Track times?

[sKyLiNe]

For all the ppl that ran a 1/4 mile track, jus wonderin what ur times were and wut mods (if any) u have. I don't care bout wut ppl think they ran on a street race, I wanna kno official times. Well, here are mine:

* 2002 Porsche Boxster (dad's car):
5spd manual transmission; 220 hp, 195 tq, RWD, 2750 lbs......no mods (unless a $5k factory sports package counts?)
ran: 13.9 seconds @ Raceway Park with 3/4 tank regular 87 octane gas

* 1991 Honda Civic Dx:
5spd manual transmission; 92 hp stock (dunno how much i have now), 89 tq (dunno how much i have now either), FWD, 2150 lbs.....my

mods:
-performance bomb muffler
-2.25" custom cat
-cold air intake (removed signal lenses for improved airflow)
-13" American Racing rims (took em off some old ass Buick)
-spark plug wires
-blue front mesh-grille

replaced stock parts:
-rotor
-pvc wall
-spark plug wires
-spark plug
-distributor
-electronic distributor cap
-fuel filter
-radiator
-ignition belt
-carburetor
-extension

accessories:
-external performance tachometer
-chrome blue shifter knob
-blue glo racing pedals
-blue seat & steering wheel covers
-blue LED windshield washers

ran: 17.256 seconds @ Raceway Park with 1/4 tank 94 octane gas

[xplicitdreamz]

17.3 but i did it on that GTECH thing...dunno if it's really that accurate

[desiballla2k5]

damn.. hes runing 17's... in a porshce?? there gotta b sumthing wrong man... :?

[xtcshri2222]

Skyline !! what you doing putting 89 octain in a porshe !!!! :shock: Bad bad bad :lol: 91 an above only man

[sKyLiNe]

hmm....im jus guessin it was regular gas in the porsche, to be honest....I"m not exactly sure which one my dad's always got in there.

and btw...im not runnin 17s in a porsche, i ran a 13.9 in the porsche and 17.3 wit my Civic

[Pardesi_bhai]

hmm....im jus guessin it was regular gas in the porsche, to be honest....I"m not exactly sure which one my dad's always got in there.

and btw...im not runnin 17s in a porsche, i ran a 13.9 in the porsche and 17.3 wit my CivicYou know what, I would like to visit one of these racing tracks!! So how do you calcualte your timing? Is there like someone standing there or is it done officially with some instrument available at the track? So 14 secs for a quarter mile is good or one of the best kind of things? Im not familiar with these timings so cant really tell the difference? Also does your gas tank being full of half matter?

[xplicitdreamz]

At the track there is a starting point and an ending point...the strip is usually 1/4th mile...you pull up to the lights (the christmas tree as they call it) and setup...first there is the pre stage light then there is the stage light...once both the cars have staged, you will wait for the 3 main lights...i suggest you move a lil and hit the gas as soon as you see the 3rd light flash...if you take off before the 3rd light then you will be disqualified and the red light all the way at the bottom of the christmas tree will light up...if you take off after then you are fine and the 4th green light will light up...when you hit the end of the track there is a board that will show your 1/4 mile time and your trapspeed...most tracks also give out timeslips which will tell you about your reaction time...so yea its done by officials

Here's a pic of the christmas tree at the beginning of the race...lol its a snowmobile drag strip but the car strips have the same tree :D
http://www.belknapsnowmobilers.com/GRASS.jpg



Here's a pic of the board at the end of the 1/4th mile...top number is 1/4th mile time and bottom number is the trapspeed
http://www.angelfire.com/il2/smokeyroads/drag3.jpg

Hope that helps...ask if you have any more questions

[desiballla2k5]

hmm....im jus guessin it was regular gas in the porsche, to be honest....I"m not exactly sure which one my dad's always got in there.

and btw...im not runnin 17s in a porsche, i ran a 13.9 in the porsche and 17.3 wit my Civic

oops my bad.. i was bout to say

[Pardesi_bhai]

At the track there is a starting point and an ending point...the strip is usually 1/4th mile...you pull up to the lights (the christmas tree as they call it) and setup...first there is the pre stage light then there is the stage light...once both the cars have staged, you will wait for the 3 main lights...i suggest you move a lil and hit the gas as soon as you see the 3rd light flash...if you take off before the 3rd light then you will be disqualified and the red light all the way at the bottom of the christmas tree will light up...if you take off after then you are fine and the 4th green light will light up...when you hit the end of the track there is a board that will show your 1/4 mile time and your trapspeed...most tracks also give out timeslips which will tell you about your reaction time...so yea its done by officials

Here's a pic of the christmas tree at the beginning of the race...lol its a snowmobile drag strip but the car strips have the same tree :D
http://www.belknapsnowmobilers.com/GRASS.jpg



Here's a pic of the board at the end of the 1/4th mile...top number is 1/4th mile time and bottom number is the trapspeed
http://www.angelfire.com/il2/smokeyroads/drag3.jpg

Hope that helps...ask if you have any more questions
Thanks for the info

[sKyLiNe]

pardesibhai, u should ask around for your local racetrack. most ppl usually know bout it. runnin the track may seem easy but it's actually a lil tuff ur first few times. it gets fun once you learn to improve your reaction time above all else...i guess besides shifting at the perfect RPM for your car.

Hey Shri, I always thought that a perfect reaction time was .500 but some of my domestic buddies told me that that's not true. they had r/t's of .300 or so n they never got the dreaded red light. my best r/t was .512 or somethin.

[Pardesi_bhai]

pardesibhai, u should ask around for your local racetrack. most ppl usually know bout it. runnin the track may seem easy but it's actually a lil tuff ur first few times. it gets fun once you learn to improve your reaction time above all else...i guess besides shifting at the perfect RPM for your car.

Hey Shri, I always thought that a perfect reaction time was .500 but some of my domestic buddies told me that that's not true. they had r/t's of .300 or so n they never got the dreaded red light. my best r/t was .512 or somethin.Man, i live in a lil village, but seriously, i would have to go up to detroit to find a track or somethin. But definately, sounds like fun!! Also, you have msn messenger? And how bout you shri?? Ya'll look like some good car people to get advice with. Hope fully in the future i might get some ride but as for now, my bro has a 99 mitsuibshi galant, any ideas for it?

[sKyLiNe]

sure....my msn messenger handle is sh0ck37@hotmail.com contact me whenever bro but i dont use MSN much, im mostly on AIM

[xplicitdreamz]

Hey Shri, I always thought that a perfect reaction time was .500 but some of my domestic buddies told me that that's not true. they had r/t's of .300 or so n they never got the dreaded red light. my best r/t was .512 or somethin.

most of the tracks have .500 set as the perfect reaction time but there are 1/8th mile tracks that have 0 as perfect reaction...some 1/4th miles have those kinda systems too

[sKyLiNe]

yea I ran at Raceway Park in Englishtown...it's only the most popular racetrack in the tri-state area lol. i ran a 1/4 mile....i honestly like the .500 r/t rule better...i guess since im a newbie to the track still.

[peekabobo]

Best ever (with all mods) (non turbo and naturally aspirated) was 13.2, if I Turbo her, then who knows :P

With an open exhaust and a DC Header and full interior on STREET tires was 13.7 (very close to stock and one 'free' mod) :P Thats with my best ever 60 foot time of 2.0 (the rest were 2.2 or so)

[xsaadx]

my best 1/4 mile time was 11.9 before i upgraded my stock twin turbo,s which were factory to a Rps ball bearing T66 turbo and i ran a 10.2 w/ slicks!!!