My first time drag racing

**69Nova** · 11-05-2005

After having my car for three years I took it to Gainesville raceway lastnight. The car preformed perfect the whole night including the 120 mile round trip to and from the strip. The car was super consistant and ran 13.9s the whole night, and mph was 80. My best 60 foot was a lousy 2.1. I launched the car at idle with no tire spin.

I am hoping with better driving and a couple bolt-on parts i have the car will get a 13.6 next time out.

Andrew Petty

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**woody80z28** · 11-05-2005

80mph and 13.9 don't add up to me... Are you sure one of your numbers isn't off? My Beretta runs 16.1@83mph in the 1/4. My Camaro has run 9.5@76 in the 1/8, which is probably good for a 14 in the high 90s.

Drag racing is loads of fun, I plan on going at least once a month next summer.

**vanzuuk1** · 11-05-2005

Play around with how you launch the car and shift, tire pressures , dump some weight etc.

**69Nova** · 11-05-2005

No my numbers are not off. Well I didnt have alot off time to prep my car. Also I need a tach to be more consistant on my shifts. Next time I will try and make more runs and play with diffrent things to improve my time. But for the first time I am happy with the car's performance.

Andrew Petty

**69Nova** · 11-05-2005

Also I have some new pictures on my car domain so check them out. The link is in my sig.

Andrew Petty

**jpdeuce** · 11-05-2005

Keep dailing it in! With 13.90s the car should be running near 100 mph anyhow. Good luck!

**69Nova** · 11-05-2005

So do yall think if my 60ft was better it would put my car in the correct mph range. Also if I got a 1.9 60 ft how much would I possibly drop off my times. Thanks for all the info guys.

Andrew Petty

**kman67rsss** · 11-05-2005

That 80 seems slow, but theres no reason for you to not tell thr truth. anyways just to give you an idea im running 13.5@109 with major traction issues. good luck and keep practicing. its a lot of fun

**jpdeuce** · 11-05-2005

Lower 60 foot times will drop your et quite a bit. MPH won't pick up much though. If the car is not spinning much and you are running it through the trap WFO at high rpms then the mph should be there.

**shmoov69** · 11-05-2005

13.9 @ 80! WOW!

That is a pretty good time, but the MPH is way off (it seems!). Did you let out at 1000' instead of the quarter? Was it redlined at around the 900' mark? What gears? 5.30? That time is good, but doesn't add up to the mph. Were you on radials? If you can foot brake it as high as it will go without spinning, it should pick up maybe a couple tenths in the 60. Keep us posted!

**Steve68** · 11-06-2005

Fun ain't it!!

**woody80z28** · 11-06-2005

The Photoshops in your cardomain look nice. Why make it look like a Cudas though?

**69Nova** · 11-06-2005

Some of the members here were just kicking around some diffrent ideas with the photoshops.

After thinking about it there might be a slight chance I could have let off at the 1,000'. I dont think I did but it is possible, because I wasnt sure where to let off at.

Andrew Petty

**nancejd** · 11-06-2005

I wonder if you might not have your throttle blades not opening 100%? The MPH seems low compared to the ET, especially given the 60' time. Just for comparison, I've run a 14.0 at 101 in my '96 Camaro with a 2.2 60' time. Typically MPH is more of a function of HP and Aero, ET is more of a function of traction and chassis setup. The two are related of course.

It sure brings a big grin to your face to make a run though doesn't it? Congratulations.

**MrQuick** · 11-06-2005

13.9 2.1 and 80mph sounds right if he's boggin then has to get back up to speed. better traction, looser verter, and tuning should get you better times. not too shabby for 1st time out.

**69Nova** · 11-06-2005

My car did not spin the tires, I was at full throttle the whole time. After work I am going to make sure the throttle blades open corectly. My runs were drama free, the car must have looked slow from the outside.

Let talk burnouts. I dont have a locking rear so I just spin my one tire and just hop on it for a second or two. I figuer my tires dont need much of a burnout since they are just your average street tires. Am I right?

Andrew Petty

**69Nova** · 11-06-2005

Man do I feel stupid.

After a second look at the slip I realized the 80mph was my 1/8 speed, the 1/4 was 99mph. Sorry

Andrew Petty

**Steve68** · 11-07-2005

That sounds much better,

**vanzuuk1** · 11-07-2005

Andrew you dont have posi? I thought I was the last of the "one leggers" 12 bolt posi is on my list.

**69Nova** · 11-07-2005

Nope I been dong the one tire fire for three years. I will get a posi soon. But the other night it didnt matter because the car didnt spin.

Andrew Petty

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