Crash712us Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 So far my best time, well all 3 time are 12.27's at 112mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrming Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 EXCELLENT!!! Looking forward to some more details! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpd1151 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 FAN-FREAK'n-TASTIC ! Sent from my DROID3 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve142857 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Oh yeah!!! Getting there baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Even beat the legendary darreli once! So far holding consistantly with 12.27's with better tires to help wheel spin a 11 is very probable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darreli Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 He still hasn't beaten me today...even with all that power! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrming Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 You guys get a cell signal out there? Or are you guys just sitting in darreli's basement making this stuff up? LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 We'll never tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve142857 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Btw Chris, when did you go and what were the conditions? DA? I wish I disn't have to do my brakes because today would have been very very good conditions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrming Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 We'll never tell. Well Dave the Photo guy is out there today...so I BETTER see some pics of you guys when he posts his photos!! LOL! How is the traction today? Staying for eliminations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darreli Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Yes John the photographer is here... Traction sucks honestly..this track isn't great for that. The DA is 1571 currently Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 John I have a lot of wheel spin, darrell does too. Dropped the tire pressure going to try out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve142857 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Darrell: do you have stage 5 now? Same setup as Chris but lighter wheels? What is your best today Darrell? When you had your 12.13, do you remember what boost you had on your special tune? I saw that with stage 5, boost is around 17-18... Do you guys know a faster way to bed in new brakes within an hour or two instead of 500 miles? Cheeze! I wish I could go today... My guess is that I would have run a 12.08 at 116mph... Still room for better weather ahead so I won't cry Good day for you guys out there, enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrming Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Darrell: do you have stage 5 now? Same setup as Chris but lighter wheels? What is your best today Darrell?When you had your 12.13, do you remember what boost you had on your special tune? I saw that with stage 5, boost is around 17-18... Do you guys know a faster way to bed in new brakes within an hour or two instead of 500 miles? Cheeze! I wish I could go today... My guess is that I would have run a 12.08 at 116mph... Still room for better weather ahead so I won't cry Good day for you guys out there, enjoy! We did something like this: From 60mph, gently apply the brakes a couple of times to bring them up to operating temperature. This prevents you from thermally shocking the rotors and pads in the next steps. Make eight to ten near-stops from 60mph to about 10-15 mph. Do it HARD by pressing the brakes firmly, but do not lock the wheels or engage ABS. At the end of each slowdown, immediately accelerate back to 60mph and then apply the brakes again. DO NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP! If you stop completely and sit with your foot on the brake pedal, you will imprint pad material onto the hot rotors, which could lead to vibration and uneven braking. The brakes may begin to fade after the 7th or 8th near-stop. This fade will stabilize, but not completely go away until the brakes have fully cooled. A strong smell from the brakes, and even some smoke, is normal. After the last near-stop, accelerate back up to speed and cruise for a while, using the brakes as little as possible. The brakes need only a few minutes to cool down. Try not to become trapped in traffic or come to a complete stop while the brakes are still very hot. If full race pads, such as Hawk DTC-70 or Performance Friction PFC01 are being used, add four near-stops from 80 to 10 mph. not back to our regularly scheduled race program!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrming Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 John I have a lot of wheel spin' date=' darrell does too. Dropped the tire pressure going to try out.[/quote'] What kind of 60'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve142857 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Just looked DA at my track and 827 feet, temps at 65F and tailwind of 7mph... Wonder what it would have done... But looking at your times today, with a better prepared track, better tires, negative DA and tailwind, definitely 11's soon!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve142857 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Thx John! I read it too... Will try it this week early in the day when no traffic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 What kind of 60'? 1.8's is best I'm seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrming Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 1.8's is best I'm seeing. On a GREAT day I'm 1.94'ish... bad day 2.0x... ok, day, 1.98'ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darreli Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Darrell: do you have stage 5 now? Same setup as Chris but lighter wheels? What is your best today Darrell?When you had your 12.13, do you remember what boost you had on your special tune? I saw that with stage 5, boost is around 17-18... Do you guys know a faster way to bed in new brakes within an hour or two instead of 500 miles? Cheeze! I wish I could go today... My guess is that I would have run a 12.08 at 116mph... Still room for better weather ahead so I won't cry Good day for you guys out there, enjoy! Steve....yeah we're pretty much setup the same. I've been running this tune for a couple weeks...probably the same time as you. I can tell you the lighter wheels don't mean jacksh:t...I've said that to you before..I ran the exact same times before and after the wheels. I thought they'd make a difference..which was one of my reasons for swapping out..but I was wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve142857 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Thx Darrell! So, do you feel, like Chris and me, that our cars arr ready to break into the 11's? Do you feel that your car has more power than when you had your best time last year? No further question your honor! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 I think 11's is very probable, and I think we will 1stsho do it, reasons being his wider tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpd1151 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Maybe 1stSHO's wheels are LIGHTER, in addition to being WIDER. It certainly helped Darrell :boink: :bolt: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve142857 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 If one has no traction issue, then thinner is better than wider. Wider is only good to launch, after it penalizes... So, the best is to go on a well prepared track... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpd1151 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Darrell's gonna have to run on donuts (thinner and substantially lighter) in order to just be able to keep up with the rest of us at this point...... :spy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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