| First trip to the Drags |
Subject: First trip to the Drags by PettVette on 2008/3/2 19:14:53 Went to Beech Bend with my 01 6sp Z51 cp. yesterday. It was my first time at the track with this car. And the 1st time since 1994 that I was at the track with a manual shift car. All things considered I was very happy with the end result. On the 1st 2 runs I didn't do a burnout. Tire pressure was set at 29 hot after the 90 mile trip there. 1st run...Launched at about 2000 rpm, some spinning and wheel hop. Also some spin and hop in second. 60ft 2.11 1/8= 8.66 @ 79.12 1/4 = 13.43 @ 104.87....missed 3rd on this run. 2nd run...Launched at 3,000 rpm lots of spin and started wheel hop after the tree. 60ft 2.22 1/8= 8.75 @ 86.15 1/4 13.34 @ 108.65 3rd run... After to talking to an 11 sec. C5 Z06 driver I backed into the water and did a short burnout, then went straight to the line. I launched at about 1,800 rpm and got the clutch out real quick. I then mashed the throttle, the car might have bogged some but there was no spin that I noticed. Also no spin or hop in second. 60ft 2.14 1/8= 8.60@ 86.48 1/4 = 13.16 @ 109.80 I'm pretty much a raw rookie at racing a 6speed so I made no flat shifts. I shifted as quick as I could but did a full but quick throttle lift between shifts. Also I was hitting 4th just before the traps. I also shifted at 5,600 - 5,800 rpm a few hundred rpm below red line just to be safe... I'm pretty sure there is a 12 second run in the car but not so sure it has a 12 second driver. Maybe MR Mojo will be avalible to drive her into the 12's when he visits Beech Bend...  Anyway I was more than happy to run 13.1 at almost 110... |
