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Well, no new low ET or anything but I did have an interesting pass or two.
Unfortunately, I've not been able to cut a light for nuthin lately.
Anyway,
First time trial I didn't even realize I hadn't re-set my shift light and pointer from the last time out a few weeks ago. Still set at 5,000 rpm shift.
Ran a 12.000 @ 112.34 shifting at 5,000 rpm.
Second time trial I ran against a friend that has a pro street style '66 Nova SS with a built 327 (so he says) so I bumped the shift light up to 5,700.
Ran an 11.81 at 113.72. Not bad but MPH was off by 1-1.5 mph from last runs in that range. I think there was about a 5-6mph headwind, maybe that was it.
Third time trial I moved the shift light back to 5,000 rpm because I wanted to get dialed in to run bracket 3 which has a 12.00 min dial. This was pretty cool because it ran an 11.966 @ 112.65 shifting right at 5,000 rpm. This should have been perfect!
Of course that was 5:15 PM when the humidity was probably the lowest of the day.
By the first round of eliminations it was 3 hours later and the car just didn't launch quite the same. It didn't matter, I could have sworn I left exactly the same but I was so red, I'm too embarassed to say what it was.
Nice night so I bought back in. I'll only say I didn't red light. Dialed a 12.02 and ran a 12.12 with a very poor reaction time.
Just the same, can't wait for next week!
Unfortunately, I've not been able to cut a light for nuthin lately.
Anyway,
First time trial I didn't even realize I hadn't re-set my shift light and pointer from the last time out a few weeks ago. Still set at 5,000 rpm shift.
Ran a 12.000 @ 112.34 shifting at 5,000 rpm.
Second time trial I ran against a friend that has a pro street style '66 Nova SS with a built 327 (so he says) so I bumped the shift light up to 5,700.
Ran an 11.81 at 113.72. Not bad but MPH was off by 1-1.5 mph from last runs in that range. I think there was about a 5-6mph headwind, maybe that was it.
Third time trial I moved the shift light back to 5,000 rpm because I wanted to get dialed in to run bracket 3 which has a 12.00 min dial. This was pretty cool because it ran an 11.966 @ 112.65 shifting right at 5,000 rpm. This should have been perfect!
Of course that was 5:15 PM when the humidity was probably the lowest of the day.
By the first round of eliminations it was 3 hours later and the car just didn't launch quite the same. It didn't matter, I could have sworn I left exactly the same but I was so red, I'm too embarassed to say what it was.
Nice night so I bought back in. I'll only say I didn't red light. Dialed a 12.02 and ran a 12.12 with a very poor reaction time.
Just the same, can't wait for next week!
