wingnut

I'll be there tomorrow (Saturday) seeing what my car can do. I can't wait. The last time I was there, my Firebird ran 16.20's in stock form (LG4 w\ 5-speed). With the recent upgrades, I'm hoping to be in the 12's. If any of you are in the area, stop in. Test and tune starts at noon. It costs $25 to enter and there's a trophy race.

Chris Ja

I don't go to Lapeer anymore as every time we go they find some reason we can't run. We are to fast and need a cage or they don't like our tires or something. If you have a old Mopar they don't seem to have a problem with how fast you run. The guys I hang with all have fast cars and every time we go they find a reason to shut us down.

wingnut

I ended up having to work on Saturday. Maybe I'll be able to go this coming weekend.

BTW, the rules are pretty much the same wherever you go:

- ALL cars must have a lap seat belt.
- Helmets are required for ALL Vehicles.
- All vehicles running 13.99 or faster, or running slicks must have a drive shaft loop.
- All convertibles running 13.99 or faster must have a .6 roll bar and shoulder harness.
- All stick shift vehicles running 12.99 or faster, or running slicks must have a blow proof steel scatter shield.
- All vehicles running 11.99 or faster must have a .6 roll bar and shoulder harness and a trans blanket. Driver must also be wearing a protective jacket.
- All vehicles running 9.99 or faster must be built to NHRA or IHRA specs. A neck collar and fire suit is also required ON ALL DRIVERS RUNNING 9.99 OR FASTER IN THE 1/4 MILE OR 5.99 OR FASTER IN THE 1/8 MILE .ALL CARS RUNNING 8.99 IN THE 1/4 MILE OR 5.99 IN THE 1/8 MILE MUST HAVE A DIAPER ON MOTOR.
- Motorcycle, quad and snowmobile drivers must have helmets, face shields, leather jacket, leather gloves and leather shoes or boots and all machines must have chain guards.
- All drivers of machines running 11.99 or faster must be wearing full leathers and machine must be equipped with a tether.
- NO PASSENGERS ALLOWED IN RACE VEHICLES
- Any STICK SHIFT car using Nitrous must have a blow proof scatter shield.
- NO CRACKED WINDSHEILDS.

Diablo3Z28

Hey Wingnut

Where exactly is Lapeer Dragway?? if I ever get this thing running decently I might take it out there

wingnut

From I-75: Take Exit 81 (Palace of Auburn Hills). Go North on M-24 to Lapeer. Go Approx. 3 miles north of Lapeer to Daley Road and turn right (just past a BP gas station on the right). Go 2 miles to Roods Lake Road and turn left. Go 1.5 miles on Roods Lake Road and Lapeer International Dragway is on the left.

Diablo3Z28

Thanx man. Hopefully I'll figure out why my car is shifting so bad. Then I'll just have to finish breaking it in before I can have any real fun with it

wingnut

I'm going tomorrow for sure. I'll post the results on Monday.

I'll go out on a limb here and make a prediction: 12.86 @ 112mph.

Funny thing is, if/when I run 12.99 or faster, they'll probably disqualify me - I don't have a blow proof bell housing.

Diablo3Z28

well good luck with that wingnut. Let me know how it goes.

wingnut

Well, I didn't break into the 12's as I'd hoped, but I got damn close.

I made three passes. In the first race, I was up against a '97 Z-28. The driver said that it was pretty much stock, except for the K&N air filter, exhaust (shorty headers, HP cats, no mufflers), 3.73 gears and Nitto drag radials. Don't laugh at my pathetic reaction time! It's been a while since I've been to the track. I let off the gas early (thought I was at the end of the 1/4 mile). That's why the MPH is so low.

In the second race, I was up against a newer model Camaro SS. I didn't talk to the driver, so I don't know any of his specs. Judging by his times, I'd guess that it was bone stock. I think I overheard one of his friends say that it was a 2001.

The Camaro SS owner aparently wanted a rematch. When I headed for the line of cars to race the third time, he jumped in his car and got behind me (you either race the car in front of you, or the car behind you in line). He shaved .2 off his previous time, but the mighty 4th gen was no match for my 3rd gen.

I have the last 2 runs on video (mpeg format). I'll try to upload them onto the net later today. They're kind of big files (5 & 8 meg).

Diablo3Z28

I'll cut you some slack this time for the reaction times. What did you do fall asleep

I'm just messing with you bro

wingnut

I know, that's pretty bad. I'll have to go back and try again soon. I should be able to break into the 12's with tuning alone. I didn't even play with the timing yet (the advance is set at 8* - stock setting).

Does anyone know of any free web hosting sites that allow more than 5 megs of storage (like geocities.com). I can't upload the videos - they're too big!

wingnut

I was able to upload them to a tripod account. Unfortunately, since it is a free account, they can't be downloaded by a remote user.