Drag Strip Meet? [Archive]

Draxas

10-26-2002, 01:38 PM

Is anyone interested in running their cars at L.A.C.R? I also want to run my car at California Speedway, but they have yet to release their winter schedule. I figure we can have a meet at LACR in Palmdale, hang out, see what everyone runs here. and then several weeks later, all meet up at Cali Speedway to see what we run there.

LACR only costs $15....and the track is open from 5pm-10pm. If you can get there at 5pm, then you will get in around 12-15 runs. I know the track sucks for times, but we will at least be able to compare our times, and then see how much of an improvement it is down at Cali Speedway.

I am thinking of hitting up LACR sometime after SEMA. I need to do one more dyno tune and then my car will be in tip top shape. I am thinking November 15th for LACR, and then maybe the first Friday in December for Cali Speedway (if they are open by then).

If you want to do this, just post in here and we can all meet up and have a good time.

Nikolas

NorCalCoug

10-26-2002, 04:13 PM

I wanna go! But I can't. :cry:

mprtklr

10-26-2002, 05:38 PM

nick do you still have your 15" tires?? i would like to go, but i dont want to run on my 18's and ruin $250 tires.

MeccaManx2

10-26-2002, 06:30 PM

im interested...

RyDwy

10-26-2002, 06:38 PM

i wanna go. how far from SD is this place? and do we need head protection? :)

MeccaManx2

10-26-2002, 06:52 PM

i think its gonna be a drive from where i live, anaheim. if we do get this goin maybe we can all meet up somewhere then drive to LACR.

what about carlsbad raceway. i hear that track is good too.

BigKat

10-26-2002, 07:56 PM

I wanna go to LACR :cool:

just give me some dates and I'll be ready

MerCougar67

10-27-2002, 03:16 PM

Hey Sweet! A couple of friends and I were thinking of going up there anyway in the very near future with his t-bird sc and my other friends 35th anniversary camero. I really wanna run but would be killed dues to other circumstances if a certain someone ever found out I raced my car before it is totally paid off. None the less I will drive it up there if we are meeting. Be great to finally meet some of you.

mprtklr

10-27-2002, 04:12 PM

Hey Sweet! A couple of friends and I were thinking of going up there anyway in the very near future with his t-bird sc and my other friends 35th anniversary camero.

NO NO NO THEY CAN'T COME!!! We would like to WIN some races :) :)

1mnstang

10-27-2002, 06:10 PM

I'm in sounds like a good time.

MerCougar67

10-27-2002, 07:21 PM

AHHHHH don't worried about them, we are just out to have some fun and are concerned with times for personal entertainment. Its all in fun!!!

PacmanTravis

10-27-2002, 08:40 PM

Im willing to go.

Longshot

10-27-2002, 11:26 PM

this sounds cool, i would be interested..

Also, I know Qualcomm hosts street racing style races every saturday (I believe). They did this to try to stop all the illegal street racing in SD, I think its a pretty cool idea.. if anyone wants to look into that further, it could be a fun meet

TheChauffer

10-28-2002, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by: RyDwy
i wanna go. how far from SD is this place? and do we need head protection? :)

Yeah you had better bring some for when Nicole kicks your ass.

:cover:

Yeah we would be down for a meet.

PacmanTravis

11-04-2002, 04:42 PM

Is this meet still going to happen?

TheChauffer

11-04-2002, 05:11 PM

Well I don't know about everyone else but as long as I get three weeks notice 2 days from the 5th of march for any wednesday from now till eternity and back Ill be there. provided the 4th moon is 7 days past endor on day specified so that it does not interfere with my inter galactic travel.

PacmanTravis

11-04-2002, 05:19 PM

that made my head hurt

BigKat

11-04-2002, 05:54 PM

Originally posted by: TheChauffer
Well I don't know about everyone else but as long as I get three weeks notice 2 days from the 5th of march for any wednesday from now till eternity and back Ill be there. provided the 4th moon is 7 days past endor on day specified so that it does not interfere with my inter galactic travel.

damn it, Ed...how many times must we tell you not to wander around the desert getting dehydrated? :slap:

Draxas

11-04-2002, 06:50 PM

I suppose we can make a tentative date of Nov 15th as the date we want to do the LACR Friday Night drag racing?

