Darwin Off Street Drags...

[Blitzen]

I had my first foray into drag racing tonight, and had an absolute ball...But, I really do need to get out there and practice more...
I got 6 runs out for the night...

Run 1: 16.37@86.04MPH...2.67 60FT
Run 2: 16.32@86.04MPH...2.66 60FT (Forgot about ESP)
Run 3: 16.01@83.80MPH...2.27 60FT
Run 4: 16.19@86.71MPH...2.70 60FT (Forgot about ESP)
Run 5: 15.71@87.21MPH...2.25 60FT
Run 6: 15.68@87.21MPH...2.31 60FT

[DaveMack]

I had my first foray into drag racing tonight, and had an absolute ball...But, I really do need to get out there and practice more...
I got 6 runs out for the night...

Run 1: 16.37@86.04MPH...2.15 60FT
Run 2: 16.32@86.04MPH...2.66 60FT (Forgot about ESP)
Run 3: 16.01@83.80MPH...2.27 60FT
Run 4: 16.19@86.71MPH...2.70 60FT (Forgot about ESP)
Run 5: 15.71@87.21MPH...2.25 60FT
Run 6: 15.68@87.21MPH...2.31 60FT

Chippety chippety chip chip chip ...

No ... well done, Ryan.

Dave

[Blitzen]

Chippety chippety chip chip chip ...

No ... well done, Ryan.

Dave

Hahahahahaha...Maybe a xmas pressie to myself...

Thanks Dave.

[Mischa]

whats that massive salary sacrifice slush fund for anyway?

[RhysQ]

Run 2: 16.32@86.04MPH...2.66 60FT (Forgot about ESP)
Run 4: 16.19@86.71MPH...2.70 60FT (Forgot about ESP)

when you say "forgot about ESP", do you mean you forgot to turn it on or off??

[Kai]

when you say "forgot about ESP", do you mean you forgot to turn it on or off??

forgot to turn it off.

[Blitzen]

when you say "forgot about ESP", do you mean you forgot to turn it on or off??

Yeah, forgot to turn it off...Hit second gear, and felt it bog down...Had me yelling into the helmet at how stupid I felt!!

[shaneth]

Yeah, forgot to turn it off...Hit second gear, and felt it bog down...Had me yelling into the helmet at how stupid I felt!!

I know how you feel mate.

[Blitzen]

After reading Shaneth's and JSN78's non chipped times in another thread, it has me wondering what I need to do to get down the strip faster!! My last run did FEEL like the fastest run of the night, but a 14 sec run would be awesome...Truth be told though, I was very happy when I dropped into the 15's.
I had alot of people asking about the Polo, and considering there are only 4 in Darwin(mine, a Red, a White, and a Blue one...How patriotic!!), not many people have seen them. The tower commentator was even surprised to see it, and I got a fair few positive comments from the other competitors...But I always seemed to come up against vastly superior powered cars(a Twin Turbo V6 VR4 Galant, a Evo 2, a series 6 RX7, a supercharged VY SS ute, and a R34 GTR(there was another car I cant remember)...

[Jarred]

You weren't up against more superior competion, rather greater modded competition! Time for a turbo upgrade then aye??

[shaneth]

Jasons is chipped mate mine isnt. Were you using your slicks??? how did you get heat into them??

[Blitzen]

I was using semi slicks at 25psi...Was only doing a bit of a burn out to get heat into them. Ambient tempreture on the the night was 25 degrees, and 77% humidity.

[shaneth]

cool here is a question for all the drag geeks . Polo has open diff, you drive thru the water and do a burnout. Effectivly only spinning one wheel what happens to the water left on the other wheel that isnt spinning. I would think it would still have moisture on the tire off the line and hence not give good traction. IS my assumptions correct. This is always what i have been lead to believe/ read/ thought/ found out for myself. Whats everyones opinion.

Blitzen did you drive thru the water.

[Blitzen]

I did try to avoid the water after my first run. I found when I tried to do my first burnout, my handbrake would not hold the car(I have found this before when I have attempted hand brake turns, so it needs an adjustment).
I was getting alot of heat into the tyres.
I had a long brake after my 3rd run(about an hour), then my last 3 runs took about 30 min, so after my 4th run, I had a fair bit of heat in the tyres. After each run, I had the bonnet up trying to get rid of some of the heat soak too.

[shaneth]

cool, sounds like you had fun.......

but like me your times should be lower esp with slicks on. Just means you have to practice more.