Got in a few runs...

Me and my father took the Thunderbird and SS Camaro down to the Friday Street Night at Richmonda Dragway..

My First Run (Thunderbird): Paired up with a PT Cruiser. Staged..got a decent R/T, the PT Cruiser hung with me through 1st and 2nd, and I pulled like a mofo in 3rd...PT Cruiser ran 18.7 @ 72MPH with a .1002 R/T.

R/T--.3314
60FT--2.4912
330FT--6.8784
1/8ET--10.4417
1/8MPH--70.02
1/4ET--16.0406
1/4MPH--85.88


My Second Run (SS Camaro): We decided to switch up cars, and I took the SS. Paired up with an early 3rd gen Trans Am. Staged...redlighted.. ****!!! I nailed it through 1st and 2nd, just to "0WN" the T/A, then at 3rd I shut it down.. no need to waste the gas.. The T/A ran a 19.57 @ 74.55MPH (I hope he wasnt going W0T.. yikes!)

R/T-- -.0989
60FT--2.2031
330FT--5.9081
1/8ET--9.3639
1/8MPH--66.51
1/4ET--16.2156
1/4MPH--61.50


My Third Run (Thunderbird): Took out the Thunderbird this time. I let it cool down.. lined up against a modified Nova, this time I actually did a burn out, then staged.. 2nd yellow light I naled it, and the car instantly shut off with the gas pedal to the floor. WTF?! I tried to restart it with no avail, and had to be pushed off the track. Closer inspection revealed a snapped throttle cable... The car is sitting at the track over night, and first thing tomorrow morning I have to go get a new cable and repair it there..

No Time............


Fathers 1st Run (SS Camaro): Lined up against a Dodge Dakota 5.9 R/T. Dad got a ****ty R/T but still got the fastest E/T... He forgot to turn the TCS off, so...... Dakota ran 15.5 @ 90.85MPH

R/T--.9183
60FT--2.2235
330FT--5.9528
1/8ET--8.9936
1/8MPH--8.9936
1/4ET--13.8684
1/4MPH--100.42


Fathers 2nd Run (Thunderbird): Lined up against a late model Mustang... you know the outcome from there... He got the fastest time Out of my car.. The Mustang ran 14.46 @ 102.16MPH

R/T--.3798
60FT--2.4469
330FT--6.8352
1/8ET--10.4001
1/8MPH--70.04
1/4ET--15.990
1/4MPH--86.12


Yes, the 60ft's SUCK..

Both cars were "lived in stock" Camaro had full tank, spare, jack, and 20lbs of misc junk from work...Thunderbird had spare, jack, work uniform, 3/4 tank, pool sticks and emergency kit in trunk, it was our first times too..

It's all gravey man.

Good Jorb!

Not bad times, must have been a fun time at the track that day with all those cars. That sucks about the throttle cable, good thing it was an easy fix.

hey CamaroSSboy where do you live? i live in chesterfield, about 40min from the track. I was gunna go to that but i had some stuff to do. i wasnt gunna race, just watch.

I live in Mechanicsville. Maybe 15 mins from the track. Someone from Chesepeke was there last night. One helluva drive just for a 5 hr event.

Yea, you would recognized me if you went. The Thunderbird died right infront of the stands, and I had to be pushed off the track. That sucked.

Nice runs, but Im sorry bout that problem you had with your tbird.

1/4ET--13.8684
1/4MPH--100.42
This pisses me off. :lol:
I trap 105.3 MPH and can't break into the 13's. I need to learn how to drive.

I call cheating...I bet those cues took off at least .3 of a second...you masse'd yourself illegally out of the blocks :D

nice runs! from what it looks like, my old maxima could have given u a run for your money...if only i had it still n lived near u we could have tested that out...heh (it was an 89 with 197K on the odo) =P

hey man just like red said it all gravy dawg!

good job :icon16:

heh, now with my real job, I'll be able to purchase REAL mods. PI Lower Intake, Bullit Upper Intake, PI Cams, and PI Heads, with true dual exhaust.

Then, when I was tightning up the clamps, i dropped the screw driver inbetween the transmission and tunnel, and got it loged in there, And I cut my arm all up trying to reach it... none the less, its still stuck down in there lol...

Ouch! I know the feeling of dropping something in the car and not being able to get it out...I dropped a rachet into the engine bay of my uncles car (would have been a....92 Cavi Z24/used UC car) and I couldnt get it out, and he couldnt get it out, and he had a hell of a time getting it...

as for the runs, your old man must be pretty good, but im sure those new parts for the T-bird are gonna do some great things