Two hours to atco due to detours.(live 55 minutes away).
Atco was a zoo, as one might expect on a friday night. Got there around 7:00. Hoping for 3 passes. Yeah right! Air was great. Temp was about 45 but the northeat wind made the track cold. Got in the slicks lanes and up to the box when some turbo miata race car slammed the wall coming out of the burnout. After they got that cleared up the track was too cold so they wouldn't let the faster cars run and we had to get back in the staging lanes and wait. They wanted all the 200+ street cars to go before they'd let our lane go. What a nightmare! Now I'm hoping for one pass, but have no idea how the tracks gonna respond so I decide not to powershift.
Monster burnout, tires around 11 psi cold, Don't even know what I came out at (5000+).The race car in the left lane blows up as I'm coming out.Speed shifted at 6500 for a shakedown pass. I was pleased with the results. 11.0 at 125+ on a 1.46. Got a little squirly on the high end and had to drive it thru the traps. This car really pulls hard. Probably could have got one more run but didn't want to wait another hour+ and risk not going. 10.8x's are gonna have to wait.
Despite only getting one pass and the obstacle course I had to take to do that it was worth it. What a rush! I also got to meet with some Corvette enthusiasts and chat about the car and drag racing in general. Several guys asked me where I'm hiding the bottle also. :rofl:
Atco was a zoo, as one might expect on a friday night. Got there around 7:00. Hoping for 3 passes. Yeah right! Air was great. Temp was about 45 but the northeat wind made the track cold. Got in the slicks lanes and up to the box when some turbo miata race car slammed the wall coming out of the burnout. After they got that cleared up the track was too cold so they wouldn't let the faster cars run and we had to get back in the staging lanes and wait. They wanted all the 200+ street cars to go before they'd let our lane go. What a nightmare! Now I'm hoping for one pass, but have no idea how the tracks gonna respond so I decide not to powershift.
Monster burnout, tires around 11 psi cold, Don't even know what I came out at (5000+).The race car in the left lane blows up as I'm coming out.Speed shifted at 6500 for a shakedown pass. I was pleased with the results. 11.0 at 125+ on a 1.46. Got a little squirly on the high end and had to drive it thru the traps. This car really pulls hard. Probably could have got one more run but didn't want to wait another hour+ and risk not going. 10.8x's are gonna have to wait.
Despite only getting one pass and the obstacle course I had to take to do that it was worth it. What a rush! I also got to meet with some Corvette enthusiasts and chat about the car and drag racing in general. Several guys asked me where I'm hiding the bottle also. :rofl: