finally made it to the local "track"

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Codfish

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A bitter sweet day really. First time racing in over two years, and first time with the new stroked rb, 727, and 3.73 geared Dana.

Rained alittle Sat evening while setting up. Rained over night, and again this morning, but it held off for the rest of the day. Keep in mind this is airport racing. No concrete launch pad.
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Made three time trial runs. 8.04, 8.05, and a 7.71@94 mph. I was stoked. Car pulled like an SOB. And I was short shifting the first two runs, 5000 rpm. 5500 for the 7.7 run. Trying to be gentle the first time out.

So I dialed in at 7.85, seeing as how my times weren't too consistent. Oh, made it in the quick 16 too .

So I got paired against a BEAUTIFUL 64 Polara from Russell, MB. My 7.85 dial to his 7.16.

So I leave first, a .771 light to his .680 .
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I'm nearing the end of the track, and looking for him in the mirror. He's WAYY behind. So I'm on the brakes before the MPH sensors, and coast accross. I see his win light come on. WTH? I knew I didn't redlight.

I get my time ticket, and I ran a 7.50 on my 7.85 dial in. On the brakes
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. No wonder he was so far behind. Oh well, at least I got beat by a Mopar.

My 60's sucked, with a 1.74 the best. I have a stock suspension basically, with ESPO 1" over shocks on the back, and incorrectly adjusted CE 3 way drag shocks on the rear. They felt like they were adjusted the same, but they aren't. The car dropped pretty good on one side. The little marks on my shocks do not line up with the "clicks", so it's kinda trail and error adjusting them. Ranchos and Caltracs on the way
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Seems like alot more in the combo, but we have no test n tune here, only three time trials, so a guy doesn't want to change too much between rounds. Might have to borrow a trailer and bring it to Minot, ND, for a test and tune weekend to get it all ironed out.

Thanks for listening.

codfish
 
don't get on the brakes....every run is a time run--you and the car need to become one. the car will settle down and run the same numbers and all you have to do is cut a decent light--after that you will go rounds (another time run)..do the same thing every time. when you change something your time will change. run the car (as it is) to get it consistant before changing stuff or it will never be repeatable. later only make one change at a time so you'll know it it worked...yes, it take longer but in the end you go rounds..
we had a daily driver back in the 70's that ran within a .1 for a year, drive in drive out..you don't need a trailer, that's a money trail.
have fun
 
Well haven't been here in a while.

Moved accross the country, started up a new business, and just busy with life.

But I did finally get to make the first 1/4 mile passes with the Dart.

Ran an 11.09 @ 119.42 mph, and a 1.55 60'. Did this before I blew a head gasket. But got that fixed and the Dart is mobile again. I know there's a 10 second pass in it. I did NO tuning on it yet what so ever. Still trying to get the Caltrac set-up dialed in.

Just trying to get some cruising miles on it now before the snow flies!!

Here's a shaky video lol.




codfish
 
drive in drive out..you don't need a trailer, that's a money trail.
have fun
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Do explain...some of us need trailers for our street/strip cars..
 
stroked 340 said:
Do explain...some of us need trailers for our street/strip cars..
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If you look, that responce was from 6-30-09, why would you be looking for a reply to it now, it is nice being able to drive your ride too & from the track & put down some good #s, nothing wrong with trailering it either, prefferance of choice i guess.
 
Burn outs done often lol.

As for trailering, when I lived out west, I drove to the track. 2 hours to Minot ND.

Here, it's a 6 hour jaunt, so on a trailer it is. Glad I did last time. Head gasket went away!! And with the fuel mileage:-D

codfish
 
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