mylftft |
04-20-2014 06:09 PM |
ADM 2013 ZL1 goes 173 in 1/2 mile
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I raced my ADM built TT ZL1 yesterday at Shift Sector 1/2 mile airstrip attack in Coalinga Ca. My best trap speed of the day was 173 mph. It was a side by side roll racing event or a standing half mile drag race, I chose to do standing half mile all day. I started the day with my Weld Rts 17" rims in the rear with brand new M&H 325/45/17 drag radials mounted on them with 25 psi in the tires. 1st pass off the trailer I went 168 mph with serious wheel spin up to about 50 mph & I was pedaling the heck out of it trying to get it to hook. 2nd pass I let the air down to 20 psi & I went 171 mph with a little less wheelspin. I decided to switch my rear wheels to my Weld Rts 20" with a Mickey Thompson 305/35/20 drag radial set at 25 psi figuring it would roll faster with less sidewall & I was blowing the 17's off the car anyway so why not try it. I made 3 passes taking 2 friends & my Dad (they allow 1 passenger at a time as long as they have a helmet) for a pass before I made another solo run. All the passes with passengers the car went between 166 & 168, one of my friends cried like a little girl the whole pass. The car laid down back to back 173 mph passes to end the day, I almost got out of it on the 2nd of those passes because the back end was moving around a bit to half track. I love this car! It pulls like a damn freight train, even when its spinning its pulling hard & once it catches traction it pins you back in your seat. When we set the record for a ZL1 at The Texas Mile at 201.9 we did 168 at the half but were on the stock Good Years. Did I say I love the car, my wife drove it to her booster club meeting last week & posted a picture on Facebook just to be funny & see how long it would take for me to call her. I've said it before but Andy & the boys at ADM know how to build some seriously fast, reliable, drivable, long lasting cars!
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