Slash Donkey Dick Member 801 Member For: 14y 10m 26d Gender: Male Posted 31/01/12 06:13 AM Share Posted 31/01/12 06:13 AM Heard that how many times now?? LolI'll definitely come down if you go. Call me later or tomorrow & confirm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slash Donkey Dick Member 801 Member For: 14y 10m 26d Gender: Male Posted 12/02/12 09:22 AM Share Posted 12/02/12 09:22 AM 11.14 @ 122 last night in the Calais at night of fire, still full weight & running a 28" tyre to slow it down & keep it in S/ST regs (11.0 - 12.99). Not bad for a tractor motor that still utilises pushrods When are you going down Brendan? I've got a nice little surprise waiting for you when we race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP_HSV HOON Member 1,636 Member For: 14y 10m 30d Gender: Male Location: W.A Posted 12/02/12 11:03 AM Share Posted 12/02/12 11:03 AM nice work Dean, heading down this wednesday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slash Donkey Dick Member 801 Member For: 14y 10m 26d Gender: Male Posted 13/02/12 12:43 AM Share Posted 13/02/12 12:43 AM Possibly, pending purchase of new truck I have just found on Gumtree. Sold my utes last week so currently have no tow car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t ego Member 1,112 Member For: 18y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: PERTH WA Posted 13/02/12 09:24 AM Share Posted 13/02/12 09:24 AM Hmmm surprises, can I have a hint?I've given up trying to predict when I'm going down. Guages going in this week though, so that should help me do some sik takeoffs...Maybe next week if all the planets line up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kyle Get It To Wheelspin Uncontrolably Then Give It Another 5 Pounds Cruise Control 2,697 Member For: 14y 3m 24d Gender: Male Location: Work Posted 17/02/12 05:29 AM Share Posted 17/02/12 05:29 AM (edited) sooo.. I wanna go down to the track on the 29th or the 7th. Being a noob to the drag thing, what should I know/expect and any precautions to my car b4 I go.Looking at Dean or Ben for a heads up Edited 17/02/12 05:30 AM by Krazy Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP_HSV HOON Member 1,636 Member For: 14y 10m 30d Gender: Male Location: W.A Posted 17/02/12 08:16 AM Share Posted 17/02/12 08:16 AM (edited) 29th is test and tune wednesday day track will be prepped so will definately be heading down after work on wednesday night, make sure your brakes are up to scratch and throw the stickiest tyres you have on rears, you will need a helmet and long sleeve shirt, full length jeans and enclosed shoes!! Edited 17/02/12 08:17 AM by RIP_HSV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kyle Get It To Wheelspin Uncontrolably Then Give It Another 5 Pounds Cruise Control 2,697 Member For: 14y 3m 24d Gender: Male Location: Work Posted 17/02/12 08:19 AM Share Posted 17/02/12 08:19 AM only have the 1 set of tyres and have new pads in the 6 pots .... only 270rwkw so not expecting to go krazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP_HSV HOON Member 1,636 Member For: 14y 10m 30d Gender: Male Location: W.A Posted 17/02/12 08:21 AM Share Posted 17/02/12 08:21 AM Good to go then, will look out for you on the night if I dont catch ya on the 25th cruise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slash Donkey Dick Member 801 Member For: 14y 10m 26d Gender: Male Posted 18/02/12 06:58 AM Share Posted 18/02/12 06:58 AM Drop tyre pressures on rear slowly until you find the best traction point. Lowering them too much will make you lose more mph than necessary & therefore time. Not lowering enough will hinder your sixty foot times & thus make you lose time. I suggest starting at 30psi (hot) & dropping in 1psi increments.Take out all unnecessary crap from your car. I'm not saying rip out half your interior or drill speed holes in chassis for weight loss, just the unnecessary loose items. It's a safety thing, wont make you go any quicker.Leave your tailgate up when running. See so many knobheads dropping their tailgate thinking they'll go quicker, but they actually go backwards. Ford engineers spent more $$$/manhours/brainpower working out aerodynamics than Bazza in his XR8 over a few tinnies, so just run it as is.If you have a hardcover with a wing, take the wing off if chasing the absolute quickest mph & fastest et possible. You will gain 1 - 2mph from having less downforce up the top of the track.Wear a short sleeve top & take a jacket to throw on before each race. It's too muggy at night this time of year to wear a long sleeve shirt/jumper all night.When rolling into the box to do a skid pre-race, come forward approx half a metre after they give you the signal to stop. You want to be doing your skid on the dry patch of tarmac with wet tyres, not in the wet patch or else you will just flick water up in the guards which will in turn drop down onto your tyres whilst staging.Start in second gear for your skid & grab 3rd early (approx 4000rpm) if it will cop it. 3 seconds is plenty for street tyres, you only want to just see a little smoke start to rise off the tyres from the side of the car. DO NOT FORGET TO TURN TC OFF OR I WILL POINT & LAUGH AT YOU WITH THE OTHER 1000+ SPECTATORS Go down in performance auto mode first up. Once you get a baseline, try manual shifting at different rpm to find the 'sweet spot' & you will go faster each run as confidence builds.Don't be in a rush to stage. Take your time & get everything right before you go in casue the lights will start approx 1sec after you are both in full stage. You're paying to race, they're not paying you so don't let them be pushy carnts.Pop your bonnet as soon as you come onto the return road after your race. this will allow max airflow under there to cool off the top end. Leave bonnet up in pits until last second as cold top end + warm bottom end is optimum.There's heaps more, but I'm in the mood for beer drinking & too much info will probably hinder you anyway. Good luck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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