i have a friend with a 2000gt with about the same mod list as you who ran a 15.6 at the track his first time out. so that being said, YES, your car is capible of 13's but it all depends on how you drive

 

Thanks again.

can some one please explain to me how the track scene works...
thanks

 

Quick run down

WHAT TO EXPECT[/align]What do I need to participate?*
Check with your local NHRA member track for its requirements, but generally, you can expect to need the following:

[ul][*]A valid driver's license[*]Valid vehicle registration and insurance[*]DOT-approved street legal tires[*]Seat belts[*]Muffler[*]If using nitrous, nitrous-oxide bottles must be stamped as meeting DOT 1,800-pound standards *Requirements may vary
What to expect at the track
1. Entry
When you enter the track, you'll receive a tech card after paying your entry/participation fee.
2.Tech
After completing your tech card, you'll drive your vehicle to tech, where a simple safety inspection will be performed on your car.
3. Registration
You'll then check in at racer registration, where you'll sign a release form and show your valid driver's license.
4. Staging lanes
Once you're registered, drive to the rear of the staging lanes and get ready to race.
5. Race
When it's time for you to race, an official will motion to you. Do a burnout if you'd like, or drive around the water box and get ready to stage. When both cars are ready, you'll stage using the Christmas Tree. (link to staging section from media guide) At the end of your run, slow down and exit.
6. Timing booth
After your run, you'll pick up your time slip at the timing booth to see how your vehicle performed. Then return to the pits to get ready for more runs.
Where can I race?
NHRA has more than 140 member tracks across the United States and in Canada and Mexico. For more information about an NHRA Street Legal program in your community, contact your local NHRA member track. [/ul]

 

i can see you hitting mid 13's 13.4-13.6 on a great run, but i can see 13.7-13.89 consistantly, thats until you get the launch and shifting down, then i see consistant 13.5-6's

 

I don't see a mid 13 untill he puts a drag radial on the car.

 

maybe, but i can see it, granted it will take one hell of a driver, but i will bet that with time he'll make it.

 

, no with those mods he wont

 

Hearing you've never been before, I'm going to change to low to mid 14s. When you get to the track you'll pay one fee to race. Have a helmet handy. Dont be afraid to ask questions. The guys that go alot love to help out the first timers. After you pass tech. Line up with everyone else and start racing. When it's your turn to race. Drive around the burnout box and spin your tires. Dont do a burn-out.When your staging. (Going up to the starting line to race). You'll see to little yellow bulbs on the top of the tree. Pull up slowly then even slower til the second light shows on the tree. This means your staged and ready to race. Tree will drop and give it your best. Good luck.

 

I have to admit, I did chuckle a little bit when you asked about making an appointment.

All of the above advice is basically the jist of it. Im sure there's all kinda terms being thrown around that seem like a foreign language (it was new to all of us at some point) Keep the questions coming so you'll be prepared when you get there. I, for one, am not a fan of making myself look stupid, we'lltry anhelp you from doing that to yourself

Maybe one additional piece of advice. Look up drag racing (not street races) on youtube and such. Maybe there will be good enough videos to show you the lowdown of everything (burnout, staging, etc). Or, better yet, take a cruise up to the nearest track, take a peek in person at how things go down. If you go up there without intentions to race, you'll be more focused on whats going on the first time you're there instead of fighting the butterflies in your stomach.

 

Definitely watch for an hour or so before attempting to race yourself. Pay extra attention to the staging process. If you have any friends that drag race, ask them to explain the process to you with respect to the staging lights. Do not pull too far ahead and overshoot the start line. That's a common newbie mistake. My last trip to the track I had to sit and wait while a guy in a Mustang GT in the other lane overshot the starting line and had to be guided back by the starting line crew; it took a while.
Then he broke the rear end on the launch.[8D]