a Joke

and a near write off


We went yesterday and I couldnt figure out for the life of me why my lukewarm sport cups couldnt do better than my old PS2's which ran a 11.7 @124.

I trapped 124 on my first run while babying the throttle because my clutch had been slippling, the next run I gave it more gas and got more spin. This usually well prepped trak almost ate several cars including mine, on my third run, I spun first and second and was only 3/4 throttle in third when I was almost facing the opposite wall, I'm lucky I have road course experience or I would have eaten the side wall, I ended up correcting it and about half way into the other lane before gathering her up. I did muster up the courage to go back out (after I had left the park, driven up the road scrubbing the tires to try and get some heat in them ) but the track conditions were so bad my best run was my first 12.0 @ 124. Pretty sucky, but not bad considering the conditions.

Well on the way home, I looked through my rear view and was admiring the aggressive camber when it dawned on me how much that hurt my launching ability, and traction. But IMO Road Course > Drag Strip and I would not do an alignment to go drag racing.


Moral of the story, not MPSC on Crappy preped track with -2.5 camber.

 

What mods^^^^

Christian

 

never ever, ever run that kind of camber for drag strip, lol

 

did anyone get any footage, lol?

 

Congrats Heavy... Someone on bimmerforums found one of my timeslips that I didn't bother to collect and posted that I ran 127mph at a WHOPPING 12.2 something, and I'm running about the same camber as you are in back...

Drag racing sux...

Actually, I suck at drag racing, therefore...

Drag racing sux...

Mike

 

seems like a waste trying to drag a 996tt. so many other better vehicles out there to choose from.

 

C'mon Dez, don't be draggin' the TT.

 

I disagree dragging the TT is fun. Its a good comparison to other cars in strait line speed. Its not the end all be all of racing but it does take a little skill to do (although not near as much as road racing).

Its all about the competitive spirit and having fun, not that a 87 stang with a big block that costs about a third to build can kick my **** with out even trying..

 

+1.......

 

Yes I think we did get footage, I'll ask and see.


As for my mods.

K24's
ECU (Orton)
PSI Loud


I only go to the strip a couple times a year to test trap speed, but
I couldnt even get that right as not once did I get a clean 2nd gear.

 

lol, excellent!

Let's say I had to replace my rear wheel, lol

 

Ah the old elitist crap again.

 

HOLY **** -2.5 camber will put your traction right down the drain.

There is always next time.

 

What is the right camber set up for drag??

 

Slightly positive so that under full squat you end up with zero camber.