Reflecting on the year
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From: LT1 land...the "409" of the 90s!
Reflecting on the year well I was looking up some thing in the Run What you Brung List and was blown away how things had progressed through the year.
Worth a second look from the beggining
Worth a second look from the beggining
Originally Posted by TwoFast4Lv
well I was looking up some thing in the Run What you Brung List and was blown away how things had progressed through the year.
Worth a second look from the beggining
Worth a second look from the beggining
Does anyone have a copy of that list so we can compare the two? Hell!! There weren't but one or two of us in the 11's last year. I think Ryan barely dipped into the 10's before years end. Now a good bunch of us are knocking down 11's door and the rest of you are plowing through the 10's!!!!
Great year for sure!!
Originally Posted by Poik
I think I got slower?
Pretty cool alright. We started with 1 car in the 10s, now we have 5 or 6. (& 2 that could run 9s)
And we only had 3 other cars in the 11s (as I count it that = 4). Now we have 11 that run 11s or faster. And over ~20 that run 12s or faster.....we used to have ~ 10. Not bad guys, not bad at all.
And like Jon said, compare that to last year's list & it's even more impressive.
And we only had 3 other cars in the 11s (as I count it that = 4). Now we have 11 that run 11s or faster. And over ~20 that run 12s or faster.....we used to have ~ 10. Not bad guys, not bad at all.
And like Jon said, compare that to last year's list & it's even more impressive.
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I have a copy of last years list I'll post. I even had the #1 spot for 36 hours with a 11.04, then Ryan beat it with a 11.02, yea things have gotten much faster around here. Also, it may not be over yet, if the track is good next weekend, we may see some new bests. Great job to everyone.
Robert
Robert
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I started the year at 13.331, and ended the year at 12.868... definitely not complaining about that improvement... now it's time for the next round of mods.
I'm really debating on blowing off fixing the Trans Am for a while so I can get the Formula to the low 12's for next season... but I feel bad just leaving it sit there broken.
I'm really debating on blowing off fixing the Trans Am for a while so I can get the Formula to the low 12's for next season... but I feel bad just leaving it sit there broken.
I started off last year running mid 13's and ended that season with a 12.6 or something close to that.
Then I started with a new setup this season running 12.4's and dialed it down to an 11.8 with consistant 12.0's on motor.............then 11.0 with 150shot!!!
Not to bad huh???
Then I started with a new setup this season running 12.4's and dialed it down to an 11.8 with consistant 12.0's on motor.............then 11.0 with 150shot!!!
Not to bad huh???
IIRC, I finished last year with a 10.85. Started this year with a 10.262 and looks like I'll finish it with a 10.002. Of course I could hook up the two step and push it a little further...
Ryan K.
Ryan K.
Yep, nice gains indeed. I was at 12.14 last year, started this year at 11.10, and am at 10.42 now. I have plans for hitting 10.0 next year, but that's as far as I'm going (well, I may try for a 9 once, but on a consistent basis I want the car to run mid 10s).
Originally Posted by WAHUSKER
Yep, nice gains indeed. I was at 12.14 last year, started this year at 11.10, and am at 10.42 now. I have plans for hitting 10.0 next year, but that's as far as I'm going (well, I may try for a 9 once, but on a consistent basis I want the car to run mid 10s).
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From: LT1 land...the "409" of the 90s!
Well At the begining of this year and last year my car was not even on the list. Heck my car had not moved under its own power since 2003! If it had not been of the support of my friends here and my great wife it may have been scraped alone the way. I was real close a few times.
Getting Ripped off by a machinest I trusted when I did not have the money to loose was a big kick in the teeth. I was basicly stuck NOT doing any thing to the car for two years over the crappy deal.
Good customers ,finding a great machinest and being kicked by all of you got me going again. Do NOT ask at what cost. I would not ask any of the 4th gen guys because I know
In the end with all the help and grudging you get what I have in my sig
Thanks everyone!
Getting Ripped off by a machinest I trusted when I did not have the money to loose was a big kick in the teeth. I was basicly stuck NOT doing any thing to the car for two years over the crappy deal.
Good customers ,finding a great machinest and being kicked by all of you got me going again. Do NOT ask at what cost. I would not ask any of the 4th gen guys because I know
In the end with all the help and grudging you get what I have in my sig
Thanks everyone!
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From: Issaquah, Wa.
Originally Posted by Ackattack1
Yeah, I traded in my 12 second Formula for a 13 second corvette (not only is it slower, it has 2 less seats, 2 years older, and more miles....what the hell did I do that for??????)
Well lets see,...... ****???? YA thats the ticket,....ya,....****! Thats It!