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Posted by spegull03 (Member # 2842) on :
 
is anyone goin to sacramento raceway tonite??? I'll be there, It will also be my first time at the track! any pointers for me? [patriot]
 
Posted by MR GO FAST (Member # 2088) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by spegull03:
is anyone goin to sacramento raceway tonite??? I'll be there, It will also be my first time at the track! any pointers for me? [patriot]
Just have fun and dont get to involved too much in the times you get. Get a feel of the car and the track and then just make it happen. In other words put your foot throught the radiator and make sure the shifter doesnt come off while mashing gears!!!

[ July 16, 2003, 10:46 AM: Message edited by: MR GO FAST ]
 
Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
If its your first time, try not to spin the tires off the line in first gear. You'll get a better time taking off too slow than you will spinning your radials off the line.
 
Posted by Chiara (Member # 1843) on :
 
Hey, nice car. I also have a silver GT, like yours, and I'll be out there tonight. If you see me, come say hi. You'll know me by my license plate, "QWICK46".

Cya,
 
Posted by RO2USH (Member # 2002) on :
 
Good luck...take the advise about trying to not spin your tires off the line. Just ease into it, and then put your foot through the Radiator. Hope you have fun, I'll be out there in the black Roush...good luck

Eric
 
Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
So how did you do your first time to the track?

[ July 16, 2003, 10:10 PM: Message edited by: st5150 ]
 
Posted by spegull03 (Member # 2842) on :
 
best run was a 14.45 @ 97.687 mph
rt-.904 lol
60'-2.235 good or bad i dunno?
worst was a 15.99. hahaha. i missed 2nd lol

cant wait to do it again. Oh yea and bone stock too (except air silencer lol)
 
Posted by 91PONY (Member # 206) on :
 
A 2.2 60' is not good....but I'm guessing you were on street tires?
 
Posted by spegull03 (Member # 2842) on :
 
yep i was. whats a good time for street tires?
 
Posted by Chiara (Member # 1843) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by spegull03:
yep i was. whats a good time for street tires?
Considering the non-existant track prep on a Wednesday night, it's a reasonable time.
 
Posted by shade-tree (Member # 298) on :
 
I think a 2.2 60' is *great* for a 1st timer on OE street tires!
 
Posted by st5150 (Member # 51) on :
 
2.2 isn't bad for a first timer on a non track prep'd wednesday night. The ET to MPH ratio shows a lot of room left to grow in the shifting department as well.

So did you blow the tires off the line or baby it?
 
Posted by spegull03 (Member # 2842) on :
 
I believe on the fastest one I had a little too much wheelspin. I was trying to launch between 2k-2.5k seemed to work ok [patriot]
 




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