Well last night my buddy calls me up to say his dad is at the track racing his lightning and wants me to come down and see what i can do... Ive never raced on an actual track before and to be honest never raced with this new camaro i just got on the road - all others were either v6's or autos... so without any time to prep i hoped in car and off we went


We went to New York International Raceway (NIRP) and let me just say i had the best time of my life (even though i was on a hardcore learning curve)

anway - car is a 97 Z28 m6, with 99k on it - only mods were K&N FIPK, TB bypass, and SLP shortie headers, car also had SS Hood and 18" Nitto 555's

well first run i was nervous as hell, never really launched this car and nevermind a z28 M6, so i really didnt know best technique or RPM with my Nittos... ohh and all the runs i had a full tank of gas, and a 200lb passenger-

anyway - my first run was a 16.8 due to me spinning first, second and partial into third and then - and they improved slowly.

this was my best run - still with passenger and i spun through 1st and into 2nd off the line (IM # 112)

im going back next weekend to practice some more and this time i wont bring a passenger and will prob put some of my mods back on - im thinking with a bit more practice- my exhuast - underdrive pulleys and, tune up and minus 200lb passenger i might have a chance at 13's....


damn im hooked now- ohh and the lightning was running consistant 13.10's with its street tires (having hard time not spinning through 1st) its a sick truck too-

 

what time were you there i was there to... LOL


i am also having trouble getting off the line.

i think my friend raced that lightnign in his formula 13.4 to a 13.1 i think is what it was. next time we go i will PM ya so you know at least a few fbody will be there. the turn out for f-bods last night was great i have never seen so many at NYIRP.

 

ya i was amazed- it was my first time to that track -

and yup that was the lightning - the redish orange one with the ghost flames- he didnt have a helmet so the track allowed him to run as long as he didnt break into 12's ... he was letting off at the end and then towards end he was letting his son race for the first time....(still pulling 13.5's)

i showed up around 8:30 ... i was the black camaro (pic in sig) who first run spun through 3 gears , 2nd run couldnt hit 2nd gear, and on another run i spun bad off line and then couldnt get 4th gear....

i was having a lot of issues and didnt have most my mods on the car- left them at home in CT cause this is my winter driver here...

but ya im planning on going down there next week i think if i can find time to work on the car a bit...