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Re: Track temp for traction
[Re: hemi-itis]
#2567290
10/21/18 01:42 PM
10/21/18 01:42 PM
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PA.
pittsburghracer
"Little"John
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"Little"John
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 20,174
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37 degrees right now at Norwalk and we have been racing for at least 1 1/2 hours. In the 40’s yesterday and over 1100 cars made passes. Top gun cars are up soon with Dragster in a he 3”s and door cars in my he low 4’s. Been a cold azz 9 days at the lake sidetrack.
1970 Duster
Edelbrock headed 408
5.984@112.52
422 Indy headed small block
5.982@112.56 mph
9.42@138.27
Livin and lovin life one day at a time
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Re: Track temp for traction
[Re: a493demon]
#2567314
10/21/18 02:48 PM
10/21/18 02:48 PM
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 12,587
Great Neck,LI,new york
hemi-itis
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I Live Here
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I Live Here
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 12,587
Great Neck,LI,new york
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I wouldn't race my car at the valley today
Well,It was raining yesterday at 4:30 AM when I woke up.The thought of packing up in the rain with the chance of rain at the mountain and 40* temps today weighed in my decision not to go.I'm misable  My next trip down the track will be my 1st 8 second pass 
HEMI-ITIS has no cure.
My condition is fully BLOWN!!
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Re: Track temp for traction
[Re: hemi-itis]
#2567433
10/21/18 07:14 PM
10/21/18 07:14 PM
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Posts: 1,890
Spahn Ranch
RMCHRGR
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Spahn Ranch
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You probably made the right choice Al, it was freezing up there. Pretty much stayed around 35 degrees all morning. Completely overcast with snow flurries! I left before 1:00, too cold to stand there all day.
And just like 493demon said, as soon as I left it got sunny. Temps remained in the low 40s until I got down to Westchester though.
'71 Duster
'17 Ram 1500
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Re: Track temp for traction
[Re: hemi-itis]
#2567752
10/22/18 11:51 AM
10/22/18 11:51 AM
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Posts: 2,820
Connecticut
FurryStump
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,820
Connecticut
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Al the wind was howling, moving the cars around a bunch at the top end. Probably a wise decision on your part. Track hooked pretty well, Ted ran a 10.85 but not really apples to apples. Billy ran Flashback which he said got exciting at the top end with the wind.
Last edited by FurryStump; 10/22/18 11:53 AM.
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Re: Track temp for traction
[Re: FurryStump]
#2567776
10/22/18 12:14 PM
10/22/18 12:14 PM
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Posts: 52,972
Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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Posts: 52,972
Romeo MI
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When I was racing I liked it to be 55* or above due to the fact that I was running E-85 and below that it got hard to start in the morning so that was just a personal thing.. I didnt like to carry just gas in a squirt bottle.. track temp was better also 
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