Yeah, I plan on pitting in my little corner again. I'm going to try to get up there around 1pm to get the spot. Wayne is planning on pitting right next door in the same spot with his trailer and car. I think we can manage to fit a third car, though. We'll make the room. Hope to see you up there.Well, looks like I will be making it out to this AND racing! Pinch me, I must be dreaming! The stars and planets must be in alignment or something because I have not been able to take this pig to a track in over 5 years!
Donnie, you pitting way out in BFE like the night of the nitro races? I may try to get there early and pit near you. I will be driving it out there and would like to leave the daily tires, tool box, and mini compressor in the pit spot but would like to at least be near someone I know.
Anyone else heading out there?
(mental note, print out 1/4 to 1/8 mile conversion chart... never raced 1/8th!!!)
The last time I tried an in car video the camera would shut off at the launch. Too much vibration, I guess. I've been working on the mount to lower the vibration for the camera. We'll see if my efforts helped.I enjoyed the one you posted from Utube.
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I'm sure Ray would agree, it was our pleasure. It was nice meeting you.Eric, you should have come out. Was a great time! 3 GN's in one spot, that seems to be a large number here lately. :biggrin: Donnie, Ray B, and I, all pitted close together. Big thanks to Ray and Donnie on suggestions to improve my times, and Ray for jumping in and tuning the TT chip. Made a great improvement and each time out the car got faster. Car ran its best time ever, even if it was not very fast. Would probably have run better with an oil change, plug change, etc. I don't think I have done anything but drive this car in a long time. Plugs are probably years old...
Thanks Donnie for saving me a spot, and thanks again guys for the tuning help.
I launched with 5,950 rpm and 188 kPa MAP (13 psi) to get the 1.31 from the latest TT. I still don't have a best target rpm and map for the launch figured out yet. Especially with all the playing around with the chassis settings still. The best I can figure, the car has always done the best 60 foots when I launched the car between 145 (7 psi) and 190 kPa MAP (13 psi). More towards the 145 kPa (7 psi) end of it, actually. I think the best 60' the car ever did, 1.271, was with a launch using boost in the 140s kPa range. I'll have to look back at the datalog and check that more carefully. I'm going to play with different levels within the above mentioned range and see where I'm getting, consistently, the best 60 foots. Anything over 190 kPa seems to just promote more tire slippage at the initial hit. But, I am still slowly working with shock settings, so who knows what I'll end up with.
