Re: drag strip times

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

Not to be arrogant, but I raced my car at the drags in Seattle and I got a 
15.4 for my best time. Iwas running a 16V MK1.


From: Riley McDowall <roog@home.com>
>To: aventari <aventari@cts.com>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: drag strip times
>Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 22:19:58 -0700
>
>At 6:27 pm -0700 20/7/99, aventari wrote:
> >if you have a well running 16v w/ gutted cat and ram air, low 15's should
> >be pretty damn easy, at at least 88 mph.
> >Your car has a mechanical problem i'd almost guaruntee. is it misfiring?
> >how does it run when you first start it up in the morning?
>
>Not IME at all.  Last weekend in Seattle there was a major VW drag/show
>event and the only cars running low 15s were VR6 Corrados.  The lowest
>straight-up 16v time I saw this year was a 15.6, run by an A2 GTI (2L) 16v
>with headwork, cams, and a Garrett chip.  I ran a 15.801 last year with my
>2L 16v (~145hp), although that was with big rims.  Judging by my dyno
>sheet, I probably would have run at least a 15.6 this year but I got to the
>track to late to get tech'ed... :P :P
>
>See you guys at WF!!!
>
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Chris DeLong
'80 16V Rag
'65 Bus (ugly, but good for campin' W/toaster oven)
'82 GLI
'80 'Vert
'80 PU (slammed to the curb)
'61 17 Window




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