Is that okay with everyone here?

Nikolas

PacmanTravis

11-04-2002, 08:26 PM

Nov 15th is a good day for me.

MeccaManx2

11-05-2002, 12:13 AM

cool with me

MerCougar67

11-05-2002, 12:32 AM

Ya I will be up there with a couple of frends but will not be racing. Ya I know... Just still to new for me to do it yet. Well looking forward to meeting a few of you. Hope to see you there.

PacmanTravis

11-05-2002, 12:34 AM

Hey merCougar, I think you should race. The only way to learn is to actually try it. It would also be a good baseline run to see just how much your mods affect your car in the future.

MerCougar67

11-05-2002, 02:02 AM

Its not that I have race jutters...believe me i want to race it. I raced up there last year with my previous car. Just want to get a few more miles on the car before I drive it hard.

PacmanTravis

11-05-2002, 02:28 AM

Ahh, i see. Thats a good reason

Draxas

11-11-2002, 02:48 PM

So who is expecting to make the trip up to LACR this Friday?

Nikolas

TheChauffer

11-11-2002, 02:59 PM

We will come up but cant leave till after work. allthough I may be able to leave a little early. Have to wait and see how it pans out but we will be there.

PacmanTravis

11-11-2002, 03:55 PM

Ill be there.

Draxas

11-11-2002, 04:00 PM

Sweet. I will arrive at the track around opening time... say 5:30pm... And will stay all night long. After the racing is over, we can all cruise back to my house if we want, or go grab a bite to eat.

Here are some simple directions to the track:

Get to the 14 North... Exit Pearblossom Highway. Take Pearblossom Highway East about 10 miles. You wil come to an intersection that has a gas station on the left corner. You will want to proceed straight through the intersection which becomes Avenue T. If you turn left, you head to Palmdale, if you turn right, you head to Victorville, neither of which you want to do.

http://www.lacr.net/indexmain.htm

If anyone has any questions, just PM me and I will get back to you....

Nikolas

MerCougar67

11-11-2002, 06:11 PM

As I said I will be there but will not be racing. Looking forward to meeting some of you guys. See you there!

RyDwy

11-12-2002, 12:33 AM

cant make it.....we are gonna be going to universial studios on sat so two trips to LA in two days is not good.

we should dominate qualcomm some time for a meeting!

MeccaManx2

11-12-2002, 01:04 AM

ill be there no matter what even if no-one goes, as long as it doesnt rain. i cant wait for calispeedway to open up. hope no-one minds that a sentra se-r spec-v and an is300 mtx are taggin along with me. they've been anxiously wanting to race me but i refuse to do so on the street. so ill beat them officially at a track 8D

Draxas

11-12-2002, 12:17 PM

Sweet... gonnna have some Cougars to race with...should be alot of fun...

I will be rolling on my stock 15's, removed rear seats and I'll have my test pipe in place of my cat converter....so yeah, my car will be quite loud....but it does sound pretty mean!!!

Nikolas

PacmanTravis

11-12-2002, 05:38 PM

Heck, I want to race that IS300 or Nissan. Should be fun.

Just how hard is it to remove the rear seats? Im taking out my sub and my spare, but will taking out the back seats help THAT much?

Draxas

11-12-2002, 06:33 PM

I have found that if you remove the rear seats and the front passenger seat, that the total weight is very close to 100lbs.... rule of thumb in drag racing is that for every 100lbs you remove from the car (while keeping HP a constant), your time will drop by 1/10th of a second....

Nikolas

TheChauffer

11-12-2002, 08:50 PM

If you ask me you should race it the same way you drive it everyday. Otherwise it like false advertising.

MeccaManx2

11-12-2002, 09:11 PM

i planned to take my seats out also. i dont care if im driving it like how it is everyday or with a stripped interior. i just want to do every lil thing just to see that lil 14 on my timeslip.

PacmanTravis

11-13-2002, 06:54 PM

While this isnt gonna be my first time "drag racing"...its gonna be the first time I actually go to a strip to do it. Any advice and such? Like..tire pressure and all that. I do want to hit that 14 second 1/4 mile. And if CougarDemon could do it with just the IAT mod, Intake and Pulleys...I think I have a good shot.

