Ohio Drag Race! Le the smack Begin!!!

[Anthony - 98 GTS]

So said Anthony

Looks to me like only blower cars are showing up!! (Except SB)

Anthony...Aren't you coming? And if so...what's this??? :shocked

What up G??

Looks like I am out for this event. The damage to my hood was more extensive and has taken longer to repair and thus won't be ready until Monday. I still need to get the motor in and need some break-in time.

Looks like you will be pulling the N20 flag - so do us nitrous boys proud and lay down a number!!

 

[SUN RA KAT]

At least one Yellow Roe Supercharged Viper started getting practice time starting tonight. Things went well...but not for youse guys.

 

[Jack B]

To make it interesting, I will wager $100 against every and any SC car that is a bolt-on-only car (as mine is).

 

[Cudaman]

Ok .....I only "bolted-on-" the Supercharger (no screws) ...does that count????

Cudaman

 

[Larry Macedo]

Hello Jack,

I need some help please regarding your dyno facility, Dynotech. Thanks in advance!

 

[Snake Bitten]

So said Kenny

At least one Yellow Roe Supercharged Viper started getting practice time starting tonight. Things went well...but not for youse guys.

SPILL IT! How did you do!

 

[SUN RA KAT]

So said Kenny

At least one Yellow Roe Supercharged Viper started getting practice time starting tonight. Things went well...but not for youse guys.

SPILL IT! How did you do!

First Time at the Dragstrip in My Viper!

I was going for conquering the hard part - the launch. I waited in line almost 2 hours before I did my first run - too many cars & motorcycles there. I decided to do a launch at 1500 RPM and granny shift at 5000 RPM just to get a feel for doin' a drag, so my overall time and MPH weren't great for a Viper, but it was the fastest I've gone on a dragstrip. I let my Viper Tech do the next run because he is very experienced at drag racing and I wanted to compare launch times. And then the track closed because it got too late to run anymore - too crowded, but it was like a giant cruise-in, so it wasn't too bad waiting & talking and waiting & talking and waiting & talking...

My reaction time was the best I ever had - 1.553 sec., but needs improvement.

The 60 foot launch - me at 2.055 sec. - my Viper Tech at 2.026 - I'm amazed our 60 foots are so close - I must be doing something right. I am running my car on the Michelin tires it comes with instead of drag tires - Hey! It's a street Viper & I run it the way I drove it there and will drive it home when I'm done racing.

My run was 13.161 sec. at 109.46 MPH, granny-shifting at 5000 RPM.

Viper Tech's was 11.881 sec. at 123.62 MPH, shifting at 6000 RPM. His run was slowed way down by oil dry causing excessive spin in second gear where a car blew up a tranny part of the way down the track several cars previous to his run.

I probably will be going to another dragstrip tonight for test & tune - I was told that I will probably will make 5 runs in 2 hours instead of last night's 1 run and only 2 runs in 3 hours total. I will only do what I feel comfortable doing, but raising the performance each time as I get more experienced. Next week is Viper Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio and I want to not embarrass myself by letting Snake Bitten beat me.

 

[VIPR GTS]

Be ready, Kenny is practicing his moves now and his car did
an 11:88 spinning the tires through second. Rumor has it that there is more practice instore at Edgewater this weekend. So talk the talk but remember, the big SUN is coming to Norwalk to walk the walk.
Congratulations Kenny on your first outing at Kil Kare.
Tony

 

[Cudaman]

I am going to drive over 1100 miles to Norwalk, CERTAINLY we can talk some trash than this!!!!

Cudaman

 

[Snake Bitten]

I am going to drive over 1100 miles to Norwalk...

That's along way to roll on slicks and skinnies...or are you trailering your queen? Rumor has it that V10 MOJO has recently done some extensive work under the hood...


Five days until Smackdown...

 

[SUN RA KAT]

Be ready, Kenny is practicing his moves now and his car did
an 11:88 spinning the tires through second. Rumor has it that there is more practice instore at Edgewater this weekend. So talk the talk but remember, the big SUN is coming to Norwalk to walk the walk.
Congratulations Kenny on your first outing at Kil Kare.
Tony

2nd time at a dragstrip, this time at Edgewater Dragstrip where I ran 7 times in less than 2 hours and I could have ran several more times in those 2 hours if I had wanted to, then I sat out for another 2 hours and watched everyone else run.

Here's what I found out -

I've got too much HP - I couldn't get traction the entire 1320 feet - 12.408 ET and 115.19 MPH was the best I did. I was still granny-shifting and if I would have shifted quicker, I probably would have run 11.4 ETs. This is with the factory stock Michelin tires at 29 psi - just the way I drive on the street. People with the same set up as me run 10.7 to 11.3 sec. ETs at 129-132 MPH - obviously they must have had better track conditions and they are also much better drivers than me. But I'm getting better.

My best reaction time was .688 seconds.

I got beat by a Neon SRT-4 that ran a 13.289 ET to my 13.144 ET. Then I looked at the time slip - my reaction time was .790 and his reaction time was .431 = Red Light for him. MPH was 99.63 vs. 112.59 and you can guess which one the Neon SRT4 got.

My best 60 foot time was 2.084. I had to drive through water which killed me from getting a sub-2 second 60 foot time. The guy with the water hose sprayed water accross the entire entrance to the staging area, so everyone had to drive though the water whether they wanted to or not. I tried to drive through the least wet part and do a quick run up to the staging lights to warm up the tires and get as much wetness off of my tires. On my last run (the one against the Neon SRT-4) I almost drifted into the center area I was losing so much traction in 2nd gear. I waited about 2 more hours after that run and I saw the track kept on getting more & more slippery, so I didn't do any more runs.

Snake Bitten e-mailed me some very helpfull hints on running better at the drags and I want to thank him.

 

[V10 MOJO]

my machine is getting the finishing touches today and tommorrow. the question you mod 2 boys have to ask yourselves is what in the helll will i be bringing and will it be a threat? all i will say is this; im positive that NOW there WILL be a nine second run at Norwalk.

see everyone in four days.

 

[Larry Macedo]

my machine is getting the finishing touches today and tommorrow. the question you mod 2 boys have to ask yourselves is what in the helll will i be bringing and will it be a threat? all i will say is this; im positive that NOW there WILL be a nine second run at Norwalk.

see everyone in four days.

C'mon, Rich, you and I go way back...You can let me in on your secret and I promise the VIN won't get any info.

 

[1TONY1]

my machine is getting the finishing touches today and tommorrow. the question you mod 2 boys have to ask yourselves is what in the helll will i be bringing and will it be a threat? all i will say is this; im positive that NOW there WILL be a nine second run at Norwalk.

see everyone in four days.

$100 bucks says you and your car won't go in the nines this weekend Take it and I hope I lose. smack smack