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02-20-2006, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 3pnt4maro
yeah i was able to get my v6 to spin off the line with heavy 18's and it being a vert..i had trouble hooking on street tires as well...
02-20-2006, 03:19 PM
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I think many are reading this wrong. I've been two times a year since 2000 and there have been days when the track prep was better than others. That is the same for any track. On SDR's bad days when the prep wasn't so good, it was still as good or better than Commerce's good days, it was better than Paradise's good days and better than I remember Savannah. No,, it's not better than I remember Carolina's track but from I've witessed {once} and from what I've heard,, Carolina is about the best hooking track around.
Honestly folks,, SDR is not too bad. I've seen plenty of good 60fts from there. Heck, a friend got his best 60ft ever down there- a 1.36 if I remember right. So track prep can't be that bad. Remember, this a fun event, no money to be won,,,, just plastic trophies and lots of runs for your money. We will try to talk to Ed and see if we can get a good prep for the event but we can't nor can anyone else guarantee a perfect track.
Honestly folks,, SDR is not too bad. I've seen plenty of good 60fts from there. Heck, a friend got his best 60ft ever down there- a 1.36 if I remember right. So track prep can't be that bad. Remember, this a fun event, no money to be won,,,, just plastic trophies and lots of runs for your money. We will try to talk to Ed and see if we can get a good prep for the event but we can't nor can anyone else guarantee a perfect track.
02-20-2006, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Judd
I think many are reading this wrong. I've been two times a year since 2000 and there have been days when the track prep was better than others. That is the same for any track. On SDR's bad days when the prep wasn't so good, it was still as good or better than Commerce's good days, it was better than Paradise's good days and better than I remember Savannah. No,, it's not better than I remember Carolina's track but from I've witessed {once} and from what I've heard,, Carolina is about the best hooking track around.
Honestly folks,, SDR is not too bad. I've seen plenty of good 60fts from there. Heck, a friend got his best 60ft ever down there- a 1.36 if I remember right. So track prep can't be that bad. Remember, this a fun event, no money to be won,,,, just plastic trophies and lots of runs for your money. We will try to talk to Ed and see if we can get a good prep for the event but we can't nor can anyone else guarantee a perfect track.
Honestly folks,, SDR is not too bad. I've seen plenty of good 60fts from there. Heck, a friend got his best 60ft ever down there- a 1.36 if I remember right. So track prep can't be that bad. Remember, this a fun event, no money to be won,,,, just plastic trophies and lots of runs for your money. We will try to talk to Ed and see if we can get a good prep for the event but we can't nor can anyone else guarantee a perfect track.
werd, its not that bad. on 18" street tires i pulled a 1.9 60'. if you think your gonna have problems getting traction get some stickier tires.
02-20-2006, 04:00 PM
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don't have any rear susp. mods other than an air bag and e.t. streets. my best 60ft. is 1.43 at brainerd d/s. but it was doing all it could to hook and track was prepped well that day.
02-24-2006, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by cablebandit
Last f-body event at SDR, a member got there before anything was done to the track, he then saw them eventually sweep it but i dont believe anything else...for sure no vht was laid down. I know i had no vht on my car when i left that day 
Having said that I've never had a problem hooking at SDR on a soft tire....but my junk is slow.....
02-24-2006, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 99SeanWS6
werd, its not that bad. on 18" street tires i pulled a 1.9 60'. if you think your gonna have problems getting traction get some stickier tires.
02-24-2006, 10:20 PM
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my best 60' is also from SDR (1.37). I have been to every F-body and most of the Mustang shootouts for years and it's usually pretty decent until the street tire cars hit the track trying to see who can spin the longest. And I have seen them "prep" the track many times, maybe not a full scrape, but I've seen the VHT broken out quite a bit. It realy is a decent track all the way around IMO.
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02-25-2006, 09:22 AM
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SDR is probably the best track in GA, although Carolina is a better and not too far away. But please try and make it, should be a great event and a good chance to get in some good passes! Also, try out the bracket racing!
03-07-2006, 08:09 AM
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ill be there not sure if i will run cause im still on the stock gear in the back and it just might break but i may decide to bite the bullet and get it towed back to WOODSTOCK.
