Hello all,
I've been itching to take my Cobra out to a drag strip and finally had the opportunity today. Having never done this before, I thought it would be best to sit and watch for a while to familiarize myself with exactly what one is supposed to do at such an event. "How do I tell them I am ready to go?" "How do the starting lights work?" "Where's the bathroom?" You know, all those rookie questions. Anyway, this is an 1/8th mile strip and I was the only one there with a stock car. I guess is was a slow day for them because there were only about 25 cars total. It was "Test and Tune" day. For $50.00 you could make as many runs as you wanted from 9:00am 'til 4:00pm. I made 11 runs total and it wasn't until my 8th run I realized that I had my TC on! Runs 9, 10, & 11 had a whole different feeling in the backend with it off! Long story even longer, I thought I would post my best time to share with you all. Remember, no mods, no drag radials, no experience, no kidding!
TREE SPEED: 0.500
REACTION: 0.806
60: 2.212
MPH: 84.11
660: 8.968
I had a lot of fun, and my times can only get better..... right?
One more note: A nice State Trooper on my way to the track was kind enough to write me up a ticket for not having a front license plate. The fricker pulled me over for that reason only!
I've been itching to take my Cobra out to a drag strip and finally had the opportunity today. Having never done this before, I thought it would be best to sit and watch for a while to familiarize myself with exactly what one is supposed to do at such an event. "How do I tell them I am ready to go?" "How do the starting lights work?" "Where's the bathroom?" You know, all those rookie questions. Anyway, this is an 1/8th mile strip and I was the only one there with a stock car. I guess is was a slow day for them because there were only about 25 cars total. It was "Test and Tune" day. For $50.00 you could make as many runs as you wanted from 9:00am 'til 4:00pm. I made 11 runs total and it wasn't until my 8th run I realized that I had my TC on! Runs 9, 10, & 11 had a whole different feeling in the backend with it off! Long story even longer, I thought I would post my best time to share with you all. Remember, no mods, no drag radials, no experience, no kidding!
TREE SPEED: 0.500
REACTION: 0.806
60: 2.212
MPH: 84.11
660: 8.968
I had a lot of fun, and my times can only get better..... right?
One more note: A nice State Trooper on my way to the track was kind enough to write me up a ticket for not having a front license plate. The fricker pulled me over for that reason only!
