Won todays Corvette Challenge..
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Won todays Corvette Challenge..
.. but not with my C3.. The race C3 is still in pieces.. Raced my stock '92 C4 today and made it to the final.. Ran dead on 14.501 on a 14.50 dial in the final 
In the 1/4 final, I ran 14.48 on a 14.47 dial and a .003 light
Also moved up in points and I'm now 3rd in points for the year (after 4 of 6 races)
It was my 3rd Corvette Challenge with the C4 and I went to the final of the May Corvette Challenge and now won the July Corvette Challenge.. I'm considering going Super Pro with the '68 and might continue racing the '92 in the Corvette Challenge..
In the 1/4 final, I ran 14.48 on a 14.47 dial and a .003 light
Also moved up in points and I'm now 3rd in points for the year (after 4 of 6 races)
It was my 3rd Corvette Challenge with the C4 and I went to the final of the May Corvette Challenge and now won the July Corvette Challenge.. I'm considering going Super Pro with the '68 and might continue racing the '92 in the Corvette Challenge..
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The '92 will run in the 13.80's in winter.. It ran 14.22 in 89 degree weather.. Considering the conditions, the car performs exactly as expected..
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Those weren't too fast from the factory.. As I said, it will run 13's in zero DA but not in the conditions we are having right now..
The car got slower as the day progressed and temperatures got hotter:
14.41, 14.43, 14.45, 14.48 and 14.50
Made more passes but was on the brakes on 2 of the passes, so the ET isn't really representative..
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I'm sure that you didn't run 13.52 in a 107 degrees heat indes with extreme humidity.. My '02 is automatic with stock 2.59 gears
Those weren't too fast from the factory.. As I said, it will run 13's in zero DA but not in the conditions we are having right now..
The car got slower as the day progressed and temperatures got hotter:
14.41, 14.43, 14.45, 14.48 and 14.50
Those weren't too fast from the factory.. As I said, it will run 13's in zero DA but not in the conditions we are having right now..
The car got slower as the day progressed and temperatures got hotter:
14.41, 14.43, 14.45, 14.48 and 14.50
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Not really concerned about that ET's, just consistency... and the car did well.. Figured out how to dial the car...
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..... by-the-way, we had 2 C3s in competition today, Dan Bouldry's 9-second, Super Comp-style Rat-motored Stingray
and Ollie's opponent in the Final Round, Candace Swenson's '72 Corvette, running low 13s in the heat
and Ollie's opponent in the Final Round, Candace Swenson's '72 Corvette, running low 13s in the heat
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Well, quick has it's advantages in bracket racing.. If you always go 2nd (as the faster car), you have more time to bring the RPM to launching RPM and it's also difficult for the opponent to play at the end of the track (stepping on the brakes) as it's difficult to judge a car that is coming at 40 mph faster speed...
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My friend's wife has a 95 LT1 convertable, auto with the highway gears, I believe they are 2.78s or something weird like that. Anyway completely stock on a 90* day(high humidity here in Houston), she went 14.00s with it. I hopped in it, iced down the intake and went a 13.90@100. A few months later in the fall we ran it again, only this time he had a Magnaflow muffler kit on it and a K&N filter, temps in the low 80s and it went a 13.59@101. I almost couldn't believe it. I think the temps really hurt those aluminum intake LT1. I thought 13.50s out of a basically stock auto vert was AWESOME.
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My friend's wife has a 95 LT1 convertable, auto with the highway gears, I believe they are 2.78s or something weird like that. Anyway completely stock on a 90* day(high humidity here in Houston), she went 14.00s with it. I hopped in it, iced down the intake and went a 13.90@100. A few months later in the fall we ran it again, only this time he had a Magnaflow muffler kit on it and a K&N filter, temps in the low 80s and it went a 13.59@101. I almost couldn't believe it. I think the temps really hurt those aluminum intake LT1. I thought 13.50s out of a basically stock auto vert was AWESOME.
I know that on both, C4's and C5's, the air intake can make .3 or more difference...
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another key to successful runs were the 60' times..
I hooked very consistent today...
My 60' times were:
2.106
2.128
2.123
2.106
2.118
2.123
I'm missing one time slip of my first time run..
I hooked very consistent today...
My 60' times were:
2.106
2.128
2.123
2.106
2.118
2.123
I'm missing one time slip of my first time run..
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but not as consistent.. My best 60' time was 2.062 on street tires... Haven't run below 2.08 on drag radials so far... I'm running Nittos. They are not the stickiest drag radials out there but they are the only ones that can be used on the highway (unless driving in a rain storm at 70+ mph). Drove on the Nittos to Houston once and got into a rain storm on I-10.. Had to slow down to 60 mph as the car was all over the place at 70 mph.. Felt very loose I remember going 80+ mph on Falkens before during heavy rain and the car felt very secure.. Love them Falkens for the street.. They are also not that bad at the track and cost less than most other tires.. Great value!!
I'm very happy with the C4 so far. Picked it up for a very low price and everything on the car works.. It had 136k miles when I bought it and now I'm at about 141k and still no issues.. Doesn't burn too much oil (1 qt in about 3k miles - that's very acceptable) and after I changed the tranny fluid, the transmission also started to act consistent.. Great bracket car... especially considering the purchase price..
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Way to go! The races here in NJ at Etown are extremely competitive, and I bet yours are too. What I mean is, there are a lot of very good bracket racers. They race a lot, take it very seriously, and are very consistent. It is definitely an advantage to being the quicker car. As the slower car I have gone red a couple times giving an instant win to my faster opponent.
I didn't race today, because as some of you know, my gas tank is out of the car!
The races here in NJ at Etown are extremely competitive, and I bet yours are too. What I mean is, there are a lot of very good bracket racers. They race a lot, take it very seriously, and are very consistent. It is definitely an advantage to being the quicker car. As the slower car I have gone red a couple times giving an instant win to my faster opponent.I didn't race today, because as some of you know, my gas tank is out of the car!
