Went to the Track...Had a blast...pics

[Joeyman]

I went bracket racing this past weekend. 8/02/2008 I had a great time racing with friends. I was having alot of fun. It was a little hot mid day but it eventually cooled down a bit once the sun started to go down.


My time trails didn't go so well. I spun the tires both times. Everyone was having a little trouble. So they shut the track down for a little over an hour. They scraped it and worked on it for a good time. Their efforts worked cause everyone was hooking hard including me.
Here are my time trial slips.



So I compared the two and put a 12.80 on the window. I staged at 2500 rpm on the first time trial and on the second I tried 3000 rpm to help cut a better light. Well it didn't work that well for me cause the car started to move. So I went back to 2500 rpm that is why I went with a 12.80

As you can see we both hooked good and we both broke out.


So the second round I was up against a 65 mustang. This guy is 5th in points and is a weekly bracket racer. I for sure thought I was going to lose. But I stayed confident and kept telling myself I'm going to win this round. And sure enough I did.

So now I was ready for 3rd round. It started to get darker out and it was alot cooler out. So I went with a 12.61 on the window. My friend told me be careful it's darker out and the lights are going to be brighter so don't go red. And what happens I went red. Crap!!!! I think I could have won against this guy if I hadn't gone red. He broke out.


Well Overall I think I did a good job for haven't gone bracket racing in a good while. I had a blast and can't wait to go again. I think the car ran consistant. My 60' times are very similar. I was happy with that. I don't think the bigger rear-end affected the car as much as I thought it would. That's a good thing.

Here are some pics

[eliotsdad]

Cool stuff, Joeyman.

I like the pictures a lot.

Do you see much variability in e.t. from when the car is cool to when it is hot? (Engine temp, I mean, not ambient temp.

[Joeyman]

It's hard to tell. What I do is try and keep the engine temp the same. I like it around 165 to 170. I have an electic fan and water pump. So If I see it up to high I run the fan and water pump till I see the temp I'm looking for.

I just try to keep everything the same.

[ca]

lil kool for a small SBC,no? i thought Chevy's liked it at 180-190 and run the SBF in the 160-170 range.

great times Joeyman! with the track changin it's hard to tell how good you're doin with them 60 times.
12.06??? 11's right close!

[Joeyman]

Well I don't really know. I've been keeping it at around 165 when I'm under the tower. By the time I do my burnout and stage I'm sure the temp goes up to about 180 or so.

She runs 180 on the street and in this heat we've been having I see 195. Normal cool evenings it stays about 180