My First Time at the Track

SacrificeTheory · 03-11-2007, 05:18 PM

I went to Englishtown for the first time today. My times kind of sucked, but I suppose it takes practice.

My Performance Mods:

Greddy Evo2
Injen Short Ram Intake

First Run

R/T - .791
60' - 2.423
330 - 6.610
1/8 - 10.029
MPH - 72.50
1000 - 12.948
1/4 - 15.420
MPH - 91.73

Second Run

R/T - .760
60' - 2.588
330 - 6.807
1/8 - 10.208
MPH - 73.92
1000 - 13.102
1/4 - 15.531
MPH - 93.29

My first run I launch at 3000/500rpm. The second run I launched around 2500rpm. First run was without VSA, second was with VSA.

Any tips?

xxmstajxx · 03-11-2007, 05:24 PM

React Faster..........

xxmstajxx · 03-11-2007, 05:25 PM

Go on 2nd yellow......

***Rems07si*** · 03-11-2007, 05:25 PM

***qwerty :)*** · 03-11-2007, 05:29 PM

power shift

***fuller083*** · 03-11-2007, 05:31 PM

R/T has nothing to do with E/T and Trap speed..... Work on your launch point and your shift points, and like qwerty said... POWERSHIFT!!!!

Coop · 03-11-2007, 05:33 PM

what rpm was you shifting gears at?

SacrificeTheory · 03-11-2007, 05:34 PM

I was redlining every gear.

This is also my first manual, so I guess that doesn't help.

***fuller083*** · 03-11-2007, 05:37 PM

It takes time man... You can't expect to go out to the track for the first time and hit those low to mid 14's. The best advice I ever got for drag racing is this... Drive your car more, and get as much seat time at the track as possible. It takes practice and eventually you'll be hitting those numbers I mentioned above..

brooklynscat69 · 03-11-2007, 05:42 PM

I was there last weekend. Saw a couple of SI's but none from this site.

SacrificeTheory · 03-11-2007, 06:18 PM

Like I said, I'm new to the manual world. How exactly do I powershift?

**webby** · 03-11-2007, 06:30 PM

what they mean is not taking your foot off the gas between shifting. So even as you put your clutch in and throw it into the next gear, you keep your foot on the gas. It's not exactly the best thing for the car, but you will get quicker times.

***qwerty :)*** · 03-11-2007, 06:33 PM

and only do that if you can shift fast.. dont leave your foot on the gas and shift normal.. i basically slam it into gear

SIcBoy · 03-11-2007, 06:36 PM

takes practice cuz you can miss sometimes and you'll get a worse time
but with practice, 15 even with out a doubt. good luck

SI4US · 03-11-2007, 07:42 PM

The main thing is to have fun.

Drag racing is a blast and very addicting. These guys have giving you great advice,to drive your car as much as you can and get lots of practice. Try and get your shifting faster before you start power shifting. It takes a little time to get the hang of it. Also your 60 foot times are real slow. Meaning your either riding the clutch off the line,or the tires are spinning bad. Either way pay more attention when you leave the line doesn't matter at what RPM works best for. All that matters is the ET is lower at the end.

But mostly relax and have fun the rest will come with time.

projectprelude · 03-12-2007, 04:36 AM

ouch...with ur mods you should even be seeing 15's...i ran a 15.6 with my r18...but i do understand its ur first time, practice makes perfect!

bboylocob · 03-12-2007, 11:14 PM

at the track try launching at about 4000rpm.you will spin through most of first but when it catches you will be in vtec.on the streets launch at about 3000-3500rpm cuz the streets have more crap on the road which makes you spin at lower rpm.it takes practice to get it down.

also about the powershifting the best advise someone can give you on how to learn it is:
1)practice at about 6000rpm so you wont redline it if you miss.and as you get better shift higher
2)when powershifting your supose to keep your foot down on the gas when shifting but i feel it is better let your foot off just a lil and i say that because then if you miss shift it will be less likely that you will be bouncing off the rev limiter.

R3DL1NETHIZ23 · 03-12-2007, 11:52 PM

just practice some more you should be able to get mid 14's atleastttttt...POWERSHIFT lol

RANGERSi07 · 07-18-2007, 11:59 PM

yea powershift...I just got back and I couldn't hook at all. My best was a 15.1 with a R/T of like 1.2 I know I suck no traction at all.

adamhoud · 07-19-2007, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by projectprelude

ouch...with ur mods you should even be seeing 15's...i ran a 15.6 with my r18...but i do understand its ur first time, practice makes perfect!

