What does it take to run a 10? 500whp@DB, practice, or both? Neither?

[blackawdtsi]

A good run for a rookie is luck. A good run for an experienced driver is just another day.

[TalonFiero]

Track condition and weather is a big one, its a bit of luck for sure. If it's not a test and tune day at Rock Falls, I can never seem to 60' out there due to lack of track prep.

Cedar Falls always seems good but its a longer drive and the last few times I went it was busy as fuck (porkies shootout) or my stock clutch was having none of it.

BIR is decent but there are very few days. I went to one Wednesday night street drag and everyone only got two runs in before they shut it down, it was late summer and it was literally two hours of racing and a ton of cars. We all met on the track and they drew our names out of a bucket to see who one the prizes, I took third and got a $35 sunbeam tach that only went to 7,000 rpms. LOL

Grove Creek is cheap and fun, 1/8th mile is not as boring as you would think. Its good experience, everything that matters pretty much happens in the first 330' anyway. Its fun driving out there for Friday night races and racing the country folk and beat their piece of shit cars.

[mlomker]

Grove Creek is cheap and fun, 1/8th mile is not as boring as you would think. Its good experience, everything that matters pretty much happens in the first 330' anyway. Its fun driving out there for Friday night races and racing the country folk and beat their piece of shit cars.

Interesting. I'd like to check that out.

[turbotalon1g]

I still want to check out Grove creek. hmmm I wonder what is going on tonight? :whoo: <--That is awesome btw.

[TalonFiero]

I still want to check out Grove creek. hmmm I wonder what is going on tonight? :whoo: <--That is awesome btw.

I guess they don't do Friday nights anymore, bummer. Looks like its Saturdays that they do the street legal drags.

[turbotalon1g]

Lame, well I don't have a car.
I was gonna cruise with munchgsx, if not I'll work on some cars and drink some beer and listen to tunes. All invited of course assuming we don't get this torrential storm they are talking about.

[Goat Blower]

He also said some people, like i guess this curt brown guy in DSM's, are just so awesome, they can jump in your car and drive it 1/2 second faster than you ever possibly could and that is how most of these shops like AWD motorsports run their cars, with super crazy tunes and professional drivers...

This is true. Brent Rau jumped in my car and ran a 12.02 babying it when I was running consistent 12.5's. I'm sure the spread would have been a full second if my car was faster at the time. It was making ~390whp in FWD mode at Elite way back in the day. Curt Brown weighs about 135 lbs, so you could probably knock off another tenth with him driving.

[mdost03]

Grove Creek event Aug 28th at 9am-2:30pm. Gates open at 8am. Everyone go!

[notsostockgalant]

^^^same day as the cookout jeez
-Tom

[mlomker]

^^^same day as the cookout jeez


Yeah, maybe 9/18. There's a group talking about going to Rock Falls on 9/11.