Anyone been out at track in 2021

DHR Darren said:
It does! The key is to drive it around a bit and get some heat in it before going to make a pass or your 1st pass will pretty much just be aborted until the disk gets heated up.
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Yes, it hooked great both times. Started at 1100, after first pass turned it down to 1000, hooked well too. We then turned it down to 900, but never got another run. It had heat in it, because I had to do so much starting and stopping in the lanes. Plus 2nd gear burnout put some heat in it too, probably.
 
DougA said:
Yes, it hooked great both times. Started at 1100, after first pass turned it down to 1000, hooked well too. We then turned it down to 900, but never got another run. It had heat in it, because I had to do so much starting and stopping in the lanes. Plus 2nd gear burnout put some heat in it too, probably.
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My clutch is usually good to go after the first burnout which is usually a bit longer than the following ones. Since I don't have any of the fancy stuff like a data recorder I can't tell if the clutch is slipping down track (which might be your issue), however the car is consistent and that's all I can ask. Now if I can get my damn two step to stop being finicky, things will be just fine!
 
Gotago said:
My clutch is usually good to go after the first burnout which is usually a bit longer than the following ones. Since I don't have any of the fancy stuff like a data recorder I can't tell if the clutch is slipping down track (which might be your issue), however the car is consistent and that's all I can ask. Now if I can get my damn two step to stop being finicky, things will be just fine!
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Lo tech here also, no data deal. Would be nice but I wouldn't know how to read it. My flip phone is to hi tech for me sometimes.
No clutch slippage down track, 3rd and 4th powershift hits like a sledgehammer now.
 
Well I just unloaded the car, pulled the plugs, number 2 is way blacker than the others, other 7 looked perfect. Figured It might be a lash problem, popped valve cover off, all good. Did a compression test, all cylinders good, within 5lbs of each other.:)
Got to be ignition, plugs were new this outing. Will try another plug, check the header temps with my heat gun, and see what's up. Then will pull dist., check it just for shits and giggles.
 
Thanks Doug lots of us here have really cool cars like you said but to me the coolest ones are are the ones that still look like they started out as.
 
I'm a muscle car purist at heart, can't help it. Respect everyone's rides, and what they do with them, variety is what makes the world go round. But I grew up right in the heart of the late 60's, early 70's factory muscle hot rods, was just in awe of all that, they had me hooked, still do. Made an everlasting impression on me to this day.
Just loved all the factory craziness, simple times, before the manufacturers had to bow down to the govt. smog fuckers and insurance cos.
 
Videos not available Doug.
We are looking at atco Nov 6. Test day w stock n super stock and super car series.
Track should be on kill.
 
Videos work now. Car really got after it on top launch. On second it looks like a little bounce in front. If so I use afco 80/20 and they tamed front down a bit.
 
I'm not sure what that short bounce was, never had anything like that before. Thought maybe the clutch might have slipped slightly, then bit again, don't know. Didn't really feel it in the car. Horrible 60' on that pass, 1.58. First pass 60' was 1.48, which is good for me.
With only 2 passes, no where near enough to figure the clutch out yet. Shitty Ram Mexican throw out bearing is grinding already. Pulled the trans Wednesday and put a new one in, not Ram.
Pretty discouraged with Cecil and the Elky now. Hundreds of cars show up on a late October tnt, $50., 2 runs. Waited all summer for that.
Great for Cecil, $$, but with the popularity here now, not sure what I'm going to do.
 
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DougA said:
I'm not sure what that short bounce was, never had anything like that before. Thought maybe the clutch might have slipped slightly, then bit again, don't know. Didn't really feel it in the car. Horrible 60' on that pass, 1.58. First pass 60' was 1.48, which is good for me.
With only 2 passes, no where near enough to figure the clutch out yet. Shitty Ram Mexican throw out bearing is grinding already. Pulled the trans Wednesday and put a new one in, not Ram.
Pretty discouraged with Cecil and the Elky now. Hundreds of cars show up on a late October tnt, $50., 2 runs. Waited all summer for that.
Great for Cecil, $$, but with the popularity here now, not sure what I'm going to do.
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Atco Saturday $100. Test n tune, stock n super stock and super cars(FAST).
 
Tom396 said:
Lost in the fifth round, at Kinston Dragstrip, last night (Sunday). But hey, I got down to 31 cars. lol. I simply got beaten in that fifth round. I was late and he was on time. End of story. Take care. Tom Worthington
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Hold on, was this a big money race? Still had 31 cars left in the 5th round? Shit, a lot of times we only have a five round race.
I think at our last race we had 196 cars for first round of Pro Dial, that is the most you will ever see in a single class at our local track, and it only happens once a year. My wife won 1st and 2nd round, I did not. :(
Then the rain came and that was that.
 
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