kazman
09-27-2010, 08:01 AM
Upgrades to the firebird weren't completed so the last minute I decided to run the ('07 Mustang GT auto) backup car. Packed the racing stuff in the trunk and pointed the pony south early Saturday morning. Cecil County's Jim Harrington $10K Footbrake race. Entering a street car in one of the meanest bracket races on the east coast isn't one of my best ideas but times you just have to suck it up and run what you have available.
Car settings: 20lbs front tires, 20lbs in the rear tires, off idle, shallow stage, launch in 2nd gear, go off 2nd amber, staging to the left of the grove in the right lane, trans temp 150, oil temp 150, water temp 200. Mods are cold air, MT drag radials, 3.73 gears, and a Dialbo 91 octane tune.
First time shot .039 RT 2.229 60' 11.988 1000' 14.239 ET 100 MPH
Second time shot changed front air pressure to 40lbs, rear to 30lbs. All else the same. -.053 RT, 2.259 60', 12.050 1000' 14.298 ET 100.61 MPH. Not happy with red and felt that I relly jumped the tree. I felt that the additonal .030 in 60" would put me good on the tree if I relax and just hit my spot. No more time shots so I decided to leave the car setup as is and just go for it.
Eliminations round 1:
Going against a 9.30 'cuda. I decided to dial hard, hit my spot on the tree, and run it out. I put a 14.31 on the car due to the worst weather. Me .007 RT, 2.237 60', 12.070 1000', 14.326 ET, 100.31 MPH. That fokes is a .023 package and guess what....not good enought. Cuda done ate up the pony. Evil cuda was .000 on the tree and 9.641 at 129.60 with a 9.63 dial. Holy smelly fish batmat that was a .011 package. Cuda's stripe and MOV were both .0126. UHAHAHAHHAHAH.
Decisions decisions, buy back or go home. After talking to my bracket coach I scrape up the $85 buy back and went back to the lanes. I was pulled out with my .007 reaction and set to the side for the bye run. Chatting in the lanes I got the anouncement that I had the best loseing package in round 1 and got a $100 bonus in cash. Right after that I was told someone with a .004 RT had the bye and I had to go back against who I originally had. Oh well no big deal for me but it must of rattled my opponent. He went a wopping -.061 red giving me the win. I was .025 on the tree, 2.243 60', 12.013 1000', 14.270 ET, 98.21 MPH. I did play the stripe on my opponents 10.96 dial and gave him some stripe scurbbing .01 off my dial. Car picked up a ton but that sometimes happens and doesn't follow a patern. I guessed that the car would return to normal on hte next run.
Elimination round 2:
Opponent is an old corvette with the original fuel injection. His dial is 12.21 so I leave the soft 14.31 on the car and will play the finish line. I'm out first with a .019 reaction, 2.265 60', 12.048 at 1000', 14.305 on the brakes giving my opponent more stripe. He was .037 on the green, 12.169 ET at 112.71. I fed him .0183 stripe and got the win by a .0363 MOV.
Elimination round 3:
Green S10 truck dialed 10.31. I'm decided to do the same thing as round 2, left the 14.31 dial and drove the strip. The young man must of though that I deep stageing the street car and promplty went in a lit both bulbs. Dirty tactict to quick tree an opponent. Ok, I can play nasty too. I sit on the line and don't put on any lights, leaving him fully staged on the line. I then get ready and go in shallow. My poor .039 light was better than his .053 and my lift off the gas at the finish line put me just ahead of the truck. Pony took .0057 of stripe and MOV by running dead on with an 8. Truck didn't take stripe and broke out with a 10.309.
Elimination round 4: Down to 25 cars. I've been racing in the right lane all day and pull in to the right. A pair of killers are directly in the right in front of me. Everyone behind me sees those guys and everyone pulls to the right. Left lane is empty. This means I have to run the guy in front of me. We flip and he wins the coin toss. He decides to move to the left lane. Nice of him to give me lane choice. Yea right. Opponent is Big Bucks Bob Malaney. Over the years I am like 0-8 againist this guy. I feel good and my mind set is that after sooooo many losses to him I should get a win. Bob is usually .020 on the tree and holds a ton which enables him to drive the finish. And I can tell ya the this guy is a killer on the finish line. I decided to leave the 14.31 on the car and just run it out. My skills on the top end are not even close to my opponents abilities. Bob dialed the red nova 9.76. Here we go folks and we do an nice frendly stage. I'm out first and it feels late. I don't even look over and run it out. I hear the Nove doing major peddleing and my heart sinks as we cross. As history states Bob was .025 tree wise and took me by .0244. Sadly I was .097 on the tree and wasn't able to make dial by running a 14.346 at 100.11. Sucks that I gave him an easy victory.
