Track: Outer Banks Speedway in Creswell, NC. 1/8 mile track.
DA: -950 feet
60': 1.8940
330': 5.4458
594': 7.8239
1/8 ET: 8.3319
1/8 MPH: 85.22
Finally got some times I was looking for. My previous best 1/8 ET was a 8.47, in which I ran a corresponding 13.12 1/4, so considering I ran .14 faster in the 1/8, a 12 second pass should be just another trip to the 1/4 track away. And I'm planning on going back to the Rock (1/4 mi, and faster than the track tonight) next Friday night.
I got a new best 60' of 1.87, and several others in the 1.88-1.90 range. Although I got new best short times, the track wasn't hooking from crap. [That is an indicator to me to how much more power my car makes in cooler weather.] I was there from opening time till closing time, and they didn't prep it a single time. I only saw one or two drag cars hook up like they should have off the line. I got my best results with 25 pounds in my 275/40-17 Nitto 555R's, and putting LOTS of heat to them, as in 8-10 second long 2nd gear burnouts. With a better prepped track in similar or cooler conditions, I think I can cut sub-1.85 short times, and get into the 8.2s.
I also think the trap may be a tad low. I've gotten good times at this track, but typically with slightly slower trap speeds. Earlier this summer, on back to back weekends with similar DAs, I ran 8.47 @ 84.7 at Rockingham, and a 8.49 @ 83.7 at OBX Speedway, with identical 60's. So the J-Mod and decent weather have netted me a solid 1.5 mph in the 1/8. So I may be trapping as high as 86 on the right track. We'll see next Friday night.
That's all for now.
DA: -950 feet
60': 1.8940
330': 5.4458
594': 7.8239
1/8 ET: 8.3319
1/8 MPH: 85.22
Finally got some times I was looking for. My previous best 1/8 ET was a 8.47, in which I ran a corresponding 13.12 1/4, so considering I ran .14 faster in the 1/8, a 12 second pass should be just another trip to the 1/4 track away. And I'm planning on going back to the Rock (1/4 mi, and faster than the track tonight) next Friday night.
I got a new best 60' of 1.87, and several others in the 1.88-1.90 range. Although I got new best short times, the track wasn't hooking from crap. [That is an indicator to me to how much more power my car makes in cooler weather.] I was there from opening time till closing time, and they didn't prep it a single time. I only saw one or two drag cars hook up like they should have off the line. I got my best results with 25 pounds in my 275/40-17 Nitto 555R's, and putting LOTS of heat to them, as in 8-10 second long 2nd gear burnouts. With a better prepped track in similar or cooler conditions, I think I can cut sub-1.85 short times, and get into the 8.2s.
I also think the trap may be a tad low. I've gotten good times at this track, but typically with slightly slower trap speeds. Earlier this summer, on back to back weekends with similar DAs, I ran 8.47 @ 84.7 at Rockingham, and a 8.49 @ 83.7 at OBX Speedway, with identical 60's. So the J-Mod and decent weather have netted me a solid 1.5 mph in the 1/8. So I may be trapping as high as 86 on the right track. We'll see next Friday night.
That's all for now.
