My wife and I took the 90 and 91 Corvettes out to Homestead Miami Speedway for a new series of test and tune 1/8 mile racing that started there. They have been doing it for a couple of months now but we finally put it all together and gave it a go. Admission is $10 for spectators and $20 for racers. There is a car show in the parking lot for those who wish to participate. I need to buy a new camera. Sorry, no pics. She drove the 91 automatic vert. 383 ci. with a procharger supercharger. I drove the stock 90, 6 speed, L98.
The races were starting with a starter girl dropping her arms and just running head to head. Last week they got a light tree and timing booth so I was kind of surprised when we arrived tonight. That added a little more pressure but what the hell. We did the best we could. The first race we went head to head. I blew my shift to third making my debut a little awkward. I did a 1, 2, 5 shift. Here is our first slip and the only head to head run between her and I.





These are our best overall times. I had some better reaction times but these were the fastest runs. Hers have the S. Mine have the T. Feel free to comment and offer constructive criticism. I did not win a single race tonight but most of our competition was in a different league. The closest I got was against a newer Mustang GT but he pulled away on my upshift to third. She won 1 or 2.






Future time slips I will post in the slip thread. It was lots of fun. I knew I was going to like it. She made 8 passes and I made 7. Rained around 9:30 so we packed it up at 10:15 and called it a day.

Excellent! I wish I had a track nearby to give that a whirl - all the ones that were around here years ago closed up.

This is only about 10 minutes away from the house. The previous closest run was 1 hour for 1/8 mile at CountyLine or 2 1/2 hours for 1/4 mile at Moroso Speedway in West Palm Beach now known as Palm Beach International Speedway. I've watched plenty. Just felt like putting the cars to good use.

We've got a track pretty close to the house that does T&T for $25 in the summer. I'd like to make it out.

Most important thing was, did you enjoy yourself?

Matthew

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Hell ya! What's not to enjoy? And they had a HCF at the starting line. Whoo Hoo!

No shame, Tommy. You gots ta start somewhere! Your times will improve nicely next time, eh?

I've got a track just a few miles from the house. I used to go dirt bike riding on the land adjacent to it. I might have to go out there and embarrass myself one evening.

I gotta say, as much as I like the feel of the Hurst shifter in the Ruby, I believe I could actually shift faster with the stocker, even with the crazy long throw. At least with the stocker, I always hit the right gear. I've missed three or four shifts in casual to moderate street driving with the Hurst... Maybe I just suck at driving the car. Might help if I put more than 3,000 miles on it in a year... :silent:

I am really, really hoping tomorrow is good weather. A nearby club is having a Mustang vs Corvette drag race and show tomorrow and I love racing against 'Stangs, even though I own one of them too. My best time is an 8.55 and with the new injectors from FIC it feels a little quicker. I am anxious to find out if it really is.

Tommy - glad you took them to the track, just be careful as it can easily become addictive and expensive.