You can't really count 5hp worth of mods to help out at the track, learning to drive better will get you a much better time.

03-11-2007, 05:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
SacrificeTheory Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 21 Posts: 2,344 Chris iTrader: 1 / 100%	My First Time at the Track I went to Englishtown for the first time today. My times kind of sucked, but I suppose it takes practice. My Performance Mods: Greddy Evo2 Injen Short Ram Intake First Run R/T - .791 60' - 2.423 330 - 6.610 1/8 - 10.029 MPH - 72.50 1000 - 12.948 1/4 - 15.420 MPH - 91.73 Second Run R/T - .760 60' - 2.588 330 - 6.807 1/8 - 10.208 MPH - 73.92 1000 - 13.102 1/4 - 15.531 MPH - 93.29 My first run I launch at 3000/500rpm. The second run I launched around 2500rpm. First run was without VSA, second was with VSA. Any tips?

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SacrificeTheory Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 21 Posts: 2,344 Chris iTrader: 1 / 100%	I was redlining every gear. This is also my first manual, so I guess that doesn't help.

03-11-2007, 05:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
*fuller083* VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Valdosta, Ga Age: 25 Posts: 454 Mike iTrader: 0 / 0%	It takes time man... You can't expect to go out to the track for the first time and hit those low to mid 14's. The best advice I ever got for drag racing is this... Drive your car more, and get as much seat time at the track as possible. It takes practice and eventually you'll be hitting those numbers I mentioned above..

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brooklynscat69 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brentwood, NY Posts: 1,874 iTrader: 1 / 100%	I was there last weekend. Saw a couple of SI's but none from this site.

03-11-2007, 06:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
SacrificeTheory Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 21 Posts: 2,344 Chris iTrader: 1 / 100%	Like I said, I'm new to the manual world. How exactly do I powershift?

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webby Acorns! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Storage Room B Posts: 14,182 iTrader: 12 / 100%	what they mean is not taking your foot off the gas between shifting. So even as you put your clutch in and throw it into the next gear, you keep your foot on the gas. It's not exactly the best thing for the car, but you will get quicker times.

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*qwerty :)* VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: redlands-909 Age: 21 Posts: 4,200 kyle iTrader: 8 / 100%	and only do that if you can shift fast.. dont leave your foot on the gas and shift normal.. i basically slam it into gear

03-11-2007, 06:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
SIcBoy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: peoria az Age: 24 Posts: 3,416 jr iTrader: 3 / 100%	takes practice cuz you can miss sometimes and you'll get a worse time but with practice, 15 even with out a doubt. good luck

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SI4US Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 26 iTrader: 0 / 0%	The main thing is to have fun. Drag racing is a blast and very addicting. These guys have giving you great advice,to drive your car as much as you can and get lots of practice. Try and get your shifting faster before you start power shifting. It takes a little time to get the hang of it. Also your 60 foot times are real slow. Meaning your either riding the clutch off the line,or the tires are spinning bad. Either way pay more attention when you leave the line doesn't matter at what RPM works best for. All that matters is the ET is lower at the end. But mostly relax and have fun the rest will come with time.

03-12-2007, 04:36 AM	#16 (permalink)
projectprelude Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: wooster , ohio Posts: 2,525 Aaron iTrader: 3 / 100%	ouch...with ur mods you should even be seeing 15's...i ran a 15.6 with my r18...but i do understand its ur first time, practice makes perfect!

03-12-2007, 11:14 PM	#17 (permalink)
bboylocob Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NEW ORLEANS Posts: 1,928 BRENT iTrader: 4 / 100%	at the track try launching at about 4000rpm.you will spin through most of first but when it catches you will be in vtec.on the streets launch at about 3000-3500rpm cuz the streets have more crap on the road which makes you spin at lower rpm.it takes practice to get it down. also about the powershifting the best advise someone can give you on how to learn it is: 1)practice at about 6000rpm so you wont redline it if you miss.and as you get better shift higher 2)when powershifting your supose to keep your foot down on the gas when shifting but i feel it is better let your foot off just a lil and i say that because then if you miss shift it will be less likely that you will be bouncing off the rev limiter.

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R3DL1NETHIZ23 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 114 iTrader: 0 / 0%	just practice some more you should be able to get mid 14's atleastttttt...POWERSHIFT lol

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RANGERSi07 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NC/CT/GA Posts: 500 iTrader: 0 / 0%	yea powershift...I just got back and I couldn't hook at all. My best was a 15.1 with a R/T of like 1.2 I know I suck no traction at all.