Slicks means the times you achieve are no longer comparable to other road registered cars... then there's the stress on driveshafts and CV's etc...
Nah... I just need some higher profile tyres on some smaller rims. I have some 185/60/14's that have been hardening in the garage for about 11 yrs but I was hoping somebody may have something younger and softer in a 14" or 15"...
The previous owner apparently ran 13.78@98mph with a 2.04 60 ft. Don't know about rubber... If he had run slicks tho you would expect a time more than .25 of a second faster than mine. Mph is similar too. I think he prob just had a little more sidewall - and more runs!
As for leaving my car, yes I don't think it's a brilliant idea, but I got there at 7:25pm and had 2 runs, 9:09 and 9:59pm, meaning l-o-n-g waits and lots of wandering from everybody. The lanes still move at the same place of course, as any other night with 6 lanes open, but I did spend a lot of time rugged up leaning against the car or behind the wheel of a stationary EG!
Claymore... I'm jealous! You must be a richer breed than I!!!
I'll be up at Willowbank again in about a month or so, mid to late August, on a Wednesday, say 14/8 or 20/8... Be nice to organise for some othre Hondas to be there!
Omg...all your runs is more than my breakfast meal to my current age...damn..wtf..
Originally Posted by claymore
I have been racing (legally) at NHRA sanctioned Drag Strips since 1965 (first runs with a drivers license but there were some before that with no license very easy back in the old days) every week until 1990 during the months of April - Oct. ( have to stop racing when it SNOWS LOL) So figure it out 25 years and average 4 weeks a month and 7 months a year so that's 28 days a year times at least 25 years so that's 700 opportunities and at least 3 time trials a day plus at least 3 elimination runs per weekend so six runs (average) per day so just for you 4200 times but then there were a few rain outs so lets call it 4,000 times when going every weekend but after 1990 sporadic trips to the track so lets even it out at 5,000 ACTUAL RACING FOR COMPETITION runs runs down the track for me Then we could count the OZ style test and tune runs but who counts RACES with no competition?? But then we could count the "Off track clandestine, late evening, runs" and add a few but Ben would edit them out.
I have been racing (legally) at NHRA sanctioned Drag Strips since 1965 (first runs with a drivers license but there were some before that with no license very easy back in the old days) every week until 1990 during the months of April - Oct. ( have to stop racing when it SNOWS LOL) So figure it out 25 years and average 4 weeks a month and 7 months a year so that's 28 days a year times at least 25 years so that's 700 opportunities and at least 3 time trials a day plus at least 3 elimination runs per weekend so six runs (average) per day so just for you 4200 times but then there were a few rain outs so lets call it 4,000 times when going every weekend but after 1990 sporadic trips to the track so lets even it out at 5,000 ACTUAL RACING FOR COMPETITION runs runs down the track for me Then we could count the OZ style test and tune runs but who counts RACES with no competition?? But then we could count the "Off track clandestine, late evening, runs" and add a few but Ben would edit them out.
just a tiny fraction of your runs Claymore...Currently figuring out a way to get all power to the ground while launching the car...and not by using Slicks yet...
Wow Ricer...trying to get ahead of me huh...lol...i'm just in the stage of setting up my car, doesn't mean i have not run any...
Originally Posted by RICER23Q
None, he's still trying to grasp the wonders of launch control...
I have been racing (legally) at NHRA sanctioned Drag Strips since 1965 (first runs with a drivers license but there were some before that with no license very easy back in the old days) every week until 1990 during the months of April - Oct. ( have to stop racing when it SNOWS LOL) So figure it out 25 years and average 4 weeks a month and 7 months a year so that's 28 days a year times at least 25 years so that's 700 opportunities and at least 3 time trials a day plus at least 3 elimination runs per weekend so six runs (average) per day so just for you 4200 times but then there were a few rain outs so lets call it 4,000 times when going every weekend but after 1990 sporadic trips to the track so lets even it out at 5,000 ACTUAL RACING FOR COMPETITION runs runs down the track for me Then we could count the OZ style test and tune runs but who counts RACES with no competition?? But then we could count the "Off track clandestine, late evening, runs" and add a few but Ben would edit them out.
How many have you made????
Vin diesel - .. .. enough said
Are u an amercian expat living in bangkok working on cars/ tut tuts?
Originally Posted by 90LAN
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Then we could count the OZ style test and tune runs but who counts RACES with no competition?? But then we could count the "Off track clandestine, late evening, runs" and add a few but Ben would edit them out.
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