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eva-01
10-02-2002, 07:44 PM
I was at the Bithlo track tonight!!! First track experience ever. thanks to new law no more street racing.... well .. i met one celica gt guy but he doesnt go on the boards... it was a celica GT/R errr..... anyways my best time was a 15.64 poopi kaka... i kept grinding 2nd... anyone have tips for me? time for bed night
-erl
EzRidA
10-02-2002, 07:49 PM
Don't slam it into 2nd. Try to shift quick and smooth. Can't really give any other advice till we know your full time slip.
The Game
10-02-2002, 07:52 PM
Keep practing your launches!!!
eva-01
10-02-2002, 07:52 PM
my bad heres my time slip
R/T 1.292
60' 2.431
330 6.751
1/8 10.218
MPH 70.98
1000 13.150
1/4 15.648
MPH 90.65
The Game
10-02-2002, 07:54 PM
Your 1/8 should be around 9.7!
EzRidA
10-02-2002, 07:55 PM
Your 1st problem is your 60'. It isn't atrocious, but it isn't good either. Try slipping the clutch at around 4500rpm. Your #2 problem is your 1/8th. Are you landing on the 2nd cam on the 1-2 shift? Did you grind the 1-2 on that run? If so that's what is killing you.
eva-01
10-02-2002, 07:58 PM
i would practice my launch also but track is soo much different than street. Whats a good RPM to launch at? oh and a wierd thing happend to me tonight i lauched really bad (dumped the clutch) and my rpm's shot up to 7000 but somehow i hit fuel cut... i ended up with a 16.4... oh well i guess things happen.. i hope i havent f'd up my car.
-erl
eva-01
10-02-2002, 08:00 PM
yup i grinded on that one too.. umm... are you keeping the rev at 4500?? or what, im not much of a driver... when i tried to do that the car krept forward... i guess i gotta get used to it.
EzRidA
10-02-2002, 08:00 PM
If you get way to much wheelspin the fuel cut should kick in at 7200 rpm. It prevents your axles from spinning way to fast to cause any damage. Launching read my post.
EzRidA
10-02-2002, 08:02 PM
Make sure the clutch is fully depressed. Hold the revs steady at 4500rpm. Light goes green start to release the clutch car should start to creep. Keep doing it until you up and going and just dump it. Should hop and take off.
The Game
10-02-2002, 08:02 PM
3000-3500 rpms is a good launching point!!
eva-01
10-02-2002, 08:06 PM
ok gotcha soo i hold it from 3000-4500 rpms slowly let the clutch out, but how do i get a better reaction time? daym i wanna try this right now but neighbors are sleeping ahah
EzRidA
10-02-2002, 08:07 PM
R/T doesn't mean a thing. So don't worry about it. The only time it counts is if you are brakcet racing.
The Game
10-02-2002, 08:11 PM
Find an empty alley to practice in! Or you can do it at stoplights :gap:
EzRidA
10-02-2002, 08:12 PM
Stoplight accelerating is now considered a form of racing, even if its against yourself. :gay:
eva-01
10-02-2002, 08:17 PM
yup, i read that new statute is , ghey...thats why im starting to track race... they can pull you over even if you are under the limit... i used to race out in the back woods past bithlo where not cars pass for hours..
-erl
EzRidA
10-02-2002, 08:18 PM
On 50?
eva-01
10-02-2002, 08:20 PM
nope in wedge field, my old neighborhood.. but the cops started to find out bout it soo we stopped and there my skills.... with the g-tec i was getting 14.8's but thats when i was landing in lift and i had tred on my tires ahah.
EzRidA
10-02-2002, 08:21 PM
Practice makes perfect. The street and the track are two entirely different beasts.
eva-01
10-02-2002, 08:25 PM
yah i found that out tonight.... when you guys usually go out??
EzRidA
10-02-2002, 08:27 PM
Well considering I live in the Ft. Lauderdale area I have yet to run at Bithlo. I go to Moroso. I will be heading out to Bithlo on the 18th of Oct. Everyone mark your calendars. :gap:
eva-01
10-02-2002, 08:30 PM
humm... day b4 hin? maybe ill join yall.... ok time for bed thanks for the advice..
-erl
The Game
10-02-2002, 08:33 PM
I'll see if I can get off early from work that day!!
EzRidA
10-02-2002, 08:34 PM
Well the plan for me was Bithlo on the 18th, 19th meet up with the crew then roll out to HIN. After HIN we can decide what to do. Sun. head home. :)
analogvoid
10-02-2002, 09:21 PM
I'm in the same boat as him.. need to practice somemore..
so on the 18th bithlo see's the 14 second celica eh?
im coming down from tally for hin and bithlo the 18th....my auto launches perfect everytime...luna what are you doing wrong?
Jusone36
10-03-2002, 05:33 AM
Originally posted by po9i
im coming down from tally for hin and bithlo the 18th....my auto launches perfect everytime...luna what are you doing wrong?
i dunno what da hell! i've tried slamming on the gas and i've tried "auto-shifting"... i sit there and rev till 2k and then release the break at light. i'm ok at reacting but i think there's a lot of drag that's holding me back. i try to push my car but it actually drives slow :mad: i remember when we did 1/8 mile runs at the track i got a decent time on my first run (better than sam's on the bottle) but then it went to crap afterwards & that was on my 15s. my times have been better on the 17s - that i don't get :confused: i really blame the addition of the header, hopefully in a couple of thousand miles i'll get the courage to throw in the s-afc and let it do its magic. i've talked to shops and they told me that would be my next best bet. so i guess we'll see.
i'm thinking of going to the track tomorrow considering i'll be doing my 30k check today...maybe there is something wrong that can be fixed :rolleyes: if so, i may pull some weight out of the care too...
oh...and all of that just to keep up with me? ok im done.....no more fast auto gt bragging.....it is all out of my system now....at least until the 18th
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