well, this is the first time i've ever been to a track - driving that is. i've been to watch, but have never driven. it's definitely a blast
so, for those of you interested, i'll post my times - i only got two runs, both of which are really not good at all and i have some questions about how this whole track thing works as well as some about my car - please comment and make suggestions, i'm all ears...
so, first my car and modifications:
87 shelby csx
mods: a555 tranny, MBC @ 15psi, 3" exhaust (the dp is mostly 3" but is welded to a 2.5" flange section to fit the 2.25" SW) with a high flow Catco cat and and Dynomax Race Bullet muffler, 1G BOV, stock T2 injectors (804), Shelby Stage II ECU - everything else is stock, stock turbo, head, intake, exhaust, hell, i even still have the stock airbox on the car. the car run on street tires, the front two pretty much bald and in need of replacement. full tank of gas and my fat a$$, assorted stuff in the car like an amp, subwoofer, some tools, overall weight was ~3000lbs.
so the first run looked like this:
R/T: 0.634
60': 2.940
1/4: 16.518
MPH: 87.51
lol, so my first time out, eww i had the car around 2.5K and then dumped the clutch at the green, that was a mistake. i spun out for quite some time.
the second time i didn't rev it at all, i just took off. i ended up with:
R/T: 0.803
60': 2.770
1/4: 16.194
MPH: 92.32
so this seems kind of slow to me. granted, this is the first time i've ever done this, so i'm sure a lot of it is my inexperience. so, based on my car's current configuration, what's a good time to shoot for? i know the magazines of the time put it at like 15.5 from the factory. so is this reasonable? as i get better (and get new front tires), what should i see? also, when does the timer start - when the light turns green or when i leave the line? the second time, i was paired with a WRX, and i left way before him (he had like a 3s R/T so i have to assume he was waiting), and was ahead of him the entire time, but he got a 14.169...
any thoughts, fellas? but i do have to say it was a blast and look forward to getting out there again