is this a good time for me???

[eclipse93b]

okay i just bought this 96 Talon Tsi AWD 5spd for 4750 from a guy who didnt want it anymore, it runs great, interior is mint, and it has 72000 miles!!! , and i figured id break it in alittle so i went to the 1/8th mile track here in MN. Stock [with a slipping clutch, winter tires, and plugs that werent changed for at least 50xxx miles, and a 2nd gear syncro with major problems, i could hardly get it in gear at all : (] i ran a time of:

REACTION: 0.729

60': 2.058

MPH: 74.26

660: 9.504

I just want to know if this is a good time for me? also what would this be for a 1/4 mile??? the car is in the shop getting a new tranny right now, along with a ACT 2600 w/ street disc, and i just changed the plugs, and im doing other reg. maintanence [t-belt, and such]. with the new clutch and a good tranny what should i be able to pull off or come close to for a 60' foot time??

kyle-

 

[awdsm drft]

Funny reaction time. Were you waiting for the stager to flag you? 60ft isn't terrible, at least you aren't totally bogging it. Your mph seems decent if this is a bone stock car. I ran a 13.66 1/4 with a mph of 80 at the 8th mile. My best 60ft ever was a 1.827 with a stock clutch.

 

[eclipse93b]

very funny. no i wasnt waiting for him to give me the go. it was the first time ever at the track, and i was racing in pairs... ie my girlfriend was in the car too. and i wasnt sure how the tree worked and such. also yes the car was completly stock, as in everything, even stock airbox.

 

[DaveSM]

Why is the reaction time funny? Isn't a 0.500 a perfect light? I had some 1.6s, I don't care about reaction at all, just go when you're ready.