My day at the track.... FINALLY!

1bad4dr · 03-05-2007, 05:05 PM

What a day it was.......

I can tell you it was a morning filled with nerves and fear... lol The only thing going through my mind was don't screw up and don't snap a halfshaft.... Ugh.

Got the new DR's mounted and Hals stock rims put up front (DR's are 295's not 305's)

1st run: Against Meister and his very fast 5.7 300.
12.25@118.0 60' 1.93
Ok, I am running with the stock TCM, a very bad DR warm up and could only get to stall 1000.......... Man with everything going through my head, watching Meister quickly getting staged, I had no time to stall any higher. haha
Fairly decent launch as I only spun the DR's for a moment. Caught Meister just before the 1/8 and flew by him.... Meister ran a 13.14@107.0 60' 2.05

2nd run:
YUK!!!!!!!
13.00@112.38 60' 2.22
Ok, I did not get a good warm up on the DR's for three reasons, 1) started wheel hopping, 2) guy who mans the waterbox did not add water/bleach, 3) drive scared of snapping a halfshaft. lol
I also wanted to try a different approach going down the track. Hit the 1-2 rev limiter, once I hit 3rd (I was in "D") I hit the shifter to allow me to manually shift (the 295's are a short tire and caused me to short shift into 4th gear about 150 feet from the 1/4 marker during the first run) and hold the gear in 3rd. Well, once a slapped the shifter it immediately took me down to second (not 3rd) and once recovered the 2-3 shift bounced off the rev limiter AGAIN.... lol Man, what a racket that made. lol The audience thought Ihad the ESP on... lol Nope, just driver error... haha Oh well, now I know what NOT to do. hehe

3rd run: 1bad4dr vs Arizona Speed and Marine S/C'd Charger R/T (14.73@97.70 60' 2.50)

This is also my best run of the day.
12.19@119.5 60' 1.90
Ok, I had just witnessed HalV48 snap yet another halfshaft and my nerves are about shot.
Hal allowed me to run his much bigger DR's for the final two runs. Wow, what an improvement. No short shifting. Woo Hoo.
GS Motorsports Stage II TCM Flash now installed. I must say that this made a HUGE difference in my shifts. No more bogging. Woot! Thanks Scott.
I actually got to do a great warm up on the DR's (waterbox guy still NOT adding water/bleach), but am very nervous in breaking my halfshaft. Didn't need two broke LXers at the same track. Besides, I told Hal I would tow his sled back home in my trailer. Not really wanting to leave my sled at the track unsupervised. lol
It was ALL go on this one. The ASM Charger didn't stand a chance whatsoever.

4th run:
12.75@119.08 60' 2.23
Well, lets say that the waterbox guy needs to find a new career. HE SUCKS ASS!!!!!!!!!!
I spun out of the hole, and through 1, 2, and 3rd gears.......... WTF? lol
All in all it was a great day. Wish the DA level stayed closer to the 1250' mark as it was early in the morning. Not sure what the exact DA was, but HalV48 and I agree'd it would be between 2500 - 3000 feet....
I am very happy with the performance of the beast and know that low 11's are much in the cards for her once the driver relearns how to drive her.

I will try and get videos up sometime this week.

**mjr5150** · 03-05-2007, 06:12 PM

Sick times 1bad !!! You are knocking on 11's for sure . Sucks about Hal . With all that power ...I dont blame you for worrying about the shafts . I hope a fix is coming soon...for Hal's sake...as well as everybody else's . Looking forward to the vid's to see the blue flamed beast in action..............

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srt8danno · 03-05-2007, 07:24 PM

All in all great times 1bad! However I really got the idea you weren’t all that comfortable doing what you were doing out of concern about your half shafts. Do you think that may have held you back some or am I reading too much into this? You did mention it many times in your story and it would seem that until this issue is taken care of you may not be able to be comfortable to “give it your all” so to speak. Sorry to read of Hal’s misfortune as well. Still sounds like a great time was had so congratulations and thanks for sharing your time with us.

DUBSTER · 03-05-2007, 07:27 PM

Sounds like you had a great time!!

1bad4dr · 03-05-2007, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by srt8danno

All in all great times 1bad! However I really got the idea you weren’t all that comfortable doing what you were doing out of concern about your half shafts. Do you think that may have held you back some or am I reading too much into this? You did mention it many times in your story and it would seem that until this issue is taken care of you may not be able to be comfortable to “give it your all” so to speak. Sorry to read of Hal’s misfortune as well. Still sounds like a great time was had so congratulations and thanks for sharing your time with us.

