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posthondaremoval
10-22-05, 10:23 PM
Gona' b there tomorrow for test and tune, just figured I'd ask some locals. Any pointers??? Things to know???
N2MB
10-22-05, 10:25 PM
Gona' b there tomorrow for test and tune, just figured I'd ask some locals. Any pointers??? Things to know???
dont bother im sure they will be underwater for a few days..call the track before you go there
posthondaremoval
10-22-05, 10:30 PM
Eeeek... Do you think they will be that wet??? It is supposed to stop raining at 6 this morning. Do they take a long time to dry, in general??? Calling b4 I go may not be possible, since I am trying to get there at 9, and I live 2+ hours away. You think I won't get any runs in? I have to leave by 2:30 to get back home.
Sp33d
10-23-05, 09:12 AM
stay outta the right lane.....it sucks
DrEdSrT4
10-23-05, 12:47 PM
Eeeek... Do you think they will be that wet??? It is supposed to stop raining at 6 this morning. Do they take a long time to dry, in general??? Calling b4 I go may not be possible, since I am trying to get there at 9, and I live 2+ hours away. You think I won't get any runs in? I have to leave by 2:30 to get back home.

It rained all damn day, hope you didnt get rained out.. if you havent left yet id call
snakesrt
10-23-05, 03:50 PM
my advice, go to a different track because that one sucks my left nut
srtjay
10-23-05, 03:51 PM
i agree go to etown instead
pearltsi
10-23-05, 03:56 PM
Stage and go. :)
Bungles
10-23-05, 07:39 PM
Don't run an open downpipe on Friday nights. Street night owns DPs. At least at Island.
cokey
10-23-05, 09:33 PM
:dead_hors i hate island
posthondaremoval
10-27-05, 12:54 PM
stay outta the right lane.....it sucks

Now that I've been there - AMEN to that - holy rut, Batman.
posthondaremoval
10-27-05, 12:55 PM
Stage and go. :)

Actually - good tip.
posthondaremoval
10-27-05, 01:03 PM
:dead_hors i hate island

First - let me say that this was my first time ever to the dragstrip.

Well - I haven't been elsewhere, but I can see how the place gets a bad name. It was moist to begin with. I had one of my 6 runs in the right lane and - ewwwww...how shitty. They had a car take a dump on the track and shut it down for over an hour while a guy WALKED a small blower up and down the track to dry it lol.

I did get in 6 runs, though, for 30$ and was very happy with my results, first time out. Running on Toyo proxes t1-s radials. 13.2__ was my best e.t. and my best trap was 108.__. My best 60 was 2.105. I beat a Camaro with drag radials, a 60's/70's GTO, and a '03 svt on drag radials. Not too bad for a rookie, If i do say so myself.

I am happy, and looking forward to seeing what I can do at a "real" track when it is dry out. I'm going to try and break into the 12's and trap over 110 on street radials - that was my s2 goal. I got close enough first time out that I think I can do it. We'll see.
SPECJ
10-27-05, 06:19 PM
What kind of mounts/suspension mods do you have?