Hey guys,

Went to Englishtown tonight and ran three times with the most annoying consistency in my times. Heres the three runs for the night.
For reference, Im a bone stock 08 Touring (right down to the tires stock with auto transmission)

Conditions:

Temperature: 90 Degrees Farenheit
Relative Humidity: 0
Absolute Barometer: 28.81

Run # 1
R/T: .331
60': 2.236
330: 6.094
1/8: 9.216
MPH: 78.43
1000: 11.921
1/4: 14.181
MPH: 99.93

Run #2
R/T: .414
60': 2.172
330: 6.022
1/8: 9.150
MPH: 78.20
1000: 11.862
1/4: 14.129
MPH: 99.69

Run #3
R/T: .385
60': 2.165
330: 6.036
1/8: 9.176
MPH: 77.92
1000: 11.901
1/4: 14.182
MPH: 98.98

Any tips to improve my times? I'm upset at how close I was to 100 MPH

 

lol i can't believe you picked the hottest day of the year to run your car. Your car cannot like you right now. I bet everyone else was running very slow.

That said, you still should have ran a high 13s.

So...bad job driving and bad job picking a day like this to run.

lol j/k

 

The Z is picking up only 21 MPH in the second 660 feet. Heat and humidity are killing your trap speed.

60-foot and 1/8 mile times look like 90-percent of new racers.

 

I hear PINKS will be at Englishtown on July 26.... Is MRC going to try to represent the Z crowd?????

 

Uploaded two of the three runs. It was Waterfest this weekend and the announcer was giving the Volkswagons a hard time since both videos I am beating one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Nnj9ZsC4E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_eFNYpngS8

 

Unless he gets his TH400 tranny installed completely and working properly, it won't happen.

 

How did you race during waterfest? I guess they have become a little more lenient (sP?) since the last time I went with my VW. That kinda thing was simply not allowed.

But ya, Im sure the heat had a lot to do with it. Even with a 2.2 60' your car will more then likely run a high 13 on a cooler day. Go back and try again on a more forgiving day. You will be pleased.

 

Something is happening in the latter half of your 1/4 mile run.

davidv could be right, it could be the humidity and heat soak.

I ran a worse 60' time than you and I still managed to get 13.7
But the conditions I ran in were cooler than the conditions you presented.

 

I figured it was the heat that was making my runs a little slow on the top end portion.

This Friday I am going to Island Dragway and the temperature will be 64 degrees so I should have much, much better results.

Thanks for all the input though.

 

where are you shifting at?

 

not to mention that the pressure was ridiculously low. the DA that day was probly something like 3500-4000 ft, depending on what the humidity was. you arent gonna run anything impressive with a DA like that