Beginner Racing Questions.

[COPO PETE]

Your 60' time is amazing. Id' say your tire pressure is good....real good. You might want to try some more timing if the car can handle it. Your mph to et is pretty good. You could go some more gear, but then it would'nt be as streetable. I'd leave that dist. alone and get another one, and give it about 18 degrees initial, with a total of about 38... maybe 40. Your a legend waiting to happen!
Peter [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif[/img]

[Chevy454]

Like Pete, I'm drawn to that 1.90 short time! WOW! I don't know what kind of tires you are running, but that 60' time is VERY good for a virtually stock car. Especially considering you are running a short (stock?) converter. If you're hooking it good enough for a 1.90 short time, then your buddies were correct in telling you to bring it up on the converter when you stage. Just curious, what were you shifting at? I've found, with Pete's help, that shift points can make/break a good run. I shift about 500+ rpm OVER my HP peak in our Camaro (auto car), which lets it fall back into it's power range after the shift.

Everything looks good, except your MPH at the end of the 1/4. If I had to guess, I'd say you lifted off the throttle before you went through the last MPH trap...no biggie, it's VERY common. I've done it, I've seen thousands of others do it...you just gotta remember and watch for the last beam and keep your foot in it until then.

Oh, and KEEP PRACTICING!

[hvychev]

Wow guys thanks! Guys like I said this is only my second time ever at the strip. Rob as far as the shift point, durring this particular run the M40 shifting it's self. I tried to shift the car manually but the darn thing spun for the first half of the runs. When I was taking off from the tree when I was doing the manual shifts I was shifting at 5500-5600 rpm. The rear tires that are on the car are the reproduction Mickey Thompson S/S Indy Profile L60 15's. the fronts are Wide Oval 14X7. When I started out in regular drive and let the trans shift itself, man the car had taken off unlike any time I remember. It was like a sling shot. I actually felt it in the pit of my stomach which was weird since this car isn't a High compression LS6, L72, or L78. After talking to you guys I am pumped about going back out there to race again! Thanks a million! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/[/img]

[COPO PETE]

At the 2001 Pure Stock races, there were 48 cars in the 13.'s Three were going 99 mph and the rest all over 100, and up to 111 mph. I'd say you did well, very well. Good driving!
Peter [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif[/img]

[Mr70]

Frank is a tall drink of water,so that had to be a pretty strong feeling to reach all the way through those layers of his Stomach..... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[hvychev]

[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] You got that right! Hey I am suprised that no one commented on the weight of the car with me in it at 4050lbs! If my buddy was racing the car at his 5'9 160lb size I am sure that the ET would be less. I am 6' 2 1/2" 275 lbs. That doesn't make for good ET's. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Maybe I should diet.........nah!

[NCGuy68]

Frank....if you don't already know, stay out of the water box with those treaded Mickey T tires. The water will cling to the tread grooves and run down onto the track when you stage.

Do a couple of dry burn-outs to clean the tires and stage.

Like the other guys have said, practice, practice, practice. You'll only get better, and most important, have more fun!

[moparts]

HEY ROB!

Did you see that......run it through in drive......told you.......... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/[/img]

[Chevy454]

Yeah, yeah...but I'd almost bet that if he played with his shift points some he would pick up both ET and MPH. He was spinning the tires when shifting manually, which means the power is there but he's just not hooking it. When he let the trans do the shifting it was probably short shifting, thus no tire spin. Of course, this could work the complete OPPOSITE way (shifting way past power peak) but I really doubt he was twisting it that hard. Letting the trans do the shifting would add a measure of consistency, though.

[hvychev]

Rob I am not going to give my car or myself any real credit. I don't even know what the hell I am doing or how I did what I did as it is! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Keep in mind that the tires I have are L60 15's, These are some big meats that are 10" wide! Imagine what you could do with meats on your Yenko that size instead of those skinnies.