ArcticTsi
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- Dec 26, 2002
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Tokyo-Japan,
Asia
Well guys, I finally made the trip to the 1/4 mile track on Saturday. For those of you following the build up of my RoadRacing/ Autocrossing 1G, know by no means has this car been being built for drag racing. Huge Rotors(20lbs each), huge/wide wheels, oversized sway bars, poly bushings, strut tower bars and the list goes on and on. So needless to say, she is not as lite as alot of the drag 1G's out there.
But this is how it went, I have a 1/8th mile track, emerald coast dragway, which is about 40 minutes form my house. I have been practicing there. Well previously my best was a 7.90 in the 1/8th, but then this Friday(April17) I raised the boost to 22psi. I ran a personal best of 7.77! I was so thrilled. The car ran two more 7.7 runs that night(April 17). Being so thrilled I looked for a 1/4 mile track that Test & Tune on saturday. I found one in Cecil Georgia(Valdosta). It is brand new and their Open House was on Friday(April 17) and Saturday(April 18). The facility is South Georgia Motorsports Park
It took me and some friends about 4 hours to get there, Much longer than we expected. So after driving the car 4 hours(getting there about 8:45 pm, took 10 minutes to tech the car and for it to run through inspection. Waiting about 15 minutes in line to get a pass. Of course not knowing how quick the car was they paired me up with a civic. So then that is when I made my 12.1 pass! Right of the Bat! I was thrilled! I knew the car was making good numbers on the 1/8th but to finally see it on the 1/4, wow is all I could say, and then my first run. I only managed to get back around and in line for one more pass, it sucked! I raised the boost and forgot to lower my tire pressure, so it spun them like nobodies business. Spinning through all of first, then not being able to hit second, i ran a slow 13.4 @ 107. So for nearly 9 hours of driving I got 2 1/4 mile passes. But is finally done for those of you who had been asking me to get that thing to the quarter mile. For all the DSM guys who were there at the track and recognized me and the car and said hello, thanks.
Here is a scan of the slip, I have already submitted it to the DSMtimes page.
Jose
ArcticTsi
But this is how it went, I have a 1/8th mile track, emerald coast dragway, which is about 40 minutes form my house. I have been practicing there. Well previously my best was a 7.90 in the 1/8th, but then this Friday(April17) I raised the boost to 22psi. I ran a personal best of 7.77! I was so thrilled. The car ran two more 7.7 runs that night(April 17). Being so thrilled I looked for a 1/4 mile track that Test & Tune on saturday. I found one in Cecil Georgia(Valdosta). It is brand new and their Open House was on Friday(April 17) and Saturday(April 18). The facility is South Georgia Motorsports Park
It took me and some friends about 4 hours to get there, Much longer than we expected. So after driving the car 4 hours(getting there about 8:45 pm, took 10 minutes to tech the car and for it to run through inspection. Waiting about 15 minutes in line to get a pass. Of course not knowing how quick the car was they paired me up with a civic. So then that is when I made my 12.1 pass! Right of the Bat! I was thrilled! I knew the car was making good numbers on the 1/8th but to finally see it on the 1/4, wow is all I could say, and then my first run. I only managed to get back around and in line for one more pass, it sucked! I raised the boost and forgot to lower my tire pressure, so it spun them like nobodies business. Spinning through all of first, then not being able to hit second, i ran a slow 13.4 @ 107. So for nearly 9 hours of driving I got 2 1/4 mile passes. But is finally done for those of you who had been asking me to get that thing to the quarter mile. For all the DSM guys who were there at the track and recognized me and the car and said hello, thanks.
Here is a scan of the slip, I have already submitted it to the DSMtimes page.
Jose
ArcticTsi
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Time to try some 112 I recon 
