I've been hitting up the local 1/8th mile for street night. They do a little (free) bracket race, but with my abysmal reaction times I've been goin' down first round. My car's usually the fastest street car there, so I had to race brackets to be challenged 
Anyway the car was running mid 8.4s to low 8.5s all night with STILL crappy 2.0x short times. But being an optimist, I dialed in 8.30. First run is against a 5.0...dialed in at 9.3. He's there a lot, so I figured he'd cut a good light. I'm building boost as his tree's falling. On my 2nd light I floor it, 3rd light I'm off the brake.
Not enough boost, so another 2.0x short time. But the car's pulling hard. I knew he cut a good light and thought I did too. At half track I'm at his bumper. That's when I think "HOLY SCHNICKIES, I'm gonna dust this guy." It felt awesome, blowing by him at the traps. I ended up getting the win by 0.12 seconds. I don't have the timeslip with me but it was something like this:
Me: 0.61 RT...8.39 ET at 85mph...8.30 dialin
Him: 0.67 RT...9.45 ET at 75mph...9.30 dialin
It felt SO sweet to dust that guy at the end of the run. He promptly unbolted his tires and left...and I went on to get blown out in the next round (by a friend of mine that ended up near the top). It was probably the most fun "kill" I've had.
Anyway the car was running mid 8.4s to low 8.5s all night with STILL crappy 2.0x short times. But being an optimist, I dialed in 8.30. First run is against a 5.0...dialed in at 9.3. He's there a lot, so I figured he'd cut a good light. I'm building boost as his tree's falling. On my 2nd light I floor it, 3rd light I'm off the brake.
Not enough boost, so another 2.0x short time. But the car's pulling hard. I knew he cut a good light and thought I did too. At half track I'm at his bumper. That's when I think "HOLY SCHNICKIES, I'm gonna dust this guy." It felt awesome, blowing by him at the traps. I ended up getting the win by 0.12 seconds. I don't have the timeslip with me but it was something like this:
Me: 0.61 RT...8.39 ET at 85mph...8.30 dialin
Him: 0.67 RT...9.45 ET at 75mph...9.30 dialin
It felt SO sweet to dust that guy at the end of the run. He promptly unbolted his tires and left...and I went on to get blown out in the next round (by a friend of mine that ended up near the top). It was probably the most fun "kill" I've had.
