a 13.069. I was contemplating dropping my dial to 13.05 too cuz weather was cooling down. Trust your instincts. They're correct 99.9% of the time. Hat's off to Kenny, he won the whole deal last night.
Oh yeah, Mark ,buy some lotto tickets today!
You still have torque management? That's gonna hurt your times I would think?
That was a fun night. Even though we still get the shaft from the track workers. Or a couple of em at least. Ellis has a good story about that.
I cut an .002 light for a first round bye then on the next round get paired up with Kenny. I gotta admit, Kennys a hell of a racer. He shoot out of the hole and I finally catch him at about the 1000ft mark and then pass him just before the finish line, but I broke out. Oh well, that's racing. The only time I ran under my dial of 13.10 with a 13.069. I was contemplating dropping my dial to 13.05 too cuz weather was cooling down. Trust your instincts. They're correct 99.9% of the time. Hat's off to Kenny, he won the whole deal last night.
Oh yeah, Mark ,buy some lotto tickets today!
06-10-2006, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 99LSS1
Those were some good races last night guys. I think with a bit of tuning Zeke might take 1 or 2 races from you Rick. Sure fun to watch 2 so closely matched cars go at it.
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06-11-2006, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 99blancoSS
Well at least its consistent and you have improved from the 14's. Good racing I say.
06-11-2006, 09:13 AM
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Oh, and I cut a .000 reaction time in competition tonight... and still lost. That was right when my car started acting up, I'd ran 13.11, 13.11, 13.12, and was dialed at 13.10, and then for some reason the car runs a 13.279
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06-11-2006, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by DrEvyl
14's? What are you talking about? My Formula has never run a 14 second pass ever for as long as I've owned it. The slowest I ever ran with it was a 13.9 with a broken differential.
06-11-2006, 01:10 PM
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Bahahaha ok the I guess I cant be more wrong. 
Still good consistency on the runs. His reaction time and car is quicker but you were very consistent. What are your mods on the formy? Looks likes he just got an exuast and a lid. Have you has yours tuned by Ellis? I'm sure he could pikc up a few extra ponies for you, unless you've been there and done that and its running its best.... Then its time for more parts 
Still good consistency on the runs. His reaction time and car is quicker but you were very consistent. What are your mods on the formy? Looks likes he just got an exuast and a lid. Have you has yours tuned by Ellis? I'm sure he could pikc up a few extra ponies for you, unless you've been there and done that and its running its best.... Then its time for more parts
06-11-2006, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 99blancoSS
Bahahaha ok the I guess I cant be more wrong. Still good consistency on the runs. His reaction time and car is quicker but you were very consistent. What are your mods on the formy? Looks likes he just got an exuast and a lid. Have you has yours tuned by Ellis?
Still good consistency on the runs. His reaction time and car is quicker but you were very consistent. What are your mods on the formy? Looks likes he just got an exuast and a lid. Have you has yours tuned by Ellis?But here's the list of everything I've done to it...
Suncoast Creations "Raptor" Hood, carbon-fiber intake lid, Dynomax muffler, LS1Edit programming software, SLP cooling fan switch, LG Motorsports street adjustable panhard bar, LG Motorsports street non-adjustable LCAs, 17x9" OEM WS6 wheels, 275/40-17 Goodyear F1 tires (street), 245/45-16 BF Goodrich drag radials (track), QA1 HAL adjustable shocks, Eibach Pro lowering springs, BMR LCA relocation brackets, Spohn driveshaft safety loop, Powerslot brake rotors, Hawk brake pads, Yank SS3200 torque converter, GM 3.42 gears, Eaton posi differential, TA Performance differential cover & stud kit, Timken bearings, welded axle tubes, ARP wheel studs, Deleted "Formula" emblems and body side molding, custom center caps, 20% window tint.
