Mason-Dixon Easter Sunday 3/23

Well it's late notice but I'm heading to Mason-Dixon tomorrow to try out my new clutch. I know many folks have Easter family plans and all, but just in case you don't and want to see what you car can do, I'll be there. Gates open at 11am, racing is 12-5.

John

You'll have to let us know how you did!

Good luck John, Probably get a decent amount of runs in due to the holiday.

so how'd ya do?

250mav wrote:so how'd ya do?

Ummmm, he's going today!! ;)

Got 7 runs in over 3 hours, personal bests on ET and mph. Best ET was a 12.7 at 108, and best MPH was a 13.0 at 112. Couldn't hook up all day, although I did get in one 1.67 60 ft. Mostly 1.8s or WORSE on Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials. For the life of me I couldn't figure out what was wrong, although on one run I swear I finally got the driver side tire off the ground--I'm checking with folk there and see if someone got it on film.

A motorcycle blew oil down the entire right lane at the end there, so I headed home. Despite the times, I still think there is a 12.00 car here. Have to try again in a few weeks, as next Saturday looks like a bad weather day...no GOOTC for me if it does rain...

John

How do those times look for what you need in Englishtown???

Really looking forward to the GOOTC, hope the weather forcast improves, to far out now but....

3-29-08
Showers
High 64°F
Low 42°F

well with a 12.7 run I'd say you got your 12 sec car!!!

Congrats!

ndnboy wrote:How do those times look for what you need in Englishtown???

To qualify for the clusters, you need to be 12.99 and faster. That's no problem. But to have a chance of being in one of the final 16 driver clusters they look for (10.00-11.99) I have my work cut out for me. I can drop the suspension weight a bit more, get lighter drag wheels, and perhaps a slightly wider tire on a 15x10" wheel. That MAY get me to 12.00 if I get to the track consistently and practice over and over. Just have to see as I save up, spend and test over the next few months. Low 12s on the stock block with NO power add are pretty rare on the S197s, so I'll be happy if I get there.

John

Nice John, congrats. How busy was it up there today?

Even at peak it was a modest number of folks, but the damn track people insisted on the "even, odd" scheme with motorcyles, jr dragsters and chassis certs sprinkled in between--lots of folks getting licensed, only 4 jrs, and 5 cycles, so they didn't eat up all that much time. They kept the pace slow for two hours for some reason, then finally opened it up by lane, so everyone was in staging and you could hot lap. Temp was absolutely perfect, too.

John

Here's the summary:

3/23/2008
60 1/8 mph 1/4 mph
1.850 8.456 83.200 13.019 108.63
1.870 8.476 82.230 13.064 108.12
1.953 8.522 83.630 13.057 112.01
2.022 8.658 82.740 13.204 112.05
1.724 8.171 83.200 12.731 108.45
1.689 8.246 82.350 12.843 107.63
1.749 8.31 82.650 12.902 107.85

112. et's huh. There's a lot more in that car. Was the track not prepped well. What were your tire pressures? Get any vids? Did Zach go with ya?

I went alone, which is hard for keeping track of all the variables. The last 3 runs were at 12psi (down from 14 the earlier part of the day) and well, you can see that's the sweet spot for this tire (MT ET Street Radial 295/45/-17). The 112mph might be an anomaly with the track's electronics, as the 1/8 stats across the board are pretty consistent. Picking up 4-5mph indicates a lot of hp not tapped. Maybe the tune is hosed since putting on the longtubes.

I think the track was prepped well as lots of folks hooked up just fine and there were no squirrelly zones down the track. Thumbs up to MD on that aspect. I think it was part first day jitters, trying to keep track of all the variables from launch to shifts, etc. My guess Bernie is I have 3-5 tenths left before changes are needed to drop some more. Since Saturday at MIR looks hosed I think Zach and I will go to MD on Sunday, and I'll let him drive and I'll video everything and analyze the tapes at night. We'll bring the ET Streets too.

John

Still respectable numbers!!!!