How to run 1/4 mile, First time

Masterbeatty

Damn!

I got smoked my first time out by a rhd integra because of a crappy launch and tire spin. I also learned that night after I got a rock through my window from a wrx passing me that this platform is for racing with turns not straight lines.

__________________
2011 MB 6MT
Masterbeatty journal

Z&I

The 'Z' Can do straight lines ... Just need to get serious and bone up on info (a lot of experience here on this site) ... Spend some bucks to up the performance potential ... and then put it all in to practice ... does take effort and time...

What are your goals ?

__________________
.
BB

Masterbeatty

I am building the car more towards autox and road course driving now. Plus now since I live in ct now the nearest drag strip is 3 hrs away either direction before when i lived in San deigo I lived across the street from one 1/8 mile strip, so that is another reason why too. There are two road courses within an hour of me now, lime rock and Thompson. My best 1/8 mile was 9.309 @ 80.21mph, 2.359 60 ft, 1.04 rt. that was 1 sec faster than my bolt on 2.5 Altima coupe CVT. Now that I have a real LSD it would lock up better but I would need a better tires.

__________________
2011 MB 6MT
Masterbeatty journal

Z&I

man 'o' man 'o' man !
How did you manage any rest living across the street from the 1/8 mile strip !

6 hour round trips to the track would definitely make for a long day...
I've always been a 1/4 mile kind of guy ever since I was a kid.
Something about that straight line acceleration makes me salivate.
Never wore off :-)

Never did like the idea of racing around in circles but road courses are tempting.
Have decided to set up my car up for the 1/4 mile while still being able to enjoy driving it around town.

aaahhh the best of both worlds ...

__________________
.
BB