Went to the track to day for my first time... And You Guessed it i made you guys look bad I started off With a 16.6 at 95 lol i had alot of wheel hop and missed second Gear.. And then i ended it with a nice round 20. SPun all of first and second and missed third .. Yes Its Offical i am the worst driver ever. And to top it off a friend of mine ran a 14.4 and missed 3rd gear in my own car.. I need Some Practice any advice on lawnching.. I tryed 3,500 and slowly let off but i think i droped it both times

 

Love the "Kmart floor mats" that alone fixes the whole issue.

 

I feel your pain. Took the car to the track for the first time as well tonight. Went bone stock so had the mods removed, wanted to get a good baseline. Had a heck of a lot of wheel spin when launching at 3500 and ran a 15.2 at 95MPH with a .870 reaction time, second time down the track, launched it at 3000 some wheel spin, reaction time was better at .445, taged the rev limiter in 1st and 2nd running 15.4 at 94. Third time decided to go with no launch, had a .123 reaction time, but shifted a bit early into second and tagged the rev limiter in 3rd about 50 ft in front of the finish line running a 15.4 at 93.

I'm thinking perfect launch might be right around 2500-2700, and not being afraid to mash on it as that last yellow light hits the tree, and we'll get this auto tranny runnning in the 14's and about 96 MPH.

rev limiters suck, I know keeps me from blowing the engine, but the delay on the auto stick is cramping my style, so time to break down for Gord's Grounding Gear as the next mod to see if we can get rid of the pesky delay

 

It's not something that comes overnight. Keep tryin and you'll get in the groove. Timing is key. Good Luck!

 

Now I don't feel bad about my first drag session in the G. I was upset that I only got a 14.3 bone stock. I'm feeling much better now.

 

Wheel ya i pretty much left the track with no Pride..Wheel Hop Blows..Im thinking i need some new tires and need to practice some quick shifts be4 my next Attempt.