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Text me back and let me know what time you want me at your house! lol

See ya in the AM.

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It's no big deal. You can make pass after pass depending on how many people are there, you get lots of practice launching, but for our cars, it's more about going through the gears cleanly. I've got a stack of trophys from the fun days out there, it's a good time.

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Good luck everybody!

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brother went this morning :( could've gone but took too many shots last night :(

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How did everyone do today?

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i locked my turbo up. alot of fast car. most people ive seen there ever

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I did, well bad by what I was expecting but honestly not horrible for my first time ever with a car with way too much power for me on the track.

Best run, 2nd run ever, 1st run almost doesn't count as i had traction control on I couldn't didn't do shit. i did trap 124 on the first run though.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4AFD1BF94D.jpg

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Not as easy as it looks is it?!

Oh well, just need some seat time. Those sixty foots need some improvement.

Would figure you'd trap higher though.

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No it's not easy lol. I knew I wouldn't do great but man tough.

On my best run I bounced off the rev limiter in 4th. I need to shift to 5th.

Sadly I am stupid as I think I was letting off the gas too early, didn't notice til my 3rd run there was a light that lets you know you can stop....need a coach

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1st and second run...1st run with traction on, fail lol.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWACbKjNTUM&hd=1

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You'll get better with more practice. This kind of stuff can show auto-x snobs that drag racing isn't as easy as it looks.

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Well the good news is if you put down a normalish 1.7, 60 foot, you should crack high 10's.

Did you let off upstairs on the pictured 12.02 run? I figured it would trap about 128ish.

But you got out and it's still running!

Edit: I'd try about 18 PSI of tire pressure next time as well.

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Was good to see you today! Nice job - first step is just trying it and you didn't break anything, so that's a win in my book.

Usually cutting .1 off your sixty foot will cut about .2 off your total time. If you can even get that to a 2.0 60', you're low 11s.

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And yeah - running a 12.02 @ 122 with a 2.5 60'.. I'm betting you let off too early Dave. She has a lot more in there!

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I did let off early I think...like I said didn't notice there was a light until like my last run. I think I even started breaking lol

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Cool video angle, gives you a chance to see what you're doing during a run.

Good runs, yeah, it takes a lot of practice. You learn something on almost every pass, but it's still tough to get a clean pass every time. Good runs for the first time out though, I probably have 200+ passes all in the low 12's trapping about 118-119. When I had more power and trapped 124-125mph, I ran an 11.9, once. FAIL! :D

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C'mon Aaron, don't be shy!

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^Not being shy, being drunk. Came home, cleaned up and partied all night till 4am.

I did a couple of 11.8@90, was an eventful day. Someone put the clamp on my heater core hose at the very end of the pipe and when I pulled in for tech the back of my motor was covered in coolant so I got to deal with that, then I discovered that I have way too high crankcase pressure so I didn't want to make a full pass and risk fucking the track up with oil.

I did finally get a new best 60' of 1.590, not amazing but i'll take it.

There is so much to learn in launching the car its mindblowing. Sorry I wasn't there to help you more murlo, next time for sure.

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Damn Aaron 11.8 getting out of it that car has alot left. whens the next outing with full passes?

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^Not sure, trying to figure out catch can stuff right now. If i could get a trailer I'd like to do some passes at CFR, but to be honest I don't know if I trust this car to drive that far.

I could stay home that weekend and do the fun day at RFR. But I have off work every track weekend apart from the 5-7 oct.

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Nice Murlo. Good job going out there and actually doing it. Quickly learn it's not as easy as it looks, but whatever. As long as it was fun, and you're out there actually doing it, that's all that matters!

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That was you with the black 1GB? You should of found us and say hi, i saw you when you came in, but I was in the staging lanes already.

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ya that was me, i was gonna stop by but then you guys were gone. i seen you do 2 runs! had to sit in the stands and watch for a bit, alot of goods cars were there

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It's not easy but a lot of fun! Just get some more sear time and you will run high 10's with that trap speed!


Hell yeah congrats Aaron! Is your car the only auto that actually works?

What the 330 and 1/8 on you passes?

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Yeah it was a good day, busy but you could still got a good amount of runs in.

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My last post was a response to you.

lol, I guess it kind of does. Being honest, I'm not really happy with the car as it sits, but yes it will/can make full passes. I figured out that I can bypass the PCV as a temp fix to keep the tech people at the track happy, if I would of done it yesterday I might of made some full passes, but I'm happy trying to figure out this short track stuff, makes me wish I would of with my 5 spd car.

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My car works, but i won't make it to the track for awhile...wah wuw

Congrats to everybody that made it home! Sorry to hear about the turbo though.

It is very addicting and I can't wait to go again.

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Hold on mutha fucka! I just finished my homework and I've been planted on the couch all morning, still chillin in my PJs and eating bacon.

From memory I think 7.1@97mph

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What did the repsol run?

-Colin

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I believe paul said he was trapping in the mid 130's. Honestly don't remember his ET's though.

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Any 1.5 60' is pretty awesome.

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^Thanks, don't get me wrong not like I'm crying about it. But when I've done 1.6s for years with 16g cars on shitty tires, I'd expect a mid-low 1.5 on good summer tires and auto car.
I just like to push myself, now if I can get constant 1.5s I'll be a happy camper my other ones were 1.78 and I think maybe another 1.7 or even a 1.8.

I'll try and get the slips up soon.

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I think Pauls best et was 10.3x at 134 or something like that. Pretty good considering it was his first time racing at the track ever.

I could only pull a 10.02 on mine with mid/low 140 traps all day. The nitrous wasn't working on the bike because a line came out. Got home and it was a 2 minute fix. Hoping to go back soon to try again

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I want to get my bike out there soon!!

-Colin