wile2k
07-20-2004, 10:35 AM
So I finally get my T/A to the track last Saturday.
First round, raced a late 60's Camaro on Nitrous. He didn't have 3rd gear and was just testing his new 200 shot off the launch. Again this was the first time my T/A had seen the track and I blew the tires at launch bad. All I could do was laugh after it was all over. He ran a 13.587 @ 67.85 (1.527 60', let off about 1/8mile mark) to my losing 14.468 @103.67 (2.629 lol 60'). :cry:
Second round, not to be outdone by the first round, there was a fully race prepped car (parachute, tow vehicle and all). Went and told the guy in the Camaro that he wasn't enough challenge so I was going to pick on this other car :D . So we get lined up.... I launch better, thinking, oh yeah, its all over for him. I hit a 2.245 60' and the 1/4 in 13.904 @ 104.16. Didn't quite edge him out in his 8.823 @ 156.12 run with his crappy 1.308 60' :eek: . Hell he was done with his run before I hit the 1/8 mile (8.823 to my 9.120 1/8). On a bright note though, at least I could drive my car back up pit lane, he had to have his tow vehicle come get him hehe.
Anyway, figured I better pick on someone littler. Got lined up next to a 4 wheeler in the third round lol. Finally someone I could handle. I ran a 13.786 @ 104.53 to his losing 15.838 @ 80.26. Oh yeah, put the smack down on him rofl.
All in all, pretty happy with the first time at the Track. DA was 7400', so my car is in the ballpark with corrected times on that last run of 12.31 @ 115.7. About where it should be for a full weight H/C T/A.
Sad to say, I have video of the 8sec guy against me, very embarrasing to watch (my Wife actually panned with the 8sec guy and had to come back to find me lol). Reminds me of an 8 or 9 sec car against a Honda that I saw a few months back. I might get around to posting it for everyone's amusement, pretty low qual though, just taken off our dig camera's video option.
First round, raced a late 60's Camaro on Nitrous. He didn't have 3rd gear and was just testing his new 200 shot off the launch. Again this was the first time my T/A had seen the track and I blew the tires at launch bad. All I could do was laugh after it was all over. He ran a 13.587 @ 67.85 (1.527 60', let off about 1/8mile mark) to my losing 14.468 @103.67 (2.629 lol 60'). :cry:
Second round, not to be outdone by the first round, there was a fully race prepped car (parachute, tow vehicle and all). Went and told the guy in the Camaro that he wasn't enough challenge so I was going to pick on this other car :D . So we get lined up.... I launch better, thinking, oh yeah, its all over for him. I hit a 2.245 60' and the 1/4 in 13.904 @ 104.16. Didn't quite edge him out in his 8.823 @ 156.12 run with his crappy 1.308 60' :eek: . Hell he was done with his run before I hit the 1/8 mile (8.823 to my 9.120 1/8). On a bright note though, at least I could drive my car back up pit lane, he had to have his tow vehicle come get him hehe.
Anyway, figured I better pick on someone littler. Got lined up next to a 4 wheeler in the third round lol. Finally someone I could handle. I ran a 13.786 @ 104.53 to his losing 15.838 @ 80.26. Oh yeah, put the smack down on him rofl.
All in all, pretty happy with the first time at the Track. DA was 7400', so my car is in the ballpark with corrected times on that last run of 12.31 @ 115.7. About where it should be for a full weight H/C T/A.
Sad to say, I have video of the 8sec guy against me, very embarrasing to watch (my Wife actually panned with the 8sec guy and had to come back to find me lol). Reminds me of an 8 or 9 sec car against a Honda that I saw a few months back. I might get around to posting it for everyone's amusement, pretty low qual though, just taken off our dig camera's video option.