First time @ the track !!

[Scotty D]

Well tonight was my first time going down the quarter-mile with my 2014 1le camaro! ! Me and some friends went to New England dragway ! And I had a blast ! My best was a 14.2 but I was nervous and my tires didn't like the track and weather cold 55 ! But it's the best $25 bucks I ever spent !!

[jcamo]

Car has more in it than that . low 13's to high 12's keep practicing..

[javi05]

ive seen 14's also. best ive run in my 1le is 13.3..and thats with mich. pilot super sport tires, i must say these new tires are great compared to the goodyears for a daily driver. its very hard to run a good time at the 1/4 mile track with these 1le's, it can be done with lots of practice.. i hear ya tho, it didnt matter the time i ran i had lots of fun and i kept going back..

[Mark T]

"I had a blast !"

That is what 1LE translates to in all languages.

[ntmad8tr]

At LS Fest, the best my stock,other than CAI, could do was 13.8 at 101.8. I did have some tire spin and the driver could use work but was pretty consistent with my runs. 13.8, 13.9, 13.8. It was miserable hot wish it was 55 degrees.

[Ragnar]

What I like to hear is the having fun with your cars, that is what it is all about!!!

[Melkor]

Originally Posted by Ragnar

What I like to hear is the having fun with your cars, that is what it is all about!!!

I agree. Even though the 1le isn't built to be a drag racers (especially with my dog of a 1st gear) I desperately want to try it out. All we have up here is autocross, which is okay but not what this car excels at.

[charlie46]

Originally Posted by Scotty D

Well tonight was my first time going down the quarter-mile with my 2014 1le camaro! ! Me and some friends went to New England dragway ! And I had a blast ! My best was a 14.2 but I was nervous and my tires didn't like the track and weather cold 55 ! But it's the best $25 bucks I ever spent !!

Came back from Englishtown for the first time last night and my three times were 14.6 , 14.2 and 13.9 why is my car so slow ? thought I could run low 13 sec or high 12 sec but that was a pipe dream!

[jcamo]

Originally Posted by charlie46

Came back from Englishtown for the first time last night and my three times were 14.6 , 14.2 and 13.9 why is my car so slow ? thought I could run low 13 sec or high 12 sec but that was a pipe dream!

Need to practice launching the car, that's where you are losing time
. REMBER as it's been stated these 1LE's are are not drag cars. I'd be willing to bet that number will drop fast with a pair on drag type tires on the rear. research this form a bit ...

[markgws6]

Originally Posted by Scotty D

Well tonight was my first time going down the quarter-mile with my 2014 1le camaro! ! Me and some friends went to New England dragway ! And I had a blast ! My best was a 14.2 but I was nervous and my tires didn't like the track and weather cold 55 ! But it's the best $25 bucks I ever spent !!

Did you try it with launch mode? :-) Also, I would experiment with tire pressures, burn out duration, and you can remove the front strut bar and maybe your rear seat to lighten up the car. But yeah, launching on our GY F1 tires is pretty much close to impossible at the strip. You will not get as good of a launch as on the street.
Now I need to get out there and see when she'll run!

[markgws6]

Oh and be careful launching. I've heard our cars can tear up the rear axle shafts easily. Maybe launch control is not such a good idea on second thought...

[Melkor]

Originally Posted by markgws6

Did you try it with launch mode? :-) Also, I would experiment with tire pressures, burn out duration, and you can remove the front strut bar and maybe your rear seat to lighten up the car. But yeah, launching on our GY F1 tires is pretty much close to impossible at the strip. You will not get as good of a launch as on the street.
Now I need to get out there and see when she'll run!

See now, I've tried to use the launch control several times but it just winds up and up and up. I've been told it's supposed to hold it at 4,500 rpms?

[umiami2312]

Originally Posted by Scotty D

Well tonight was my first time going down the quarter-mile with my 2014 1le camaro! ! Me and some friends went to New England dragway ! And I had a blast ! My best was a 14.2 but I was nervous and my tires didn't like the track and weather cold 55 ! But it's the best $25 bucks I ever spent !!

I see more seat time in your future. I ran 14s to start with too and now have got down to 12.89. I think 13.4 was the best I ever did stock. Car really woke up after I added a CAI, LT's and tune. As said above some drag radials will help you significantly, but you need to practice launching the car again because of the setup change.

Don't mess with launch control, too hard on the rear end. A good driver with TC turned off will beat launch control and it's easier on the rear end.

All that said, I think I read it in someone's signature that drag racing is like sniffing glue. It's a quick high and every one is the same. Road courses are like white China heroin, every track/lap is different and the high lasts for hours.

Theres lots of good reading on this forum and some pretty knowledgeable people.

[Melkor]

Originally Posted by umiami2312

I see more seat time in your future. I ran 14s to start with too and now have got down to 12.89. I think 13.4 was the best I ever did stock. Car really woke up after I added a CAI, LT's and tune. As said above some drag radials will help you significantly, but you need to practice launching the car again because of the setup change.

Don't mess with launch control, too hard on the rear end. A good driver with TC turned off will beat launch control and it's easier on the rear end.

All that said, I think I read it in someone's signature that drag racing is like sniffing glue. It's a quick high and every one is the same. Road courses are like white China heroin, every track/lap is different and the high lasts for hours.

Theres lots of good reading on this forum and some pretty knowledgeable people.

Like... really REALLY well said.