That is the EXACT reason I held back. lol Damn psyched myself out. lol

The trap speed suggests that I should have been running high 11's, but the 60' and DA factor held me back.... lol and of course my concerns of snaping a shaft.....

In a few weeks there will be a few choices of upgraded haftshafts, so after that there will be no concern. Balls to the walls... hehe

Tork Monster · 03-05-2007, 07:35 PM

Great times! Congratulations-

I don't know why you would be nervous... you are only representing over 10,000 worldwide members from 300Cforums.com.

srt8danno · 03-05-2007, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 1bad4dr

That is the EXACT reason I held back. lol Damn psyched myself out. lol

The trap speed suggests that I should have been running high 11's, but the 60' and DA factor held me back.... lol and of course my concerns of snaping a shaft.....

In a few weeks there will be a few choices of upgraded haftshafts, so after that there will be no concern. Balls to the walls... hehe

I hear you on that one and look forward to when the half shaft solution arrives. Then look out balls...you're going to the wall!

I would have been doing the same thing….you don’t need that crap messing with your head at the track.

**Moose** · 03-05-2007, 08:07 PM

Ron, it was nice seeing that bad4dr screeming down the track! Your car, truck, hauler was kick ass! Was nice to finally meet you and your wife and put a face to the name. Your car is un-real!

Got to meet Scott from GSM. What a great guy! Just real level headed guy that knows how to make things happen. Tons of knowledge!

And as always, great to see my local buds, Hal, DanRealtor, Meister...and even ran into an old friend I grew up with. BTW - Steve K., if you read this PM me with your phone number.

Track wise, my story of the day was much worse, but not as bad as Hal's, lol.

First run...did a burnout in 1st to clean the tires and get them warm. Went to flip this switch and that switch and forgot to put the car in 'D'. Launched very well and was on my way...then car nose dived and said "hey dumb ass, you need to shift." Needless to say that was a wasted run.

Second run - made sure I put it in "D" but I guess I left my hand all the way to the right too long and ended up launching in second gear. What a stupid move. Talking about a rookie! Guess I need the TSB for the shift as that I have been fighting to get. That or pull my head out

Third run finally had all my switches and goodies in place...to include leaving it in "D" and spun out at launch. 12.9 @ 112.

But seeing everyone there and meeting people come from all over the place was awesome! The biggest surprise to me was greatone61's run. He just had a cam and heads installed at AZ Power and Sound and posted a 12.9 right off the bat!

Not sure what he posted after that.

Great times, great fun.

Moose.

1bad4dr · 03-05-2007, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Moose

Ron, it was nice seeing that bad4dr screeming down the track! Your car, truck, hauler was kick ass! Was nice to finally meet you and your wife and put a face to the name. Your car is un-real!

Got to meet Scott from GSM. What a great guy! Just real level headed guy that knows how to make things happen. Tons of knowledge!

And as always, great to see my local buds, Hal, DanRealtor, Meister...and even ran into an old friend I grew up with. BTW - Steve K., if you read this PM me with your phone number.

Track wise, my story of the day was much worse, but not as bad as Hal's, lol.

First run...did a burnout in 1st to clean the tires and get them warm. Went to flip this switch and that switch and forgot to put the car in 'D'. Launched very well and was on my way...then car nose dived and said "hey dumb ass, you need to shift." Needless to say that was a wasted run.

Second run - made sure I put it in "D" but I guess I left my hand all the way to the right too long and ended up launching in second gear. What a stupid move. Talking about a rookie! Guess I need the TSB for the shift as that I have been fighting to get. That or pull my head out

Third run finally had all my switches and goodies in place...to include leaving it in "D" and spun out at launch. 12.9 @ 112.

But seeing everyone there and meeting people come from all over the place was awesome! The biggest surprise to me was greatone61's run. He just had a cam and heads installed at AZ Power and Sound and posted a 12.9 right off the bat!

Not sure what he posted after that.

Great times, great fun.

Moose.

Moose, it was a great pleasure for me and mrssrt10 (Maureen) finally meeting. lol But you were like Casper the Ghost. lol

I think I got you on your 12 run, lol and the nose dive run. I was wondering about that. The beast sounds and runs great.....

R

**Moose** · 03-05-2007, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 1bad4dr

I think I got you on your 12 run, lol and the nose dive run. I was wondering about that. The beast sounds and runs great.....

R

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