I was very disappointed at first we went to Norwalk yesterday for super summit, it was free to get in and free to run. I knew I was going to have tire issues and was expecting it but what I wasn't expecting was an unprepped track. I talked to 2 other guys with cobras one car was close to stock the other had dynode almost the same as my car. none of us could get our cars to hook my car has dynode 605 the other guys car has dynode 620. None of us could get out of the 12s, my car trapped 120 the first run 119 the second and 125 the 3rd run and the fastest pass was a 12.26 my reaction was .498 on a .500 light and 60 foot was don't laugh to hard 2.30. First gear if I even tried to get on the car would just spin second gear was close to first and on the 119 mph pass I almost had to change my shorts when I shifted to 3rd the car broke loose and had started to turn toward the wall. So the guy with about the same horse as me was trapping in the mid 120s also and his fastest pass was in the upper 12s and has run already in the low 11s with the car. There were guys there with tubbed cars and after the first pass were loading up because the track was unprepped, the only high light of the day was well there were 2 they were giving away gift cards to summit and I won one for 100 bucks and second you could take people down the track with you and they let my 9 year old son ride down the track with me. My wife was freaking out after she saw on the run where the car boke loose down the track, she was worried I would have the same problem with him in the car but no issues other than coming off the line. He loved going down the track with me and now wants to go every time.
So we went there to just kind of get a feel for the car before going to the nmra race in Columbus next weekend, but I got nothing other than the car will not hook on an unpreped track. Oh and I tried 2 different set of tires first were nitto 555s that were 295/45/18 and the second were 555r that were on stock rims and were 275/40/17 and both acted the same way. The guy with the other cobra was running 555rs on 10.5 repop stock wheels. So what do I do try and find a set of regular slick for next weekend or take a shot in the dark and try these tires again. Both the other guy with the cobra and myself said we could get our cars to hook easier on the street than at the track yesterday. We were going to go back today and try again but I decided not to because I didn't want to break the car before next weekend. Any suggestions on what to do about tires, I have never really been a fan of drag radials since I have always ran regular et drags on all my other cars. Oh and I tried different air pressure in the tires started with the one set at 24lbs and went down to 20 the on the 555r I had those at 22lbs.
So we went there to just kind of get a feel for the car before going to the nmra race in Columbus next weekend, but I got nothing other than the car will not hook on an unpreped track. Oh and I tried 2 different set of tires first were nitto 555s that were 295/45/18 and the second were 555r that were on stock rims and were 275/40/17 and both acted the same way. The guy with the other cobra was running 555rs on 10.5 repop stock wheels. So what do I do try and find a set of regular slick for next weekend or take a shot in the dark and try these tires again. Both the other guy with the cobra and myself said we could get our cars to hook easier on the street than at the track yesterday. We were going to go back today and try again but I decided not to because I didn't want to break the car before next weekend. Any suggestions on what to do about tires, I have never really been a fan of drag radials since I have always ran regular et drags on all my other cars. Oh and I tried different air pressure in the tires started with the one set at 24lbs and went down to 20 the on the 555r I had those at 22lbs.
