Dragstrip gurus, I ask for your knowledge!

[ihaveacamaro]

Hey guys, going down to a dragstrip on August 1st for the first time ever.

I have a v6 manual with RS wheels and tires.

Hit me up with all suggestions/advice/tips please!

[Norm Peterson]

Pretty much the same things I've advised newbies to autocross (which I'm way more familiar with)

1. Have fun.

2. Don't worry about car prep other than what's required for tech or tinkering between runs. Mostly, just run the car the way you're used to it. There will be plenty of time to tinker at future events. See #1.

3. Don't even worry about "slow" numbers on your slips. See #1.

4. See #1.


Norm

[ihaveacamaro]

Originally Posted by Norm Peterson

Pretty much the same things I've advised newbies to autocross (which I'm way more familiar with)

1. Have fun.

2. Don't worry about car prep other than what's required for tech or tinkering between runs. Mostly, just run the car the way you're used to it. There will be plenty of time to tinker at future events. See #1.

3. Don't even worry about "slow" numbers on your slips. See #1.

4. See #1.


Norm

Thanks Norm, I will definitely make sure to have a blast!

[Quick]

Everytime you enter the staging area you will become more and more comfortable with
the whole process. Take your time and enjoy yourself.Its all about the fun factor.Plenty of time to get serious later on.Once you get used to the process
then start trying to get better with your reaction times,launching your car and
hitting those shift points.Stay in the groove and let er rip.

[ihaveacamaro]

Thanks quick!

Keep it coming guys!

[lscamaro]

The first few times you race, get accustomed to staging and the tree. When you get comfortable, put a little heat into your tires. Burn them out a little. The pirellis do great with a decent burnout

[ihaveacamaro]

Originally Posted by lscamaro

The first few times you race, get accustomed to staging and the tree. When you get comfortable, put a little heat into your tires. Burn them out a little. The pirellis do great with a decent burnout

I've heard that burnouts are totally unnecessary on the stock Pirellis? A couple people have told me it's just a waste of thread

[dekan513]

i think they do better with a light burnout like a 5 sec one the first time of the day and after that like a hard launch to spin them for a sec or 2

[lscamaro]

No, the pirellis for some reason act like a drag radial and do better under a little heat.

If you don't want to kill to much tread, take dekans advice. At least spin them once or twice to clean them off

[Norm Peterson]

Originally Posted by lscamaro

spin them once or twice to clean them off

I would guess that's all that a first-timer at the strip needs to do. The entire experience is going to be new, and it's easy to forget new stuff when there's too much of it to try to remember.


Norm

[SGOS252382]

P-Zeros like to be heated. So do a little burnout to heat them up and clean them off.
With your power level, they should stick pretty well with a conservative launch.

Try to get off the line with very little wheel spin. It's better to roll off the line gently/smoothly than to roast the tires with an aggressive launch.

Good luck and have fun.

[ihaveacamaro]

ok guys, sorry I should know this, but what's a good way to burnout? Never really had reason to until now....

[Frid]

Originally Posted by ihaveacamaro

ok guys, sorry I should know this, but what's a good way to burnout? Never really had reason to until now....

I usually go around the water pit and then back up and then burnout a bit rolling. I don't dump the clutch. If you can understand what I'm saying

[orbitearl]

remove drivers floormat and all loose objects in the car, buckle up..cut off radio and air, tie your shoes tight, no, seriously! have fun! and dont have a full tank of gas! make sure your engine is full of oil, check all fluid levels