CSmooth999
03-09-2003, 09:05 AM
Yesterday was the opening Import vs. Domestic Elimination match at E-town. I was there by 7:30am to guarantee a spot... uhhh..
I decided to compete in the Street Tuner class, which is for cars 14.00-14.99. My boyfriend signed up for the Street Outlaw class.. anything under 13.00..
My first time trial was a disaster.. the track was wet and I had no traction out of first gear and was slipping all over the place. Wound up running a 15.3 @ 95.7... yiiikes... My friends were also making fun of my 1.097 R/T <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif" alt="Mad" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::mad:-->
My boyfriend's first run was even better, half way down the track his motor blows up and he winds up putting to the finish w/ a 13.9 at 88mph... He then spent the rest of the day having the car towed and so forth.. guess the new motor HAS to go in now.. <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif" alt="Wink" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin:;)-->
So now onto my second run, I decided I wouldn't launch as hard hoping to get more traction off the line... my times are as followed
R/T .508 <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif" alt="Eek" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::eek:-->
60' 2.107
330 5.966
1/8 9.178
MPH 76.49
1000 11.939
1/4 14.276 <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="Big Grin" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::D-->
MPH 95.81
My friends almost died when they saw my R/T which they immediately called 'luck'.. uh huh... I let them laugh.. could very well have been a lucky run..
So I was psyched with a 14.2, the funny part is that I was still in 3rd gear!! If I didn't baby the launch and had shifted into 4th by the end of the track I think I could broke into the 13's!!!
But there were so many cars we couldn't have a third run so that was it. Now the elimination match began.. I dialed in a 14.2, which I thought was safe... and decided to baby the launch like I did last time..
My times for my third run are as follows:
R/T .510 <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif" alt="Eek" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::eek:-->
60' 2.019 <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="Big Grin" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::D-->
330 5.831
1/8 9.031
MPH 76.72
1000 11.777
1/4 14.110
MPH 92.94 <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif" alt="Mad" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::mad:-->
So I lost... and now I wanted to kick myself in the butt. I knew my run was going faster than the last one so I let off the gas at the end of the track fearing I was going to break my time.. which I wound up doing anyways.
My friends asked what my R/T was and this time they were speechless...lucky twice in a row? I think not. I simply used some good advice I got on CH <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif" alt="Wink" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin:;)--> Pre-load at the second amber, dump on the third calls for a near perfect R/T!! Sweeeeet!!! Thanks guys!!
So now I KNOW my car is capable of doing better than a 14.1 and it going to drive me nuts until I get back to the track. Even so, I was psyched I did this well my first time out this season, I may not have won anything but it was a great learning experience.
Can't wait until the next match... <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="Big Grin" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::D-->
YOU CAN'T STOP ME!
I decided to compete in the Street Tuner class, which is for cars 14.00-14.99. My boyfriend signed up for the Street Outlaw class.. anything under 13.00..
My first time trial was a disaster.. the track was wet and I had no traction out of first gear and was slipping all over the place. Wound up running a 15.3 @ 95.7... yiiikes... My friends were also making fun of my 1.097 R/T <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif" alt="Mad" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::mad:-->
My boyfriend's first run was even better, half way down the track his motor blows up and he winds up putting to the finish w/ a 13.9 at 88mph... He then spent the rest of the day having the car towed and so forth.. guess the new motor HAS to go in now.. <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif" alt="Wink" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin:;)-->
So now onto my second run, I decided I wouldn't launch as hard hoping to get more traction off the line... my times are as followed
R/T .508 <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif" alt="Eek" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::eek:-->
60' 2.107
330 5.966
1/8 9.178
MPH 76.49
1000 11.939
1/4 14.276 <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="Big Grin" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::D-->
MPH 95.81
My friends almost died when they saw my R/T which they immediately called 'luck'.. uh huh... I let them laugh.. could very well have been a lucky run..
So I was psyched with a 14.2, the funny part is that I was still in 3rd gear!! If I didn't baby the launch and had shifted into 4th by the end of the track I think I could broke into the 13's!!!
But there were so many cars we couldn't have a third run so that was it. Now the elimination match began.. I dialed in a 14.2, which I thought was safe... and decided to baby the launch like I did last time..
My times for my third run are as follows:
R/T .510 <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif" alt="Eek" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::eek:-->
60' 2.019 <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="Big Grin" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::D-->
330 5.831
1/8 9.031
MPH 76.72
1000 11.777
1/4 14.110
MPH 92.94 <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif" alt="Mad" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::mad:-->
So I lost... and now I wanted to kick myself in the butt. I knew my run was going faster than the last one so I let off the gas at the end of the track fearing I was going to break my time.. which I wound up doing anyways.
My friends asked what my R/T was and this time they were speechless...lucky twice in a row? I think not. I simply used some good advice I got on CH <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif" alt="Wink" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin:;)--> Pre-load at the second amber, dump on the third calls for a near perfect R/T!! Sweeeeet!!! Thanks guys!!
So now I KNOW my car is capable of doing better than a 14.1 and it going to drive me nuts until I get back to the track. Even so, I was psyched I did this well my first time out this season, I may not have won anything but it was a great learning experience.
Can't wait until the next match... <img src="http://www.clubhonda.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="Big Grin" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::D-->
YOU CAN'T STOP ME!