Wow what a blast I had last night at the local 1/8 mile strip in Sealy Texas near Houston. Ran my 91Formula 350 WS6 that is mostly stock except for Ed Wright Chip and SLP single air box.

1st run - I line up next to a beautiful, new looking Camaro Z28. I figure what the heck this will be fun. I get a reaction time of .6399 and pull about 1/2 car length ahead immediately, 60' time of 2.12, not my best ever but right up there, then maintain the same lead all the way to the finish line. 9.14 at 76.41 mph, my best run of the night, I BEAT THE SOB by .074, HA!

Second run, racing a 6 second camaro with Idon't know what so the race wasn't important. I tried to practice reaction time, red lighted with .4301. Hmmm, good experience.

Third run - racing a souped up late model Ford pickup truck. Well geez, I guess I spun my tires a little, beat him by .892 seconds, my worst run of the night. 9.45 at 75.03 mph.

Fourth run - DONT STOP READING YET THIS IS THE GOOD ONE.
Im lined up against a motorcycle (its time trials). So a guy with a really nice looking Mustang GT, late model with a "Westside Mustangs" sticker on the side is behind the motorcycle and says, "Wanna race". Hell yes I do. There was another "Westside Mustang" Cobra that ran 8.88 earlier I had seen so I figured this would be a tough one to win. I pull a .72 reaction time and he immediately jumps out to about 1/2 car lead. .216 60' time, not too bad, Im staying with him. The BING, right before the finish line I shoot by him and ACTUALLY WIN by .069 seconds. Time of 9.27 at 75.32 mph, my second worst run of the night. I pull up next to him on the return lane and say "dude what happened". He's all bummed and says forlornly "I missed third gear". I say "well Ive got an automatic".
I guess its true what they say, a win is a win, because man I sure felt good all the way home.

If I can just get money for a few mods for this car It's going to rock. This is only my third time at the track but sure won't be the last. Get out there dudes with your thirdgens and lets kick some butt!

 

A win is a win. There's no excuses for a lose such as "missing a gear".

When I'm bracket racing I figure around 20% of wins are real wins. I consider a real win when an opponent doesn't give away a race by sleeping at the light, red lighting, breaking out at the finish line or just having mechanical problems. I've given away my share of races that way also.

My last race I won the first round with a very slow .681 RT to my opponents .723 light however I ran a 11.432 on a 11.43 dial-in.

I lost the second round by .0169. It was so close at the finish line I couldn't tell who won until I got my timeslip.

Most of my wins or losses are due to mistakes. I don't consider a red light win a real win. The opponent gave it away. I'd rather have a good race and have to fight for the win.

That's where street racing fails. A timeslip doesn't lie. If you don't win, you just don't win and excusses are not a reason. Anything can happen to anyone. It's just the luck of the draw. Only the tower can demand a rerun because of timing equipment failure.

 

bracket racing is all R/ts & Dial in.
50% luck 50 % skill

 

lol thanks for that info, Mr. Vin Diesel himself ladies and gentlemen!

 

hello! i belive the line is "it doesnt matter if u win by and inch, or a mile, WINNING IS WINNING" i watch that part of the movie ever time i go and street ra... cruze.....hehehe it gets me all happy inside...

 

I still havent seen that Fast and Furious movie, but I understand the sentiment. I guess Im going to have to break down and rent that sucker and watch it. I imagine there are some good looking girls in it. I'll concentrate on looking at them instead of all those imports. There were quite a few importas at Sealy the other night. Most were running 9.6 sec and up (remember this is the 1/8 mile), but I did see one that ran 9.10 which was about what I was running in the firebird. Those things are so small and light

 

There's no such thing as a bad win light!

 

Larry, rent the movie, but just fast forward to the end and watch the Charger kick the Supra's a$$. Even after the Mopar throws a rod! Good action/race scene. It's worth it just to see and hear that car (drool) :hail: '69 Dodge Charger

~Matt