andymo1972
Enthusiast
Went down to the drag strip in Pueblo again on Saturday afternoon for a test and tune event (2nd drag event in the Viper). It was a lot better than last time and I got in 21 runs! Plenty of time to practice various techniques. Of course it was 100 degrees there and most of my runs were between 1 and 4 pm, talk about hot.
I almost reached my goal of a 12.9. My best time was a 13.143 @ 110 mph, 2.3 60'. Next was a 13.188 @ 113 mph, 2.28 60'. Most of the rest were 13.2 and 13.3, some I went into 4th, some I stayed in 3rd (and one time I was in NEITHER gear...and once I managed to find 2nd briefly...oops). I had a lot of back to back runs but the car stayed consistent.
I launched way better than last time but I still cannot get my 60' times down, my best was a 2.1 with my average 2.2. I ran at ~20 lbs of pressure in the rear tires most of the day. From what I was told the track is EXTREMELY slick though. That and my gas tank was nearly full since I had somehow convinced myself I would burn at least a half tank of gas driving the 40 miles to the track. Oh well, something to remember for next time. I spun the tires on 1500 rpm launches. In the name of experimentation I tried a 2nd gear launch. I bogged down and had to work the clutch a lot and managed to smoke the tires (clutch too hahahaha)all the way past the 60' mark (14.1, 2.7 60'). This was on a solo run and the crowd enjoyed it. I'm hoping to get out to Bandimere in Denver and get some runs in on a less slick track. I'm happy though since this is a big improvement on my 13.7 best from last time.
Andy
97 GTS - smooth tubes, corsa (2 and 1/2 inch) exhaust, S&B filters
I almost reached my goal of a 12.9. My best time was a 13.143 @ 110 mph, 2.3 60'. Next was a 13.188 @ 113 mph, 2.28 60'. Most of the rest were 13.2 and 13.3, some I went into 4th, some I stayed in 3rd (and one time I was in NEITHER gear...and once I managed to find 2nd briefly...oops). I had a lot of back to back runs but the car stayed consistent.
I launched way better than last time but I still cannot get my 60' times down, my best was a 2.1 with my average 2.2. I ran at ~20 lbs of pressure in the rear tires most of the day. From what I was told the track is EXTREMELY slick though. That and my gas tank was nearly full since I had somehow convinced myself I would burn at least a half tank of gas driving the 40 miles to the track. Oh well, something to remember for next time. I spun the tires on 1500 rpm launches. In the name of experimentation I tried a 2nd gear launch. I bogged down and had to work the clutch a lot and managed to smoke the tires (clutch too hahahaha)all the way past the 60' mark (14.1, 2.7 60'). This was on a solo run and the crowd enjoyed it. I'm hoping to get out to Bandimere in Denver and get some runs in on a less slick track. I'm happy though since this is a big improvement on my 13.7 best from last time.
Andy
97 GTS - smooth tubes, corsa (2 and 1/2 inch) exhaust, S&B filters