Congrads to the birdmanMT for winning his class this weekend, no better way to start off!
10-11-2004, 05:23 AM
#4
hey myke, thanks! so here's the scoop....
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This was my first trip to the drap strip in a car.
Saturday was import day at Rock Falls Raceway in Wisconsin. Friday night i went to get race gas and on the way home, my michelin man hose blew a hole in itself. I wasn't ever able to get above 14psi at the track. Spent a large part of the night trying to fix it, but just wasn't able to so i went anyways with a large boost leak. Normally i've been pushing 22psi with out trouble.
I did about 12 passes between time trials and bracket racing. My first pass was a 14.5 @ 93mph. I was royally sleeping on the line. Kinda sat there and said, oh the light is green i guess i can go. That was the only round i lost due to crappy driving. It was against a wrx that ran a 14.3 and i was catching up at the end. My best ended up being a 14.07 @ 96 and i know i can do better. the car felf way down on power all day. But hey that gives me incentive to go back! Only problem is on the way home my wastegate diaphragm tore kinda bad so now i have no boost control and a really loud whistle out of my leaky hose!
In the brackets in the afternoon, i picked the 14.0 bracket and consistenly ran 14.0- somethings...there wasn't a race that was even close. There were about 65 cars in my bracket and i beat them all out!!!!!!!!!!! I had the only old audi there, there were some newer a4's but they were 15.8+ cars. Everybody liked my launches, big crowds came to watch them. Four wheel smoke does that i guess! First launch a buddy in the stands said i was getting laughed at...until i launched and then i got some appluase!
I should have some vids soon, had two friends with camera's, i just don't know if any of them turned out. And i came away from the track with an entire new level of HATE for ricers. ugh i dunno if i could handle another import day. I came back to my car in staging and found kids sitting on my trunk once. I had to forcefully remove one to show them i was serious about them getting the hell away from my car. Then they tried to come back with their posse and start some sh*t. Thanks for the scratches on my trunk you little asswipes! Unbelievable arrogance for a 17 second car......the general attitude of that scene is just very unappealing! so i'm really glad i beat them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was my first trip to the drap strip in a car.
Saturday was import day at Rock Falls Raceway in Wisconsin. Friday night i went to get race gas and on the way home, my michelin man hose blew a hole in itself. I wasn't ever able to get above 14psi at the track. Spent a large part of the night trying to fix it, but just wasn't able to so i went anyways with a large boost leak. Normally i've been pushing 22psi with out trouble.
I did about 12 passes between time trials and bracket racing. My first pass was a 14.5 @ 93mph. I was royally sleeping on the line. Kinda sat there and said, oh the light is green i guess i can go. That was the only round i lost due to crappy driving. It was against a wrx that ran a 14.3 and i was catching up at the end. My best ended up being a 14.07 @ 96 and i know i can do better. the car felf way down on power all day. But hey that gives me incentive to go back! Only problem is on the way home my wastegate diaphragm tore kinda bad so now i have no boost control and a really loud whistle out of my leaky hose!
In the brackets in the afternoon, i picked the 14.0 bracket and consistenly ran 14.0- somethings...there wasn't a race that was even close. There were about 65 cars in my bracket and i beat them all out!!!!!!!!!!! I had the only old audi there, there were some newer a4's but they were 15.8+ cars. Everybody liked my launches, big crowds came to watch them. Four wheel smoke does that i guess! First launch a buddy in the stands said i was getting laughed at...until i launched and then i got some appluase!
I should have some vids soon, had two friends with camera's, i just don't know if any of them turned out. And i came away from the track with an entire new level of HATE for ricers. ugh i dunno if i could handle another import day. I came back to my car in staging and found kids sitting on my trunk once. I had to forcefully remove one to show them i was serious about them getting the hell away from my car. Then they tried to come back with their posse and start some sh*t. Thanks for the scratches on my trunk you little asswipes! Unbelievable arrogance for a 17 second car......the general attitude of that scene is just very unappealing! so i'm really glad i beat them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10-11-2004, 10:47 AM
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Congrats! You should have challenged those young punks on the track.
Money talks bull**** walks. You probably would have walked away with more than just a trophy.
;-)
Well, if there's any consolation, these ricers usually kill themselves off racing each other on the streets.
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Well, if there's any consolation, these ricers usually kill themselves off racing each other on the streets.
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10-12-2004, 05:57 AM
#8
Way to go!!! Glad to hear it.
Sounds like there are enough Audi lads in the area to arrange for your own "Posse" next time. Besides, with minds so small they probably couldn't decide whose trunk to sit on! Glad to hear it went well.
What are you going to do about your MM hose? I communicated with Samco and they don't do the 5k/200 hoses any longer.
What are you going to do about your MM hose? I communicated with Samco and they don't do the 5k/200 hoses any longer.
10-12-2004, 12:38 PM
#9
well the MM hose is an issue i created.... ;-)
When installing the hose about 8 months ago, i accidentally stabbed it with a screw driver. Patched/siliconed the hole and it's been holding just fine for this long. Of course it decided to tear worse the night before the track! ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow...that's me beating myself in the head for not getting a replacment hose sooner....i don't think these hoses are weak, besides it's the only replacement option we have anymore.
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