Well i tried my best but the track simply would not allow it to happen.

I did try everything:

- Burnout/no burnout
- Tire pressures
- Time while on 2 step
- Actuation of clutch
- EVERYTHING but it wasn't meant to be.

It was so hit or miss in both lanes if i tried to launch hard it spun hard it wanted a more gentle engagement which killed the 60fts........they were so erratic from mid 1.5's to 1.7's

I tried not to get too down on myself as we did get to back up the MPH from the last race and even bettered it and my shifting seems to be getting better and better

Weird night over all had to sit in traffic for 3 hrs getting to Sacramento, missed 2nd gear (twice)........haven't done that in a while , and then saw someone get run over on the freeway on the way home

Anyway here are the 2 best runs from the night i ran a bunch of times actually but some were spins or mis-shifts etc so if you want to see thee videos i'd be happy to post them up as well but don't want to bore you


10.154 @ 142.055 mph
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_5As8rY07g


10.175 @ 142.832 mph (shifting was on point!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNIcQqsutQc


I'm soo happy with the car's performance as she held up perfect it was just my driving that needed some work and mainly the track.........but no excuses i'm thrilled to have a low 10 sec brawler...........just gotta work a little harder for that 9.

I can't believe i'm THAT close still but it has really got a fire inside me to get back out ASAP to claim the bounty............this is soooo much FUN

I don't think this set-up is quite maxed out yet so i don't want to change any parts just yet that would feel like i'm cheating myself

So who's going out next?

 

Pat if it was easy everyone would be doing it, it's still a great effort. I'm sure after looking at the logs you will find where you need to improve. 7 passes in one day is plenty of work for anybody. Plug your numbers in http://www.sccoa.com/faq/dragetcalculator.html and compare them to your best run. Use this site to keep track of the DA numbers http://www.dragtimes.com/da-density-...calculator.php to track improvements based upon weather conditions. You just might be fighting the air for the day. Good Luck, Indy

 

so friggin close!!!!! 10.1 at 142 is fast as **** bro, don't let that get ya down one bit, you'll get it soon I'm sure!

 

Damn bro, Congrats on the time.. Your right there!! Its all in the short time now.. You gotta cut down the short time as much as possible and youll dip right in the 9's.. Good luck!!

Mike

 

Nice passes, what spacer setups or any are you using on those slips? Or what offsets are you using.

 

No need to be down Pat you've acomplished so much since you had the Evo you keep all of us motivated here in the Bay Area to keep on getting faster and faster a salute to the crew FFTEC and another big one to you my friend for having the fastest Evo in Cali! Looks like your right there for 9's just a few more tweaks and it's bound to happen looking forward to your next outing. GOOD LUCK!

 

Nice Run dude ...
@ Mellon : We Miss u man ...

 

great effoert your almost there!!i went through the same thing with my civic to get into the 9s,i went 10.03 and the 10.05 back to back lol just couldnt get in there.......

 

nice ur almost there

 

10.1 is still fast as **** haha you'll get there just keep working

 

Congrats, very consistent for the most part.

 

Wow, If you emptied your bladder and took a nice dump, I think you would have made it. Joke. Great job!

 

good stuff. you are knocking on the 9sec door. keep it up!

 

keep it up man. With determination comes success. I had some questions about your wheel and tire setup. I pmed you about it.

 

Nice ....