I am posting here since my Cobra was road raced. Mods can move if if they want.
The time has come for us to seriously think about letting the Cobra go.
It is a ported Eaton 03 Cobra with all the popular boltons plus some suspension work, bushings, springs, swaybar, cc plates, Cobra R...
I drove a 725hp version built by Sean Hyllan Motorsport but was not overly impressed. Did I expect too much... what do you guys think of it?
Here are a couple easy laps, not my car so I did not push it too hard...
YouTube - SuperSnake incar
This little trailer came in so handy last weekend. I took the wife, kids, gazebo and a picknick basket plus all the racing stuff for a for our first day at the racetrack this year. It was pretty cold, but we had a blast. My boys live for a few laps with Dad!
Just thought I'd share a few...
We had 19 cars total, with 10 on DOT rubber and barely legal. The ones that made me nervous was my best friend in his Viper GTS, a pullied 07 GT500, two Subaru's (one was a STI), a RX7, an AWD Talon TSI, a little Civic Hatch that showed up on a trailer with a roll cage and a Jackson Racing...
This was my first trip to the drags this year and did 5 runs - 3 with the 3.100 upper and the last 2 with the 2.900.
1st - 11.95, 2nd - 11.88, 3rd - 12.12 (hit the limiter twice), 4th - 11.89 and 11.78.
60ft's were all in the 1.7's with 116 - 118 mph.
I quess the wing and splitter is...
Cobra, Ported Eaton with 2.900 upper - Camaro, LS1 with AFR heads & cam setup.
Both cars on stickey tires and both of us are pretty comfortable on the track.
Cobra vs Camaro SS - 2000$ to WIN!!
Look at what the UPS guy dropped off yesterday...
315/35/17 BFG R1 dot road race tires, 17x10.5 AFS Cobra style wheels.
picture with them is the 275/40/17 Toyo RA1
All I can say is WHOAA!
Should have done this a long time ago. Do not know if it is faster yet, but the 'fun factor' is way up. 3rd to 4th gear pulls are freaken nuts now!:rockon:
Our next King Of The Hill is going to be a big one!
This is from the Dalaware website
"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 3, 2007
By: John Houghton
$1,000.00 TO WIN THRONE KINGS OF THE HILL SPECTATOR RACE
DELAWARE SPEEDWAY HELPS TAKE STREET RACING
FROM THE STREETS TO THE TRACK...
Mustangs on Mosport June27, street tires & pads.
It was well in the 30C's according to the local wheather but it sure felt like 40C if you ask me! I added my stock HE on the bottom and hooked it up to the custom HE for some testing with higher boost on really hot days like this.
There was 50...