Originally Posted by mrtomcat

I believe it has to do with the air density and such as well, that's where the 2200 comes from. I remember they used to have that posted as well.
Bottomline it's yet another slow track with strong head winds

Originally Posted by FLZ_Boy

I have this 50/50 chance that going from 3rd to 4th I will get this nasty sounding and violent wheelhop at California Speedway. On the streets, I don't have wheelhop problems going from 3rd to 4th. This is just a California Speedway problem I have.

I don't ice down my plenum or doing anything other than open the hood and let the Z cooldown. However, CSW was cycling through the groups fast and I only had 1 hour ~ 15 minutes for a cooldown period (the Z needs more like a 2 hour cool down period w/o ice) on each run.

13.9 is attainable, but the conditions at CSW makes it kinda impossible. I haven't seen a Z do 13.9 at CSW, 14.1 was the best I've seen (doesn't mean someone hasn't done 13.9). I have to see frenzee drive at CSW, perhaps my shifting speed is really slow.

I'll probably wait till the winter time and run the private days and hopefully I get into the low 14's. I have pretty much have the 60's almost down to a science, but finishing the 1/4 miles at mid 14's is usually caused by slow shifting. However, most stock cars at CSW do average 0.5 to 0.8 of a second slower than the stated magazine times.

Sometimes I do get the impression that drivers at CSW do really suck and their is only a handful of exceptional few.