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Hey, gang;
I had a most delightful weekend, drag racing all day Saturday, then autocrossing all day Sunday. Here's the results:
Drag racing, 1/8 mile: Qualified #1 for the Quick 8 Imports, running another 8.953, but this one at 79mph (gotta' change my sig now...). Then, the track owners said, "No Quick 8." Bummer. So, we ran a bracket.
Long story short: I made it to the final, but was beaten on a double-breakout. A kid in his mom's Camry (12.20 sec !!!???) got the win, breaking out less than I did. Walked out of the drag strip with the same amount of money I walked in with. Not bad.
BIG moment: Second qualifying run, I launch her hard, and at the 100-foot mark the SE-R just *DIES*, cold. Tried the gears and clutch, just to make sure it wasn't an axle. No fluids coming out behind the car.....hmmm.
Get to the pits (towed disgracefully, BTW) and lift the hood.....the COIL wire is dangling off the distributor! I rotated the engine without the wire a few times (to vacate any leftover nitrous/gas), then she fired right up. Back to racing. My heart sank for about 5 minutes, though....
Autocross: Since I just added a MSD Digital 6 box to my SE-R (to better control the nitrous when drag racing), I now find myself in the Street Modified (SM) class. Trouble is...I'm the only one in that class for now, which means I'll be 'bumped up' with the A Street Prepared (read: very, very fast) guys for a while. Doesn't matter...having too much fun.
First run is a 1:31, on a diabolical course that featured a slalom section AND two sections where you had your choice of which way to go (a 180 turn and a box with a big cone in the middle).
Second and third runs, I get faster, running 1:28s on both runs. Fiddle with tire pressures a bit.
Fourth and final run: I hammer the car for all it's worth, and am rewarded with a 1:27.2. A nice improvement. Once I get some competition, I'll know how much the improvement is.
Best thing at the autocross? I found a $20 bill in the parking lot while cleaning up, so my autocross was free.
In all, I actually MADE money racing this weekend, for which I am somewhat dumbfounded.
I could get used to this....
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Greg Perry, '93 SE-R w/ 149,000 miles, JWT pop, header, ProActive
clutch, ST bar, NOS direct-port 75hp, Autopower 4-point roll bar/harnesses.
[email protected] 1/4 mile, [email protected] 1/8 mile, 1.98 60-ft.
My SE-R page, with videos
I had a most delightful weekend, drag racing all day Saturday, then autocrossing all day Sunday. Here's the results:
Drag racing, 1/8 mile: Qualified #1 for the Quick 8 Imports, running another 8.953, but this one at 79mph (gotta' change my sig now...). Then, the track owners said, "No Quick 8." Bummer. So, we ran a bracket.
Long story short: I made it to the final, but was beaten on a double-breakout. A kid in his mom's Camry (12.20 sec !!!???) got the win, breaking out less than I did. Walked out of the drag strip with the same amount of money I walked in with. Not bad.
BIG moment: Second qualifying run, I launch her hard, and at the 100-foot mark the SE-R just *DIES*, cold. Tried the gears and clutch, just to make sure it wasn't an axle. No fluids coming out behind the car.....hmmm.
Get to the pits (towed disgracefully, BTW) and lift the hood.....the COIL wire is dangling off the distributor! I rotated the engine without the wire a few times (to vacate any leftover nitrous/gas), then she fired right up. Back to racing. My heart sank for about 5 minutes, though....
Autocross: Since I just added a MSD Digital 6 box to my SE-R (to better control the nitrous when drag racing), I now find myself in the Street Modified (SM) class. Trouble is...I'm the only one in that class for now, which means I'll be 'bumped up' with the A Street Prepared (read: very, very fast) guys for a while. Doesn't matter...having too much fun.
First run is a 1:31, on a diabolical course that featured a slalom section AND two sections where you had your choice of which way to go (a 180 turn and a box with a big cone in the middle).
Second and third runs, I get faster, running 1:28s on both runs. Fiddle with tire pressures a bit.
Fourth and final run: I hammer the car for all it's worth, and am rewarded with a 1:27.2. A nice improvement. Once I get some competition, I'll know how much the improvement is.
Best thing at the autocross? I found a $20 bill in the parking lot while cleaning up, so my autocross was free.
In all, I actually MADE money racing this weekend, for which I am somewhat dumbfounded.
I could get used to this....
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Greg Perry, '93 SE-R w/ 149,000 miles, JWT pop, header, ProActive
clutch, ST bar, NOS direct-port 75hp, Autopower 4-point roll bar/harnesses.
[email protected] 1/4 mile, [email protected] 1/8 mile, 1.98 60-ft.

My SE-R page, with videos