MAY 30TH
Oh man did this weekend suck! The weather was just plain horrible! The average temperature was 95 degrees with a barometer reading of 29.0, it usually reads about 29.9-30.2 on an average day. Also to add insult to injury there was a 25+mph head wind. These crippling weather conditions made my car perform approxiamately 5/10s slower then what it usually runs. Read on to see how it went.
| Basic tune: |
| Timing set at 14 degrees |
| Shift points at 5000 rpms |
| Water temperature approximately 180 degrees |
| 16 psi Air pressure in rear tires |
| 10 psi in air bag |
Time Trial Number 1
| Lane:
| left |
| Reaction time:
| .657 |
| 60 ft:
| 2.027 |
| 330 ft:
| 5.914 |
| 660 ft:
| 9.163 |
| 660 ft mph:
| 75.25 mph |
| 1000 ft:
| 12.003 |
| 1/4 mile:
| 14.417 |
| 1/4 mile mph:
| 93.22 mph |
|
Time Trial Number 2
| Lane:
| right |
| Reaction time:
| .535 |
| 60 ft:
| 2.024 |
| 330 ft:
| 5.915 |
| 660 ft:
| 9.168 |
| 660 ft mph:
| 75.33 mph |
| 1000 ft:
| 12.006 |
| 1/4 mile:
| 14.421 |
| 1/4 mile mph:
| 93.11 mph |
|
These 2 time trial runs were both pretty close. I was pretty surprised about this especially with the headwind. You could feel the car nosing over on the top end.
First round of eliminations began at about 4:00, so after being at the track for 7 hours standing in the hot sun I was a little ready to just go home. When they called us down I hurried up as fast as I could and went down to the staging lanes. I pulled up to the head of the line and guess who I got paired up to race. The number one points leader. Guess maybe I should at least try. Oh well check it out:
1st Round
| Dial in:
| 14.41 |
| Lane:
| left |
| Reaction time:
| .602 |
| 60 ft:
| 2.026 |
| 330 ft:
| 5.905 |
| 660 ft:
| 9.141 |
| 660 ft mph:
| 75.63 mph |
| 1000 ft:
| 11.971 |
| 1/4 mile:
| 14.389 |
| 1/4 mile mph:
| 91.64 |
|
My Opponent
| opponents dial in:
| 13.13 |
| opponents lane:
| right obviously |
| opponents RT:
| .656 |
| opponents 60 ft:
| 1.883 |
| opponents 330 ft:
| 5.494 |
| opponents 1/8 mile ET:
| 8.462 |
| opponents 1/8 mile mph:
| 82.72 mph |
| opponents 1000 ft:
| 11.041 |
| opponents 1/4 ET:
| 13.229 |
| opponents 1/4 mph:
| 103.04 mph |
|
Well I lost because I broke out by 0.03 At the end of the track I kept looking back to see if he was coming up on me, it looked like he was gaining so I decided to wait until the last second before hitting the brakes. Well I simply waited to long. 0.03, thats not much, but its enough to lose. My therory is that the wind died down a little bit on that run so the car picked up. Oh well better luck next time.
As it stood right before this race I was in 4th place in the points standings. 2 people that were ahead of me did not show up, so at least I will still be hanging with them. The next race will be June 20th, so check back then for the latest.
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