treynor
Enthusiast
It was a frustrating night at the 'strip this evening. For some reason beyond rational explanation, the Sears team decided this session to start denying access to the waterbox for everyone in the "street" group. This meant that those running on M/T DOT slicks (including yours truly) had no real means of performing a burnout, and thus had to launch on cold tires. They also decided not to use any VHT to prep the track, so said cold tires once spinning tended to keep spinning. To add insult to injury, we had a 20 mph headwind for most of the session.
Needless to say, my ETs were not where I hoped they would be. My best run was an 11.83 @ 122.04 with a 1.945 60'. This is actually *worse* than my shakedown run at Sacramento, which netted a 1.90 60' and an 11.78 @ 123.8. Sears is slightly uphill, which perhaps explains the discrepancy.
On the plus side, I did get 5 runs in (with a best 60' of 1.832) and now have a bit of practice managing wheelspin with slicks (it's easier than wheelspin with street tires IMO). Dumping the clutch at 4,500 RPM still takes a bit of faith, but fortunately this time nothing broke (no surprise given the lack of traction). I also met up with a fellow fellow Viper owner, and gave him some tips I've picked up, which seemed to help his results.
Next up: grudge drags at Sacramento (faster track, better prep, H2O readily available) on Saturday, 8/4. My Hennessey C/F airbox just arrived, so I'll be putting it to the real-world test at those races. As always, company welcome!
Needless to say, my ETs were not where I hoped they would be. My best run was an 11.83 @ 122.04 with a 1.945 60'. This is actually *worse* than my shakedown run at Sacramento, which netted a 1.90 60' and an 11.78 @ 123.8. Sears is slightly uphill, which perhaps explains the discrepancy.
On the plus side, I did get 5 runs in (with a best 60' of 1.832) and now have a bit of practice managing wheelspin with slicks (it's easier than wheelspin with street tires IMO). Dumping the clutch at 4,500 RPM still takes a bit of faith, but fortunately this time nothing broke (no surprise given the lack of traction). I also met up with a fellow fellow Viper owner, and gave him some tips I've picked up, which seemed to help his results.
Next up: grudge drags at Sacramento (faster track, better prep, H2O readily available) on Saturday, 8/4. My Hennessey C/F airbox just arrived, so I'll be putting it to the real-world test at those races. As always, company welcome!
