MD Drag Racing Session June 27

[Scrrem]

Originally Posted by QB93Z

Great news Rich!

As the date gets closer lets pick a meet-up location and caravan to the track.

Jim

Will do Jim

[Aurora40]

I may make it to this. I was up there today, Mike was going to bring his Z but couldn't make it. So maybe we'll try to meet up at this event.

I had fun racing my buddy's Mazdaspeed 3. A few times I ran him with the power key off to even it up a bit. Car runs in the 14.9 range that way.

I also ran some LS1 F-bodies that were good competition, and some other cars. I did a best of 12.79 with a lot of 13 flat runs. I was not expecting it to be that slow I sorta feel like the car is off ever since the coolant explosion, but maybe it's the weather. I dunno... I'm not sure what coolant could have gotten on that would just take the edge off the performance. The car otherwise drives fine, it's not rough or anything like that.

[Jagdpanzer]

Bob,
What kind of trap speeds where you turning?

[Aurora40]

114mph was the best. Mostly 112ish though. Much weaker than the last time I was in Bowling Green, where I did 115's and 116's. The weather at BG seemed worse to me, really hot. Though Mason Dixon probably has a little more elevation, but not crazy at 550'.

It just feels a little off or something. I'll have to dig through my time slips, I believe I've run 12.7's at Mason Dixon before I had headers done.

[QB93Z]

Originally Posted by QB93Z

Great news Rich!

As the date gets closer lets pick a meet-up location and caravan to the track.

Jim

Hey Rich, Change of plans. I am making a speed run to Connecticut on Friday. I will head straight from there to the drag strip on Saturday morning. I won't be able to meet you on the way to the strip.

But I hope you will be able to stop at my place after the racing.

I sent you a PM.

Jim

[Aurora40]

Does anyone need a crewmember? I might come by to spectate, I don't think I'd race.

[Aurora40]

I didn't get up early enough... So I swapped my brake pads instead. How was the event? What kind of times did you guys run?

[Jagdpanzer]

Had a great time at the track today. Must of made over a dozen passes. Best time was 12.39 at a little over 113 mph. Had the 315/35-R17 MT ET radials on back and Pete's old skinny A-molds and Hoosiers up front on. The MTs started to really hook in the last hour we had the track. On the last run just before noon Jim and I faced off and I came out a little to hard and popped the driver's side spindle at the line. However this time I came better prepared and was packing a spare. Jim, Rich and several of my fellow Northern Virginia Corvette Club members graciously stuck around a couple of hours to help me R&R the spindle so the Z could make home under its own steam and not on the back of a trailer like last fall at Capital Raceway.
Hey Jim, thanks again pal for helping out with the wrench pulling.

[Aurora40]

Geez! This was the other side, not the one that let go last time? Man, you have some rough luck at the strip! Nice time though! Any videos?

[Jagdpanzer]

Originally Posted by Aurora40

Geez! This was the other side, not the one that let go last time? Man, you have some rough luck at the strip! Nice time though! Any videos?

I'm begining think maybe 94 was just not a good year for Corvette rear spindles.