It was my first time ever racing any car at the track and I was able to get a decent time that is ranked for stock 350z's!!!!

1. 2007 Base
2. 6spd
3. STOCK CAR ALL THE WAY TO THE ORIGINAL TIRES!!!


here are some pics and 1 burnout video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RniF4ejMXeE


















MY TIMESLIP:







SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? (first time ever racing!)

 

Not bad...get some practice and you should be able to see the 13.30s and a little more mph (106mph)....

 

wow not bad at all for a 1st run

 

Yes, very good first run.

 

Congrats! Nice job

 

Very Nice congrats man.

 

Sweet!

 

Your car is running strong at the top end. Good work.

 

Thanks for all the compliments! since then I went another day and got four runs in but only got 13.7 13.7 13.9 and a 14.0 (spun a lot) so hopeful another day with a better launch I can be lower 13's... my shifts are fast and the last 1/8th mile im running strong, i just need a better launch to get lower i think...

THANKS AGAIN!!!!

OH P.S. IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW... I BEAT THAT EVO TWICE, BUT THE FORD LIGHTING AND THE SRT-4 IN THE VIDEO KICKED MY *** LOL

 

Thanks for bumping me to #22.

21. Davidv -------------------------04 Enth 6spd 13.897@101.07mph 2.026 60ft

 

Sorry... but you should of seen my face when i grabbed my slip just like that... like since it was my first time being at a track period... and i needed help to stage lol i expected high 14s for first time... you got 2.0 in your 60... can you help me a little with mine... i couldnt get a better than 2.2 and i think if i can get a 2.0 60 and then ill be lower 13.3s

 

You will find a day when staging pad preparation is ideal and run 2.0 second 60 foot times.

 

a lot of other racers said the track was really well preped that day. i guess it was me lol. there was a event for cars running like 7s so the track was real sticky...

 

Slip the clutch. Thats the best advice anyone can give. If you are spinning you're trying to put down more power than the track can hold.

Don't burnout to heat the tires, just scrub them clean, I didn't watch the video but I'm guessing its a smokey burnout from the pics. Just a quick scrub will suffice.

Stock tire pressures all around work fine as well.

 

i didnt do a standing burnout... i let it roll... it was in 2nd gear... i reved it up dumped the clutch and just let it roll

 

Yeah I remember those days when I was #11.

 

Whats the ideal launch @ rpms on a stock 350z? I dont want to let off the clutch too high and just have a bunch of slip or have a slow start.

And oh yea awesome time for a first run ever! Congrats man.

 

I don't even bother with 2nd gear. My tires felt greasy the one time I tried it so I went back to first gear spins.

The key is honestly in rolling off the clutch smoothly and into the throttle smoothly so you don't jerk the tires free from the track. Think of the tires as a rubberband stretched to near their breaking point. You want to gently add more power to them, not just jerk on them.

 

god I wish I didn't buy an 04... I'll never see that time stock. Good runs and you will go deeper with time

 

Depends on tires, tire pressure and staging pad conditions. Try 2, 3 and 4,000 RPM. What works for me may not work for you.