Z Car Garage Drag Racing Series resumes again for 2010. Win a pair of drag radials!
That'd be awesome if you could drag with us. You and Walt could fight it out for the set of DRs!
04-08-2010, 06:54 AM
#37
We were still racing when you posted that! 
It was a good day - everyone drove home
We had a good turnout of Zs and Gs. There were 6 or 7 350Zs, 3 G35s, and a 370Z. We were able to get 3 practice runs in before the brackets started. Walt (Fowlman) made it to the 3rd round, so he has the most smiley faces so far. He dialed 12.9 on his 3rd run and hazed the street tires on his launch and ran (I think) a 13.1. The guy next to him was spot on with his 18.x run. Walt had been cutting 0.0x lights as well.
The 370Z was on drag radials and a stock clutch, so that only lasted two hard runs before Rob pulled it out and called it quits. Gabe's 4L G35 (https://my350z.com/forum/na-builds/4...zcargarge.html) was fast, but also had clutch issues so he parked it as well. I forget the exact numbers, but he was picking up a lot of speed in the final 1/8th mile.
The track was getting faster as the night went on and the DA decreased. My first run was 14.0, and I finished the night with a 13.5 dial and a 13.55 run @100mph with a 1.88s 60'. A varying headwind is typical at Sears Point, and it was there last night as the evening cooled down. That still leaves me off the top-25 list (need to be 13.494). I dialed in 13.45 on my final run but hazed the launch and red-lit with a -0.086s RT. If I hadn't lit, I would have won anyway as the guy was asleep at the tree and spotted me over .5s. Overall, it was a great night.
It was a good day - everyone drove home
We had a good turnout of Zs and Gs. There were 6 or 7 350Zs, 3 G35s, and a 370Z. We were able to get 3 practice runs in before the brackets started. Walt (Fowlman) made it to the 3rd round, so he has the most smiley faces so far. He dialed 12.9 on his 3rd run and hazed the street tires on his launch and ran (I think) a 13.1. The guy next to him was spot on with his 18.x run. Walt had been cutting 0.0x lights as well.
The 370Z was on drag radials and a stock clutch, so that only lasted two hard runs before Rob pulled it out and called it quits. Gabe's 4L G35 (https://my350z.com/forum/na-builds/4...zcargarge.html) was fast, but also had clutch issues so he parked it as well. I forget the exact numbers, but he was picking up a lot of speed in the final 1/8th mile.
The track was getting faster as the night went on and the DA decreased. My first run was 14.0, and I finished the night with a 13.5 dial and a 13.55 run @100mph with a 1.88s 60'. A varying headwind is typical at Sears Point, and it was there last night as the evening cooled down. That still leaves me off the top-25 list (need to be 13.494). I dialed in 13.45 on my final run but hazed the launch and red-lit with a -0.086s RT. If I hadn't lit, I would have won anyway as the guy was asleep at the tree and spotted me over .5s. Overall, it was a great night.
Last edited by scotts300; 04-08-2010 at 06:59 AM.
04-08-2010, 09:42 AM
#39
Next time I will put on DR's and go for a better time. 19" heavy *** street tires with no sidewalls are not the best for launching. I did spin the tires on that last run, but I still had a 1.981 60', not sure how though. My best 60' of the night was 1.964.
I'll have to look at the time sheets, but I think I am shifting too soon in first and second gears.
My kid took this picture of me trying to destroy those street tires.
I'll have to look at the time sheets, but I think I am shifting too soon in first and second gears.
My kid took this picture of me trying to destroy those street tires.