I'm thinking about taking my car to the track soon, but I don't have money for repairs. It's only got 35k miles on it, so it's younger than most cars that I've drag raced, but those were also under warranty, and this one is not.

My tires are some fairly soft street tires. I've drag raced a stick before and gotten lots of wheel hop, but that doesn't seem to be the case with these cars, probably because they're actually made for racing.

Just using the launch control and running half a dozen times, am I likely to break anything?

 

lol its fwd and power hops...rotated mounts help, drag racing doesnt. Nobudget?noracey! lol good luck

 

Also, its a drag strip NOT a track.

 

i have been to the track 3 times this year and i havent broke anything, im pretty much stock. ive lauched by slippin the clutch out and on launch control. you should be just fine

here we go again lol

 

 

I've been able to drop the clutch on the street. Why not on the track?

 

he was refering to people calling it a TRACK when its really a STRIP lol

 

because the street doesn't grab like the track does. these cars weren't designed for drag racing. but every magazine does their tests.. it can be done though. and its easier in the 08+ss than the 05-07. but either way, if you can't afford an occasional break or repair, don't take it to the track. some get lucky some dont

 

i got lucky i guess...listen to this man ^ he knows what hes talking about

 

you mean when it really doesn't matter cause everyone knows what he's talking about anyways? technically everything is a "track". we don't call charlotte an "oval" we just call it a track. we don't call watkins glen a "road course" we just call it a track. we don't call zmax a "drag strip" we just call it a track.

seriously, no one gives a **** 40rty. help the guy with what he needs or take the pointless rambling elsewhere.

 

trust me i know it was started in one of the other threads too

 

It's a car built for the street to drive on the street like all other cars built for the street. If you want to drag race it on a track then be prepared for what ever break down can happen and have the money to fix it.

 

Roger that "powerful" guy.

Look, it depends on the surfaces of the Strip. Some "tracks" are better than others especially if they are NHRA certified. Here in Cali we also have "tracks" here that don't have much VHT and those are the ones I recommend practicing at in your area. Your not going to get great times but your less likely to break anything compared to a fully prepped "Track". Also, spinning is better than hooking good and breaking an axle or trans. I say go practice at the NOT SO GOOD strips, save some money and get a trans. After, get some slicks and have fun.


Also, if your on street tires, don't bother with doing a burn out(wheel hop breaks ****). it doesn't make them any stickier, they were designed to grip no matter what. Its a waste of money to see people doing burnouts on street tires. Look closely and 99% of the time if they are doing a burnout they are also looking out to the crowd for reactions. I've seen it multiple times.

 

Okay, point taken, be prepared to fix things.

I was mainly making sure these things didn't like to break gearboxes or CV axles or whatever, just in general, when raced on a strip. Some cars are overly fragile in this case, some are not.

 

I have a '06 SS/SC pretty much stock other than a OTTP rotated trans mount with about 40,000mi. I've taken my car out on the drag several times and I haven't had any problems. I did launch, revving at about 2000rpm and popping the clutch and feathering the gas to reduce wheel spin. I haven't had any problems so far but I most probably won't be dragging anytime soon cuz I know the risk I'm running.

 

if you do get wheel hop let off, that will be your number one way to break something at the strip

 

Hahah you guys make them sound so fragile.

Have fun at the drag strip, just don't hop.

I have ran my old SC multiple times at the strip and my TC. Never had a problem.

 

This lol. I had wheel hop so bad my sunroof visor opened up. I remember the whole time thinking please don't break please don't break.

 

Track refers to some sort of circuit, drag strip is not a track even though it's always referred to it.

Also, you can drag these cars just like you can drag any other car. It's not really meant for that, take it to an AutoX and you'll get over the whole straight line thing.

 

Thank you, the whole straight line mentality is such a ******* cancer on this forum. I'm from FL and those guys have the worst case. So narrow minded

 

because race track.

 

my local giant sticky line must not be a track or strip then. since it doesn't have either in its name..

 

Everyone has there taste, yours is the "Track" or Strip. I give you **** cause its easy but if that is what makes you happy then cool. We just both have different definitions of fast.

As for your Sticky line, Raceway Park. Do they have more than just drags??

 

making a ***** and gigles pass or "test and tune" is easy, yeah. come out drive me and race with the people i do. we'll see who goes the most rounds. it's been tulsa raceway park since the 60s. it is only a drag strip.

 

Of all the dictionaries available on the web, I challenge you to link even one that has this definition for the word "track". I think you'll find that you are wrong. Also, this argument is effing ridiculous.

I know, what the hell is wrong with people, doing what they enjoy. So dumb of them, right? They should do what YOU enjoy, instead, obviously.

I can barely afford to drag it a few times...what makes you think I can afford to Auto-X it?