Evo personal best 60'

[ldstang50]

I went to Old Dominion today. I set a new personal best for my 60'. Since the last time on the track I have put on Dunlop SP Sport FM900 tires, ported O2 housing and 3" dp. My old crappy tires netted me a best 60' of 1.655 with a couple of 1.68s to back it up. Today I ran consistent 1.71s. On one run I have no idea how I did it cause I could never back it up but I pulled a 1.427 on street tires. I have the slip just no scanner until Tuesday. I actually asked the track official to see if the timing machine was broken but he said it was working just fine. I guess I have to play around some more to figure out what it was. But that .3 in the 60' if huge thats almost a full second in the 1/4mi.
Old Dominion is an 1/8th mi track. I never did full runs, just trying to get my launch down for Tekademics next week at MIR. It was a hot sunny day up there today.
What can I say, tires are awesome and the are GREAT for carving.

 

[THE_ARTIST_]

damn thats friggin quick on street tires. nice job , what was your 1/8th ET?

 

[Gooberlog]

how was your et compared to your 1.4 60', if you didn't miss any gears you should droped some serious et and picked up a few mph.

 

[HighPSI TSi Guy]

sorry, but actually a small bird tripped the beam :thumbdown




just kidding, nice job man.. too bad you didn't know to stay in it to finish out the run, would have been nice to see what that run could have been

 

[TRBOTSI]

You sure you didn't stage with your rear tires? That 60ft time is unheard of without et streets or something similar and a suspension setup for drag racing..and a shitload of weight reduction, and a shitload of power. Sorry but your 1.42 isn't legitimate

 

[HighPSI TSi Guy]

You sure you didn't stage with your rear tires? That 60ft time is unheard of without et streets or something similar and a suspension setup for drag racing..and a shitload of weight reduction, and a shitload of power. Sorry but your 1.42 isn't legitimate

and why is it not legit? Adam Dubienczuk pulled a .98 last week in his EVO II... crazy shit can happen man, never know

 

[wantarace95GSX]

IF you ever saw liam drive you'd understand. Liam you should start a school for people learning how to drive right. For people like me

 

[Gooberlog]

and why is it not legit? Adam Dubienczuk pulled a .98 last week in his EVO II... crazy shit can happen man, never know

I would like to see a video of that! Shepards talon only cuts 1.3's

 

[HighPSI TSi Guy]

I would like to see a video of that! Shepards talon only cuts 1.3's

video is supposedly coming.. it is very hard to believe, but people that were there said the launch was one of the best they'd ever seen, and the trap/60ft/ET all match up. seeing Liam drive i'd believe he can do the 1.4x... i wouldn't bet on him backing it up on a regular basis though

 

[kpt4321]

and why is it not legit? Adam Dubienczuk pulled a .98 last week in his EVO II... crazy shit can happen man, never know

I'm pretty much doubting that. It was probably a timing error.

I also am highly doubting that you pulled a 1.4 on street tires. Sorry, but no. You don't just drop 3 tenths of a second in your short time without doing something crazy, and even then...

 

[G_S_X]

Agreed, probably a error somewhere, its just not possible

 

[gsx rated98]

i really wouldnt doubt Liam, id put him up against some of the best drivers out there. In an equal car, i wouldnt hessitate to put my $$$ on him.

Not to kiss his ass, but i have never scene anyone who can drive better. Thats no shit.

 

[HighPSI TSi Guy]

I'm pretty much doubting that. It was probably a timing error.

I also am highly doubting that you pulled a 1.4 on street tires. Sorry, but no. You don't just drop 3 tenths of a second in your short time without doing something crazy, and even then...

you must have missed the explanation that 8.77 ET, 152mph, and .98 60 foot actually matches mathematically. i can see one beam being tripped, but the chances of both beams being tripped and mathematically correct is so little it won't happen.

Liam is very good at launching, i'd believe a freak 1.4x out of his car

 

[KPWSerpiente]

I also am highly doubting that you pulled a 1.4 on street tires. Sorry, but no. You don't just drop 3 tenths of a second in your short time without doing something crazy, and even then...

You mean drop 2 tenths. He has pulled multiple 1.6's on street tires.

-T

 

[G_S_X]

i really wouldnt doubt Liam, id put him up against some of the best drivers out there. In an equal car, i wouldnt hessitate to put my $$$ on him.

Not to kiss his ass, but i have never scene anyone who can drive better. Thats no shit.

