Y2K5SRT
Enthusiast
Well, that dang 11-second 1/4 mile continues to elude me, much like it did in my GTS. Ah well, I know it should be very easy if I can get some more passes in. Track was ridiculously packed tonight and I managed four runs in four hours. Yuck. First run cut a great light: .501. With a 2.03 60' time I ran a 12.27 @ 115.1 mph. Next run, well, you don't want to know what happened. Still, I thought a 13.3 was pretty respectable considering my trap speed was a whopping 79.27 mph. My 60' was a 1.906, so I blew a great opportunity.
The next run netted another 2.03 60' with 12.21 @ 116.3 mph. Then came the last run. No .501 light on this one, I was attempting to load up some easy listening from Korn and looked up to see a green light. Oops: 1.625 RT. But once I said, "HOLY CRAP!" and nailed it to catch the guy now in front of me, things went better: 1.895 60' time with a 12.041 @ 115.19 mph.
Now, the trap speeds continue to baffle me. Indeed, one Corvette guy that runs there said it was consistently showing 8 MPH less than what he was running at another drag strip not too far from here. So I did something I never do: I watched the speedo through the traps on the last run. As per an earlier suggestion, I was trapping in 3rd gear. As I crossed the final markers my speedo showed over 120 mph (didn't look close enough to figure how much over). More importantly, I nudged the rev limiter literally as I was crossing the traps - again in 3rd gear. It is my understanding that with 3.07 gears and 19" wheels that the rev limiter is around 124/125 mph in 3rd gear (correct me PLEASE if I am wrong about this). Mind you, I would usually shift the GTS into 4th shortly before the end. I did this same thing with the SRT until someone "in the know" suggested otherwise. Tonight was the first time I trapped in 3rd gear (2 of four times - the 13.3 trapped in 6th...). Curious!
One final note: There was also a bone-stock 2000 GTS running (11,000 miles on it). He was consistently trapping at 110-111 mph. We won't talk about his times as he is a new owner and just getting accustomed to the car. Let's just say that he beat a C5 Vette by .30 and the Vette ran a 14.20 on the only run I watched (and photographed). I think his best time that I heard about was a 12.70 @ 110 mph. Great guy and a GORGEOUS GTS. Hope we see him at one of our Viper meetings soon!
Chris
The next run netted another 2.03 60' with 12.21 @ 116.3 mph. Then came the last run. No .501 light on this one, I was attempting to load up some easy listening from Korn and looked up to see a green light. Oops: 1.625 RT. But once I said, "HOLY CRAP!" and nailed it to catch the guy now in front of me, things went better: 1.895 60' time with a 12.041 @ 115.19 mph.
Now, the trap speeds continue to baffle me. Indeed, one Corvette guy that runs there said it was consistently showing 8 MPH less than what he was running at another drag strip not too far from here. So I did something I never do: I watched the speedo through the traps on the last run. As per an earlier suggestion, I was trapping in 3rd gear. As I crossed the final markers my speedo showed over 120 mph (didn't look close enough to figure how much over). More importantly, I nudged the rev limiter literally as I was crossing the traps - again in 3rd gear. It is my understanding that with 3.07 gears and 19" wheels that the rev limiter is around 124/125 mph in 3rd gear (correct me PLEASE if I am wrong about this). Mind you, I would usually shift the GTS into 4th shortly before the end. I did this same thing with the SRT until someone "in the know" suggested otherwise. Tonight was the first time I trapped in 3rd gear (2 of four times - the 13.3 trapped in 6th...). Curious!
One final note: There was also a bone-stock 2000 GTS running (11,000 miles on it). He was consistently trapping at 110-111 mph. We won't talk about his times as he is a new owner and just getting accustomed to the car. Let's just say that he beat a C5 Vette by .30 and the Vette ran a 14.20 on the only run I watched (and photographed). I think his best time that I heard about was a 12.70 @ 110 mph. Great guy and a GORGEOUS GTS. Hope we see him at one of our Viper meetings soon!
Chris
