First time out!!!!

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:47 pm

I wasn't expecting much cuz the flex pipe in the downpipe is broken and i lost all my low end but i decided to go with my buddies and hit the track anyway.

I am glad I did, I had lots of fun and got in about 5runs. And now i know where I am at power wise and acceleration wise.

I am #72 #118 is an 06 GTI
1st run I got of the clutch too quick and spun all through 1st and ended up going to 2nd too quick

2nd run i bogged down and didn't have enough

#32 was a WRX with exhaust
3rd run i broke 17:) lol my 60 still was pretty bad

4th run i got a bit more traction and tried power shifting but shifted a bit to high (6800rpms). The power drops off at 5800 so its not worth it to go much more than 6200.

#34 was a build foxbody stang.
5th run was my best and last cuz my buddies wanted to leave

here are some vids i took:

SRT that met up with us there ran 13.4 pretty much stock.

12sec. very fast evo

my friends 13sec. 240sx but here he had foulled plugs:(

and finally me vs. a very built 12sec. mustang

asanti · Post by **asanti** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:03 pm

Which track is this, Lebanon?

Later
Allex

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:13 pm

wow @ reaction times. No bracket racing for any of those guys.

onewickedkid05 · Post by **onewickedkid05** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:42 pm

i feel great now seeing those reaction times.......i just need to work on my shifting and ill be alllllllll set

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:14 pm

I know my reaction time sucks haha. But i had no clue what i was doing with the lights and lighting up the tires etc. I did spin um to heat the tires up before i ran. It was quite funny that i was able todo that cuz a Z28 in front of me couldn't light em up to save his life. Tho i am not sure if my clutch liked that.

The track is NYIRP about 45mins south of Rochester, NY its much cheaper than lebenon or NH. It was $13 for all day test and tune.

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:10 pm

burnouts on street tires are a waste of money. All you should do is spin them real quick to get any rocks/debris off of them. Normal radials don't perform as well when they're overheated.

Go when the last yellow light comes on. If you wait for the green, you're too late.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:28 pm

Good tips for drag racing. If you only remember those, it will help you greatly. When I first started running ETK, someone gave me that exact same advice. I'm so glad they did

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:58 pm

also, lower the front tire pressure 10-15psi lower than you run on the streets and jack the rear tire pressure to max safe pressure.

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:22 pm

I have KDWs and they tend to heat up nicely and stick better when warm thats y i did it.

I will def. lower the pressure next time. I was thinking autox when i went out which means running at 40psi. I guess I should have went down to 34 in the front.

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:41 pm

Don't worry about the reaction times, they will come with practice. And besides, who cares it was just test and tune. When bracket racing I am in the .500 - .540 area (.500 being perfect) but when at a test and tune nite, its very possible for me to be in the .600's or .700's.

And for anyone else in the western NY area, go to NYIRP. It is a great small town operation and the owner puts his heart into that track. He's the kind of owner that would come over to your pit area and drink a beer with you when the racing is all done. There were many times that our little group would be hanging out at the track till 1a or 2a after racing had long since stopped and we were the last ones there. Great place.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:47 pm

Damn, sounds like a nice place. Wish I lived closer to it.

Even though it wasn't perfect by any means, I miss 75-80. A little track that you could leave your stuff laying around without anyone messing with it (aka Capital).

Mason Dixon is my track of choice these days.

/threadjack

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:50 pm

Danteneon wrote:Damn, sounds like a nice place. Wish I lived closer to it.

Me too. Racing down here is so cut throat. People are showing up with quarter to a half a million in their damn tow rigs, then they roll a mid 7 sec dragster or two out of the trailer with all the latest and greatest electronics. And this is for a normal Sunday bracket race, where it is $2000 to win. If I had that much money in an operation I wouldn't pull it out of the trailer for less than $10,000 - $15,000.

Its so much more down to earth up there.

ragek23 · Post by **ragek23** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:04 pm

Wenuden wrote:wow @ reaction times. No bracket racing for any of those guys.

My best R/T was a .649 tonight

i went again tonight. I had trouble adjusting to the new exhaust system (put a new cat on).

But i wont' be competing in brakets anyway cuz my best tonight was a 16.72

but my friend fixed his 240sx/silvia and managed a 13.017!

Jerome Adams · Post by **Jerome Adams** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:34 pm

shift at or just below redline. It is true that max power is around 5500-5800 but when you shift you drop too far out of the power band, so even though you are not making peak power at 6800 in the lower gear, you are still making more power than you would in the next gear...or so I have read.

Post by **racer12306** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:46 pm