Remember your first time?
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RE: Remember your first time?
ORIGINAL: 99GTvert
Yesterday I popped my track cherry. Pretty...goofy until I started changing gears.
About to leave the staging lanes, and I pick a song from the CD player and play it at a low volume. Getting ready to do the burnout, I drove around the water box (not sure why) and when I was given the 'ok' to begin, I held the brake and gas with one foot and etc., the car got sideways and I am literally at a 45 degree angle with the right lane (I was in the left lane).
Got up to stage, and was waiting for the pre-stage lights to light up...few seconds pass, and I'm thinkin 'alright yo, whats the deal?' and I peek over and the track official was waving me to go forward.
Finally staged, and am waiting for the yellow lights to begin to light up and drop. Now keep in mind, I was wearing a helmet (safety first) but I was reminded why I should latch/tie it all the way instead of just having the rope go through the two rings instead of bringing it back to secure my chin. As the lights turned to the greens (yes one for each lane) I had my revs up to 2k and dumped it. At that point the helmet shot up to my nose and I'm trying to get it back down before the shift to second with one hand on the wheel and one hand adjusting the helmet (I basically just shoved it down my face and grabbed the shifter).
After I touched the shifter though, all was butter. Speedshifted second, third, and fourth, and ran a 14.19 @ 98.9 with a 60 ft time of 2.11 (d'oh). My car isn't stock, basically exhaust, 4.10s, 93 SCT tune, lower control arms, worn/squeaky shocks, and 555Rs.
What do you think? Any other first timers experience similar things their first time staging up?
Yesterday I popped my track cherry. Pretty...goofy until I started changing gears.
About to leave the staging lanes, and I pick a song from the CD player and play it at a low volume. Getting ready to do the burnout, I drove around the water box (not sure why) and when I was given the 'ok' to begin, I held the brake and gas with one foot and etc., the car got sideways and I am literally at a 45 degree angle with the right lane (I was in the left lane).
Got up to stage, and was waiting for the pre-stage lights to light up...few seconds pass, and I'm thinkin 'alright yo, whats the deal?' and I peek over and the track official was waving me to go forward.
Finally staged, and am waiting for the yellow lights to begin to light up and drop. Now keep in mind, I was wearing a helmet (safety first) but I was reminded why I should latch/tie it all the way instead of just having the rope go through the two rings instead of bringing it back to secure my chin. As the lights turned to the greens (yes one for each lane) I had my revs up to 2k and dumped it. At that point the helmet shot up to my nose
and I'm trying to get it back down before the shift to second with one hand on the wheel and one hand adjusting the helmet (I basically just shoved it down my face and grabbed the shifter). After I touched the shifter though, all was butter. Speedshifted second, third, and fourth, and ran a 14.19 @ 98.9 with a 60 ft time of 2.11 (d'oh). My car isn't stock, basically exhaust, 4.10s, 93 SCT tune, lower control arms, worn/squeaky shocks, and 555Rs.
What do you think? Any other first timers experience similar things their first time staging up?
Damn! At 14.19!What size helmet did you have on?XXXL? Did you do a wheelstand?
6th Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 11,565
From: Jersey
RE: Remember your first time?
ORIGINAL: drhoward
You have a car????
Hahah just kidding thats pretty good for your first time to the track, maybe now girls will want to make babies with you
You have a car????
Hahah just kidding thats pretty good for your first time to the track, maybe now girls will want to make babies with you
5th Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,307
From: NY
RE: Remember your first time?
It can be a bit scary as you dont want to really mess up & stall it. That puts a damper on the ET big time, lol. I have some better tires this year & a SC just installed & being tuned tomorrow. Cant wait to go to the track for the 1st time.
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 46
From: Delaware
RE: Remember your first time?
First time i went i was 16 and had just bought a '97 4wd tacoma. It ran a 16.7 Just went last night with the stang and went 13.6. Three seconds in the qurter mile is quite a difference[sm=badbadbad.gif]
Just went last night with the stang and went 13.6. Three seconds in the qurter mile is quite a difference[sm=badbadbad.gif]
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