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Old 04-26-10, 12:16 PM
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Street Legal Drags, May 1st - Saturday @ CalSpeed Way

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Anyone going this Saturday? I know you could only get in a few runs but it's always fun to meet up with fellow car enthusiasts. See you guys there.
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nope. going to wsir instead.
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Darn! I need to join you guys on the next road course event. However, I wont be free until after June
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Next year I'll go back. Looking for some tires and a spare diff & axles too Have fun, post up some slips and pics/vids when you get back.
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Ah man, was hoping you'll make it lol. I'll post vids or time slips up if they are good lol. The C6 is harder to launch than I thought.
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Ah man, was hoping you'll make it lol. I'll post vids or time slips up if they are good lol. The C6 is harder to launch than I thought.
Haha, no worries man. As far as the launching C6 goes, have you heard of this "Ranger" character? He is some kind of 1/4 mile record setting corvette driver... see his website. Here's the section that talks about how to launch:

http://www.rangeracceleration.com/Launch_Tips.html

Good luck and have fun!!!
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Haha, no worries man. As far as the launching C6 goes, have you heard of this "Ranger" character? He is some kind of 1/4 mile record setting corvette driver... see his website. Here's the section that talks about how to launch:

http://www.rangeracceleration.com/Launch_Tips.html

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Thanks! Yeah I've read Rangers tips a few times. He's quite informative.

I didn't do too well on Saturday. Best time, my first run, was a 12.9. My drag wheels doesn't have TPM sensors on them so on my 2nd and 3rd runs, the PCM wouldn't allow me to turn off traction control. With that, I had a very hard time attempting a burnout and could not get the tires warmed up enough. I might have to install a linelock per WackyRicer's suggestion.

A couple of my fellow old fart C6 owners were running 12.3's - 12.5's consistently. However, they had automatics so there wasn't much effort needed for them.

I got three runs in before 1pm. If I would have stayed, I probably could have gotten 5 runs.

There was one junky/sleeper FC that ran a 10.5. I chatted with with the owner for a bit. Typical FC owner - all thugged out and all. HAHHAHAH.

I'll post a vid of his run later.
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Here's a vid of the 2nd Gen that ran a 10.5. Sorry for the cheapie vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPtZkl3twko
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Originally Posted by DJDINO
Typical FC owner - all thugged out and all. HAHHAHAH.
I'm not like that.
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I keed...I keed! You should be able to view the vid now.
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Awesome, thanks for posting results. What was your 1/4 mph? Do you have the entire timeslip you can share? Curious what your 60' & 1/8 mile mph/time is Good job regardless, are your cars the 430 hp models? Oh yeah, and driving a manual is way harder! So I take it the track wasn't that crowded? Last time I was there they actually told us to leave after getting 3 runs

Originally Posted by DJDINO
Thanks! Yeah I've read Rangers tips a few times. He's quite informative.

I didn't do too well on Saturday. Best time, my first run, was a 12.9. My drag wheels doesn't have TPM sensors on them so on my 2nd and 3rd runs, the PCM wouldn't allow me to turn off traction control. With that, I had a very hard time attempting a burnout and could not get the tires warmed up enough. I might have to install a linelock per WackyRicer's suggestion.

A couple of my fellow old fart C6 owners were running 12.3's - 12.5's consistently. However, they had automatics so there wasn't much effort needed for them.

I got three runs in before 1pm. If I would have stayed, I probably could have gotten 5 runs.

There was one junky/sleeper FC that ran a 10.5. I chatted with with the owner for a bit. Typical FC owner - all thugged out and all. HAHHAHAH.

I'll post a vid of his run later.
Wow, that is a FAST FC!!!!
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Originally Posted by mdpalmer
Awesome, thanks for posting results. What was your 1/4 mph? Do you have the entire timeslip you can share? Curious what your 60' & 1/8 mile mph/time is Good job regardless, are your cars the 430 hp models? Oh yeah, and driving a manual is way harder! So I take it the track wasn't that crowded? Last time I was there they actually told us to leave after getting 3 runs

Wow, that is a FAST FC!!!!

Here's my slip of the 12.9 pass. It's not impressive by any means lol. I also forgot that my rev limiter is at 6.5k. So from first thru 3rd gear, I hit it everytime. That probably killed my mph.

My C6 has the LS2 but I have bolt-ons, intake, headers and exhaust. So it should be right up there with my fellow old fart Vette owners since they have the LS3 430hp.

I need to get my 60' in the 1.8 or 1.5. Otherwise I'll be stuck in the high 12's forever.

Yup tha FC was no joke!

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