After planning to make it to the track at 8pm, I ended up getting there at about 9:20pm. I was through inspection in 5 minutes, and pulled into the lanes to wait my turn to make a run. My first run came at 10:27pm. I didn't do a burnout, just to test the traction, and slowly rolled into the throttle. By the time I got to the tree I went full throttle, and to my surprise no tire spin! Reaction time was a .321 (with a .000 being a perfect light), 60' time was 2.437. 1/8th mile was 9.735@74.42mph, and 1/4 mile was 14.993@92.77mph. I definately met my goal of running a 14.99 or better on my first run with plenty of room for improvement, or breakage. My second run came at 11:07pm. I did the same thing as my first run, except a light burnout to clean the tire (stock non-posi rearend) of pebbles or anything else stuck, and I wound the engine out a little more before shifting (45mph first to second, and 80mph second to third). Reaction time was .372. This run I rolled into the throttle a little quicker which netted a 2.349 60'. 1/8th mile was 9.583@74.75mph, and 1/4 mile was 14.839@92.87. My third run was at 11:34pm. Same as previous runs, rolling into the throttle quicker and winding the engine out more (shifting at 50mph and 85mph). Reaction time was .212 with a 2.234 60' :eek2: . 1/8th mile was 9.412@75.19mph, and 1/4 mile was 14.640@93.22mph. On my fourth run I decided to do a little bigger burnout, and get on the throttle HARD! I did about a 4 second burnout and let off the brake to roll out, while still on the throttle. Well, a few feet after I started rolling forward, the rearend squated down, the front end picked up more than it has before and I heard (and felt) a loud SNAP and what sounded like bearings spinning. I immediately stopped, with the transmission still in gear I gave it a light blip of the throttle. Result... car still moves. So I decided to continue and make the run. I was staged with a '69 (I think) Chevelle with 307 emblems uzzled: . When I saw that third yellow light come on, I nailed the throttle to a .235 reaction time. And heard another SNAP! This time it was accompanied with the sound of the transmission whining very loud (kinda sounded like an F1 car). I let off the throttle and slowly made my way to the end. 60' for this run was a 2.235 with a 1/4 mile time of 17.64@67mph. The chevelle ran a 13.69@101. I pulled into the parking lot and grabbed my flashlight to check for any drips or anything underneath. Nothing, nothing new. Then I opened the hood to check the driver's motor mount/frame stand. Problem: Broke frame stand, that was welded to the frame, right off. :af: This is the second time this has happened to me. It's broken in a different place each time. Solution: Chain the motor down next time. Overall I had an excellent time and would do it all over again, even if it means breaking something again. :laugh: Charles
[Problem: Broke frame stand, that was welded to the frame, right off. :af: This is the second time this has happened to me. It's broken in a different place each time. Solution: Chain the motor down next time. Overall I had an excellent time and would do it all over again, even if it means breaking something again. :laugh: Charles[/QUOTE] Are you running steel frame pads or cast iron pads? Jim Burek
Jim, I'm pretty sure they are steel. I bought the car running and driving. the 'frame pads' are basically just 1/2" thick 4"x4" plates welded to the frame. I'm thinking I'll just chain it down until I can pull the engine and grind down the old welds and re-weld it. Charles
