Rock falls 10/20 test day or 10/21 sport compact day

[vassil]

It was a fun weekend. Not a whole lot of sleep, but that's pretty typical before a day at the track. Jake rebuild my transmission the night before, got the new M/T ET Drags mounted and we went to see what will happen. It was great to meet Mark and the rest of the Twin Cities crowd. Jake drove the car the first three passes and ran a 10.04@151. I tend to break it every time I get behind the wheel and I did it again. When it was my turn to drive, I messed up the launch, the car bounced and the back of the left front control arm slipped off the k-member on the 1-2 shift. The car was veering to the left pretty hard and I almost went into the other lane at half track. At the end of the track all hell must have broken loose. I saw I huge cloud of smoke and the car was very hard to steer. Got pretty lucky on that one. Hopefully I'll get more seat time next year and be able to do better. No nines this year. Earlier on Sep 8th, I ran a 10.23@152 and broke 4th. Next year, I am done with the manual transmissions. The car is going to be an auto and run solid 9s.

Here is a video of the passes Jake and I made.

-kYXjj6Niv0

[turbotalon1g]

What mph were you guys picking up in the back half?

[93gtpeater]

It was great seeing other members from style yesterday. It seemed you guys were hooking up pretty decent. I plan on making it out there alot more next year.

[turbotalon1g]

How much would someone buy an 11 sec DSM for?
With a fuck ton of extra parts?

[vassil]

38 mph on the back half of the track.

[EclipseGST]

This was my first full pass with the car and first time down the track in 4yrs. Felt really good!

Slip...

60'. - 1.661
330' - 4.611
1/8 - 6.736
MPH - 114.33
1000' - 8.550

1/4. - 10.044
MPH - 151.53

Thank you Vassil for letting me get behind the wheel. The car is definitely a handful. I am just happy the transmission held together and nothing major happened to the car or to Vassil when the control arm fell apart! Overall a good day!

[URV8SUX]

Good work Mark glad you finally got a 9 at rock. The 1/8 doesn't look like it had much hook but I know what my car might be able to run now thanks!

Vassil looks like you just had some bad luck! The auto probably isn't the answer but that is my opinion. So close to a 9 sec pass get the short track better and it will happen

2013 season should be fun!

[turbotalon1g]

As far as track prep goes when I was out a few weeks ago I cut a 1.59, 1.63, and a 1.8.

I also went 7.1@97 in the 1/8th last time, so I'd say there was a lot more left for track prep.

Vassil, leave the car a manual it didn't do anything to you!! (today anyway, lol)
If you guys were there a few weeks ago I know that you would of gotten a 9 out of it.

[EclipseGST]

Vassil was talking to Jennifer after she booted us from the track and she said they lay VHT down the whole track... Vassil asked "Where? Is it some new invisible shit cause I sure aint seeing it"! haha

Oh well, better luck next time!

[C3L1CA]

Yea track prep didn't seem the best. A few weeks ago for the fun day the starting line was actually sticky where I could feel it with my boots when stagging kinda like Cedar Falls always is. Yesterday sucked as it never felt sticky.


It'd be awesome to try and get all the quick dsm's out for a day again next year!