oneandgone
05-22-2005, 03:06 AM
Well, my first street race with the new trans wasn't so good to me...neither was the second, or the third!
First race: I hit the line lock and heated the tires. Then hit the trans brake and built about 1-2 psi in an attempt to avoid lighting the tires. It didn't work. At the word go I let off the brake and put it to the floor, immediate ice rink action. I shifted into second, and continued to spin. After all that I just let off and called it done.
Second race: I didn't heat the tires as they should still have been fairly warm, and they're too damn expensive. I didn't use the trans brake either seeing as how it didn't work out so hot the first time. Instead I left a lot easier, and didn't spin as bad. It was a much closer race, but still I lost.
Third race: From a roll at about 30. Put it to the mat with minimal wheel spin. Still though I got walked. Ya, probably should've given up after the first two, but even losing it was still fun!
I guess I should mention what I was racing, eh. All 3 races were against a modded R6. I guess he was at the 1/4 track earlier today and was shy of breaking into the 10's, and only ran low to mid 11's. It's funny, I got quite a bit of shit from the domestic guys that were watching, but untill they grow some balls and actually go out there and beat that bike I don't feel a bit bad!
I've only been in 3 street races so far. One against a C5 Vette (victory to the Supra), one against a stock R6 (Tie, although had we kept going once I shifted into fifth I would've lost), and this one. Maybe next weekend I'll go race a car, the playing field seems to be a bit more even against cars!
Edit: I'm considering putting on some worn out stock springs/shocks and see what happens. It doesn't seem like I'm getting any usefull weight transfer from the Eibach/Bilstein combo, which is really no suprise. If I still can't get it too hook well enough, and as much as I hate to, I may get bigs-n-littles like those damn Camaro and Mustang owners are running.
First race: I hit the line lock and heated the tires. Then hit the trans brake and built about 1-2 psi in an attempt to avoid lighting the tires. It didn't work. At the word go I let off the brake and put it to the floor, immediate ice rink action. I shifted into second, and continued to spin. After all that I just let off and called it done.
Second race: I didn't heat the tires as they should still have been fairly warm, and they're too damn expensive. I didn't use the trans brake either seeing as how it didn't work out so hot the first time. Instead I left a lot easier, and didn't spin as bad. It was a much closer race, but still I lost.
Third race: From a roll at about 30. Put it to the mat with minimal wheel spin. Still though I got walked. Ya, probably should've given up after the first two, but even losing it was still fun!
I guess I should mention what I was racing, eh. All 3 races were against a modded R6. I guess he was at the 1/4 track earlier today and was shy of breaking into the 10's, and only ran low to mid 11's. It's funny, I got quite a bit of shit from the domestic guys that were watching, but untill they grow some balls and actually go out there and beat that bike I don't feel a bit bad!
I've only been in 3 street races so far. One against a C5 Vette (victory to the Supra), one against a stock R6 (Tie, although had we kept going once I shifted into fifth I would've lost), and this one. Maybe next weekend I'll go race a car, the playing field seems to be a bit more even against cars!
Edit: I'm considering putting on some worn out stock springs/shocks and see what happens. It doesn't seem like I'm getting any usefull weight transfer from the Eibach/Bilstein combo, which is really no suprise. If I still can't get it too hook well enough, and as much as I hate to, I may get bigs-n-littles like those damn Camaro and Mustang owners are running.