Re: bad day at track...some help?

From: Richard A Pyburn (rap777@juno.com)
Date: Mon Apr 09 2001 - 08:59:35 EDT


Leave on the third yellow light! Are you waiting for the green light to
come on? Your reaction times look like that.

Richard in San Antonio
On Sat, 07 Apr 2001 22:43:40 -0000 "Dan Jones" <amishpimp93@hotmail.com>
writes:
> I went down to the track today, a little dissapointed at my numbers.
> The
> trucks a 1997 cc 5.2l auto dakota. The mods i have is Gibson dual
> split
> catback exhaust, traction bars, 4.10 gears and posi unit, r&d
> throttle body,
> quick d intake, adjusted iat sensor, autolight sparkplugs, 8mm
> ignition
> wires, and 92 gas. I put my tires down to about 28 pounds or so in
> the
> rear. It was my first time so i guess the numbers would be right,
> don't
> pounce me about my r/t times ;P
>
> 1st Run: Against a z-28 (old one)
> Z-28 Dakota
> R/T=1.002 R/T=1.19 (sleepin)
> 1/4=16.72 1/4=16.75
> mph=86.38 mph=85.84
>
> 2nd Run: Against a 96-98? camaro
> Camaro Dakota
> R/T=.545 1.22
> 1/4=14.6 16.6
> mph=97.8 85.46
>
> 3rd Run: Against a 69 cheb pu
> Cheb Dakota
> R/T=1.01 1.1
> 1/4=18.88 16.5
> mph=77.4 85.5
>
> 4th Run: By myself
> r/t=.949
> 1/4=16.1
> mph=85.4
>
> 5th Run: Against a 68 camaro ss
> ss Dakota
> r/t=5.11 .978
> 1/4=13.7 15.7
> mph=99.5 86.6
>
> 6th Run: Against a Corvette (mid 80's early 90's)?
> corv Dakota
> r/t=.753 .862
> 1/4=15.05 15.9
> mph=95.9 86.3
>
>
> I was the 3rd slowest there, heh, the cheb pu and a bug were slower
> then me.
> I did burnouts at the water hole. The track was about 50 degrees,
> had some
> problems hooking up. In a month is the crysler drags and i need to
> be
> quicker, heh. Im gonna try to order some slicks for that. Thier
> anything
> else i can do?? input appreciated!! The times don't sound to good
> to me
> considering the mods i had.
> Oh yea, thier was a lightning thier, he was turning constant 13.9's
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