Pics from the track

[Midnight11]

A few guys went to kennedale today and it was a good time. Made about 10 runs and my best was 8.3 at 88mph. need to work on my launching but thats just with practice.

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[Grandpa]

Well shit, that would have been fun. I would have been down for that.


8.3 is a good starting point. Danny is going 7.9's with nothing more than an axleback. So you've got some room to go there, Nick!

[Midnight11]

i started at 8.7

[Phuck Phace]

Who is in the white one?

[Midnight11]

a lady that runs 7.xxs she beat that z06

[Midnight11]

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj70/nlorenzo08/IMG_6618_zpsf5298f35.jpg

[Phuck Phace]

a lady that runs 7.xxs she beat that z06

A lady huh??? Interesting...

[Midnight11]

A lady huh??? Interesting...

i gave her a card so we will see if she joins up

[DirtyD]

What did Eric run?

[Emwun Garand]

I didn't. I was on BFG street tires, decided I would go make 1 pass and then the GT-R in front of me laid an oil slick down the track. Waited 15 minutes for a clean up and decided it probably wasn't a good idea to take 800 rw down the track pedaling and risk hitting oil, so I backed out and parked.

[Midnight11]

where are your pics? lol

[Emwun Garand]

Oh, do I need to upload those?

[Phuck Phace]

I didn't. I was on BFG street tires, decided I would go make 1 pass and then the GT-R in front of me laid an oil slick down the track. Waited 15 minutes for a clean up and decided it probably wasn't a good idea to take 800 rw down the track pedaling and risk hitting oil, so I backed out and parked.

LOL, on those BFGs, hell no.

[Midnight11]

Oh, do I need to upload those?

just the ones of mine :D

[Emwun Garand]

One of Nick's runs. (Left Lane, not joking)

http://i.imgur.com/3TxLHuvl.jpg

[Midnight11]

You bastard.

[Phuck Phace]

Nice 1/4 mile time Nick!

[Midnight11]

I forgot to turn traction control back on and literally spun all the way to 3rd so I just babied it the rest of the way

[unreal]

Good runs. Wife's GT up here at high elevation runs 8.5@85 looking at the slips. That is 12.9-13.0 in the 1/4.

[DirtyD]

I didn't. I was on BFG street tires, decided I would go make 1 pass and then the GT-R in front of me laid an oil slick down the track. Waited 15 minutes for a clean up and decided it probably wasn't a good idea to take 800 rw down the track pedaling and risk hitting oil, so I backed out and parked.

I would've slashed his tires then beat him.

[Emwun Garand]

http://youtu.be/KKBnbtdHaww

[Grandpa]

I forgot to turn traction control back on and literally spun all the way to 3rd so I just babied it the rest of the way

LOL @ spinning all the way through 3rd with a 425rw car. You need some seat time in that car because there is no reason you can't get that car to hook.

[Midnight11]

Track man

[Midnight11]

LOL @ spinning all the way through 3rd with a 425rw car. You need some seat time in that car because there is no reason you can't get that car to hook.

And when the front was facing the other lane I cut it off haha

[OG Fox]

You need to turn off traction control the entire time.

[Midnight11]

Not doing that... Until I get drag radials

[DirtyD]

Kennedale is a pretty shitty prepped track.

[Emwun Garand]

http://youtu.be/0EqtgDkWiqY

[DirtyD]

Did you do burnouts Nic? Need to warm up the tires a little.

[Emwun Garand]

all I have are vids and pics of Nick being drug

[Emwun Garand]

You don't want to do a "burnout" on a street radial. Just a quick clutch dump to get a little warmth on them. They're not the right compound for doing a sustained burnout, that will not help traction.

[DirtyD]

LULZ

You can definitely tell though the mods he has done pull like a raped ape up top. He might trap mid 12s in a 1/4 only because of how high he can spin that motor now.

[DirtyD]

You don't want to do a "burnout" on a street radial. Just a quick clutch dump to get a little warmth on them. They're not the right compound for doing a sustained burnout, that will not help traction.

Oh. Well you saved me from doing so. I figure any warming of the tire would help. Thanks for that, Eric.

