Mo and I are at Fontana now. Just did first pass I ran a 12.3 at 99mph. Had some pops in third. Going to pull out some timeing for the next run. Mo won't let me say what he ran.
A guy I know came through Palm Springs and said it was 111. We put 800 miles on the motorcycle this weekend and when we got home it was 108 here. C'mon Mo, fess up. What was the time?????
Don called me out . . . I went 17.7 only cause I sput the tires at 80mph and then 15.7 at 88mph. It's hard changing gears fast. The first time I spun a lot. The second race I was in 2nd gear for too long so lost some power. But it's SOOOO much fun with stick. No nitrous this time around. I had a small nail in the rear left tire so only did 2 passes.
Mo, when I had a stickshift fox Mustang, I went to Qualcomm and got in about 14 passes. It takes quite alot of practice to shift a street car right and to get the launch and shifting down, but the repetition really helps. At Qualcomm you can get a lot of passes. My times just kept dropping with more practice. I would just go off of how it feels for the shifting, then later maybe add a shift light. I'll be trying soon with my Comet and the 4-speed, so maybe we can go racing together at Qualcomm or Barona.
sounds great. We were actually trying to get a to qualcomm race. would be great to see you there. I'm definitely gonna keep practicing. thakns for the encouraging words. . . gonna fix that nail in the tire and give it another shot
Not too bad with a stick. You should keep seeing improvement with practice. What tires are you running?
regular old street tires, that's probably why I had traction problems. time for drag radials probably. which means new rims. I doubt I can drive around on drag radials for too long.
