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close call at the dragstrip...

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Old 10/22/07, 08:33 PM
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close call at the dragstrip...

this was at famoso raceway in bakersfield, ca this past summer...just got my brenspeed 91 octane tune earlier that day...race what i brought just wanted to have a little fun,no traction at all on sumitomo's...watch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seKujimcIWE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc8fVTB7Bmk
Old 10/22/07, 08:52 PM
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WOOOOOAH..... I just had to change my pants. Close call, my man. Glad you pulled out of that.
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Yikes.....Great job recovering from that....
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You would get better traction on the street tires by NOT doing a burnout.
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Thumbs up

i knew i wasn't gonna hook no matter what i did...dead stop launch,
2k, 2.5k, 3k rpm launches, ride the clutch launch you name it, i did it except using DR's. 2nd and 3rd broke loose all day...i was there to have fun unfortunately this happens...don't get me wrong i know exactly what you mean!
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I went to the strip a few weeks ago, and I had no problems hooking up on my stock Pirelli's. I launched pretty hard too, around 2K...not really feathering the clutch too hard.
Ran a 13.59 with just a CAI and a junky canned tune.
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Elevation, temperature, and track condition has a lot more to do with lower ETs as well. A poorly kept track will give drag slicks a hard time while a very clean track can allow street tires to grip.
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Originally Posted by theedge67
You would get better traction on the street tires by NOT doing a burnout.
really? Good to know
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Originally Posted by BredN07
this was at famoso raceway in bakersfield, ca this past summer...just got my brenspeed 91 octane tune earlier that day...race what i brought just wanted to have a little fun,no traction at all on sumitomo's...watch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seKujimcIWE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc8fVTB7Bmk
Woah.. nice save.

Can you elaborate on exactly how you lost control and what happened? Just trying to learn as much as I can so I don't wreck my car.
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Feather the gas when you're sideways like that, Keeping the gas floored and braking isn't so smart.
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Bredn07 can you getsome pics of your car?
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07alloy here's one...plus i posted some on the COLOR sub-forum...

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