ohsigmachi
CEG'er
I went to the drag strip for the first time last night. First the bad news... I suck at it. The good news is I got less sucky as the night went one.
The track was pretty greasy and Nitto NeoGens in 205/40/17 don't make a good drag tire.
I'm leaving my reaction times off to keep some small amount of self respect.
1st run:
Spun all the way through 1st and some of second, then bounced off the rev limiter in 3rd:
60' ..... 2.687
330' ... 7.632
1/8 .... 11.865
mph ... 55.67
1000... 15.579
1/4 .... 18.638
2nd run:
Bogged of the line and missed the shift to 4th (I know I know WTF right?)
about 100 yds before the traps. But somehow I still managed to improve my ET
60' ..... 2.702
330' ... 7.678
1/8 .... 11.822
MPH ... 59.38
1000... 15.351
1/4 .... 18.408
mph ... 71.67
3rd run:
best run of the night still had wheel spin in most of first but not second.
60' ..... 2.506
330' ... 7.246
1/8 .... 11.289
mph ... 60.82
1000... 14.740
1/4 .... 17.696
mph ... 76.96
4th run:
Really bad wheel spin again, so I short shift from 1st to 2nd. This was my highest trap speed of the night however.
60' ..... 2.641
330 .... 7.501
1/8 .... 11.577
MPH ... 60.22
1000... 15.017
1/4 .... 17.964
MPH ... 77.10
My coworker came with me and sat in the car for the first two runs, so the faster runs are minus a 200 lb passenger. I had zero wheel hop but just couldn't hook on a slick track with less than sticky tires.
The track was pretty greasy and Nitto NeoGens in 205/40/17 don't make a good drag tire.
I'm leaving my reaction times off to keep some small amount of self respect.
1st run:
Spun all the way through 1st and some of second, then bounced off the rev limiter in 3rd:
60' ..... 2.687
330' ... 7.632
1/8 .... 11.865
mph ... 55.67
1000... 15.579
1/4 .... 18.638
2nd run:
Bogged of the line and missed the shift to 4th (I know I know WTF right?)
about 100 yds before the traps. But somehow I still managed to improve my ET
60' ..... 2.702
330' ... 7.678
1/8 .... 11.822
MPH ... 59.38
1000... 15.351
1/4 .... 18.408
mph ... 71.67
3rd run:
best run of the night still had wheel spin in most of first but not second.
60' ..... 2.506
330' ... 7.246
1/8 .... 11.289
mph ... 60.82
1000... 14.740
1/4 .... 17.696
mph ... 76.96
4th run:
Really bad wheel spin again, so I short shift from 1st to 2nd. This was my highest trap speed of the night however.
60' ..... 2.641
330 .... 7.501
1/8 .... 11.577
MPH ... 60.22
1000... 15.017
1/4 .... 17.964
MPH ... 77.10
My coworker came with me and sat in the car for the first two runs, so the faster runs are minus a 200 lb passenger. I had zero wheel hop but just couldn't hook on a slick track with less than sticky tires.