So I went to the track tonight, hoping to break my best of 13.7. Unfortunately no matter what I tried, I couldn't get a good launch. The track was either too cold, not prepped well or both. If I launched at anything above 3K RPM I would be spinning all the way through first gear. Note: back in October I got a 2.0 60' launching from 4K RPM. This time my best 60' was at 2.8K, and all I could get was a 2.2. My best run of the night was a 13.952 @ 103.52 with a 2.3 60'. I did manage to trap as high as 103.8 but ran a 14.1 on that pass.

It was still fun, I got to see some other Zs and a turboed G35 sedan. I'll be going back when it warms up a bit in April or so.

 

Nice try!

Friday night I ran a 13.7 @ 102 with 2.2 60'. I also ran a 14.0 with a 2.35 60'. I'll probably go again next week. I'd love to hit a 2.0 60'.

 

Maybe I'm wrong but I think you're launching at pretty high rpms if you're on street tires. I personally, along with others, run my best times launching between 2 and 2.5, letting it fall on its face and then bury it to redline. I get a few chirps at the most.

Somewhere on here is a guy who accidentally let it fall flat, and ran 13.3 stock. It's also hard to screw up.

 

You may have tried this but:

The staging pad has a well worn area where 90 percent of the cars are staging. If this is not working for you, move the car a foot either to the right or left.

Stage “shallow.” When the pre-stage light is ON, move forward enough to make the stage light flicker. Then move forward an inch but no more.

 

+1
Good try! It is a bit cold out there for the tire to get some good traction.

 

i was in the black z.. i did horrible unless you missed it(dont know how you could have.. you kicked my *** by at leaset a sec), anyways i ended up leaving early, i also could get no traction..it felt like i was sliding all the way to the end.. along with a few guys (the one in the charger runnin 13's if you saw him) was all pissed about it too... not sure what was going on with that but either way i did horrible, the night before i ran at firebird and did a little better anyways

i didnt get to talk to any of you but i think i counted 4 z's besides mine

 

No offense or anything, but I don't see your name here: https://my350z.com/forum/drag/233840-top-25-1-4-mile-times-for-tt-st-supercharger-nitrous-bolt-ons-stock.html

I've tried launching at 2-2.5K back in October and couldn't get better than 2.2 60's. My best launch was at 4K back then so I figured I'd try that and 4.5 this time. Traction wasn't to be had that night though.

 

Thank you for the advice. I'll definitely try that next time. It seems like you can pull better 60's with that technique since you have that extra distance to work with.

 

Yeah, I saw you along with like 4-5 other Zs there. I didn't have a chance to see your times though. It was nice seeing other Zs come - last time I was the only one there. Sucks about the traction that night... My buddy with his Camaro SS wasn't doing good either. I'll wait till April to go again most likely.

 

in case you ever go to firebird i was there the night before.. i didnt do great, better than usual though.. but i had no traction issues at all there in case you wanna try that place out

 

I always wanted to try Firebird... Never got the chance to yet. Maybe I'll go there just to compare their track prep. How crowded is it there compared to Speedworld? And how much does it cost to race there?

 

its just as crowded as speedworld but its kinda slower.. the tracks way nicer, over all its 10 times better then speedworld in my opinion.. its 10 to watch and 20 to race

 

Cool, thanks. I'll definitely go there next time - maybe I'll get some better times.

 

Just for reference.

The fastest launch I've been able to run (watch your 330' time more than the 60') is from 5000-5300 RPM's. Sometimes you just can't get traction (or the clutch won't hold in my case) and so you have to launch lower. But 4,000 + and a lot of clutch slip is the way to go.

 

Yeah, I remember you and a couple other people with good times saying that launching at higher rpms yielded better results, so that's why I wanted to try it. It worked in October, but it sure didn't now.

 

On stock tires just stick with launchin under 3k. I got plenty of 1.9 and 2.0 60's out of it. When you move up on stickier tires then launch past 4k.

 

heres the schedule for you, its not as consistant as speed world so you gotta check it sometimes


http://www.firebirdraceway.com/web/streetdrags.html

 

Thanks alot. I wouldn't want to show up on a night I can't race

 

I say this with a caveat of do what works best for you (experiment some, every night will be different) but for me although my 60' stays the same, lower launch RPM's led to higher 330' times. I'm not concerned with my 60' the same way I am my 330'.

 

haha, thats why i gave it to you... its far from my house, i drove out there one night and no races... way sh*tty