Re: Dragstrip result, R/T @ carlsbad raceway (partII)

From: Bruce Bridges (bbridges@alarismed.com)
Date: Fri Jul 24 1998 - 10:18:47 EDT


Mike,
My driving sucked last weekend. we're back at it this weekend. Whats your
launch technique (were askin everyone today!!)
Bruce
At 11:25 PM 7/23/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Bruce, I took my RC R/T out this weekend and I was dissapointed too. I was
>especially feeling bad that Dodge was sponsoring the track and advertising
>the R/T and the best I could do was a 15.4. My main complaint was the
>traction. The tires hooked up great on the street, buck sucked eggs on the
>track. I'm putting some lakewoods on right now and I'll let everyone know
>how things work out.
>
>-Mike Miller
>----------
>> From: Bruce Bridges <bbridges@alarismed.com>
>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> Subject: Re: DML: Dragstrip result, R/T @ carlsbad raceway (partII)
>> Date: Monday, July 20, 1998 5:44 PM
>>
>> Jack and all,
>> Im having some email probs so I kept the last one brief.
>> Taking the R/T to the track was great! everybody there had seen one on
>TV
>> or a mag but not in person. When it ran, lots of people were rooting it
>on!
>> Too bad my driving skills are weak. I was glad to see a 15.7 but its not
>> the consistent 15.12 that HPM got in their "strip thrash". It didnt even
>> seem like I was thrashing it much more than normal (gonna change the oil
>> tonight though).
>> The truck definitely needs:
>> 1. a shift kit,
>> 2. better launch technique
>> 3. a better understanding of what the darn computer is doing
>> 4. more breaking in
>> Back to the track next weekend with the cuda and the Jensen (440 powered)
>,
>> so The R/T will get more thrashin after the headers are on in a couple of
>> weeks...
>> Hooked,
>> Bruce Bridges
>> At 04:37 PM 7/20/98 -0400, you wrote:
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