I am student of UTI, PA. We had the race between UTI students and high school student around the area, 4/27/08 Maple Grove raceway. i didn't race any high school student though, i met a high school student with 08 Si coupe, he ran 14.84! Stock! one FA5 ran 15.4! i only did 2 pratice runs and 1 elimliation run! 5 bars of fuel, spare tire removed! My mod: HFP suspension kit (installed it the day be4 the race), Tanabe Cat-Back, Hondata IMG!
This is my frist time ever taking my 07 Si to the track, plus i never ran at the track before. my best was: 15.5, 91.55 MPH.
first race i wanted to race my friend's 03 Spec V.(E/I/H) he ran 15.7. but i ended up racing with Crossfire V6, 16.5, 86.82MPH. here is the video of it. first race i got : 15.6, 91.95MPH
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R/T- .965 (horrible reaction time, really nervous, launch at 3k, my launch sux) XD
60'- 2.575
1/8- 10.283
MPH- 72.47
1/4- 15.663
MPH- 91.95
Second run: finally had a chance to race my friend's Spec V. i F***** up my launch so bad! but i was still able to caught up a little at the end. he ran: 15.5, 91.49 MPH. i ran 15.9, 91.53.
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R/T- .579
60'- 2.684
1/8- 10.560
MPH- 71.86
1/4- 15.967
MPH- 91.53
third run: i got better R/T, little better launch. my friend's spec V ran 15.7. i ran with Chevy malibu, i ran 15.5, 91.55MPH. he ran 16.7, 82.61MPH.
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R/T- .339
60'- 2.416
1/8- 10.176
MPH- 72.04
1/4- 15.573
MPH- 91.55
believe it or not: UTI student with chevy Astro Van ran 11 something. his van was the fastest car at the track that day. BTW the my friend's red civic ran 18.the van ran 13 something on this video:
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So what you guys think, 15.5, 91.55MPH for first time especalily for someone who never run on the track? good or bad? any suggestion how to get better launch!
here is some pic:
