going racing friday night

[3r!c84]

going out with my buddys to moroso drag stripe to run all of are cars and trucks
is there anything i should know or do befor racing?
i know i have to take my trip rings off to race...

its better on the track then the street

[ratty 46]

Wear your seat belt ..... lower the tire pressure in the rears ....... if your running street tires with tread .... don't get into the waterbox .... do a dry tire heat up. The water will get into the tread & when you leave ..... presto slippage ....

I'm sure others will chime in .... these are just a few items.

Ratty 46

[qu1cks1lver56]

don't hit the wall and don't blow it up.

and be safe!

[tapeworm]

usually gotta have a puke tank-that one is almost a given

You will most likely need a helmet. Some places are pickier about what helmet you use. I have used motorcycle helmets before, but some places will make you use at least a SNELL 2000

Also, SLOWLY make your way to the line. An easy rookie mistake is too pull foward too fast, and you will stage with the REAR tires

Have fun!

[S10Fan]

Yes, the radiator overflow tank is a must.

Empty you truck bed of everything, air only.

Make sure your battery is secure with a hold down, no rope. LOL

Motorcycle helmets are a no no, they're built without fire retardant materials.

Oh, you'll need a parachute if your runs will exceed 150 mph. Hey, you can dream! LOL.

[3r!c84]

Originally Posted by S10Fan

Yes, the radiator overflow tank is a must.

Empty you truck bed of everything, air only.

Make sure your battery is secure with a hold down, no rope. LOL

Motorcycle helmets are a no no, they're built without fire retardant materials.

Oh, you'll need a parachute if your runs will exceed 150 mph. Hey, you can dream! LOL.

i got all that.i dont have a fire helment i got a motocross dot one
whats a dry tire heat up?

i got the Landry basket in the back just in case

[raveer2000]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

i got all that.i dont have a fire helment i got a motocross dot one
whats a dry tire heat up?

i got the Landry basket in the back just in case

It means stay out of the water box where the guys with slicks wet there tires. Street tires with tread will hold a small amount of water no mater how hard you spin them. Then when you stage a small amount will drip out and slip the tires. So a dry heat up is to go around the water box and do a dry burnout to heat the tires.

[tapeworm]

with regular radial tires, I would always just do a quick llittle burnout to get the dirt off them. The John Force burnout will jut make them greasy

[dbmx66]

i think this is a little more serious than a john force burnout

YouTube- Clive Hudson Burnout willowbank...

[87Bob]

Bummer! Right now the only thing we can race here is the Snow Plows! LOL

[3r!c84]

Originally Posted by raveer2000

It means stay out of the water box where the guys with slicks wet there tires. Street tires with tread will hold a small amount of water no mater how hard you spin them. Then when you stage a small amount will drip out and slip the tires. So a dry heat up is to go around the water box and do a dry burnout to heat the tires.

dont think it will spin them on dry lol ill let you all know how it go's

[68 TT]

Make sure all your lug nuts are in place and they are torqued to specs. This is the most frequent thing we find at the Friday night street legal drags that disqualifies cars in tech.

While you are at it fully inflate your tires. Low tire pressure only works well on drag tires. With a street tire the lack of high speed stability is not worth the minor traction improvement you might get from running 20 psi out back.

The next thing that fails street cars in tech is the radiator overflow tank missing or not connected.

They really don't like antifreeze too. If you can flush the radiator of all antifreeze and put it in storage until you come home that would be best. If you puke antifreeze on the track it is terrible to clean up and is very slippery. A blown radiator hose will puke fluid on the track and if it is antifreeze you can get into a wall in a hurry.

If I remember right you only need a helmet if your truck runs faster than 14-seconds. Not sure how fast you will be so you may end up needing to borrow a helmet from somebody that is NHRA legal. As a point of reference my 5200 pound truck runs 15.60's with about 340 hp.

[bmfpeterson]

Originally Posted by qu1cks1lver56

don't hit the wall and don't blow it up.

and be safe!

nice... I always forget that one!

[blown luv]

Everyone forgot the most important thing to do at the track. HAVE FUN!!!

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by blown luv

Everyone forgot the most important thing to do at the track. HAVE FUN!!!

You only get to have fun if your vehicle passes tech

[blown luv]

yeah you got a point there ,us old pros forget that sometimes.

[jjgmc]

drain anti-freeze completely out and run only water

[3r!c84]

damn.got in ready to race.talked with this guy in a 2010 f250 that wanted to race.sure why not.we are the next ones up.and boom starts to rain! wtf?

so got a rain check gona do it next week

[3r!c84]

and whats all the hype about tech inspection?

i pulled up signed a paper that i payed, the gay walked around my truck(didnt even kick a tire or pop the hood)he put the number on and away i went

[Vixvega]

Some tracks are a lot tougher than others on tech. Depending on the event as well. Big thing, pay attention to the lane assigner. go where he/she tells you and don't move until they tell you to.

Just dry hop the rear tires to get the crud off them. Aquaint yourself with where you pick up your time slip after your run and get it quick or have a buddy pick it up for you and make sure the car# on it matches yours. Some places will not hold it for more than a few runs after if they are running a large program with a lot of cars. Get at least 2 runs in each lane if possible so you will have an idea how to dial the car in. White shoe polish, window cleaner spray, rags and a razor blade in case you need to change the dial in. Have someone walk next to you the first time you stage so you know where the beams are. Drive through them after you heat the tires and you are done at a lot of places. Helmet on and buckled when you pull into the burnout area.

Class, and car number CLEARLY written on both side windows and windshield. Driver window all the way up when you pull into the burnout area. As stated don't use any water with street tires you will just lose it all on the line when it runs down between the tread. Also you will piss off the next guy who runs in your lane for leaving a gallon of water for him to start in. Be sure you know where to heat the tires. A lot of tracks have a cement pad where they want you to spin the tires as not to rip the asphault to shreds.

Also. make sure you know where the turnoffs are at the big end of the track.. Common sense, but you don't want to be riding around at the big end during a large racing program not knowing where to turn off to return and forcing them to stop racing after the next set of cars have burned out and staged. Follow any speed limits on the return road. Revvving the hell out of the engine and speeding down the return will get you tossed from a lot of tracks. Watch people who race all the time, They do the same exact thing every run. Do the same thing every run, identical burnout stage the same way.

[68 TT]

Sorry you got rained out. I hate that. Around here it happens a lot in the spring & fall. We might get one or two good weekends out of the April opening month up here and the same for September.

One more thing to remember, if you are in the right hand lane don't forget to look out for the other car in the left hand lane when you make the turn onto the return road. You will have to cross over their lane to get there.

Good luck and have fun.

Don't forget to have a friend in the stands take pictures or video of your runs.

[TwoFiftyShifter]

68 TT, with 5.13 gears, are you tach'd out when you run through the traps?

[KQQL IT]

Also tell the starter you are new to drag racing and he'll help you get staged properly. Nothings worse than a newbie trying to stage on the back tires

[3r!c84]

im not new to dragracing its just that ive never driving down the track.

last week i was there watching,and this kid in his daddy corvette(parents where watchin him race his first race) he went all the way down the track,never lifted.he blanked out right passed the line and kept going,threw the dirt and tires.he is now in the hospital for brain damage

[Driveway Dreams]

Yikes! That's not cool huh? Lets us know how next week goes man.