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Marv D · 10-09-2011, 10:59 AM

Took the truck out for it's first real race yesterday. Only made 3 rounds of competition but it wasn't because the truck wasn't doing it's job.

Short times are nice and consistent, 1000' only varied 0.04 all day long and was backing into the win light every round. This throttle stop racing is a kick in the pants!

2.5 seconds on the throttle stop and I'm on target,, first crack out of the box it was +.08 seconds from getting booted for a roll bar that won't pass tech

I just left it there and didn't touch the timers all day LMAO.
Hit shift point target times within 400-500 rpm, throttle stop times working good with what I wanted to do.... Now i just need to sit down with the data logs and the time slips and see exactly where on track all this sillyness is happening and what i can do to make better use of the torque.

Seems kind of silly to spend all this time and money to make sure I go SLOW... I think I should be riding the

. But hey,, I'll be doing it without a jacket, and sfi pants, and gloves and neck collar and this pig won't eat $3000 in SFI updates every 2-5 years.

10-09-2011, 10:59 AM	#1
Marv D Registered Truck Offender Join Date: May 2008 Location: hells training ground (aka Ariz) Posts: 3,118	Mission accomplished :-) Took the truck out for it's first real race yesterday. Only made 3 rounds of competition but it wasn't because the truck wasn't doing it's job. Short times are nice and consistent, 1000' only varied 0.04 all day long and was backing into the win light every round. This throttle stop racing is a kick in the pants! 2.5 seconds on the throttle stop and I'm on target,, first crack out of the box it was +.08 seconds from getting booted for a roll bar that won't pass tech I just left it there and didn't touch the timers all day LMAO. Hit shift point target times within 400-500 rpm, throttle stop times working good with what I wanted to do.... Now i just need to sit down with the data logs and the time slips and see exactly where on track all this sillyness is happening and what i can do to make better use of the torque. Seems kind of silly to spend all this time and money to make sure I go SLOW... I think I should be riding the . But hey,, I'll be doing it without a jacket, and sfi pants, and gloves and neck collar and this pig won't eat $3000 in SFI updates every 2-5 years. __________________ Still playin with trucks, even at my age! When you're dead, it's only a problem for the people around you, because you don't know you're dead. .....It's kinda the same when your STUPID. I just did my taxes and reviewed my SS statement. Thanks to the current administration it looks like I will only have to work till noon on the day of my funeral.