Drag Racing Technique Improve your track times

New best ET :)

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Mar 8, 2003 | 02:06 AM
  #1  
GrdLockV6's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 604
From: Houston, TX
New best ET :)

R/T: .108
60': 1.756
330': 5.194
1/8: 8.063
MPH: 84.97
1000': 10.568
1/4: 12.688
MPH: 106.47

That was w/ mods in sig + ET Streets @ 16psi. I think the low pressure mighta killed a bit of top-end. The humidity tonight was also 100%, so I'll bet if I woulda put a lil more pressure in em and the humidity was lower I woulda gotten 12.5's. Oh well!

I did a pass on my street tires as well and got a 12.8 w/ a 1.9 60'.

I'm happy, good night at the track I'll say!
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 12:47 AM
  #2  
AL SS590 M6's Avatar
Moderator
 
Joined: Jul 1998
Posts: 6,247
From: Charlotte,MI USA
Nice run.
What was the temp?
What was the barometer reading?
What is the altitude of the track?
What was the actual humidity? Cause you know that at 100% it's raining
I just want to crunch the numbers to see what the DA was.
My 12.15 was run at a -1352 DA. Just wanting to compare.
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 01:00 AM
  #3  
GrdLockV6's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 604
From: Houston, TX
I'm not 100% sure, but I think the temp was mid 60's. Barometer reading? No freakin clue I just look at weather.com and it doesn't show that as far as I know. Altitude? It's in Houston so pretty close to it. Actual humidity? Well, weather.com said 100% so that's all I know. If you could see my video of the track when I was making my last pass though, it was foggy as hell.
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 01:28 AM
  #4  
AL SS590 M6's Avatar
Moderator
 
Joined: Jul 1998
Posts: 6,247
From: Charlotte,MI USA
I'm **** as heck about conditions. I carry a cheap weather station so that I can compare runs in their true light.
At 45°, 30.20 baro, and 50% humidity I ran the 12.15
At 65°, 30.0 baro, and 80% humidity I run low 12.4s
All with the exact same combo at the same track.
Armed with this info I can predict quite closely what I'll run on any given day just by loking at my weather station.
It helps a lot with evaluating new mods too. If I make a change and the weather is worse I can take that into account.
One of these days I'm springing for a real weather station/ DA calculator/ ET predicter. But they start at about $400 and go up from there.
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 12:33 PM
  #5  
Ed Blown Vert's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jan 1999
Posts: 226
From: Sunny San Diego, Ca
Re: New best ET :)

Originally posted by GrdLockV6
R/T: .108
60': 1.756
330': 5.194
1/8: 8.063
MPH: 84.97
1000': 10.568
1/4: 12.688
MPH: 106.47

That was w/ mods in sig + ET Streets @ 16psi. I think the low pressure mighta killed a bit of top-end. The humidity tonight was also 100%, so I'll bet if I woulda put a lil more pressure in em and the humidity was lower I woulda gotten 12.5's. Oh well!

I did a pass on my street tires as well and got a 12.8 w/ a 1.9 60'.

I'm happy, good night at the track I'll say!
Nice run! I need some slicks.
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 04:53 PM
  #6  
HeavyChevySS's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 511
From: Newark, DE
Originally posted by AL SS590 M6
I'm **** as heck about conditions. I carry a cheap weather station so that I can compare runs in their true light.
At 45°, 30.20 baro, and 50% humidity I ran the 12.15
At 65°, 30.0 baro, and 80% humidity I run low 12.4s
All with the exact same combo at the same track.
Armed with this info I can predict quite closely what I'll run on any given day just by loking at my weather station.
It helps a lot with evaluating new mods too. If I make a change and the weather is worse I can take that into account.
One of these days I'm springing for a real weather station/ DA calculator/ ET predicter. But they start at about $400 and go up from there.
After I read this, I can feel better about saying, "anything can happen in a street race." I new the weather played a part in performance but this is a great example!

Well said bro!

"Dude, there's no way that 12 second car beat that 10 second car!" Yeah, OK.
Old Mar 11, 2003 | 09:25 AM
  #7  
Sax1031's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 604
From: Elgin,SC
Nice run man.




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:31 AM.