mazdaspeedwest

Braden and i met up last night at Los Angeles County Raceway. It was much warmer that i expected, i only had 2 hours, as traffic was a holy bitch, but managed to get 3 runs in anyway.

Well, just as i was a bit unhappy with the dyno, i've gone and done it again......here are the list of factors, not excuses...i only have myself to blame. I may have some street racing under my belt, but i learned quickly, that at the track, it's a whole new game, where focus, concentration and skill are mandatory for a good pass, as is finding the proper shift points!!! but this is work i can get used too

1. Hey, It was my first time!
2. 16" wheels and BALD *** TIRES!
3. clutch is really slipping on launch (BTW, still original!!!!!!!!)
4. ~200lbs of stereo ****
5. ~50lbs of crap i totally forgot to take out of the trunk...i'm a dumbass

My worst reaction time was laughable....1.108 (not to say my best was that great either )
but i had fun anyway

best of 3 runs: (which happend to be my 1st run)
.914 r/t
16.9 @ 79mph

with practice on the launch and reaction time and if i lighted up my load (still kicking myself for that one) i think i could do MUCH better. I KNOW i could shave at least 1sec off.

Well, one good thing came from it though, my first race i won. Thats gotta count for something, right

The Old Guy

I may have some street racing under my belt, but i learned quickly, that at the track, it's a whole new game, where focus, concentration and skill are mandatory for a good pass, as is finding the proper shift points!!! but this is work i can get used too

Everyone should go to their local race track and try it. Like Mazdaspeed says, it takes a lot of skills. You'll find out that racing at your local track is still fun, but the most important factor is that it is SAFE .

BTW, my niece got hit friday night by a street racer. Luckily she survived and is doing well. The driver kept going but he was caught. He was drunk. He didn't want to take the rap by himself, so he told the police the name of the other driver and he was also arrested.

mazdaspeedwest

i wish your niece a speedy recovery (no pun intended)

Funny thing is too, i actually commented to my GF on the way home that i would much rather go to the track than street race anymore. Even if it's a 200mile round trip!!!!!!

It just makes sense, with all the work we do on our cars, time and money spent, it's not worth losing it all or even worse, injuring somebody. The true test of our hard work is in the time slips and the FUN you have doing it, win or lose.

I have found a new home

Stay safe, race at the track

mazdaspeedwest

wait a sec dude, you get a 8sec r/t and still made an under 17 pass!!!! doooooooooood!

So your saying, you ran a 9 sec 1/4mile....must have been a hella tail wind was it a 45degree downhill run? or maybe an 1/8 mile track?

or maybe you deducted the 8secs from your 25sec pass and i'm just ribbin ya for the hell of it

JustMe

reaction time is not in 1/4 mile time at some places

Makaveli

mazdaspeedwest, who did you beat in your first race?

mazdaspeedwest

my bad, sorry Wil, i was corrected on this earlier too.....

mazdaspeedwest

98-01 accord coupe with i/h/e

i ran the accord, and an ecplise gst (which i had a better 1/8mile time ) and an integra gsr with a 30shot of N20. lost both. the gst had a horrible launch and the iteg just plain spanked me.

mazdaspeedwest

Yes, very true. Next time i'll gut the stereo, clean out the trunk and pop on my 15's oh, and shift, launch and react better

Shawn

with a shot of funny gas

mazdaspeedwest

hahahah, well the intake is much more realistic....but a happy shot would sure be nice

GTX140

Proud to say I finally broke 15s. 15.8 on a cool Oct daywith a .509 tree. Worst tree of the day was .611, had 4 runs. I went on Dereks Exotic cars page to do a HP calculation. Came up with 129 at the wheels. Sounds pretty right to me after looking at Big Mike's dyno charts. We have virtually identical cars except for my cams. It's awesome knowing I'm pushing nearly 170hp at the crank
I also love seeing this when I snoke another Civ. Later guys. Been away on active duty for a while, might be goin back soon. Hope to make more posts