QuickSilverGSX9
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- Mar 9, 2003
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Fairfax,
Virginia
Well, as the title says, I went and did my first Test'n Tune at Maryland International Raceway in Budds Creek, with the 95 GSX I just picked up. The car is VERY lightly modded, only power modifications are 3" exhaust w/ cat, ACT 2100 clutch and upper intercooler piping w/ Greddy BOV (routed, of course).
Well, was a BEAUTIFUL day at the track, around 85 degrees, and I was very interested to see what I could do with the car. I arrived at the track as the gates opened at 10:30 a.m. and immiedately went to get tech'd in. I have to say, the tech inspection isn't exactly...extensive, atleast for a street car like mine. I got through tech inspection in under 5 minutes (the majority of it spent filling out my info. card) and went to park and meet with my brother, who was running his 91 TT Stealth. I park and he meets me after he gets through tech and we decide to immediately get in a lane to get our first run in.
So, I'm sitting in the lane in front of my brother, looking at the cars around me. Besides the 8 & 9 second behemoths, there was only a small collection of street cars in attendance. Just to name a few, a group of EVO's, a couple Hondas, a Viper, a new GTO (sounded cammed and looked to be stripped out in the interior), a Ram SRT-10, and I believe that's it (that I saw). Needless to say I'm almost positive I'd be the slowest car there, never an uplifting thought. I shrug it off and continue to bake in the morning sun awaiting my turn at the tree. Ten minutes goes by and I'm finally there, paired up with a tubbed, slicked and nasty-sounding pick-up truck. I drive through the water box and pre-stage while he burns off a layer of rubber off those slicks. He comes up and pre-stages as well, at this point, I usually let them get fully staged and then wait til I feel comfortable to stage, however he won't do that and so I goahead and fully stage bfeore him. As soon as I finish, he moves up and get's ready.
The three yellows drop and it's go time, unfortunately for him, he not only red lights, but also some how bogs/stalls, so it's pretty much my run. I grab a reaction time of .302 and cut a 1.9 60 ft. (I blame the 2100, it just won't grab like I want it to) and finish with a 14.8 @ 90. Disappointed? Hell yes. I'm frustrated, but figure I have atleast a couple more chances, so I head back to the pits and pop the hood. My brother ends up running a full second slower than he did last season, but no 2nd gear will do that to you, it seems. I would like to mention though, even with his 14.3, he still destroyed the EVO MR that ran a 16 second ET.WTF
Now it's time to check on things with the car, however, having no fuel controller, heck not even a boost controller, there's little for me to do between runs with the car. I consider taking out my tool set, backsets and full-size spare, but decide it's just not worth it. The announcer calls over the loudspeaker that open sessions will close in less than a minute, so it's back into the lanes! I managed to get into the lanes before they closed them off, however my brother's not so lucky, seems he got trapped in where he was parked. He misses his chance. I once again am baking in the ever-increasing heat of the early afternoon sun, and try to paitently await my next go at the tree. This time, I get a free run by myself, as I was the last person in line for the last open session run. I get fully staged and take my time, bring the revs up to about 5500-6000, wait for it...and launch like I hate my car. I feel the car kind of get squirrly, seems the Kumho's that came on the car aren't all that great (shock), and manage to get my best time of the day, a 14.7 @ 91. I did get one other run in about half an hour later, but I didn't do as well as my previous two times (14.9 @ 91). So, I'll end my little recap here. Hope you all enjoyed it...I did. Pictures follow:
My GSX:
My brothers Stealth:
Timeslip:
And if I can find hosting, I'll try and put up the vid of my best run as well. Let me know what you all think.
-Bill
Well, was a BEAUTIFUL day at the track, around 85 degrees, and I was very interested to see what I could do with the car. I arrived at the track as the gates opened at 10:30 a.m. and immiedately went to get tech'd in. I have to say, the tech inspection isn't exactly...extensive, atleast for a street car like mine. I got through tech inspection in under 5 minutes (the majority of it spent filling out my info. card) and went to park and meet with my brother, who was running his 91 TT Stealth. I park and he meets me after he gets through tech and we decide to immediately get in a lane to get our first run in.
So, I'm sitting in the lane in front of my brother, looking at the cars around me. Besides the 8 & 9 second behemoths, there was only a small collection of street cars in attendance. Just to name a few, a group of EVO's, a couple Hondas, a Viper, a new GTO (sounded cammed and looked to be stripped out in the interior), a Ram SRT-10, and I believe that's it (that I saw). Needless to say I'm almost positive I'd be the slowest car there, never an uplifting thought. I shrug it off and continue to bake in the morning sun awaiting my turn at the tree. Ten minutes goes by and I'm finally there, paired up with a tubbed, slicked and nasty-sounding pick-up truck. I drive through the water box and pre-stage while he burns off a layer of rubber off those slicks. He comes up and pre-stages as well, at this point, I usually let them get fully staged and then wait til I feel comfortable to stage, however he won't do that and so I goahead and fully stage bfeore him. As soon as I finish, he moves up and get's ready.
The three yellows drop and it's go time, unfortunately for him, he not only red lights, but also some how bogs/stalls, so it's pretty much my run. I grab a reaction time of .302 and cut a 1.9 60 ft. (I blame the 2100, it just won't grab like I want it to) and finish with a 14.8 @ 90. Disappointed? Hell yes. I'm frustrated, but figure I have atleast a couple more chances, so I head back to the pits and pop the hood. My brother ends up running a full second slower than he did last season, but no 2nd gear will do that to you, it seems. I would like to mention though, even with his 14.3, he still destroyed the EVO MR that ran a 16 second ET.WTF
Now it's time to check on things with the car, however, having no fuel controller, heck not even a boost controller, there's little for me to do between runs with the car. I consider taking out my tool set, backsets and full-size spare, but decide it's just not worth it. The announcer calls over the loudspeaker that open sessions will close in less than a minute, so it's back into the lanes! I managed to get into the lanes before they closed them off, however my brother's not so lucky, seems he got trapped in where he was parked. He misses his chance. I once again am baking in the ever-increasing heat of the early afternoon sun, and try to paitently await my next go at the tree. This time, I get a free run by myself, as I was the last person in line for the last open session run. I get fully staged and take my time, bring the revs up to about 5500-6000, wait for it...and launch like I hate my car. I feel the car kind of get squirrly, seems the Kumho's that came on the car aren't all that great (shock), and manage to get my best time of the day, a 14.7 @ 91. I did get one other run in about half an hour later, but I didn't do as well as my previous two times (14.9 @ 91). So, I'll end my little recap here. Hope you all enjoyed it...I did. Pictures follow:
My GSX:
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My brothers Stealth:
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Timeslip:
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And if I can find hosting, I'll try and put up the vid of my best run as well. Let me know what you all think.
-Bill
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