I'd like to start off by saying most of you know we purchased Buschur Racing's Drag Car. Many people are quick to point fingers and say it's easy to buy a solid car all done and ready to go. Well it's not easy at all. Anyone who races knows the prep that goes into the car, nut and bolting the car. Tuning it to get it ready for the track etc etc etc. Gas alone for this car is unbelievably expensive and the car eats through spark plugs fast!

Now onto the fun part. We decided to hit a private track rental at Atco raceway in New Jersey a few weeks ago. We also decided we were absolutely NOT going to set records but to learn the car off the line and then progress onto making a few solid 1/4 mile passes. Well we did get some practice with 60fts and 8th miles. The car decided to grenade a T-case and Main Diff at our first real attempt to making a whole pass. Regardless, we had a great time learning the car as it's an absolute beast even on the small turbo.(T4 HTA88)

Other than breaking we did well as a team. We stayed at a local hotel the night before, ate hibachi in Philly, and had a blast at the track. The car still managed a 10.8 @ 88mph letting off at the 8th

The saying is, you aren't going fast if you aren't breaking...That is damn true...

Here is a video we through together with some pictures to follow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M16z8B54CM










Nothing wrong with a little Filet Mignon..


Japanese Water..




Hanging out in Philly


Mitsu-Love

Overall we had a great experience. The only downside is that the closest tracks available to us from Long Island, Ny is New Jersey. It doesn't seem like a far ride (3 hours) but it is an expensive trip. Hotel, tolls, gas, food, breaking, etc all add up. It's all part of our life style and we will continue to get out there and go for it as soon as we fix the car up.

 

sounds sick, what were the 60ft and 8th mile?

 

Thanks.

1.401 on the 60ft

5.9 on the 8th

Not too shabby first time out with 4 passes total on the car.

 

Not bad guys...why only 1/8 runs...sucks about the transfer case...I saw Charlie in the video...hes tuning it I'm assuming? Tell him I said whats up and answer his phone damn it! haha...I want his turbo!

 

WOW Was a sick sounding car and the thing looks fast as hell Has the Power changed since you guys got it?

 

Nice post guys it is amazing how much is involved to go racing especially when you don't have access to tracks close by.

Do you think the driveline may have had an easier time if you sat on the 2 step for a little bit longer? I know it's seat time that helps you find the sweet spot of the car but it seems maybe a bit too quick letting the clutch out.

Oh well the road trip, food, and friends is what we always enjoy no matter how good or bad the car did that day lol.

Hope you guys are back up and racing soon!

 

You guys bought a kickass car for sure. Best of luck to you and the 1320.

 

Looks good Guys!

 

Only 8th mile runs because tec. saw that our seat belts were expired since 2005!. They would only let us run 60fts and 8th miles until the closest race shop opened up down the street to get new seat belts. That gave us an hour to kill and of course the first real pass attempt the car broke!

Charlie is our part time tuner! I still tune myself but charlie does a great job and has proved himself with quite a few cars that came through here already

Power changed just a tad

Thanks I appreciate it! Well put it this way, we are leaving the line at 7500rpm building about 25psi of boost. Leaving on the first or second pop on the limiter was giving us about 22psi. 25+ psi at that rpm on this turbo is a little too much so we found we were cutting great 60's leaving on the first few pops on the 2 step.

As much as it sucks we broke before making a full pass will only make us more cautious and careful next time out. There is nothing bulletproof in racing

Thank You very much, we take great pride in this car and our work.

Thank you!

 

Congrats guys youll get it going fast... 5.9 is really good thats 9.0s 9.1s

 

Thank You. We can still improve on shifting and 60ft times. I can see 1.3 60's in the near future. That is good for another tenth as well. Our goal for the car on this setup is 8.87 I believe it can go even faster than that.

Keep in mind this car is down an easy 100whp on power. We have at least 10psi more boost and a decent amount timing left in the tune.

 

Good luck guys, it's a hell of a car. I hope to see lots of updates

 

wow. congrats. cant wait to see it at etown also. damn those buschur built cars can take abuse. just another testament of how well buschur wrenched cars hold up. btw did that blue evo x run ?

 

Thanks Much! There will be plenty of updates, we are working on the car as we speak to get it back to 110% Next time to the track we will be in the 8's...

Thanks.

Our maf sensor decided to take a dump on us so the car only managed 12.59 @ 113

This car hands down should trap mid 11's. Both cars decided not to work out to how we expected them to. Both cars were 110% before we went to the track then they both decided to give us trouble with one totally breaking and the evo x with the bad maf.

We will be back shortly!

 

nice times next time im going i get to drive the drag evo thoe lol