So this past weekend I tried my hand at drag racing, well I made a few passes anyway. I went to a local 1/8 mile track with some friends. That's the good news. The bad news is my best ET was 10.503 @ 68.78 mph. LOL
My truck is a handshaker with a Con Ofe clutch, a Smarty Jr, oh and some stacks. The track had a slight incline at the starting line so I could not get my foot off the brake without rolling forward. I am no athlete so working three pedals at one time is not an option. My launch consisted of getting off the brake and on the go pedal. My best reaction time was .525.
Here are a couple clips from the track. Sorry for the poor quality, my 10 year old boy shot them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-nYZ3g88s8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aE0U1CgVwo
Question, are most tracks flat enough to release the break and not roll? If I would have been able to do that I could have revved before I dumped the clutch. Wouldn't this produce a better run?
I plugged in my numbers on a calculator I found on line and from ET and weight of the truck it said I had 366 HP at the crank. I have dynoed at 414 at the wheels on Dunbar's dyno. Does this mean I suck at driving, or the calculator is off, or the dyno is off?
OK I'm done for now, go easy on me..... :hehe:
My truck is a handshaker with a Con Ofe clutch, a Smarty Jr, oh and some stacks. The track had a slight incline at the starting line so I could not get my foot off the brake without rolling forward. I am no athlete so working three pedals at one time is not an option. My launch consisted of getting off the brake and on the go pedal. My best reaction time was .525.
Here are a couple clips from the track. Sorry for the poor quality, my 10 year old boy shot them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-nYZ3g88s8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aE0U1CgVwo
Question, are most tracks flat enough to release the break and not roll? If I would have been able to do that I could have revved before I dumped the clutch. Wouldn't this produce a better run?
I plugged in my numbers on a calculator I found on line and from ET and weight of the truck it said I had 366 HP at the crank. I have dynoed at 414 at the wheels on Dunbar's dyno. Does this mean I suck at driving, or the calculator is off, or the dyno is off?
OK I'm done for now, go easy on me..... :hehe: