hey do u guys meet somewhere fridays? like Race city or anything?

 

I'm leaving for Calgary tonight after a wedding. haha, hang out til about 5am and i'll meet up.

 

lol yeah. well im on my way to race city for secret streets around 530 do u guys park somewhere?

 

i think im gonna come out tonight and take some pics

 

are u in that truck thats in your sig? or u driving a balt?

 

Outtamymind and I will be down at Race City tonight for Secret Streets I'll be racing and hes watching so check the pits and the parking lots but we'll be wandering roung ^_^

 

I'll be at Race City. About to head there now.

 

ya i'll be heading down there shortly. i'll try and find some of the other cobalts that are there and park next to them if i can. im also bringing my camera to take some pics.

 

sweet well i saw jamesjjp, outtamamind amd sidejam down there so good stuff good stuff . i didn't get to talk to you jamesjjp but i saw ur first run then i left.

oh and outtamamind lol good job parking next to the other cobalts haha you park way infront of me

 

yeah sorry guys i couldnt make it, i had to help some friends move into their new home ( im the only guy they know who has a truck lol)

yes black top i drive the truck thats in my sig... i used to have a cobalt though, now kaisoboy has my old cobalt :P

 

lol sorry black top. its just a pain in the but to get out parking anywhere else other then where i was parked.

 

Sure so you see my first run - EVER!!! geez I feel royally embarrased :P

Times for my first time ever racing tonight:

16.0 - lost to a sup'd 1500 RAM
15.9 - lost to a Corvette
16.6 - lost to a Subaru WRX
16.2 - lost to a Muscle car
16.1 - Beat a Nicely done up Yello Pick up ^_^ - Not a bad way to finish out the night.

Need to learn how to launch better, my shifts are ok but the launch is poor.

 

hey james, not to put u down or anything, but most guys with stock ss/sc in calgary have ran 14.9-15.3 at race city.

I wasnt there to see your runs, but im willing to bet that the reason ur times are so high are all in your launch like u said.... im willing to bet that ur spinning WAY too much. Ask other guys and they will agree, dont dump the clutch as you leave the line and "launch it" , instead try to feather the clutch and gas at the same time trying to accelerate as fast as u can without breaking traction... i was able to cut low 2.2 60 foot times by leaviing the line at 1500ish rpm and slightly slipping the clutch and then slowly laying into WOT as traction allowed.


Anyways, practice makes perfect bud, so keep it up and ull see improvements!!!

 

niice jekyl thats a siick truck. heh its fine outtamymind i know what u mean.
lol jamesjjp sorry =D didn't know it was ur first run. btw how did u get thoes sick tail lights? is that just painted on?

 

post all the data from your slips. Got to be more then a bad 60ft at work here I bet. Maybe your shifts are slow too....

 

man u should give this tip to the guy in the old vintage car dont know what he was driving but it was red. he burnt his tiers out 1/3 of the track.

 

Here's the info direct from the slip... 15.99 might not be a great time but I've never raced before, know very little about racing, clutching etc. so any and all "CONSTRUCTIVE" feedback is welcome.

Race 1: 7:52pm

R/T .695
60' 2.644
330 6.974
1/8 10.483
Mph 69.83
1000 13.523
1/4 16.091
Mph 87.01

Race 2: 8:13pm

R/T .495
60' 2.867
330 7.260
1/8 10.767
Mph 68.34
1000 13.850
1/4 16.416
Mph 87.42

Race 3: 8:27pm

R/T .637
60' 2.513
330 6.905
1/8 10.421
Mph 69.86
1000 13.451
1/4 15.997
Mph 86.97

Race 4: 8:41pm

R/T .613
60' 2.705
330 7.407
1/8 10.982
Mph 68.87
1000 14.045
1/4 16.602
Mph 86.98

Race 5: 10:18pm

R/T .659
60' 2.613
330 6.979
1/8 10.524
Mph 69.24
1000 13.578
1/4 16.166
Mph 86.28

Thanks for the help guys.

 

Thanks Avro - I would like to ride with someone to see how I've tried to study Anomolous' how to on wheel hop to try to learn but ur right maybe a ride along would be better...

ANY ONE WILLING TO TEACH ME??????

 

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Best way to get rid of wheel hop is through a few suspension mods. The drag bags, BWoody front engine mount and wider tires did a good job of eliminating a lot (not all) of my wheel hop. A shift light and a more solid shifter can help with shifting. Personally, I'd recommend the B&M shifter.

And last but not least, practice, practice, practice...