I was just thinking, I haven't been on the track since summer of 2006. I have been held back by making mods that make my car not track-legal (moving battery to trunk, no overflow, etc.) then had an engine failure, and just haven't been running and/or legal since then. Anyways, since last trip at the track, I have added caltracs, 10.5X26 M/T Street slicks, battery is bolted down and legal now, new overflow tank, and most important, newly rebuilt transmission and NEW roller 5.0+040 with stout cam, dual flowmaster exhaust, MSD 6 ignition, and whatever else I have added in the past 4 years. (Nitrous is NOT hooked up yet.) I think I need to get to the storage unit and grab those slicks and put em on. Is it time for another "scooper-contest", just to keep me motivated? Guess at my 1/8 times and speed? You all have access to my dyno info and all technical info. I need just a little motivation to do this, and currently, with stresses at work, not having luck at selling the house, and needing to be living on the other side of Houston by June 5, I have lost most of my motivation... Anyone willing to help me?
Most tracks would not even ask but with a locked differential (spool) you are supposed to have aftermarket axles (hardened axles) all penetrations through firewall sealed no more than 6 inches of rubber gas line, copper or steel or braided oil pressure, fuel pressure,etc lines and most tracks would really like it if you did not run anti freeze
I have open lugs and you can see the studs, but they are not extra long. no driveshaft loop, and no throttle return springs other than the one built into the carb and the one built into the cable. But they never looked at that. Never looked at or cared about the axles. Never said anything about antifreeze, and lots of street cars so pretty sure that isn't an issue. Have external cutoff, battery in sealed box, catch can in recirc setup. I may just show up and see what they pick apart. But in the past, they have let me on with a duct taped coke bottle as a catch can, etc. They are, or at least WERE, pretty lenient if you weren't a full-on racing car. It is a small track with mostly local street cars test and tuning on fridays, then outlaw racing on saturday later in the day.
But all those other points may be an issue when I start going to the "Big Boy" track (Houston Raceway Park 1/4 track) after I move closer to there...I need to start thinking about those things.
i think around here it depends on what class you run and how fast before they start to pick apart your car.
If its a NHRA track they are (have to be) a little harder on you than the GOOD OLE BOYS tracks are. One of our cars went the other night to tnt, Drove in, Blasted off a 6.07 @ 115 mph not a word said. He has no roll bar.
does the car turn off when the bat switch gets turned off? make sure it does dont just think it will. with the slicks they want the driveshaft safty loop. add a throttle return spring. make sure the nutrual safty switch work? whats your stall speed on your converter? need that befor i make a guess on your et.
Well, I dont know about the track you run at but i have discovered the nhra track here is really stupid when it comes to tech. If you have the basic stuff like a catch can and seat belts you'r good. And i been so worried about this crap for a year myself!
Usually, my experience has been that they will give you a warning (usually only the most important stuff) but let you race anyway. But if they catch the same thing a couple weeks in a row, then they will bounce you. Most inspectors are realistic and understand you are just getting into it. And bottom line, they need the revenue. It would have to be pretty blatant and a real danger for a car of your caliber. If you were in a 5 second car, then expect them to be much more critical.
Stock converter, so slow takeoffs. Contest isn't going yet. I am not even sure my track is open, but I have seen a couple cars on trailers, and assume it is. Also, slicks are in storage, and that is a 3 hour trip to get them out. I want the slicks not for traction, but for the smaller diameter tires (and much lighter rims and tires) and quicker accelleration.