[Grandpa]

And when the front was facing the other lane I cut it off haha

LOL, yeah that is a good time to bail out. No need to be one of those macho idiots to don't lift and wreck their shit.


Coming from years of racing Fox bodies, these cars are so easy to drive. I know this is your first "faster" car so I'll cut you a break and not break your balls too much. lol.

How did you do your burnout?
Short/long?
Drive through the water?
Burnout in the water?
How much air pressure?
Powershift?

[Grandpa]

You don't want to do a "burnout" on a street radial. Just a quick clutch dump to get a little warmth on them. They're not the right compound for doing a sustained burnout, that will not help traction.

Agreed. A doing a burnout on a radial is pointless. They aren't soft enough to do anything with the heat, the sidewalls don't give at all etc. In fact, a lot of times it makes it worse by making them feel greasy.

Racing on a radial is dicey. You have to find a sweet spot in the clutch and what rate to squeeze the go pedal. By squeeze, I mean just that. Don't stomp it, don't feather it because that will just induce more wheel spin. Definetly don't powershift on radials unless you want to find yourself in the wall on a cold night. lol.

[Midnight11]

Just dumped the clutch in first quick. Tire pressure left the same, had to drive through the water no where else to go. I have a video from Derek's go pro ill upload tomorrow

My suspension is not setup for drag either

[Phuck Phace]

Just dumped the clutch in first quick. Tire pressure left the same, had to drive through the water no where else to go. I have a video from Derek's go pro ill upload tomorrow

My suspension is not setup for drag either

Really, there was nowhere to drive around the water box?

[Phuck Phace]

all I have are vids and pics of Nick being drug

That's every video of Nick isn't it?

[DirtyD]

Probably wouldn't hurt to dial that in...

[Midnight11]

Really, there was nowhere to drive around the water box?

Nope it was shitty

[Midnight11]

That's every video of Nick isn't it?
Yea oh well I'm slow at least my car is running

[Grandpa]

Just dumped the clutch in first quick. Tire pressure left the same, had to drive through the water no where else to go. I have a video from Derek's go pro ill upload tomorrow

My suspension is not setup for drag either

If you didn't do a long, hot burnout on some drag radials then most likely what happened is when you drove through the water box you splashed water in your fenderwells. So after your burnout, you had water dripping down on your tires sitting at the lights therefor causing your serious lack of traction in addition to the water your front tires were tracking. Bad mojo.

[Midnight11]

Well if I could have drove around the water I would have

[Phuck Phace]

Yea oh well I'm slow at least my car is running

Damn bro, right in the nuts.

[Grandpa]

Well if I could have drove around the water I would have

Understood. Just giving you some tips for future reference. I know you are new to this stuff. :)

[Midnight11]

Haha well I'm getting all the shit here

[Emwun Garand]

Imgur is being faggot. I will post more pics tomorrow. Going to bed.

[Grandpa]

Haha well I'm getting all the shit here

It's all in good natured fun. I don't think anyone here was breaking any records. Well, except for David and Jeff. They are competing for who can make the most car payments without having actual possession of their cars. lol.

[Emwun Garand]

and yeah, there was no way around the water at Kennedale. They are total faggots about spraying everywhere.

[BLK2012GT]

It's all in good natured fun. I don't think anyone here was breaking any records. Well, except for David and Jeff. They are competing for who can make the most car payments without having actual possession of their cars. lol.

I have my car foo. And lmao at 12 seconds in the 1/8th. Way to represent Nick.:grd:

[STROKD]

you know the easiest way to get a faster time? dont go to that sorry ass track.

[OG Fox]

you know the easiest way to get a faster time? dont go to that sorry ass track.

here here! nobody beats ennis. fast fridays!

[RandTx]

Hey Nick!
Caught a couple of your runs on vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CyMWuUqMYo

CyMWuUqMYo

and a few photos of you
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/379218_411800718905677_352502752_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/482905_411800668905682_1458470558_n.jpg

and others in my track day album
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.411623602256722.97392.100002272563656&type=3&l=fd9a8e19a0

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[STROKD]

here here! nobody beats ennis. fast fridays!

