I had a decently good track day or should I say track hours, because I only got to run twice.
Drove the Regal the whole 154mi round trip to PRP plus raced and had no real problems or broke anything except the cash in my wallet. The track was packed! and hot @ 94* when I got there and humidity was high around 87%, basically uncomfortable crappy weather. It's been six long years since I drove the same car down this particular track. First run I changed nothing, tested the Regal in the configuration I drove in on with only 10 mins of cool down time since I arrived while the car was getting tech'd in. Never sprayed nitrous on runs. Launched off the T-brake @3500 with 8psi and it was all over, car just spun and put on a smoke show I lifted let it straighten up and got back on it and lifted again right before or at the 1/8mi and coasted to finish out the 1/4mi. Lesson learned enough of that
, Pitted then swapped out the 275/60/15 street radials for my OLD & worn 26" tall MT slicks filled to 20psi. That tire swap was my only change to the car for the next run, now with the car cooled off for a good 35 mins I fired it up and headed to staging lanes. Now in my last run I'm staging and get both bulbs lit and forget to set the T-brake and rolled through the lights while building boost
Backed up not realizing the tree has started and I'm already red lighted
I re-stage and this time SET the T-brake and launch with the same 3500 @ 8psi. Alright the car HOOKED and my ashtray filled with quarters for the Toll roads I have to drive to get to the track, flies open dumping it's contents onto my shifter/floor carpet. With all that going on I'm shifting and I don't remember if I left the car in 3rd or hit OD now, Don't matter it's the end of the 1/4mi now and I'm shutting down, that final run was both my best and worst as a driver. Not much to go off of with ET's but the MPH's were decent with my mostly stock/hybrid combo. Below and attached are my two slips in one pic Car #4068:
While not optimal my friends did video record the runs but on a I phone, so the quality is less than good. Another one of my friends did record the runs on a real video camera but I don't have those files yet.
Vids on YouTube:
So there is a lot more still left in the car and with a little more tuning and practice and some 28" tall slicks or DR's I'm quite sure it can run in the mid to low 11's non N20 assisted.
Basic settings for these runs: conservative "safe" alky tune on 93 pump gas, 10.0-10.2 AFR, 30psi boost(carb hat is cracked or it would be 32psi, 17* Ign timing all gears, fresh-ish oil change with 15w-40 Rotella.