This ended my big money day. Overall I was please on my driving and the pony. I got a $100 bonus, $100 for the 4th round lost, a subscription for 1 year at 1320go.com, and some hand cleaner. Most drives had a double entries (with buy backs for both). Not a shabby day for a single entry with a street car.
Car settings: 20lbs front tires, 20lbs in the rear tires, off idle, shallow stage, launch in 2nd gear, go off 2nd amber, staging to the left of the grove in the right lane, trans temp 150, oil temp 150, water temp 200. Mods are cold air, MT drag radials, 3.73 gears, and a Dialbo 91 octane tune.
First time shot .039 RT 2.229 60' 11.988 1000' 14.239 ET 100 MPH
Second time shot changed front air pressure to 40lbs, rear to 30lbs. All else the same. -.053 RT, 2.259 60', 12.050 1000' 14.298 ET 100.61 MPH. Not happy with red and felt that I relly jumped the tree. I felt that the additonal .030 in 60" would put me good on the tree if I relax and just hit my spot. No more time shots so I decided to leave the car setup as is and just go for it.
Eliminations round 1:
Going against a 9.30 'cuda. I decided to dial hard, hit my spot on the tree, and run it out. I put a 14.31 on the car due to the worst weather. Me .007 RT, 2.237 60', 12.070 1000', 14.326 ET, 100.31 MPH. That fokes is a .023 package and guess what....not good enought. Cuda done ate up the pony. Evil cuda was .000 on the tree and 9.641 at 129.60 with a 9.63 dial. Holy smelly fish batmat that was a .011 package. Cuda's stripe and MOV were both .0126. UHAHAHAHHAHAH.
Decisions decisions, buy back or go home. After talking to my bracket coach I scrape up the $85 buy back and went back to the lanes. I was pulled out with my .007 reaction and set to the side for the bye run. Chatting in the lanes I got the anouncement that I had the best loseing package in round 1 and got a $100 bonus in cash. Right after that I was told someone with a .004 RT had the bye and I had to go back against who I originally had. Oh well no big deal for me but it must of rattled my opponent. He went a wopping -.061 red giving me the win. I was .025 on the tree, 2.243 60', 12.013 1000', 14.270 ET, 98.21 MPH. I did play the stripe on my opponents 10.96 dial and gave him some stripe scurbbing .01 off my dial. Car picked up a ton but that sometimes happens and doesn't follow a patern. I guessed that the car would return to normal on hte next run.
Elimination round 2:
Opponent is an old corvette with the original fuel injection. His dial is 12.21 so I leave the soft 14.31 on the car and will play the finish line. I'm out first with a .019 reaction, 2.265 60', 12.048 at 1000', 14.305 on the brakes giving my opponent more stripe. He was .037 on the green, 12.169 ET at 112.71. I fed him .0183 stripe and got the win by a .0363 MOV.
Elimination round 3:
Green S10 truck dialed 10.31. I'm decided to do the same thing as round 2, left the 14.31 dial and drove the strip. The young man must of though that I deep stageing the street car and promplty went in a lit both bulbs. Dirty tactict to quick tree an opponent. Ok, I can play nasty too. I sit on the line and don't put on any lights, leaving him fully staged on the line. I then get ready and go in shallow. My poor .039 light was better than his .053 and my lift off the gas at the finish line put me just ahead of the truck. Pony took .0057 of stripe and MOV by running dead on with an 8. Truck didn't take stripe and broke out with a 10.309.
Elimination round 4: Down to 25 cars. I've been racing in the right lane all day and pull in to the right. A pair of killers are directly in the right in front of me. Everyone behind me sees those guys and everyone pulls to the right. Left lane is empty. This means I have to run the guy in front of me. We flip and he wins the coin toss. He decides to move to the left lane. Nice of him to give me lane choice. Yea right. Opponent is Big Bucks Bob Malaney. Over the years I am like 0-8 againist this guy. I feel good and my mind set is that after sooooo many losses to him I should get a win. Bob is usually .020 on the tree and holds a ton which enables him to drive the finish. And I can tell ya the this guy is a killer on the finish line. I decided to leave the 14.31 on the car and just run it out. My skills on the top end are not even close to my opponents abilities. Bob dialed the red nova 9.76. Here we go folks and we do an nice frendly stage. I'm out first and it feels late. I don't even look over and run it out. I hear the Nove doing major peddleing and my heart sinks as we cross. As history states Bob was .025 tree wise and took me by .0244. Sadly I was .097 on the tree and wasn't able to make dial by running a 14.346 at 100.11. Sucks that I gave him an easy victory.
This ended my big money day. Overall I was please on my driving and the pony. I got a $100 bonus, $100 for the 4th round lost, a subscription for 1 year at 1320go.com, and some hand cleaner. Most drives had a double entries (with buy backs for both). Not a shabby day for a single entry with a street car.