Its a shitty track, even the OP said he cant go around the gd water, who wants to race with wet tires?

Denton/Redline are MUCH nicer eigth milers and Dallas Raceway and Ennis are better as well and you get to go over 80 mph.

[Emwun Garand]

http://i.imgur.com/MKFw7lRl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/mJuGC5ul.jpg

[Midnight11]

Hey Nick!
Caught a couple of your runs on vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CyMWuUqMYo

CyMWuUqMYo

and a few photos of you
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/379218_411800718905677_352502752_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/482905_411800668905682_1458470558_n.jpg

and others in my track day album
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.411623602256722.97392.100002272563656&type=3&l=fd9a8e19a0

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Oh bad ass randy! Post some of your truck!!

[Emwun Garand]

If you want to see the bigger versions of them, just delete the l right before the .jpg extention

[Emwun Garand]

http://i.imgur.com/OAry3Gpl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/kvdwSJ2l.jpg

[Emwun Garand]

What a waste of an EOS 7D

[DirtyD]

I'll gladly take that 7D off your hands and put it to use. Haha

[STROKD]

That orange boss is sick. I cant wait to be able to start using my camera again, my lens has been broke for like 3 years.:banghead:

[DirtyD]

That School Bus Yellow boss is sick. I cant wait to be able to start using my camera again, my lens has been broke for like 3 years.:banghead:

Fixed. :)

[STROKD]

Fixed. :)

looks orange in the picture, white balance off a little?

[DirtyD]

looks orange in the picture, white balance off a little?

That or it was sitting under a halogen or tungsten street lamp

[RandTx]

Oh bad ass randy! Post some of your truck!!

Don't know of anyone videoing my runs that night.
Shoot most runs nobody would line up beside me... :(
End of night, I finally got that white 5.0 to run beside me, Beat it clean by ET and nailed a .010 light to make it look like even more lol. Then on the return back the guy in that gray (primer maybe) mustang drag car wanted to run. Lost that on by about a length with an .075 light. and less than a .10 slower on ET.
Which I guess overall she was running decent considering I was in street trim aside from slicks. just so much much you can do with 5300 lbs worth of hemi QC.

It's funny you are just one of many ram guys that have moved to the new 5.0, seems to the fashion these days.
Is Josh (zemog) over here?
He was out last week in his.

3daj8Dp8lss

[Midnight11]

yea he is on here!

[46Tbird]

Danny is going 7.9's with nothing more than an axleback. So you've got some room to go there, Nick!
Actually, 7.92 with nothing at all but Sportlines and 20" drag radials. I've got GT500 mufflers and Boss quad exhaust now, I'm sure it will go deep 5s with all the noise it makes.

My first pass in the car was an 8.09, lol... you young guys are so cute.

[Grandpa]

My first pass in the car was an 8.09, lol... you young guys are so cute.

Yeah, they are funny. They just throw more power at it instead of learning to really drive it properly. Eventually they will get it, we did, just didn't take us as long. lmao!

[Slow6]

Yeah, they are funny. They just throw more power at it instead of learning to really drive it properly. Eventually they will get it, we did, just didn't take us as long. lmao!

Maybe one day you old guys can come out to a real racetrack and see how to really drive a car.... Anyone can go straight. Hit that 120mph in a 1/4 mile then throw it into a tight 160 degree turn and lets see who can drive. lol

:peace:

[Midnight11]

I'm Steve and I like expensive rims

[Grandpa]

I'm Steve and I like expensive rims

They weren't that expensive numbnuts. lol.



I'm Nick, I should have bought a six fo impala to be gangsta.

[Midnight11]

Hell ya foo those are gamgsta

[46Tbird]

Maybe one day you old guys can come out to a real racetrack and see how to really drive a car.... Anyone can go straight. Hit that 120mph in a 1/4 mile then throw it into a tight 160 degree turn and lets see who can drive. lol

:peace:

Yeah, sure. I've heard all that shit before. If you've ever spent time around real race cars and real racers, you start to see that people that can't even drag race DAMN SURE can't drive on a road course.

