can you suck at driving an auto or did this track suck
04-19-2008, 03:20 PM
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can you suck at driving an auto or did this track suck
well i went to the drag strip last night and my times really sucked **** both of my runs were 15.2 and i have an auto what is there that i can do to my car to make it faster i plan on a 3200 stall and a shift kit i also think my car is running really rich so would that make me slower. i also think the track was really ****ty everyone was saying theyer were running about 3/4 of a second slower than they normaly do
04-19-2008, 03:40 PM
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RE: can you suck at driving an auto or did this track suck
It's possibleif the track was greasy as could be, you really don't have enough power to be blaming track conditions otherwise...
Are you sure it was the track? Was it warm & humid out when you went?
Are you sure it was the track? Was it warm & humid out when you went?
04-19-2008, 03:49 PM
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RE: can you suck at driving an auto or did this track suck
It's pretty hard to suck at driving an auto. I went 14.0 my first time out with less mods than I have now. I would blame in on the track or your car, not your driving.
04-19-2008, 03:54 PM
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RE: can you suck at driving an auto or did this track suck
it was really humid it started to rain about 5 mins after my last pass
my first run all i know from it was a rt of .33 they did not have a slip for me
second run third run
rt .9399 .6631
60 2.2579 2.3051
330 6.4580
1/8 et 9.8672 9.7593
1/8 mph 72.92 73.52
1000 12.7730 12.6420
1/4et 15.2 15.2082
1/4 mph 90.19 83.78
my first run all i know from it was a rt of .33 they did not have a slip for me
second run third run
rt .9399 .6631
60 2.2579 2.3051
330 6.4580
1/8 et 9.8672 9.7593
1/8 mph 72.92 73.52
1000 12.7730 12.6420
1/4et 15.2 15.2082
1/4 mph 90.19 83.78
04-19-2008, 03:55 PM
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RE: can you suck at driving an auto or did this track suck
i know its not my driving because all i do is push in the gas
but this summer i am going to have brenspeed tune it and see if it helps any
but this summer i am going to have brenspeed tune it and see if it helps any
04-19-2008, 04:00 PM
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RE: can you suck at driving an auto or did this track suck
Where do you live? It's possible that you live at like 4000+ ft altitude(that would explain the super ****ty time). If not then maybe your car isn't running 100%...
04-19-2008, 04:03 PM
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RE: can you suck at driving an auto or did this track suck
i live in ohio but the track was near chicago and the sign said something about 662 ft above sea level or something of the sort
