Going to the track for the first time tonight with my 02 A4!! Wish me luck, I'll be racing against my buddies Twin Turbo'd 3000 GT. I've been watching a lot of videos lately and think I've got the whole, when the last lights yellow stomp the gas, thing. But we'll see if I can really do it.

I'm also expecting to at least be somewhere in the 12's. Here are the mods: Long Tube Headers, No Cats, X-pipe, and a Tune. Everything else is stock right down to the 2:73 rear end. What do ya think 12's or low 13's since its my first time?

I should be back around 8:30 tonight and will post some times. Again, wish me luck, I've ridden in my buddies car a couple of times and that all wheel drive is a killer.

 

Anxious to hear the results. It should be a good race, I think your vette will win

 

I'm anxious too but not too sure if I can take him. He said he did a 12.6 on Meth injection last week so we'll see.

I'm more nervous though about hurting the car. I keep having this vision of me going into the wall, and that would blow. I plan on doing at least the first run with traction control on just to see how the car reacts.

Ever since the Tune the car has been completely different. Just the other day I went to get around some traffic and this guy that looked like he was driving on crack, so I moved to the other lane and went WOT to get away and the tires broke lose while I was doing 35! I didn't think I would be able to spin the tires like that. From a stop sure but from 35?

So hopefully I can react quick enough and get off the gas if I don't like the way things are going.

 

Good luck tonight but dude, you need a different rear end (read 3.42 min.) to help your times. Especially with an A4

 

Make sure you launch in D and have your traction control in competitive mode.

Good luck

 

 

Waiting for the results later. Good luck.

 

Will you get less wheel spin in competition mode than traction off ?

I have made the fatal mistake ( at the sanctioned track ) of stomping it with trac off and a GTO got me, so if I was in competetive mode would I have gotten better out of the hole results ? Please advise.

 

Good luck

Chuck

 

Good luck and I hope you get those 12's you are looking for

 

You might get into the 12's, but not sure you'll make it to 12.6 if he can run that again. Important thing is to go and have fun. Looking forward to seeing your results posted.

 

Well I'm back and I didn't do as good as I thought I would. Lets say...I now know what the driver mod really means and spinnin ain't win'n! Only did two cause the girlfriend had to get home and get ready for bed. Early day in the morning and all.

Here are the times; Competition Mode Selected for both races. And using Nitto 555 street tires. No burn outs at start. Never really did one before and didn't want to make a blank out of myself.

Race #1
3000GT Left-------02 Coupe (me) Right
R/T----.029-------.808
60'-----1.827-------2.113
330----5.290-------5.681
1/8----8.229-------8.567
MPH----84.18-------86.38
1000---10.739------11.004
1/4-----12.856------13.081
MPH----105.54------105.94

In that first race I really feel asleep at the light. I was so worked up and nervous it was hilarious. But then once I woke up and started moving it felt better. The active handling kick on once somewhere down the track after one of the shifts but then went out and I actually felt pretty good at the end. His car was not pulling on me any more but I couldn't really catch him.

In the second race I don't know what happened. Almost from the start the active handling was on/off, on/off, and on/off. My start was better than the first but the rest was worse.

In this one I didn't get to race my friend cause it was just to busy for us to line up together and I didn't want to **** anyone off my first time out. So I got to race a really nice older (60's) Camaro but something happened to him a little ways down the track and he just coasted to the end.

Camaro Left-------Me Right

R/T----.618------.273
60'-----1.987------2.127
330----5.607------5.725
1/8----9.015-------8.740
MPH---63.71------82.34
1000---12.802-----11.257
1/4----16.484-----13.353
MPH----56.86------107.14

All in all I had a BLAST and got out a lot of that needing to go fast feeling. Heading down that track for the first time at WOT like that was something else. A real eye opener. Lots of nice folks at the track, everybody (import and domestic) were all there to have a great time. No egos. It was nice. In the end I've learned that with stickier tires and better driving abilities, I think I have a pretty decent runner.

My girlfriend video taped my "races" so I'll upload them tomorrow so everyone can get a good chuckle.

P.S. Notice he wasn't really running mid 12's like he told me would either. Its all good though.

 

It looks as if you had jumped on your buddy a little quicker you would have got him easy.

Have you ever heard the expression "playing down to the competition." Well that explains your second pass. 9/10 you always will go a little faster if you are pressing to keep someone off or if you are chasing someone.

 

Know what you mean,the most fun you can have with your cloths on!! Keep working at it and the R.t. will come down and then the other lane will have to catch you!Third yellow rules.My old 4spd shark hasn't run consistently but I've kept hammering on the tree,can't wait till I get my C5.With third yellow I've gotten several .0xx rt's (with one .001)so they will come with some practice,then you'll really have a BIG grin on your face all the way home(and every time you think about it)

 

TWO WORDSAMERICAN MUSCLE!!!

 

Cool!

Just keep dialing in your driving and give your friend in the 3000 another run. And I agree, even converting to the stock optional 3:15 rear end would make a significant difference in your times.

Fun thread, thanks.

 

Glad you had fun...that was the most important part. Don't worry about the times, they'll come down with practice.

 

Pretty dang close to breaking into the 12s. A lot of folks would say its highly unlikely with just headers and 2.73 gears.

 

I think you did great. Almost made it into the 12s on the first run, pretty good. Get the 60 down and you would have been right there with your buddy. Some 3:42s and sticky tires would put you in the mid to low 12s easily.

Rick

 

I seem to actually get the best 1/4 by leaving traction control etc. ON Otherwise, wheel spin actually negates any possible gains.