I live in Gainesville, Florida and go to the track here a couple times a year. The problem is I do not have a cage so I can only run faster that 11.49 twice and then they make me park it.
There are never any cars I can race with. Either they run slower than 12.5's or faster than 10.5's. I'm bored.
Usually I make a couple of 13.20-13.30 shake down passes before I get serious (low boost and no Alky). Well I haven't been there in almost a year and the ricers all want a piece of the T after seeing the 13's.
This Dodge Neon SRT was running 12.9's gets lined up next to me after my shake down runs.
This night I'm only running my J Carter 93 street chip, pump gas, alky spray and my street tires. So, I turn up the boost (wastegate adjuster from the driver's seat) and turn on the Alky.
The T launched pretty well but blows the tires away at the 60' mark as the boost comes up and I have to feather to catch second. The Dodge is 1/2 car length behind and gaining as I spin. I look over and he is grinning thinking he has a race. Sucker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The tires hook, and I go to 20# boost but did not lock the converter.
the turbo starts it's wistle, the front end lifts to the end of the suspension and I'm gone.
I run a 12.18 @ 114 MPH spinning the tires through first and the poor SRT runs 12.95. He finds me and comes over to congradulate me and promises a better race next time.
Okay, I'm looking forward to it.
A new Nissan Z is my next victim but not one Mustang will get in the next staging lane all night.
12 teens is as fast as the T will go @ 113-114 without Knock on pump gas but anemic 60' times 1.85-1.90.
I need to talk with the guys on this board who are in the 11's-10's on pump gas.
My 13 year old son in the stands, who says the turbo wistle is louder than the exhaust, won a bet on that SRT race and the guy did not want to pay when Vince told him I was his dad.
It was a good night.
Mikey
There are never any cars I can race with. Either they run slower than 12.5's or faster than 10.5's. I'm bored.
Usually I make a couple of 13.20-13.30 shake down passes before I get serious (low boost and no Alky). Well I haven't been there in almost a year and the ricers all want a piece of the T after seeing the 13's.
This Dodge Neon SRT was running 12.9's gets lined up next to me after my shake down runs.
This night I'm only running my J Carter 93 street chip, pump gas, alky spray and my street tires. So, I turn up the boost (wastegate adjuster from the driver's seat) and turn on the Alky.
The T launched pretty well but blows the tires away at the 60' mark as the boost comes up and I have to feather to catch second. The Dodge is 1/2 car length behind and gaining as I spin. I look over and he is grinning thinking he has a race. Sucker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The tires hook, and I go to 20# boost but did not lock the converter.
the turbo starts it's wistle, the front end lifts to the end of the suspension and I'm gone.
I run a 12.18 @ 114 MPH spinning the tires through first and the poor SRT runs 12.95. He finds me and comes over to congradulate me and promises a better race next time.
Okay, I'm looking forward to it.
A new Nissan Z is my next victim but not one Mustang will get in the next staging lane all night.
12 teens is as fast as the T will go @ 113-114 without Knock on pump gas but anemic 60' times 1.85-1.90.
I need to talk with the guys on this board who are in the 11's-10's on pump gas.
My 13 year old son in the stands, who says the turbo wistle is louder than the exhaust, won a bet on that SRT race and the guy did not want to pay when Vince told him I was his dad.
It was a good night.
Mikey
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