My weekend at Cali. Speedway....

Looking good!

Very nice shot! But I wonder,........NUMBERS??

Yea my dad didnt want to take the car out there unfortunately.
I wish he would have though looks like a good day

A little history before the #'s...
I don't get to race much being so busy at work, and doing family stuff so I'm not able to try alot of things and find what the car likes without it taking some time.

I was trying to get the car to launch at an rpm above 3000, and so I tried 4000rpm once, back at the Mopar event at cali speedway and it blew the tires off. So I decided to dial it back to 3000 and leave it.

After talking with people smarter than me (Monte Smith on here, and Dave Smith at Pro Trans)it was decided that even though I'm stubborn and hard headed, I should listen to these guys and drop my tire psi. You'd think I would have tried it a long time ago.....
So last time out at the PSCA race I dialed the 2 step up to 3600rpm and dropped my tire pressure down to 13psi and it provided the launch I currently use in my sig! Very nice, but still the 60ft. was only 1.42-1.44. I was wanting very badly to get a 1.40 60ft.

So this time, before I went I scaled the car, and decided to move one 52 lb. battery from the drivers side of the trunk to the pass. side with the other 52 lb. battery.
This helped corner weight alot, and still provided me with a 50/50 dist.
So I get to the track, and wanted to try 3600rpm again before I make any changes...1.439 60ft., 10.60 at 125...air was humid and we only got one run on Sat.

So on Sun. they gave us one, that's right one time trial before eliminations So for 120.00, we got 2 time trials in 2 days and on round of eliminations... but that's another rant...!!
I decided to dial 2 step up to 4000rpm, thinking it'll probably blow the tires off and I'll just dial it back down...well it didn't!!!!!!!!!
1.377 60ft and a 10.52 @ 125...and both sat. and sun. I had .029 and .046 lights!
That's what I'm talk'n 'bout

I almost shat myself though, the car came down really hard and bounced back up catching air again This felt really bad at the steering wheel, so the whole way down the track I'm trying to see if the car broke the steering, I'm slowly turning the wheel and it doesn't really respond but I just stayed in it.
My friend was next to me in his Falcon, and he gave me a big and I just looked over at him and shook my head....this is the first time the car...well I don't want to say it scared me....but it got my attention. I had forgoten that I dialed it up to 4000rpm, so it was a big surprise

First round I dialed the 2 step down to 3800rpm, and it left really nice, 1.39 60ft., 10.55 at 124...with a .036 light... RED!
So that was my weekend...looks like now I need to slow the front end down, and start leaving higher...rpm that is!

Brian

Looks Like Cali had some hook!!!

TEd

You'd have gotten more runs on Saturday if you drove a jr. dragster!

Very nice

sweet launch, good to see you getting out to race and thats a great 60'too, congrats... what are you running for gears, and i assume your on transbrake?

I like it. Ron

Brian,

Congradulation on getting a couple of good runs
this weekend, it was good to talk with you on
Sat and watch the car make the ONE pass of the day.

nice

is it still a 360

That`s great Brian. I wont even go there about the pillage/rape prices to race these days but I will say that puppy`s FLYING and it looks like you got similar results like myself as far as the second batt is concerned......the new best 60ft proves it. I`m gonna try leaving a bit higher myself next time and see what happens.
Congrats.....

Sweet! matt

Yep it's all good!! I can't imagine what it would do if I left at 4500rpm
Yep, still a 360, made 560HP on my dyno. Car is still PIG heavy at 3100lbs. without me

I'm finally very very happy with the launch...now my R/T's....well they were good but I gots to stop red lighting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brian

Congratulations
Sounds look the car is running strong. Hopefully we'll see it out at MATS this year instead of being a spectator.

I am planning on MATS this year...it's my wife's b-day so we'll see!
Practice is something I don't get much of!!!!

Brian

You know our combos are not that different. Your 3100lbs plus driver is pretty close to my 2877 plus my big butt. You're probably about 170 and I'm pushing 320.

I'm launching at 4800 against a 5500 converter with 1.39 60' times. We dynoed 548 on your dyno vs. your 560. We've done no front shock tuning which you advised. That's on the menu for this season.

Overall, I'd say our setups perform similarly although we went about it in slightly different ways.

I was trying to be polite.....

Nie work Brian,
who said wheelstands hurts the 60????

always enjoy reading yur improvements

happy new year guy

SWEET Picture!!! You look like your desperately trying to see over the hood! Thats funny right there!!

Nice pic Brian. Isn't it fun trying to see over the hood. Congrats on the numbers, looking good.