Mecca and Nikolas, what mods do you guys have>

Draxas

11-13-2002, 07:41 PM

trust me....none of us are gonna be hitting 14 seconds at this track unless we have at least a 3.0L swap, Nitrous, or a blown 2.5L BUT, if you run a 15.5 or better, that is equal to a 14.9 at sea level... LACR is 2700 ft up...and the thinner air realllllly hurts you...

but anyways....

My mods as of now:

6" S&B Filter
75mm ProFlow MAF
SVT TB
SVT UIM/LIM
19lb injectors
MSDS Headers
No Cat
Flowmaster Muffler
Diablo Chip
Koni Struts
Progress Springs
CF Hood (not really a mod)
OMP Front STB
ST200 Rear STB
OzziSVT 24mm Rear Anti Sway Bar
Battery relocated to trunk.....

My previous best run at this track was a 15.77 that was with:

KKM Intake
MSDS Headers
High Flow Cat
Flowmaster Muffler
and all the lowering stuff......

If Im not faster this time around, I will be pissed.....heheheeh or I just suck.....

Nikolas

PacmanTravis

11-13-2002, 08:13 PM

Hmm..then I guess my goal for that track is 15.5 or below. Im hoping my cat is "a freak of neco" and produces more power than most, heh. As for taking out the rear seats (the tops) how can I go about doing that? I know i can remove the bottoms pretty easily...but its the tops im worried about.

MeccaManx2

11-14-2002, 03:10 AM

i know i wont be hitting 14 cuz of the circumstances but ill be bringing my calculator and do the conversion after every run, hah. as for the back seats the top part is bolt down on the back of em. just fold them down and unscrew, i think there are 8 screws in total. im really hoping for 14's though, if i can hit a 15.5@92 with a 2.4 60ft then i can definately hit a 14 with a 2.2 60ft with my most recent mods.

are the time slips already converted?

Draxas

11-14-2002, 12:17 PM

The time slips are not converted.... so just subtract .6 from the E.T. and that is a very good estimate of your sea level time...

The rear seats.... Fold them down and then you will have to peal the carpet backing up on the back of the seats. You will see that there are two hinges per seat that need to be detached...two screws per hinge.......

California Speedway isnt even Sea level, I think it is around 1300 feet... so you would subtract .2-.3 there as well....

Nikolas

PacmanTravis

11-14-2002, 09:31 PM

Are they regular screws? or like Torx bits?

MerCougar67

11-14-2002, 10:25 PM

They should be just regular hex head bolts if i remember correctly.

Draxas

11-15-2002, 12:06 PM

If anyone wants my cell phone number, just PM me and I will give it to you....

Nikolas

BigKat

11-15-2002, 03:05 PM

damn it...looks like I might not make it to the track in time (http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&2ex=1&src=maps&ct=NA&1y=US&1a=34206+Doheny+Park+Road&1p=&1c=Capistrano+Beach&1s=CA&1z=92624&1ah=&2a=%5B5500-5599%5D+PEARBLOSSOM+HWY&2s=CA&2c=PALMDALE&2ic=31&2ex=1&2g=bWjeUrlD7W5q6Jirek9U7A%253d%253d&2y=US&2z=93552&2l=w2pBVrZQwjw%253d&lr=2&x=57&y=9) :banghead:

I get off work at about 7:00...how many runs do you think I could get?

Draxas

11-15-2002, 03:33 PM

If you got off work at 7pm, by the time you made it to the track you will only get 1 or 2 runs in. The best way is to get there at 5:30, then you can get in about 10 runs from 6-8pm....

Nikolas

PacmanTravis

11-15-2002, 04:43 PM

I just did that IAT mod! yay! heheh. I also took out my sub, box, and stock UIM that i somehow left in the box and never took out of my trunk. My car pulls a lot better now. Dont know HOW much better, but I like what I feel.

I should be getting to the track at around 530-6. Like nikolas, if anyone want my cell #, or wants to drive up there with me (Glendale,Burbank,Pasadena area) just PM me.