I cut my teeth on turbo shitboxes a thousand years ago, so save the crap for someone else.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a274/46Tbird/1980%20Mustang/stanggoldwheels.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a274/46Tbird/1980%20Mustang/mic2.jpg

[STROKD]

LOL at slow6 gettin rowdy.

I learned to drive on a 1 lane mountain road. it was one lane and 2 way traffic ... got up to 60-65 in spots but usually going about 25-35 in turns. if u f up, there is no room to go oops, u hit the mountain on one side or go off a 400 foot drop off into the woods. I had a friend trying to beat my time fly off the road and land in a huge tree. Had to careflight him out and get a crane to get his car out which was completely totaled.

Im old and all, but I can figure out how to apply brakes apex turn and throttle out...

[DirtyD]

I just don't talk shit. :D

Danny, I want to hear your car now with the Boss pipes!!!!

[Slow6]

Yeah, sure. I've heard all that shit before. If you've ever spent time around real race cars and real racers, you start to see that people that can't even drag race DAMN SURE can't drive on a road course.

I cut my teeth on turbo shitboxes a thousand years ago, so save the crap for someone else.



Real Racecars and real racers? Do enlighten me.

[Slow6]

LOL at slow6 gettin rowdy.

I learned to drive on a 1 lane mountain road. it was one lane and 2 way traffic ... got up to 60-65 in spots but usually going about 25-35 in turns. if u f up, there is no room to go oops, u hit the mountain on one side or go off a 400 foot drop off into the woods. I had a friend trying to beat my time fly off the road and land in a huge tree. Had to careflight him out and get a crane to get his car out which was completely totaled.

Im old and all, but I can figure out how to apply brakes apex turn and throttle out...


Did you also walk to school in the snow uphill both ways...lol I keed I keed

[Grandpa]

maybe one day you old guys can come out to a real racetrack and see how to really drive a car.... Anyone can go straight. Hit that 120mph in a 1/4 mile then throw it into a tight 160 degree turn and lets see who can drive. Lol

:peace:

lmao..

[STROKD]

Did you also walk to school in the snow uphill both ways...lol I keed I keed

I didnt walk to school, I had a new 5.0.

[Slow6]

lol I wish I had an old 5.0.

[46Tbird]

Real Racecars and real racers? Do enlighten me.

My dad's boss used to take the restored cars out to Monterrey and run them on LS, having several of them driven by Phil Hill, Stirling Moss, and John Morton. One of my dad's good friends is an instructor at Team Texas at TMS.

To make it relevant to this conversation, that '80 Mustang hatchback with all '86 SVO running gear was a car I bought from Terry Fair (the guy that owns and operates Vorshlag) about 20 years ago. However, neither one of us knew shit back then, and only one of us does now - and it's not me.

I've done many solo II (autocross) events and I held my own, although that was a long time ago. Point is, the drivers setting TToD were all good drivers, regardless of the track. If you can brake, shift, and steer well when doing "160s", then you can definitely drive in a straight line.

I'll step back into the shadows now, and let you real drivers show us how it's supposed to be done.

[BLK2012GT]

I drive race car.

[Grandpa]

My wife's great uncle is/was Smokey Yunick. It's safe to say I've been around more than one type of hot rod over the last 18 years. lmao!!

[Slow6]

Ahh dont be mad at me. I can name drop also and have been racing roadcourse for 20 years. I started when I was 9 in kart and now race motorcycles and autos. Im not trying to get into a pissing match with you. Just stirring the pot a little.

[46Tbird]

No one is mad. And you asked me to name drop, remember? Are you any good at drag racing?

[Slow6]

I honestly dont know. Ive never tried it competitively so I dont know how I would stack up. Ive been to alot of tracks but posting times doesnt mean anything. I am really good at getting into a full tuck at 200+ mph and pretty good at dragging my knee around the pavement. Lol

[46Tbird]

Danny, I want to hear your car now with the Boss pipes!!!!

This video makes it seem louder than it is in person, since the exhaust is aimed right at the camera, but you get the idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Lq3N_Np6c

[DirtyD]

In person. :p