Well theres really no way to prove that it wasn't a timing error/staged incorrectly without the full 1/8th time so we can compare. With street tires, even just a tad bit of spinning them and then shooting off would net you 1.6, and that's saying it was a perfect launch. 1.4 is just too big of a jump and it isn't rational. If it really was that much faster I'm sure he would have been able to tell, but he says he had no idea untill he got the slip. I don't know Liam, but im speaking hypothetically, Any person that gets a low 1.4 60 ft with normal street tires would be impossible. I would never believe it untill i saw proof of their 1/8 or 1/4 time improving at the same rate of their 60ft, and maybe include a video :\
And if someone comes up with all that, i would drive my car to that track just to run my car at that place in heaven

 

[ldstang50]

I left the timeslip in my car this morning. I'll get it this afternoon, if I remember to scan it. I didnt' make a complete run cause I was just working on my launch for this weekend at MIR. I old crappy Pirelli P6s. I pulled multiple 1.6x 60' times. I guess I have to try and get close to it this weekend. One thing I did notice with these tires is they dont' spin. That particular launch I rolled through the water, just trying something different. I slipped the clutch a little bit coming out of the hole. My 330 time was 5.0. My other times at the 330 with 1.7 60' were 5.2 or 5.3. I'll see if I can't remember to get my other time slips and scan them in this afternoon.

 

[HighPSI TSi Guy]

Well theres really no way to prove that it wasn't a timing error/staged incorrectly without the full 1/8th time so we can compare. With street tires, even just a tad bit of spinning them and then shooting off would net you 1.6, and that's saying it was a perfect launch. 1.4 is just too big of a jump and it isn't rational. If it really was that much faster I'm sure he would have been able to tell, but he says he had no idea untill he got the slip. I don't know Liam, but im speaking hypothetically, Any person that gets a low 1.4 60 ft with normal street tires would be impossible. I would never believe it untill i saw proof of their 1/8 or 1/4 time improving at the same rate of their 60ft, and maybe include a video :\
And if someone comes up with all that, i would drive my car to that track just to run my car at that place in heaven

compitent track officials won't let you stage wrong in a way that would lower your 60 foot that much.. if you pulled forward enough to make that big a difference you wouldn't be able to trip the beams to start anyways.

 

[G_S_X]

Liam do you mind me asking what type of suspension you are running with those p6's?

 

[gsx rated98]

hes on his stock suspention

 

[gsx rated98]

Liam writes:
Chris is right, I'm on stock suspension. The only thing I have done is Cusco lower front strut brace and Cusco rear triangle brace. My 1.4 was on the Dunlop tires I have on now. My 1.6s were on the Pirelli P6s. The Pirelli P6s are decent drag race tires. If you are looking for a tire to improve handling and braking the Pirelli's are NOT what you want.
The only other thing that would really improve me is I am partially stripped. No rear interior, seat belts, speakers, trunk material, spare tire, basically an empty tank, and a few other removals.

 

[DSMJim]

Ian Currie Mclarin55 pulled a 1.51 on an 11.44 run about 4 weeks ago when I was at the track. That's his best 60ft ever, but not far from a 1.4 either. That was on Nitto Drag Radials. To pull a 3000lbs car to a 1.4 you must be makeing 500+whp anyway?

 

[97ClipseDSM]

I thought id jump in this. Ive seen liam Launch his car, and believe me he is prolly one of the best drivers out there. Its not too hard to believe he came out with 1.4's on street tires. The bottom line is the man can launch. Some of you say it is probably some kind of error or something or its completely "impossible", but i completely disagree.

 

[Kevin Jewer]

I've run a 1.55 (backed up by multiple mid-high 1.5s) on 17" Dunlop SP Sport 4000s, all seasons. But the difference from that to a 1.45 for example is absolutely massive on those tires. Seems like its only a tenth away, but its pretty much impossible. Not doubting that he did the 1.42, but it would be a freak thing, IMO.

 

[ldstang50]

Like I said I'll have to play around more this weekend and figure out where it fits best at.
Thanks Fahad for the props.
Also like I said earlier, I will have to play around with the clutch engagment to figure out where it likes it best. That sounds a little perverted. I do realize that if I dont' back it up its more than likely a fluke run. But if I did it once I'm pretty sure I can figure it out and do it again.

 

[wantarace95GSX]

i am telling you liam you should start a school and i'll be the first to sign up