FAST CARS ROCK.......
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I forgot how much fun drag racing is.
I have started drag racing my beast at Gateway International Raceway on Tuesday nights preparing for Monster Mopar Weekend in September.
Considering the weather I am pleased with my time slips. Last week the track was in great shape so my car was hooking great but the air sucked so everyone was running slower times. I made four passes, two on the motor and two on "Juice" (NO2 for you non-racing types). I beat a Mustang GT and a Z-28 Camaro but got beat by a Dodge Magnum and a 67 Barracuda. The Magnum was an SRT8 and he barely beat me and has a 6.1 Liter vs my 5.7, so I didn't feel bad losing by 2 tenths of a second. The 'Cuda was a 10 second race car, so I didn't stand a chance.
For a car that weighs almost 4300 LBS I am pleased with runs under 13 seconds at 108-109 MPH thru the traps on street tires. Once I get a set of Mickey Thompson ET Drag Radials, the car will hook much better and I hope to get my runs into the high 11s and low 12s before running for cash in September.
I forgot how much of a rush drag racing is, now I have the fever again.
The Beast:
Considering the weather I am pleased with my time slips. Last week the track was in great shape so my car was hooking great but the air sucked so everyone was running slower times. I made four passes, two on the motor and two on "Juice" (NO2 for you non-racing types). I beat a Mustang GT and a Z-28 Camaro but got beat by a Dodge Magnum and a 67 Barracuda. The Magnum was an SRT8 and he barely beat me and has a 6.1 Liter vs my 5.7, so I didn't feel bad losing by 2 tenths of a second. The 'Cuda was a 10 second race car, so I didn't stand a chance.
For a car that weighs almost 4300 LBS I am pleased with runs under 13 seconds at 108-109 MPH thru the traps on street tires. Once I get a set of Mickey Thompson ET Drag Radials, the car will hook much better and I hope to get my runs into the high 11s and low 12s before running for cash in September.
I forgot how much of a rush drag racing is, now I have the fever again.
The Beast:
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