well i didnt do as well as i hoped i would... damn the track is so different than the street and i got super nervous before each run. i only got 3 runs and one that ill approve of... ill read off my slips..

1st race... i boged and spun in first trying to launch and also missed 3rd.. all bad...
Reaction 0.552
I1 2.559
I2 6.543
I3 9.879
I4 12.600
finish 14.922 98.179mph

2nd race... didnt try to launch at all just normal start like i was driving
Reaction 0.241
I1 2.302
I2 6.210
I3 9.304 80.276 MPH
I4 11.927
Finish 14.176 99.863 MPH

3rd race... holy ****, i dont want to post this one but i will. okay tryed to launch again and wheel hoped like all hell in first, then said to hell with 1st gear shifted to second burned out in second so shifted to 3rd at 40mph. noticed i was at 40 and down shifted back to 2nd and ran the rest no prob... i dont know what i was thinking (if i was at all) i should have just let off in first and then got back on it but whatever i learned something
Reaction 0.121
I1 2.552
I2 6.769
I3 10.137 74.903
I4 12.872
Finish 15.190 97.221

all and all i had a good time. i was pissed at the 14.9 and didnt think i could do worse, looks like i need more practice but there was another srt4 there that was holding it down at 13.5's.

 

you gotta start somewhere.... I have yet to go to the track with mine... so I am sure my times would "suck" too...

you'll get better!!! if not, you have to sell the car, it's a rule I think in the owners manual

 

Hey, Gump

Dont stress, Dude. like SRT_YA said, you gotta start somewhere. SH[:@]T. my time needs some work too. I havent tracked yet with my SRT.

Peace

 

Was the SRT-4 that was doing 13.5 modded?

 

yeah he had a perring fmic, wires, filter, turbo back exhaust, stage 2, sway bars.... that all i remember. he said he ran 13.5's with stage 1 and when he got stage 2 he was running 13.8. he doesnt launch just rolls through. so im thinking about not getting S2 after talking to him.

 

I've heard that from some others, as well. It's making me save my $$ for Stage 3.......

 

don't sweat the times, bro- that's what going to the track is for, right? as you get more practice your times will continue to go down- also, you'll start messing with your setup, like tire pressures, staging techniques, etc.
btw, i recommend staging very shallow so you can get a running start b4 you leave the beam- since you're not racing against the guy beside you, but the clock. if you are racing the guy beside you, stage deep so you have less track to go down (remember that you're only talking inches, though).

 

good job on the 14.2, btw.

 

so your saying after you get your 2nd stage light hold cluch and roll back then just go a bit early?

 

doesn't matter how early you go- forget reaction time, unless you're racing the guy beside you- it has nothing to do with your elapsed time. there are 2 lasers (not lasers in the tecnical sense but that'll do for now) that go across the lane about 2 in. off the ground- the first is the pre-stage, when your tire breaks the beam the top yellow light illuminates. when you break the second beam (the stage) the bottom yellow illuminates- your time doesn't start until you leave that beam. now, if you stage shallow, that means as soon as the light comes on you stop. the advantage here is that the beam is hitting the front of your tire, so when you punch it you have most of the width of the tire to accelerate before the tire leaves the beam and the clock starts, so you've already got some speed before the clock even starts. the disadvantage is that you have more track to go down, so if you're racing the guy beside you you are going farther than he is. shallow stage=good for time, bad for head-to-head.
if you stage deep, then when the second yellow illuminates keep rolling until the beam is at the back of your tire (you can't see it, of course, so it takes a little experience- if the light goes out, just back up and stop as soon as it comes on). the advantage here is that you're effectively shortening the length of track you have to go down. the disadvantage is that as soon as you move you leave the beam and the clock starts, so you have no speed. deep stage= bad for time, good for head-to-head.
for timed runs, i always like to stage first- just get up in there and get yourself set. if the other guy stages first, you don't have time to set yourself, since it only gives you about 2 secs btn the stage light and the tree going off.
if i'm racing head-to-head, though, i like to wait and let him/her sit for awhile in the stage- that makes them start thinking about things, and that's always bad for them, good for me. conversely, if you don't want to sit staged for too long, wait for him/her in the pre-stage, and then stage after he/she pre-stages.
there are lots of mind games to it- i'm sure you know a lot of this stuff, i just throw it out there and you can pick what you like. you'll develop your own style as you do it more.
let us know how the next one goes!
(man, i'm going through pronouns like butter- how do you/he/she/him/her like that for p.c.?)