The 72 Demon Follies....
Ended up with both Demons at the show Friday night.
Then took the 71 to another show on Saturday. Met some nice folks there but it was the only Mopar.
Went to the track today. The avatar seemed to like the jet reduction. At a DA of 1850 in Columbus, it went 115.4 mph with the ET Street radials and mufflers. Today, at a DA of 3100-3200 and the bias slicks and no mufflers, it went a pair of 115.9 mph runs. And the et's were good too. First time in the 11.30's since the axle ratio change from 4.56 to 4.10. Since switching, each run seems to get a bit better. Went 11.394 off the trailer, then 11.379, an 11.383 coasting, then an 11.374. So good consistency there. 1/8 et went 7.19, 7.18, 7.17, and 7.16. Keeps getting better - go figure!!
Car hooks hard and leaves well. Hope it stays that way. Guess by definition I have to say I'm a believer in these CalTracs, split mono springs, and the Calvert shocks. Great lift and body separation and plants the tires hard.
So this today was in the Sportsman class (track allows down to 10.50 et). No transbrakes or delay boxes allowed. Footbrake only. So in trials, I run a guy with a 6-cyl Altered that runs right around 12 flat. Says he won a couple events at Dragway 42 a month or so ago in the Pro and SuperPro classes. But today he's not using the transbrake. Seems like a decent fellow. Time run he has a .165 light. That's a slow footbrake number but figure he hasn't run it like this much. Well guess what: ran him in round 1. He cuts a .006 light!! Hmmm...that's a transbrake/delay box number you hear called out all day in Pro and Super Pro where he usually runs. Then a guy comes to me in the pits when i get back and says "You know he was on the tbrake at the line." I said I assume so as you don't go from a .165 to a .006 without one! But of course, there's no way to prove it. I cut an .030 light and ran the 11.383 coasting on an 11.37 dial as I was ahead of him. Did I win? Nope. I got the loser ticket!!?? Huh??? Now I have no problem with tbrakes...but I just want to run mano vs mano in a footbrake class. The fun of competition is what I'm after. Doesn't seem like asking too much but so it goes. Since the car was working well, I took the walk of shame and did the buyback and then red-bulbed it. Arghhhh...
Had a lot of fun and excited for what the car is doing. Gotta sharpen my skills as the car seems consistent now. Track photographer came by and gave me a pic of one of the launches. I even got a tiny bit of air with the 4.10!
Compare that to the launch with the 4.56 back in June:
Ended up with both Demons at the show Friday night.
Then took the 71 to another show on Saturday. Met some nice folks there but it was the only Mopar.
Went to the track today. The avatar seemed to like the jet reduction. At a DA of 1850 in Columbus, it went 115.4 mph with the ET Street radials and mufflers. Today, at a DA of 3100-3200 and the bias slicks and no mufflers, it went a pair of 115.9 mph runs. And the et's were good too. First time in the 11.30's since the axle ratio change from 4.56 to 4.10. Since switching, each run seems to get a bit better. Went 11.394 off the trailer, then 11.379, an 11.383 coasting, then an 11.374. So good consistency there. 1/8 et went 7.19, 7.18, 7.17, and 7.16. Keeps getting better - go figure!!
Car hooks hard and leaves well. Hope it stays that way. Guess by definition I have to say I'm a believer in these CalTracs, split mono springs, and the Calvert shocks. Great lift and body separation and plants the tires hard.
So this today was in the Sportsman class (track allows down to 10.50 et). No transbrakes or delay boxes allowed. Footbrake only. So in trials, I run a guy with a 6-cyl Altered that runs right around 12 flat. Says he won a couple events at Dragway 42 a month or so ago in the Pro and SuperPro classes. But today he's not using the transbrake. Seems like a decent fellow. Time run he has a .165 light. That's a slow footbrake number but figure he hasn't run it like this much. Well guess what: ran him in round 1. He cuts a .006 light!! Hmmm...that's a transbrake/delay box number you hear called out all day in Pro and Super Pro where he usually runs. Then a guy comes to me in the pits when i get back and says "You know he was on the tbrake at the line." I said I assume so as you don't go from a .165 to a .006 without one! But of course, there's no way to prove it. I cut an .030 light and ran the 11.383 coasting on an 11.37 dial as I was ahead of him. Did I win? Nope. I got the loser ticket!!?? Huh??? Now I have no problem with tbrakes...but I just want to run mano vs mano in a footbrake class. The fun of competition is what I'm after. Doesn't seem like asking too much but so it goes. Since the car was working well, I took the walk of shame and did the buyback and then red-bulbed it. Arghhhh...
Had a lot of fun and excited for what the car is doing. Gotta sharpen my skills as the car seems consistent now. Track photographer came by and gave me a pic of one of the launches. I even got a tiny bit of air with the 4.10!
Compare that to the launch with the 4.56 back in June: