Last weekend at the california speedway (~1000 ft above sea level)...

3:50 PM

R/T .937
60' 2.367
330 6.453
1/8 9.770
MPH 73.98
1000 12.619
1/4 15.041
MPH 93.69

Best run of the day... complete interior... front PSI @ 24 or so with falken azenis.. jdm 4-1 header, comptech icebox, carsound high flow cat and advanced timing. First time at the track... can my times be improved with better launching or is my car just slooow ;( heh thanks for any inputs.

 

what kind of car were you in.. i was there too..

 

maybe the launch.....but the launch isnt going make u drop a whole second though its probably your shifting to and your tires or your car is to slow...


[Modified by Majuniors_no_vtecfu, 12:36 AM 8/21/2002]

 

I have 98 Type R.

 

lol he said what kind of car were you in lol
15.0 damn that goes with my friend's b20 civic (non-vtec)
i think i should drive!!!!!!!
30 extra whp when i drive!!!!!

 

I'm sure it's all about practice.

I know I was the typical "14 second car stuck with a 15 second driver" the first time out. Second trip to the track, I finally got into the 14s.

Next time, I'm going to shoot for at least mid 14s. I might even lower my tire pressure a bit.


[Modified by thk, 4:47 PM 8/20/2002]

 

Well... if I own a 98 Type R I was probably in my 98 Type R at the races.. right? So with practice think I'll be able to hit mid 14's... ?

 

eh, not a bad time, what area are you in again for running the 15.0?

 

My best time (first time 1/4 mile the itr) was 14.7. Im at 14.1 now with 2.2 60's on my P 700z tires.

I think you can work on your technique and get better times, I'm still trying to see what works for me.

 

Falken Azenis? 24 psi, your 60 foot should be waaaay better, you are probably not revving up enought and the car is bogging cause ive seen like 2.2 60 ft times on stock tires, and those aren't the greatest compared to azenis, some people with 205 azenis have to rev to like 7000 rpms just so they don't bog out lol, try launching alot higher and remember shift right at redline like 8500...

 

I'm in so cal. hot as weather that day. Highest i revved to was about 4000 rpm.. dropping the clutch.. didn't really feather it.. .dunno.. next time will be better.

 

HA i knew it, there you go, i can drop the clutch at 4000 with my stock tires on and i will bog like nuts at 29 psi even, i gotta launch at like 5000-5500 to get a good launch, you have to drop higher than that propably, don't worry, next time will be way better try like 6000 and see what happens...

 

I've pulled 2.2's on some chitty azz big O tires....you can definitely work on the launch.

 

you did better than me at California Speedway the first time i went. i got 15.2 @ 94 as my best

a lil OT - skafia got a little slower trap speed than i did, but his time is .2 better...why is that?


hehe that's the only time i beat tj

 

Jeez your 60 ft is terrible, thats why his top end is slower and he still beat you...
Also its hot as hell out there, that will affect top end and mph...


[Modified by 2001TypeR, 7:32 AM 8/21/2002]

 

my mph is exactly like that, i have home made intake...

 

its all in the launch. practice launching to lower your 60fts...you can do better than 2.3 in a stock ITR. that should bring your time down a few tenths on a clean run.

 

don't worry you'll get better as you get more practice ! Practice may be the best mod some can have..!

 

thats troo.. i ran 10.6 then got to 10.10 and i tried hard as possible to get into the 10.00 or 9's.. my friend went out there and tried difference techniques and got 10.06. so practive on your launch, revs are the key. oh and this was 1/8 track in my LS

 

heheh that was fun wasn't it alex? Wait til I get healthy again, dennis, you and I will go there again for some fun again. BTW, fontana is a hard place to get traction in my opinion. My best there was only a 14.9 with my ghetto kumhos. hehhe

thomas


[Modified by tjtruong, 3:57 AM 8/21/2002]

 

yeah it was great, Thomas . Sounds like fun , get well soon bro

 

I've pulled a few 14.8s in my 00 Type R at Cali Speedway

I'm 100% stock but my trap was about yours and so was my 60' times...I'll see if I can scan them in

That track is a POS

It's far as fugg away from anything, its hot as hell and the track is about 1200 feet above sea level

I would slip the clutch at about 5500 and that seemed to get me the best times

Letting the car cool down for a long time was also a big help

 

15.04

I ran 14.64 in my EG with straight B20

 

2001 itr stock 14.3 @96

 

All you SoCal people... we need to ge togeter in September and get out to the strip.