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The facts: My second trip to the strip Venom working well  60HP N20 (75% TA & 4000 RPM) 75 & sunny, not too humid, cooler for run #2 A million people there Tire pressure change at the advice of someone else  Bridgestone S-03 Run 1 Run 2 Time 7:58p 8:57p Tire Press. 28 14 RXN = 1.105 1.176 60ft = 2.536 2.432 1/8 ET = 9.982 10.215 1/8 MPH = 76.93 71.30 1/4 ET = 15.190 15.617 1/4 MPH = 94.32 90.95 So I failed. I guess I'll have to go back and do it right. Feel free to take any and all rips, criticisms, low blows and other wise laugh at my expense. Mark
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Good trap speed Maybe take some caffine pills the next time you to the track. No el dooozo
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Screw the RT (unless you are actually racing someone - ask Iceman22 about that). My best run to date had a 2.5 second RT. The staging area was not flat, so we kept rolling around out there. Hard to time the launch while trying not to roll out of the box. I had a solo, so I just let the lights go green, then did the launch at my own pace.
I end up putting this in every drag thread, so here goes: 60 60' 60' 60'
What'd you do, miss a shift on the 2nd run? The 1st run has that, ahem, launch but you got down the track PDQ after that. Oh wait, I see. 14 psi - that was not so SMRT. Higher pressure = LESS rolling resistance. Just don't go too high on the fronts.
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DAMN, Come on Mark, I thought you knew how to drive a standard?
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no missed shift, not only rolling resistanc, but some also comment than with tires so flat that diameter has dropped, acting as gearing shift? I assume he means that for same number of revolutions, the tire travels a shorter distance. I will run at 20# next time. Mark Ps thanks tim 
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Originally posted by Trapps:
I will run at 20# next time.
Lowering the tire pressure of low profile street radials will lessen the contact patch and give you less traction & more rolling resistance. Run a normal pressure in front & 40psi or more in the rears. I run at 36/40 at the track. Slip the clutch from around 2500-2800 rpm and go from there.
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Reaction time doesnt hurt your quarter, but it sure looks better when you have a decent light on a slip.
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Personally I think those a good times considering I will probably never hit those. Just think it could be worse. **cough**17.6**cough**
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Originally posted by LoCo: Personally I think those a good times considering I will probably never hit those. Just think it could be worse. **cough**17.6**cough** hey hector how about we add that venom to MY car and see what my times are?? :p
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sorry trapps but here is a SE without any happy juice ..... try again brotha   that was a 90+ degree day too :p
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