Went to the track tonight!
#1
Went to the track tonight!
Went to the 1/8th mile track tonight and made like 12 runs. It was crazy! The track was hooking good off the line, but I got mad wheelspin halfway down the track. My clutch was slipping really bad into 2nd gear. I just had to let out of it like 5 times just because it wouldnt grab. Then a couple runs I blew the tires away at the line or they started spinning down the track. It almost got real sideways on me towards the finish. I got about 5 decent runs in. There was still a little clutch slippage, but it made it down the track at least.
I ran alot of cars. I only got a few good runs in though. There was a 98 cobra with a good cam, full exhaust, slicks and skinnies. He got the jump on me but I passed him down the track and had him by about 2 cars. clutch still slipping...
I pulled up next to an 03 cobra vert annerversary. It had exhaust and a K&N intake from all I could see. I guess maybe it had a tune. He was on street tires and so was I. When we pulled into the lanes I just brushed the tires off and no burnout. Hes over there doing a crazy john force burnout then blasts across the line. It was a badass race. At the line I was holding my revs and the centri was whistling crazy loud. The light turns green and I had to peddle it out of the hole. His eaton sounded sweet! Seems like he was having a lil traction problems too cause we hooked up at the same time. I pulled on him all the way down the track. I think I had him by 2-3 cars! After we were done he said he got wheelhop halfway down track, but my clutch was slipping also!
Then I ran some 96-98 mustang GT with alot of mods done to it. I dont know what it had but this was my best run and I only had him by like 1-2 cars. I got squirly halfway down the track or it could have been faster. This was at "The Hill". At Beech Bend I can usually cut like .2 seconds faster in the 1/8th.
RT: .3130
60ft: 2.0701
1/8th ET:8.48
1/8th MPH: 86.26 Clutch slipping!
#5
Hey Jay, what time is the test & tune? Me and some buddies might try to head down there.
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Have fun with that....
Anyway, so who is going next weekend? Is it Fri. or Sat.? I know they used to run the oval on Fridays (used to race up there.) Let me know, i'd like to head up there! BTW: how much is it to enter?
#13
Hey wnracing, it probably costs $10-15....not sure cause the times I've been up there this year was for Corral Day and NMRA.
#15
Beech Bend is a 1/4 track.
#16
Any word on the forecast for Sat. in KY? I'd hate like hell to make the 5.5 hour trip down there and get rained out. I have not raced my car since June, my new MT drag radials are just screaming to be abused and it would be fun to whoop Jay's sorry *** a couple of times.
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Any word on the forecast for Sat. in KY? I'd hate like hell to make the 5.5 hour trip down there and get rained out. I have not raced my car since June, my new MT drag radials are just screaming to be abused and it would be fun to whoop Jay's sorry *** a couple of times.
Looks great right now Dean. I'd love to see you come down. The results of our match-up will be quite different this time
Mostly Sunny High
52°F
Precip
10%
Wind: WNW 8 mph
Max. Humidity: 67%
#20
As long as you miss second again it won't.
#22
I had one 12.93 @105 warm-up pass , spinning thru 1st. Lowered tire pressure and broke the 1-2 shift fork on the very next pass..done til next spring
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