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Went to drag strip again and I finally did it!!! "Video Inside"

Old 07-19-08, 02:00 AM
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Default Went to drag strip again and I finally did it!!! "Video Inside"

Ok, so I'm sure everyone on here saw the video last week of me flying down the track. For the life of me, I just couldn't freaking break into the 12's that day. I was getting consistant 13.0xx all night long last Friday.

Fast foward to today....I was running terrible all night until I finally got lucky one run and it hooked...and boy did it hook!

Running against my friend's Supra might of had something to do with it. It's all a mental thing heh. The moral of the story is, if you want to run a good time...get your friend to run down the track with you lol. The silver GTO was also my friend but I didn't run too well on those passes.

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeMEjqmCo18&feature=user
There's a button below it to watch in higher resolution/quality.

Also, there are also the dangers of running down the track. I had a really close call tonight. The tires were a little wet and I was going sideways halfway down the track. Gotta keep those maaad drift countersteering skillz polished to prevent spinning out and going into the wall

Picture of me heading towards the Camaro, watch it in the video 4th race.


Timeslip Below:
Track Condition 85F, humidity 77%. Rear tires Michelin PS2 295-30/19 @ 29psi.

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Old 07-19-08, 02:21 AM
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congrats!
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congrats man...
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u slammed into those 12's
Old 07-19-08, 07:13 AM
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nice, congrats
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congrats man///////
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Good job, that's why I love the track, the faster car dosen't always win.
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did you lose some pounds or everything was the same, just mental, racing against your friend?

regardless, that's an impressive number! i'm sure you can get into the low 12's like your friend's supra.
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The onlyy mod he did was do a trans flush lol. I dunno if he dropped tire pressures but last time I talked to him he didnt do much he just did Amsoil oil changes in the engine and trans lol. Nice runs Jeff congrats on the 12s. Gotta get a ride in this thing when I get back haha. Ill race you with my 17 second honda lol.
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Originally Posted by JeffTsai
Ok, so I'm sure everyone on here saw the video last week of me flying down the track. For the life of me, I just couldn't freaking break into the 12's that day. I was getting consistant 13.0xx all night long last Friday.

Fast foward to today....I was running terrible all night until I finally got lucky one run and it hooked...and boy did it hook!

Running against my friend's Supra might of had something to do with it. It's all a mental thing heh. The moral of the story is, if you want to run a good time...get your friend to run down the track with you lol. The silver GTO was also my friend but I didn't run too well on those passes.

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeMEjqmCo18&fmt=18

Also, there are also the dangers of running down the track. I had a really close call tonight. The tires were a little wet and I was going sideways halfway down the track. Gotta keep those maaad drift countersteering skillz polished to prevent spinning out and going into the wall

Picture of me heading towards the Camaro, watch it in the video 4th race.


Timeslip Below:
Track Condition 85F, humidity 77%. Rear tires Michelin PS2 295-30/19 @ 29psi.
congrats, but isnt anything below a .500 redlight? unless they ran the lights differently there or i'm missing something haha
Old 07-19-08, 09:23 AM
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lol loved that video
should have edited some nice music into it haha
Old 07-19-08, 10:37 AM
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Cool, you finally did it!
Old 07-19-08, 10:39 AM
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Have you ever dynoed your car Jeff? What were your numbers?
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Nice
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Amazing. Congrats, you have a smoking fast Lex!

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