The weather forecast says it's going to drop to 48 degrees tonight with no moisture in the air. You know what that means! I'll post vids later tonight or tomorrow since Kim can't come out tonight to film with my phone. GoPro to the rescue I guess. I'll be data logging tonight if everything goes as planned. Still shooting for an 11 on street tires, but these Hankooks may be on the brink of replacement.

 

I love driving these cars in cold air. Even the NA is noticeably spunky.


You rarely get dry cold air down there. Gotta love it.


Good luck.

 

12.069, 12.070, 12.079, 12.092...all new best ET and trap with 115.2 MPH, but no 11.xxx yet!

 

That's moving for a 65 pulley, congrats! And on street tires too …..

Les

 

Thanks Les! Couldn't quite get there tonight. Still managed to beat a Cobra kit car, and a pair of ProCharged SRT-8s (GC, Challenger). They didn't appreciate that much. So, new PB of 12.069 @ 115.26. Not too shabby.

 

DA was a lovely 21.69 ft! Shame I couldn't quite get to the dream tonight.

 

sorry for the double post.

 

Chuk, maybe you didn't hit the 11's but on STREET tires I think you now hold,,,
the "street tire record" congratulations you are the man. .

I was planning to go to Ocala on jan 23 & 24th for the 1/2 mile run, but the radiation treatment starts Monday, so maybe next year ,,,,do you want to go next year.? jim

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if this does not work just google wantagofast

 

Those are INCREDIBLE times for street tires and a 65 pulley. Congrats! Am I missing something? Do you run nitrous? E85? Which hankooks BTW?

 

All you need now to push you over the edge is a pair of nearly new MT Steets on AMG wheels. I just sold a set to a member here on the forum.

 

Question, Chuk -- what is your rear tire size?

The reason I ask, I noticed my 60' times were .1 second faster with a 275/35/19, versus a 285/30/19.

The 285 was wider, but the overall diameter was a bit shorter, and thus resulted in a more tedious launch each time. Not sure if it's because the tire was heavier, or taller (or both), but the 275/35 tires simply grabbed better.

In the twisties, I preferred the 285s because they would allow the handling to be a bit more neutral (oversteer was easier to initiate, balancing the usual "front-heavy" feel of the car).

Cheers,

 

If I can talk Kim into it and manage to register in the ten minutes it takes to fill up, yes!

 

boostmonkey: no NOS or E85. Just 93 octane and a bit of octane booster along with the mods in my signature.

John: I'm running 285/35/19s, 4 year old Hankook Ventus evo110. Looks like that may be changing soon. I like that size since it fills the wheelwell and handles corners and straight lines equally from my perspective.

Sparkie: I may have scored a set of Tolimann lightweight wheels with ET Street tires for less than you could probably ship yours.

 

Hi Chuk,
Don put 18,s all the away around with BF Goodrich g-force TAs 295/35ZR18 99Y on the rear and 225/40ZR18 92Y on the front. My question is with the tread about gone on the back I'm looking for replacements. They don't make the same tread design any more but I like the bite. I don't track so I'm interested in your opinion since you know my car. As you know the car is lowered so the space in the well is limited.
Your thoughts?

 

Here's the videos of a few runs....
I spun off the line against the C5, but the chase was fun

 

Just curious, what are your 60' times coming at?

EDIT: Video wouldn't load at first, now I see the 60 footer, or is that the RT's?

 

1.80 on 4 of 7 runs and a 1.79.