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Re: Update...long..latest drag times for those interested




    keep trying mikey.  one of these days you'll be blessed with wit.

jason
the mad bastard


----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Weiler <lerb@redrose.net>
To: <UrGTI@aol.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 9:07 PM
Subject: RE: Update...long..latest drag times for those interested


> Was the title long last drag time or Longest lasting drag time? My spell
> checker went crazy!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of UrGTI@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 4:12 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Update...long..latest drag times for those interested
>
>
> This is for the Mad Bastard if nobody else cares .
>
> The day Sunday October 15th the place Rock Falls WI . I arrive shortly
after
> 8 am and the weather looks like it could rain but it turns out ok after
all
> plus the clouds kept the temp down , "this is HP weather" I am thinking to
> myslef as it stays in the 50s . So I proceed to empty the car of its
spares
> and tools , put the ole wrinkle walls on , add my aerodynamic aids and
> stiffen up my Tokicos .
>
> As I go to tech I notice a surprising amount of Dodge Omni turbos , better
> stay away from them they gots turbos ya know ...lol .... I think the Honda
> crowd wasnt in the know until the red one layed down a mid 13 at well over
a
> 100 . After that the crowd went over to see what made that boxy hatchback
go
> .
>
> On to my runs now....As you know my quest for the 13s was not met at my
last
> outing and I made a promise to myself to get there before the season was
> over
> . This was going to be the day I could smell it . So here I go up to the
> line
> for my first run of the day ("shakedown" for you NHRA guys) . Get in the
> water attempt to heat the meats up a little but my ebrake wont cooperate
so
> I
> just smoke em and make sure to not go past the starting line . Ok I launch
> the sucker at 6 grand and get a nice pull of the line  (1.96 60' ) despite
> the car lunging to the right about 2 feet and waking me up . Do my usual
> watch the tach and shift on time and all the usual drag stuff . "Well that
> felt like a low 14 I think " I say to my car . Get my slip and holy cow
> 13.947 on the first run . Next run a 14.0 and on my third I manage my
lowest
> time of a 13.882 @ 95 MPH .  The rest of the day was 14.0 - 14.1 because
for
> some reason I cant get a good 60 ' anymore today .
>
> We did break up into brackets later in the day and I proceeded to take the
> class win with a big fat trophy to prove it . The final race was of course
> the best with me taking the win by .19 over a AWD turbo talon . I had him
> off
> the tree , he had me on the launch but in the end I beat him by a nose
> despite identical 1/8 th mile time .
>
> "Today was a good day"
>                   Ice Cube
>
> Jasin
> MK1 all motor turbo eater
>
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