Drag Racing my Corvette.

I used to take the Corvette to the drag races on a regular basis. The last time I went was late 2004. The investment in time and money just because too much. Since then the Corvette has lived a life of leisure.

In June of 2003 I added Drag Radials and
a Hurst Roll Control to my car. I am just having a hard time trying to launch correctly. With
these I have gotten better but nowhere near what other people are getting. My best on DRs
has only been a 1.95 60'. Typically it is a 2.0x. I will try to post my best time slips.

7/18/02 - Irwindale 1/8th
Good News bad news. Felt like I was starting to learn to launch. I had 60' times of 1.988, 2.002 and 2.024. Bad
news was the last two runs the 60' times went up to as high as 2.489. Found on the way home my clutch was 
shot and needed to be replaced. Clutch would just slip horribly.

6/29/02 - West Coast Corvette Challenge at Fontana
It was very hot, over 90, so there were few very good times. My best of the day was 13.66 at 107mph. 60' was still a miserable 2.82. This was only my 2nd bracket race. I won in the first round when my opponent red lighted. In the 2nd round I ran a 13.76 on a 13.70 dial (real good), unfortunately I red lighted and lost. Bad news for the day was one of the C5s lost control of the car and slammed head on into the wall. 

5/9/02 - Irwindale 1/8th
Got in my two best runs so far before the track just became way too slick for my tires. Best run was 8.817 at 81.36mph. I am trying to work on lights. So far I have the reactions of a tree sloth. 

5/4/02  - West Coast Corvette Challenge Inaugural Event at LACR
Had a lot of fun at this first event and met some really nice people. My best run of the day was a 13.9. This corrects to a 13.46 at sea level. Got a chance to weigh my car with 1/2 tank of gas - 3,270lbs.

4/4/02 - LT4 Irwindale 1/8th
It was a poor night. Racing was supposed to start at 5pm but didn't start until about 6:30pm. Got my 2nd run in just before 8pm and left after that. On the bright side I continued to improve. My best run was 9.044 with a 2.277 60' at 78.55. I have no idea why the time is better the 60' and mph are worse? 

3/21/2002 - LT4 at Irwindale 1/8th - 
Ok, this was exciting. Fixed the problem with the rev limiter. Shift light worked great. On my first pass when I shifted from 1st to 2nd the wheels lost traction and I started heading toward the concrete side rails. Fortunately I recovered quickly and missed the wall. Once everyone saw I was alright the announcer really started ribbing me. After you pick up your time slip on the way back you have to drive in front of the grandstands and he let me have it. Asked if I needed new shorts, etc... Anyway, this car has way too much power to be handled by these worn GSCs. When these wear our I will put either Firestone Firehawks or Dunlops on the car for street traction. I need drag radials for the track. What the heck, it's only money?
On the last run of the evening I finally beat the red 86s best time. I went 9.079 at 83.44mph. 60' was 2.294. My best 60' of the evening was 2.181,

The 1986 L98 went to the 1/8th mile twice. The best time was 9.168 with a 60ft of 1.920.

The LT4 visited California Speedway on Sunday Jan 27. Had trouble launching and hitting
the rev limiter. I installed a shift light to fix the rev limiter problem. The rest will take practice.

                                                Here I am staged at California Speedway.

The next picture is my favorite so far. The car I am racing is a 1999 SVT Cobra. 320hp with drag radials. The result of this race is me 9.180, him 9.429. He spun very badly at the start and this allowed me to win this race.