Ok.I have decided to give the basic Good info for Newbies Racing.I am 35 years old and been Dragracing since the week I got my license at 16.5.
I have had over 10 Street Strip Cars.A couple Turbo Ones.All Nitrous ones.Have tried everything and broke everything.Kinda Know what to do.
Before you go, remove unecessary stuff from the car.Jack, Spare and ETC.
If you are looking to realy launch good.Remove the front sway bar.Best first Tip.It will allow the car to rise up and plant rear tires.
TRACK
1 You are going to need a Helmet
Snell 95 or newer.
2 When you get to track,Open hood and let her
cool down from trip.
3 You will now have to
register and bring car to
Tech.Inspection.
4 STOCK TIRES=50psi in front.Allows less rolling resistance.25 in rear.
DRAGRADIALs=12-15.I like 13 but this can vary.
5 Enter
Staging lanes
6 RELAX.Be comfortable.
7 As you are rolling up to the
water box,
Go around it.Not thru it.Unless you have skinnies on the front,you will bring water up to the start dripping off the front tires.Back into the water,Drag Radials or slicks only.No water for street tires.Small spin.Pull Forward and wait for operator to instruct your burn out.You dont have to go nuts here.Small burn for street tires basically just to clean.Drag radials or slicks.You must do a decent burn.If you dont,
DO IT AGAIN .You Just waited along time in the staging lanes and you dont want to waste your run.I would burn till I see smoke then,maybe 5 seconds longer in Second gear.This will be difficult without line lock.You will have to use first gear if your using the brakes.
Also,If your tires are
Brand new.I would drive arround on them for a day.You need to scuff them in.
You will not get your best 60ft,s the first time out with them unless they are scuffed in.A heavy Burnout will be nescesary.
8 Pull up and watch the yellow lights.Pull up to the first yellow and
stop.Now slowly move forward till second yellow comes on and stop.You are now staged and ready.
9 VERY IMPORTANT! You new Guys get this wrong all the time.
Reaction time means nothing if you are just trying to get your best ET.The timer
Does not start till you move and brake the first lazer beam.You could wait for an HOUR and you would still get the corect ET.Reaction time is for racing your oponent or in a class.You do want to try and go right on the green.You will red light if before, but this does not efect your ET.I usually wait to the fourth yellow comes on then I go.
10 Street tires should let you launch between 2000and 2500.
ET Drag Radials will let you between 4500 to 5000.This will vary from car to car and track conditions.
11 If you are realy looking for best times try and go on a day that the track is treated.You will do your best on this day.
12 60 FT Numbers are your most critical
Tunning info.Every tenth in the 60ft will yield 2 tenths in the Quarter.Try and get your 60ft,s down.Most are around 2.0 with stock tires.1.5,s is what we are trying to get into or past.
13. Find your max RPM HP table on a Dyno and that is were you want to shift at.Try to get your shifts down smooth.
HOPE THIS HELPS.
