first time at track, wish I could drive

[mach1one]

I've had my car for about 7 months, and finally took it to the track at the FP shootout. I raced 4 times, and each time I bogged the hell outta my car. First 3 runs I took it to 4k and slipped the clutch. The 4th I revved it to 5k but I guess I didn't give gas quick enough and the rpm's dropped to 2k. Pretty embarrassing.

My first pass
60- 2.343
1/8th 9.6@76
1/4 - [email protected]

My last pass
60 - 2.466
1/8 - 9.717@76
1/4 [email protected]

I've read about launching the car, but actually doing it is alot harder. I guess I should be basically flooring the car when I start slipping the clutch. The rpm's drop/rise alot faster w/ this flywheel and I was too slow giving it gas. Going back this week and w/ some more practice I'd hope for 1.9s and high 13s.

And I think my shocks are gone My car bottoms out pretty easily and the car bucked pretty hard on the shifts. My friend took this pic, I can't believe the car squatted like this :thumbdown Gotta get some AGX's and learn to drive before I do any more real mods.

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[CanadianTSi]

1G's do tend to squat alot on the launch, but yah those 60' times are horrible.

Floor it as soon as you launch

 

[DSMeclipse4G63]

I got better 60s on stock 205 all seasons and Im fwd....
Andrew

 

[IMMORTALSPYDER]

I got better 60s on stock 205 all seasons and Im fwd....
Andrew

Me too. but my 1/4 time was slower? maybe just cuz i was stock.

 

[mach1one]

I got better 60s on stock 205 all seasons and Im fwd....
Andrew

I'm a crappy driver. Like I said it was my first time at ever launching a 5spd car at the track.

And when I was leaving a gas station to the track strip, my clutch pedal lost pressure and went to the floor. I pulled it up w/ my foot an drove the rest of the way & back with no problems. Car didn't look like it was leaking any fluid out the master clutch cyl, or the tranny for that matter. I just put the clutch/flywheel in last week and had put about 500 miles on it before taking it the track.


I also blew my dipstick out on the 4th pass