11-18-2018, 06:58 AM | #1 |
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Today -- Maryland International Raceway
Join me at MIR today to race and/or watch some 1/4 mile passes. It is Test and Tune from 10 am to 6 pm.
I visited MIR several weeks ago and temperatures were 55-60F and the track was prepped well. My best of two runs was 11.8 sec @ 120 mph with the rear tires dropped to 25 psi. Today is forecasted to be partialy sunny and temperatures in the 50s. I hope to get a better launch and lower my elapsed time (ET) to 11.6 or 11.7. I haven't had the car long but I'm actually a bit disappointed. I expected this vehicle to run 11.4 to 11.5 at 125+mph since it has the Dinan Stage 2 active. What I've noticed is that the Dinan "piggyback" seems to only have a noticeable impact beyond 65 mph. I suppose this is for warranty reasons as the drive train is not being exposed to higher torque at take off...? __________________
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11-18-2018, 07:44 PM | #2 |
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I was able to make four passes today and my first run was my best ET.
11.67 sec at 121 mph. Last edited by 1320racer; 11-20-2018 at 05:10 AM.. Reason: Attached time slip |
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11-25-2018, 06:38 AM | #3 |
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(Last Day of Season) Maryland International Raceway
MIR is running Test and Tune all day from 10 am to 6 pm. The forecast is another sunny day with temps in the low 50s. I will likely stay until 3 pm.
My last visit to MIR was a sunny day with temperatures hovering just over 50F and the track was prepped very well. A M6 arrived later in the day but unfortunately it didn't work out for us to meet. I saw the M6 run against a last gen CTS V on slicks and it was a very close race. CTS V= 12.03 sec at 114 mph M6 =12.04 sec at 119 mph If I get an early run and it is below 50 F, I hope to get an ET of 11.5 seconds.
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11-25-2018, 06:53 PM | #4 |
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The final day at the track but was just too warm for any new best times. In addition, heavy rains yesterday and last night caused a delay in opening the track. Instead of racing at 10 am, initial runs were not made until after 1 pm when it was approximately 65 F. Since they started racing late, I only had time to make two runs this afternoon.
(Run 1) 11.8 sec at 120.5 mph(Run 2) 12.0 sec at 120.0 mph
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