Re: GOOTC day at MIR: new personal best

by 1FUN5.0 on Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:06 pm

Yeah....bernie's right about shaving you're trap time. When I had put on a set of slicks on my car...I shaved a .5 sec off my time. That was an exciting day for me that's for sure.

by Boss281 on Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:09 pm

prodrifterx wrote:lol hes popular paul. hes got friends. we dont lol. glad to hear your mother came to see you run/see u at the track.

Naw, I gotta work at it JUST to keep 'em. At least me maw still loves me...

John

by prodrifterx on Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:20 pm

well all i can do then is to shave my ets by getting out on that last yellow. otherwise parts need to be bought.

by **Big-B** on Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:33 pm

Boss281 wrote:
prodrifterx wrote:lol hes popular paul. hes got friends. we dont lol. glad to hear your mother came to see you run/see u at the track.

Naw, I gotta work at it JUST to keep 'em. At least me maw still loves me...

John

John, didn't you say you went tubular up front? What did you go with and how do you like the quality of the ride?

by Boss281 on Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:35 pm

PRO50SC wrote:John, didn't you say you went tubular up front? What did you go with and how do you like the quality of the ride?

I went with the BMR tubular k-member (couldn't afford the a-arms yet but I'll get them soon), and the BMR radiator support/swaybar delete bracket. The k-member comes with a poly motor mount.

It's a bit rough but nothing I can't live with. The rear view mirror vibrates enough that everything is blurry except when cruising in 5th, and I had to play around with the rear shocks on the ride home 3 times to find an acceptable ride.

I think it improved high rpm shifts as well (the motor mount on the k) as I didn't have trouble getting into gear--all gear misses were my own fault.

All in all I'm happy with it. I was a bit worried the ride would be harsh but it's very livable. Adjustable front struts would certainly complement the rears for some smoother driving when not at the track....

John

by RAVEN 6 on Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:25 am

prodrifterx wrote:well all i can do then is to shave my ets by getting out on that last yellow. otherwise parts need to be bought.

What light you leave on won't affect your et at all but it does have a major impact on who gets to the finish line first. The reaction time is simply the time it takes your car to break the beam that starts the et clocks from the time the green light comes on.

A good reaction time will get you out ahead of an opponent with a slower reaction time ( holeshot) and you could still potentially beat that oppenent even if he or she has a faster ET.

by 2K05GT on Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:42 am

Here is my Timeslips John,
I too had a personal Best at the GOOTC event, I cant wait till next year.
12.41 @ 109.35
with Stock Motor and tranny only bolt-ons