London Ontario and area any one up for a drag night?
07-17-09, 05:36 PM
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London Ontario and area any one up for a drag night?
well im off to the race track after 7:30pm at http://www.stthomasdragway.com/index.php
any one is welcome to come, il be there with my 13B TII FB
any one is welcome to come, il be there with my 13B TII FB
07-17-09, 10:34 PM
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well a good thing no one showed up well there was one rx7 guy there other then me but not with his rx7 :P
there was not many cars to run with so u did not miss any thing good. ony a 14.02 first gen
there was not many cars to run with so u did not miss any thing good. ony a 14.02 first gen
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I was considering heading out there, but I'm on shitty all season tires and didn't feel like swapping to the stock wheels and Sumi's. Lazy much? I plan to hit it once after I order the Hankooks.
Nice time, I'm impressed, but it doesn't count for **** till we see the slip.
Nice time, I'm impressed, but it doesn't count for **** till we see the slip.
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Should have came anyway. The course was a really well setup one, very fast and was tons of fun. Luckily the clutch held out until halfway through my final timed run, so I got the day out of it. The guy with the red Viper slid out and went over a curb, giving him a flat tire and one hell of a scare, but otherwise came out of it fine.
07-22-09, 08:50 AM
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Should have came anyway. The course was a really well setup one, very fast and was tons of fun. Luckily the clutch held out until halfway through my final timed run, so I got the day out of it. The guy with the red Viper slid out and went over a curb, giving him a flat tire and one hell of a scare, but otherwise came out of it fine.
07-22-09, 10:58 AM
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I've only needed a tow once in the last 9 years when my transmission blew up this spring. That would have been nearly $1000 in wasted CAA membership. I'd rather just pay for a tow if needed and save the $800. My stuff tends not to break, but a 1st autocross with a car is still a bit of a rite of passage.
Realistically speaking, the drag strip is far more abusive then an autocross.
Realistically speaking, the drag strip is far more abusive then an autocross.
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Definitely is. Consider the fact that it's full throttle for the whole run on top of a hard launch. At an autocross you launch at a lower RPM and your on and off the throttle, very rarely at full throttle for more than a couple seconds, depending on the course. It's alot harder on suspension, brakes and tires. One good course can really tear up the shoulders of a tire. It's helpful to have an extra set to change to at the track, so your not destroying your street tires.
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ok im think im going back this Friday night 24th of July. i want to hit the 13 second mark before i install my MS.
so this time il take out my spare tire and 20LB of spare tools from the bins and bring my tire gauge with me so i can drop my pressures to 17psi ish and i should be able to get 13.90 if all works out.
(sry for the short notice last time)
so this time il take out my spare tire and 20LB of spare tools from the bins and bring my tire gauge with me so i can drop my pressures to 17psi ish and i should be able to get 13.90 if all works out.
(sry for the short notice last time
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07-24-09, 04:23 PM
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DAM RAIN!!! hope they dont close the track down or make me drive there just to have it close down half way there weather network says no more rain hope there wright!
07-24-09, 10:30 PM
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well still ran a 14.02 on the 1/4. Aaron Cake showed up and a mysterious first gen who we did not have much time to talk to. we still dont know if he is on here or what his name is.. o well
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Yeah, I wonder who the 1st gen owner was. I don't know if we even introduced ourselves.
Anyone who a guy with an immaculate black 1st gen, nice set of thick spoked wheels with silver rims, stock port engine, Holley carb and RB exhaust?
Anyone who a guy with an immaculate black 1st gen, nice set of thick spoked wheels with silver rims, stock port engine, Holley carb and RB exhaust?
07-25-09, 06:59 PM
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I've only needed a tow once in the last 9 years when my transmission blew up this spring. That would have been nearly $1000 in wasted CAA membership. I'd rather just pay for a tow if needed and save the $800. My stuff tends not to break, but a 1st autocross with a car is still a bit of a rite of passage.
Realistically speaking, the drag strip is far more abusive then an autocross.
Realistically speaking, the drag strip is far more abusive then an autocross.
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I am so mad that i have missed this. My car is on the road and running so perfectly.
Can we arrange another like...... this coming weekend!! haha
aiming for a 13.99 with stock (blown) suspension in the rear and the coils left on the front with some 225 nitto 555r's
Can we arrange another
like...... this coming weekend!! hahaaiming for a 13.99 with stock (blown) suspension in the rear and the coils left on the front with some 225 nitto 555r's
07-26-09, 11:18 AM
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nothing Against Aaroncake tho
but i cant hit the track for at lease 3-4 week i got 2 weddings back to back and an Megasquirt installation but u can bet il be out there each time after that tho