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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 08:50 PM
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First time drag racing today...

I went to Flashlight Drags at BeaveRun which is north of Pittsburgh. It is only an 1/8 mile drag...which in my experience was horrible for me. I have the stock tires and I'm Trifecta tuned with some bolt-ons. Let's just say that 1st and 2nd gear were useless as I could get absolutely no traction until I got into 3rd gear. Not a great first time, but I think that the 1/4 mile should net me better results. Other than having almost no traction in 1st and 2nd, the car did pretty well once traction was achieved!

Next mod=STICKIER TIRES!
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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Sooooooooooooooo..... Times?
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by julius41282
I went to Flashlight Drags at BeaveRun which is north of Pittsburgh. It is only an 1/8 mile drag...which in my experience was horrible for me. I have the stock tires and I'm Trifecta tuned with some bolt-ons. Let's just say that 1st and 2nd gear were useless as I could get absolutely no traction until I got into 3rd gear. Not a great first time, but I think that the 1/4 mile should net me better results. Other than having almost no traction in 1st and 2nd, the car did pretty well once traction was achieved!

Next mod=STICKIER TIRES!
Thats why some people that get the Trifecta tune get boost limited to 10 psi in first, to help with traction.
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 09:35 AM
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my tune is limited in 1st to 7psi
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 01:00 PM
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My tune is limited to 7psi in first gear as well. The 1/8 mile drag is not timed, it's more or less just for fun to get used to dragging to prepare for the 1/4 mile drag. Next weekend i'm going to Pittsburgh Raceway Park to do the 1/4 mile drag which will be timed. I'll put up my times next weekend when I get back from the track.
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