Opening Day Videos From Cecil County Dragway!
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Opening Day Videos From Cecil County Dragway!
Went to Cecil County Dragway last night for their opening night of the 2012 season. It was PACKED. New track surface (concrete) is quite nice! Great work on their part. They didn't have the sensors for the 1/4 mile finished 'til about 9pm, so we ran 8th mile 'til then (blahhh). I only got in 3 runs from 6:45pm 'til about 9:15pm. My runs were as follows:
6:45pm:
R/T: .247
60': 2.365
330': 6.129
1/8: 9.079
MPH: 84.03
1000':
1/4:
MPH:
7:45pm:
R/T: .422
60': 2.283
330': 6.033
1/8: 8.993
MPH: 83.78
1000':
1/4:
MPH:
9:15pm:
R/T: .652
60': 2.227
330': 5.892
1/8: 8.811
MPH: 84.83
1000':
1/4: 13.404
MPH: 107.49
I was spinning in 1st & and 2nd. Still having my usual traction issues. Front tires were at 40 psi cold, the rears at 25 psi cold. I launched from 2000 to 3000 depending on the run.
And here are the videos of myself and some buddies who raced last night (Some GoPro on-board, some with my cell phone)...
Mustang GT vs. Camaro SS, then my Trans Am vs. Fairlady 300ZX TT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro-sb3_nQzw
2011 WRX vs. EVO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfdz0sR_gLY
SRT8 WK vs. E36 M3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0OEXk4TLbk
Dakota R/T vs. Chevy Malibu:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqREENHnH6Y
Trans Am vs Camaro ahead of me then my Trans Am vs. Mustang GT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg6cifmbo5U
6:45pm:
R/T: .247
60': 2.365
330': 6.129
1/8: 9.079
MPH: 84.03
1000':
1/4:
MPH:
7:45pm:
R/T: .422
60': 2.283
330': 6.033
1/8: 8.993
MPH: 83.78
1000':
1/4:
MPH:
9:15pm:
R/T: .652
60': 2.227
330': 5.892
1/8: 8.811
MPH: 84.83
1000':
1/4: 13.404
MPH: 107.49
I was spinning in 1st & and 2nd. Still having my usual traction issues. Front tires were at 40 psi cold, the rears at 25 psi cold. I launched from 2000 to 3000 depending on the run.
And here are the videos of myself and some buddies who raced last night (Some GoPro on-board, some with my cell phone)...
Mustang GT vs. Camaro SS, then my Trans Am vs. Fairlady 300ZX TT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro-sb3_nQzw
2011 WRX vs. EVO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfdz0sR_gLY
SRT8 WK vs. E36 M3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0OEXk4TLbk
Dakota R/T vs. Chevy Malibu:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqREENHnH6Y
Trans Am vs Camaro ahead of me then my Trans Am vs. Mustang GT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg6cifmbo5U
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OE exhaust manifolds, Y, cats, then cutout, then Flowcrapper.
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Thanks! First run was 2500 I think, 2nd was 2500, third was 2000. The third I did a full burnout for a few seconds, and it definitely hooked best. I may do that from now on versus my little "scrubbing of tires".
OE exhaust manifolds, Y, cats, then cutout, then Flowcrapper.
OE exhaust manifolds, Y, cats, then cutout, then Flowcrapper.
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Yah I think air pressure and lower RPM starts will be the x factor tonight. Drag radials aren't in the budget since I need to put all my money into the new beast first.
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I'm no expert on launching the 6 speed cars, but I've driven a friends lid/catback/ M6 car to a 1.98 60' on that same track on BFG KDWs. IMO you need to let the clutch out a little slower, don't just dump it like that. Sacrifice the clutch for the sake of better 60' times and being able to drive home on the intact 10 bolt.
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So I did 5 runs last night. I could have done 50 if I wanted to. It was empty which rocked. I messed around with different launches and tire pressure. 31 psi seemed perfect to hook. I launched at 3000 RPM and didn't slip, but wasn't full throttle out of the box. My best 60' was 2.104. 1/4 mile times were slower though....