Went to Atco tonight...didn't go as planned
Well I did make it to Atco tonight but holy crap my car/myself/track just didn't measure up.
I show up nice and early to hopefully get a few quick runs in but for some reason they started 30 min plus late...all while the slick cars showed up to cut to the front of the lines.
First run: Left at 3k (well attempted) and it dropped to 2.5k while pedaling to control the spin. Almost seemed to hook and then the juice kicked in at 3k to light the tires right back up. Shifted to second and attempted to give it a chance to grab but spun again all over the place. Attempted third gear this time and the car freakin kept lighting the damn tires up when the juice kicked in. I got a little too sideways and had to let out. I short shifted to fourth and wtf would you know it?....tires spun again in 4th.
Lets just say that a v6 camaro vert got me by 3 tenths lol.
Most the subsequent runs were better if compared to my first but overall pretty dissapointing. I ended up with a best of 13.1 @114 w/ a 2.25 60'. Tires spun hard in second and part of third on almost every run. It was tough to control the power.
However...and here come the excuses...I really wish Atco would not put the cones out so I could not launch in the groove where the grip is. I also didn't know that you had to go through the water box (unlike Etown) so I attempted to get my street radials cleaned off but the fronts carried too much water which probably didn't help my traction issue. Also my MPH was way lower than it should have been but I blame this on me not able to get the car in it's powerband from the start and keep it there while not spinning.
I def need to invest in some good dr's and save for a 12-bolt so I can launch this car properly.
I also met Squirrell and it was nice talking to you. Hope the jeep improved on it's time.
Overall it was a nice experience regardless of how my car performed at the track. Everyone was friendly and I will def. head back there with the proper equipment this time.
-brian
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