Setup: 04 GT 5-Speed Manual, my ricer body kit, seats have NOT been removed, spare and jacks are still in, 1/2 tank of 91 Octane, my daily driver crap.
Modifications: V.A.K., Mopar 2.5" dual exhaust, SSR Competions 17x7.5 with Michelin Pilot XGZ4., and Mopar Short Shifter.
Driver: Can't launch from a dig, shifts like your granny.
1st Run (with Mike-in-Orange)
R/T: 0.604 (Fontana now uses 0 as perfect R/T)
60': 2.503 - 1500 RPM Launch
330: 6.816
1/8: 10.334
Mph: 69.37
1000: 13.277
1/4: 15.750
Mph: 91.09 - My car has this wierd thing about high trap speeds.
Mike won this race 14.978@90.33. I was behind Mike's rear bumper about a good PT's length due to my ugly launch. I basically followed him that distance all the way to the line. I was hoping that I could real him in with my 1mpg trap speed.
2nd Run (with Mike-in-Orange)
R/T: -0.016 (Soooooooooo close to perfect)
60': 2.447- 3000 RPM Launch , ouch wheel hop.
330: 6.731
1/8: 10.240
Mph: 70.86
1000: 13.209
1/4: 15.693
Mph: 90.78
Mike beat me again at 15.048@89.83. This time launch was a bit better, and I basically following Mike's rear bumper all the way to the line.
3rd Run (with itsawolf)
R/T: -0.065 (Soooooooooo close to perfect again!)
60': 2.460- 2500 RPM Launch
330: 6.779
1/8: 10.276
Mph: 71.47
1000: 13.201
1/4: 15.654
Mph: 91.81
I beat itsawolf (03 auto, no rear seats, 1/4 tank of gas) by purely reaction time .1526 of a second. Itsawolf ran at 15.567@86.37 (technically beat me on the 1/4mile). This race was basically a see-saw race. itsawolf got a jump on my car on the line, I was playing catch up when I hit 2nd gear and passed itsawolf. I was not mentally aware of what the hell I was doing and granny shifted to 3rd and itsawolf came to the side of my car and his antenna ball was waving back and forth telling me to shift to 3rd faster. I basically started to pull away on 3rd all the way to the 1/4 mile line. Technically, I lost the race by -0.061 of a reaction time (I red lighted, but not by much). Was very interesting to see the lead change 3 times down the track. Of course, being a good sport, I'm carrying roughly 200lbs. more than itsawolf. Itsawolf was a great sport, was very exciting how close that race was. We almost had the best race of the night, but some other people beat us to it.
4th Run (with E36 BMW M3)
R/T: .239 (Fontana started those lights WAY too fast, I didn't get to rev)
60': 2.629 - Launch at Idle speed 700RPMs
330: 6.946
1/8: 10.426
Mph: 71.68
1000: 13.350
1/4: 15.797
Mph: 92.15
E36 BMW M3 Time
R/T: .127
60': 2.308
330: 6.109
1/8: 9.286
Mph: 78.01
1000: 12.004
1/4: 14.312
Mph: 97.43
Arghhh, was getting late and they were starting those trees fast. Not like it matter much, I got killed by a M3. Wasn't too bad since my trap speed made it look like the bimmer walked me, rather than getting blown out of the water .
*Note California Speedway is: Start/Finish: 1127/1200 feet.
If you people like to play with ET adjustments to see level, here is a link:
http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/misc/altitude.html
Overall, I was satisfied with my trap speeds, but my launching still needs another 0.2 seconds of work, but I'm getting there and speed shift a little faster.