If you were there you know how busy it was. Took me an hour and 15 minutes just to go from the road and through through tech. Line to get in must have been nearly a half mile long. I only got in 2 runs (and lost both times) But on my second run I got a new best. I ran a nice late 60's GTO on the first run and lost because he was on slicks. He got the holeshot on me and I was slowly reeling him in but lost. It was a 455. He ran a 13.30 at 100.67 on a 1.91 60 foot to my 13.52 at 103.94 on a 2.20 60 foot (I was spinning all the way through 1st). I only got in one more run because it was busy, but the car had cooled down nicely by then and I ran my best ever, a 13.42 at 104.68 on a 2.16 60 foot. I know I would have hit 105+ but I short shifted 2nd gear on the AOD and bogged the damn thing. I don't feel too bad with the times considering the density altitude was 1500 feet and my rear end and axles are shot, plus I weigh 265. This will be my last time to the track until these are replaced, I don't want one to give out on the top end. Considering that there were several LS-1's going about the same speed as me (I do not know what mods if any) I feel good about it. There was one LS-1 there though running 117+ traps. I was waiting for him and a 118+ mph '03 Cobra to run, but they never lined up together. It was overall a fun night except for the crowd.

Overall I do not think it is too bad a time for my AOD 5.0 hatch.

 

I believe the LS1 that you speak of trapping 117 was our own Al. There was a group of about 10 of us from Michiganspeed there. Wish I would have known you were going, I would have found ya.

 

I saw that there were a ton of F-bods there. 4-5 third gens and a ton of 4th gens.

 

What color is your Mustang?

I was there in my very dark purple 1970 Nova. My last pass of the night is my current personal best:
60: 1.823
330: 5.325
594: 7.748
1/8: 8.295 @ 82.40mph
1000: 10.889 @ 93.75
1/4: 13.108 @ 101.04

I could feel the wheels spinning a little off the line because the track was going away. I estimate it would have been a 1.79ish 60ft if it hadn't spun.

 

It was burgundy with a lighter red driver fender (from when someone backed into it and was replaced). My second and last run I pushed the car through the lanes and got my *** busted by a 9 second Vega. Car is a driving project, I'm trying to undo some of the damage of it sitting for 4 years.

 

Man I wish I would have went. Sounds like a blast. Great job on the times Scott. Get that 60ft down and you'll have some really nice ones. I think my buddy with the TA and I are heading out next Wednesday. I'll hopefully have a set of Nitto's on by then. We'll see what she does. I hacked off my cat. btw. I am pretty sure it was clogged. So no slowing me down lol.

 

I may actually run my little auto quad 4 Sunfire next week with some smoking 16 second times it should produce

 

You should bring em both to the strip and get some people betting you. Run the sunfire all night and leave the stang in the back cooling. Get someone to bet you $20 bucks to run "your car". Then when they laugh and agree, say well I won't run with this car....I'll run with this car. And point to the stang. Graciously take their money as you whoop em with "your car" well your OTHER car. I should be there. I can't wait to hear how the Z sounds between the cement barriers at WOT with a dump about 2 ft from the block. She's gonna sound mean.

 

Stanton OWNZ Martin anyway. Freaking tech ****'s, last night was the last time I will go there to play. Bull dyke at the tech line tried to make me produce a set of arm restraints. She didint like the idea that if I did produce them I was going to run with the top down. They teched every car as if it were a 9 second car, and I am done with them. Stanton is all I will run from now on.

 

COOL My next ride should fit right in
Skip

 

She was being a total bitch as usual. Takes me an hour and a half to get to Stanton though and Martin is 5 minutes away. I think I saw you run last night.

 

Yeah, I hear ya. Stanton is a haul for you.

What we need is someone to take one for the team and ask her out

 

Sounds like a job for #2.

 

She's unhappy with something in her life. Or maybe she's unhappy with her life altogether.

I can't believe she busted my chops about having only one spring on my back carb! I've got a solid 1:1 linkage with a total of THREE springs. If I put another spring on there, it'd just be too hard to press the pedal to the floor. Then she didn't even check my neutral safety switch.

 

The tech guy at 131 2 Wednesdays ago when I was there was very very nice. Just asked if I had any power adders and if I had seatbelts. After my answer he gave the car a once over and said thanks and I went on. This chick sounds horrible.