1/8 mile is ok, I used to hate it but for this type of event it is fun enough (or class racing like 275 or 7.0 class etc) but this track in general is a shit hole, usually tons of thugs there, and there is no where to go around the water, so after a while the track is slick as shit due to all the street tires dragging water down the track... Also the track is VERY narrow, not much room to wag the ass end around for fear of ending up on the guardrail.

The cheese burgers are damn good though.

It's at 10am on a Sunday, there won't be any thugs there except the DFWM people. Unless you count the grandpas dialing in their bracket cars.

I couldn't stand that goofy cocked-up wheel, so I spent some time messing with it. Plain and simple, that BMR bracket is cut wrong. The topmost hole is out of alignment by about 1/4". So I removed the 14mm bolt it came with, and substituted a Grade 8 3/8" bolt in the hole. I didn't mind since the bracket is located with the other bolts and uses this one for shear strength.

But I just couldn't get the 20s to bite any harder with the relo brackets than without. If I walked it out of the hole like always, it would get a shitty high 1.8 60' and run what it always runs. If I tried to hit it any harder out of the hole it was spin city and an aborted run. I was really hoping to get a 7.8 or even squeak out a 7.7 if it really hooked but it wasn't meant to be. The relo brackets seem to be a waste of time for my car with 20s so they're coming off until I get better tire on it.

Steve will be proud of my consistency :favorites37:
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Still had a lot of fun out there though. Weather was perfect, but the DA climbed from ~500 to 1000 feet throughout the day. Several of the badass local 5.xx cars came out to run and they made some great passes. All us cheezdicks in our radial cars just screwed up the track for them.

Shout out to Robert (aka moor3r). Dude went 8.50 his first time out to the track, on 20" street tires and Sportlines no less. I think he's addicted.

How'd that work out for you?

Dew wat?

hahaha, nice edit. umad? :rondod:

Speaking of being mad..how much do you have total invested in your car now? lol.

Awesome Robert! Sorry I missed you guys yesterday. I had a good time in Denton though lol.

This being my first expensive toy I've owned, I can promise you I have less in it than you have spent on all the cars you've owned and modded over the years.

:nutkick:

LOL, well that is one way to rationalize it.

There's times when I have buyers remorse. Of course if I knew 2 years ago what I know now, I'd be driving a 2013 GT500, or a GTR or even Erik's car, but, I have enjoyed almost every second behind the wheel of my car.

I got lucky and sold mine before I went down the rabbit hole you went down... sure I bought some Corvettes but I sold them with very little money out of pocket, even after modding... I woulda thrown 20 grand away EASILY had I kept my Cobra.:sad72:

Yeah, it adds up quick. Before I bought the car I thought, "Hey, the motor is more or less built, so I don't have to do that"

Then factor in DOHC motors cost twice as much for everything, even 4x as much in some cases. Shoulda bought an LSx. haha

Oh well, what's done is done. I'm almost done with the turbo build and she's gonna stay that way for a while. Trying to get a new job making about twice what I'm currently bringing in. I figure if I land it, within a year or two I can have L&M build a real motor for it.