I went to the local shitty strip last night for Test and Tune with the intention of checking out the cars and getting some exposure for Gotham Racing.



I slapped a big-*** sticker on the back of my R1 (first sticker ever) and decided to rwear my "Mazda RX-7....Pistons Not Required" T-shirt.



When I showed up, it was V8 city. Vettes, Mustangs, Camaros and Firebirds everywhere. I don't think they liked the shirt much . The only fast import at all was my bud Orin, running mid 11s in his 1991 twin Blitz turbo Supra.



Now, this track flat out blows.....there is a slight incline, then decline in the left lane, and both lanes tilt to the left a bit. Traction is always a problem, and it's right next to a river, so the air is humid. The place is like my mortal enemy....I've cut numerous 13.0s but never gotten 12s. I've talked to about twenty guys that have run up at Ennis and dropped .4 to .5 off their times at Temple/Academy (the strip I was at), which is pretty astounding when you think about it. I really need to get up to Ennis.



That said, I decided to make a last-minute pass before closing to show the local domestics my taillights. I am running 35 psi in all my s03s, and my tanabe coilovers are on full stiff from my last road race event. I was basically in full street trim and wasn't expecting much.



I lined up against an Iroc with cams, a cage, and serious meats on the back. The guy had a helmet on, and had a "1" on his windshield, so I knew he had made many passes tonight. Better yet, I was in the damn left lane. I wasn't planning on launching to save some wear and tear on the ppf and diff, but at the last second revved her to 3500 and sidestepped the clutch.

Me Iroc

R/T 0.54 0.69

60FT 2.13 2.30

330FT 5.55 5.87

1/8ET 8.40 8.75

1/8MPH 89.57 86.25

1/4ET 12.76 13.18

1/4MPH 112.16 111.00

WINNER 0.56



Needless to say, I'm pretty damn happy. I've trapped 114 at the track before, and I know I can get deeper into the 12s. I'm still running my original turbos with 92k miles (at 13psi on this particular pass) and a high flow cat.



Thought I'd share with you guys .

 

not bad !

 

Thats awesome for running the stock turbos.Are they setup as non-sequential?Thats moving.In street trim too.Imagine the other track what you could have hit.

 

Good run man! I like to hear the story about the Iroc losing too...



:bigthumg:

 

Rich - with 114Mph traps your car is capable of 12.2 - 12.3 easy. A month or so ago (my first time at the track ever) I went 12.2 @ 114Mph with a 1.99 60'.



12.7 is still very respectable, it's all in the driver now...



K

 

Thanks .



Up in the post, I mention that almost every serious racer that goes to Temple/Academy (the track I was at) shaves .4 to .5 seconds off their ETs immediately upon going to a better track like Ennis. And 12.7-.5=12.2, so no bagging on my skillz, yo

 

Way to go Rich!!!! Youre gettin' my hopes up! I bet that guy driving the Iroc was a bit shocked.

The most amazing part of it was the 35psi on the tires. No tire spin/hop= skillz

 

To answer a previous question, I'm running the stock sequential setup. Had Dave at KD Rotary do it for me when I first bought the R1 for me back in January of 1999 and haven't had a problem. Not one. Dave is the **** ----> Dave Barninger :bigok:



Thanks for the compliments.....over on the other forum some of the guys were talking trash about my time slip. Not coincidentally, some of those guys also know jack **** about drag racing :bigthumg:

 

i said congrats already hell i managed a 13.00 on street tires. POS street tires but still street tires LMAO

 

i would lower the tire pressure to see what you get. that's a damn good run you have there with that tire pressure. keep on trying later.