Kale

Well, the l98 is kind of a dog, but mine isn't.. relatively. I went to the track for the first time tonight and raced against 1K Sport (89 convertible, not his GS)
I kinda messed up on the staging and got a REAL crappy r/t (1.18) and got a 60' time of 2.1.. left his butt in the dust and ran a 14.30 @ 95mph!
It was about 92f outside, and the car was at 200. I didn't launch it, just nailed it. The second time, I raced Timspeed.. I got a .7 r/t, same 60', he pulled a 2.0 flat 60 (better than the z06's that were running) and left me at the line. I came from behind and got him with my 14.5 vs his 14.62

I feel MUCH better about my car now :D

Drewdog

:cool:

scorp508

So what about the.......

Quote:

he'll cut 13.88's tonight..

Kale

Nope, his car didn't run that great tonight. Maybe he didnt do the porting right. One of his runners is pretty well dented, too. I don't know how much (if) that would effect performance but.. i win! he lost! haha.
:troll

96VegasVette

Congrats Bro, that 14.3 is nice.

Kale

I bet i could pull a 14 flat, if the car was cooler, it wasnt so hot outside, and i actually launched it, and got a good R/T

we'll find out the 22nd i hope!

Marcho Polo

Temps make a big difference! My '85 went from 14.05 in 100 degree weather to 13.73 in 50 degree weather!
You should be hitting the 14.0 with cooler weather.

Midnight

:cool:

J Z06

What is the elevation of your racetrack? That alone could have killed a couple of mph. If you we're at E-Town.. in "GOOD AIR" I think a high 13-low 14 is TOTALLY possible.

Glad you had fun.

Kale

I believe it is sea level. The MPH of the three l98's racing was all pretty low.

J Z06

Sea level is a relative term.. you might think it's sea level..but it's not. Altitude depends on air density. For example: E Town is all over the place. on altitude due to weather/humidity conditions. John Panuzzo has a TAG weather station..and typically we're up between 0 on a good day or 2500' on a sticky summer day. That greatly affects the incoming air your car has to breathe. That'll give you a solid .3 and 3 mph(I've seen Johns car go from a 12.9@105(Crap air) to a 12.4@108.X in GOOD AIR alone). So,see if you can find someone with a weather station(I'm sure there is someone with one) and ask the DA...or density altitude(Think thats what that's abbreviated for). Go from there. GOOD LUCK.


[Modified by JD 90 383, 11:39 AM 9/9/2001]

Black85L98

Congratulations on some good ETs. You had great times for your first time out. It's about the most fun you can have with your clothes on. :yesnod:

BobMachus

Good work! I may go to the track next weekend. Those times sound great. This track is at 5800' tho, I suspect that may make a diffference.

:cheers:

Bob

Blue 92

Don't you just love it when the time slip lists "Tuesday" as your reaction time.... :D

Good times. Fun huh? :lol:


[Modified by Blue 92, 12:24 PM 9/9/2001]

1K SPORT

I can't say I'm surprised at how slow my '89 Vert was. What a slouch. I wish I would of brought the GS up. Although, the wife got to race for the first time and she had a blast!

Kale

Maybe the catalytic converters are clogged up?

TIMSPEED

It was quite a fun time Brian. I now can say my car hath hit 13's! My last run of the night, it was about 60º outside, and it was me and a silver Z06. I cut a .580 light, 1.9x 60' and then the Z06 kicked my butt. I did hit a 13.86@102 though! Woot woot. My 1.9 60' was perfectly launching and doing the proper amount of walking it out. I'm happy, since I seen a 10 second car run a 1.7x 60. Yeehaw.


[Modified by TIMSPEED, 1:08 PM 9/9/2001]

Marcho Polo

Tim, that's a great time! Wow! The car must be running pretty good....!

:D

Corvette Kid 92

all this talk really makes me want to go to the track! :yesnod: