Track night

[rickr9504]

I just came from the track for the first time in my life and I have to say I am a little disappointed. I got beat up by almost everyone I raced.To be fair none of the participants were stock except maybe for a few 5.0 and I ran mine completely stock. I did not warm the tires and kept the stock pressure. That is probably why I could not get traction at the start. My tires kept on spinning.
I was also having issues going into third, it was giving me hard time and made me lose time on a few races.

It was a 1/8 track and i managed a best time of 8.851 at 84.55 mph. My time is on the right. On the left it was a 2001 Mustang.

[Fraxum]

Yes, the 1LE does not do well on the track with the Goodyears, they have very stiff sidewalls. Only a few have run 12s on the Goodyears and these I am sure benefitted from good track prep. Your 60' is the problem.

Don't get discouraged, I could only get to 2.1 with a 13.2 ET and 8.693 1/8. I added a CAI and DRs and ran high 12s easy. I added LTs and ran 12.3 in the 1/4 and 8.010 in the 1/8. Stock 5.0s and older Mustangs are no longer a problem except for Boss 302s.

[1LE801]

No sweat! You bought a track car, not a drag car. Find a road coarse.

[Irnwkrkev]

Next time try lowering the tire pressure and DON'T use launch control! I saw a 1LE snap an axle at that track using launch control.

The right lane at that track is USELESS for anything but all wheel drive cars. I would have been there but the spider gears in my posi let go when I was there the last time they were open in 2013.

If you can bring your 60' down to a 2.0 you'll probably be in the 8.3 range or so. If you get wheel hop...LIFT

[Fraxum]

Originally Posted by Irnwkrkev

Next time try lowering the tire pressure and DON'T use launch control! I saw a 1LE snap an axle at that track using launch control.

The right lane at that track is USELESS for anything but all wheel drive cars. I would have been there but the spider gears in my posi let go when I was there the last time they were open in 2013.

If you can bring your 60' down to a 2.0 you'll probably be in the 8.3 range or so. If you get wheel hop...LIFT

Good advice, but I tried adjusting tire pressure. It is extremely hard for me and others to launch on the Goodyears. I was able to run some 1.9s on Pirellis and others have gone quicker on SS tires. 20" low profile tires with stiff sidewalls = bog or spin like crazy. All the Mopar guys say the same thing. I second staying away from LC, it is not the fastest launch anyway. Maybe the technology will get better on future Camaros.

[CrystalRedTintcoat]

Dude. The 1LE isn't a drag car.

[rickr9504]

Originally Posted by CrystalRedTintcoat

Dude. The 1LE isn't a drag car.

Nor is a Corvette or a Porsche or a M3. You can still have fun at a drag race track.