just got back from my first time at the track. it was fun, lots of muscle cars....anyway here's my best run

reaction: 1.061
60 foot: 2.439
330 foot: 7.020
MPH1: 66.86
660 foot: 10.075
MPH2: 84.43
1320 foot: 16.571

16.571 was my best time. i live in colorado so 5000 feet in the air. i'm not completely dissapointed but it could've been better.

 

16.5 in a gsr???

do they give you a compensated time?

thats very slow for a gsr. work on your launch and shifting...and ride 3rd gear all the way to the end if you can.

 

the point here is that i live 5000 feet above sea level so 16.5 isn't really that bad....it probably equals around 15.5 at sea level. and launching doesn't count against your time

kellen

 

Like hell it doesn't. I think you meant R/T, but talking about launching correctly. You can launch correctly w/a .500 R/T just like you can at 1.xxx like you got:chuckles:

Work on it.

I got a 16.8 in my f22 powered 4 door accord

 

thanks for correcting me VRGNCD5, your right r/t doesn't count against time.....my fault. i think if i lived in sacramento i'd be running mid 15's though

 

Try some different launching techniques. You should be able to hit at least a 2.2 on street tires. I bet with a 2.2 60, you'd be able to hit a high 15

 

I'm gonna have to disagree with holding 3rd gear out all the way through the traps. If your car is strong (like mine), you're gonna be doing 94-95mph at the end of the track (not necessarily trap speed.. top speed) and that puts your rpm AT the cutoff. Last time at the track, I tried this on my last run (95mph, 90% humidity). All my other numbers were very close, but because of the drastic power drop after 8K rpm, I actually trapped under 90mph for the first time ever, and got my worst et ever at 15.7. Even with the horrible weather, when I would switch to 4th right before the end, I would trap 91-92mph and get 15.5-15.6. Too much power loss... and btw, as SOON as I crossed the line, I hit cutoff as I was getting off the throttle.