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Posted by StockMotorHero (Member # 6171) on :
 
Hi All,

I live Orange County and have an 86 LX coupe that I'm trying to go 12.999 on the stock motor with bolt-ons. I just can't get the DA that I need down here in Southern California. I drove 3 hours to Famoso Raceway (Bakersfield), but the DA was 1200' and I ran 13.080 @ 101.98. I backed it up with a 13.087 @ 101.98.

Would it be worth it to travel to SAC to get my timeslip? If I do, I will also be travelling with my fellow buddy who is attempting the same thing.

I am mostly wondering what the DA is at in SAC on a Saturday ...

The car has a full roadrace suspension on it, so it only hooks to the tune of 1.71 - 1.72. How is SAC hook?

Here is the car:



Here is the videos I have so far:

In-Car

Out-Car

[ November 15, 2005, 09:13 PM: Message edited by: Yellow94GT ]
 

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Posted by bunchmyfunky (Member # 360) on :
 
take some weight out of the car and try again. It will be way cheaper then driving to SAC.
 

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Posted by Yellow94GT (Member # 431) on :
 

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Originally posted by StockMotorHero:
Hi All,

I live Orange County and have an 86 LX coupe that I'm trying to go 12.999 on the stock motor with bolt-ons. I just can't get the DA that I need down here in Southern California. I drove 3 hours to Famoso Raceway (Bakersfield), but the DA was 1200' and I ran 13.080 @ 101.98. I backed it up with a 13.087 @ 101.98.

Would it be worth it to travel to SAC to get my timeslip? If I do, I will also be travelling with my fellow buddy who is attempting the same thing.

I am mostly wondering what the DA is at in SAC on a Saturday ...

The car has a full roadrace suspension on it, so it only hooks to the tune of 1.71 - 1.72. How is SAC hook?

Here is the car:



Here is the videos I have so far:

In-Car

Out-Car

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I think a trip to Sac would be worth your while. Last week the corrected altitude was around 400-500 ft I believe which isn't really that great around here. If you are going to make the trip I would hold off a little while and wait for the weather to get even colder. On a nice cool Jan/Feb morning I'm sure you'll squeek out the times your looking for

And on top of this, it is just fun to race a different track every now and then

[ November 15, 2005, 09:16 PM: Message edited by: Yellow94GT ]
 

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Posted by Yellow94GT (Member # 431) on :
 


[ November 15, 2005, 09:15 PM: Message edited by: Yellow94GT ]
 

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Posted by StockMotorHero (Member # 6171) on :
 
What is the coldest month for SAC?
 

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Posted by SF Coupe (Member # 1810) on :
 
Nice times for the MPH, what gear are you running, any weight reduction?

Jan and Feb are the coldest months up here.

[ November 18, 2005, 08:15 PM: Message edited by: SF Coupe ]
 

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Posted by Team SOLO (Member # 722) on :
 
If you are all about getting the fastest time possible, come to Sac anytime between now and February. The weather will be cool and the Saturday crew does a hell of a good job prepping the track compared to the Friday night TNT crew.
 

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