I have a stock 05' Cobalt

Here are my Times :
R/T : .728
60' : 2.728
1/8 Mile : 11.052 @ 66.09 MPH
1000 : 14.243
1/4 Mile : 16.914 @ 84.60 MPH

I also went with FLCobalt, his cousin, and Cobalt Burst
Fl and his cousin have SS S/C and they did around 15.5 in 1/4 Mile

We want to start meets there at Speed World Wednesday and Friday nights. This is for all of u around Orlando

 

Thats pretty bad, are you auto or what, and what trim level ?

 

I'm not gonna knock anyone on their first time. At least you had the guts to get out there and do it!

You're running a LS/LT I'm imagining... stick or auto?

 

Hell yeah. Going to the track and trying it is the hard part. But it seems once you do it, your hooked. Its like a Drug "Must Go Racing, Must Go Faster"

 

My best run of the night was a 14.635

 

were you in the silver balt?

 

Good job! Keep trying youll get the hang of it!

 

A 15.5 with a SS SC? How? Was he asleep?

 

Hi mhump428 -

Good numbers for your first time out (based on caparison with more experienced drivers in the same car that post on here).

Drag racing is much more an art than it looks like from the grandstands - there is a lot to a great number that is not evident by watching.

I have freinds who chart launch RPM, tire pressures, shift RPM etc to determine the exact best technique for a given car.

The very first time I took my Z06 to a drag strip, I was running 13.1's and my friends reacted in much the same way the fellows here reacted. It just takes time an many passes.

It's a load of fun, isn't it?

best regards -

mqqn

 

I ran a 15.64 in mine last night.
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums//showthread.php?t=19355

 

i have a stick and it was my first time ever not my first time in the car
also it was a silver balt
and i had a bad start so next week i plan on a better time
Cobalt Burst u were the one in the orange burst right? (hense the user name)

 

ya i was the orange one

 

What are you talking about, I drove my car aimlessly for miles and miles just break it in so I could take it to the track! I couldn't wait to go the first time! Thats the funnest time to take your car!

 

lol my car was at the track with less than 800 miles... the whole break in thing is BS...

 

Ya just keep trying . i need to do the same thing and ive raced alot over the years but my first in a fwd. just work on the lights and take off it will all fall in place.

 

i wanna try to get my time in the 15s

anyone that lives in the orlando area please come on wednesday to Speed World in Bitthlo Fl its east of orlando on highway 50 (AKA Colonial Dr)\

I wanna get some sort of a Cobalt meet going all cobalts welcome or any jbodys for that matter alot of the jbodys go already

at Speed World Street drags are wednesday and friday starts around 6Pm to about 10:30 Pm $10 to watch and $15 to race all that can attend please come

 

im there basically every wednesday.... i ran my 2.2 there and the fastest i got was a 16.6 =/ i was on 17's too

 

you actually have the trap speed to run a high 15 with a good 60ft. Your 60ft. was horrible so I'm gonna assume that you did not slip the clutch, you probably just dropped it. but practice makes perfect, so get out there and practice and learn to launch your car and you will see drastic improvement.