04-18-2021, 10:12 PM | #1 |
Drives: '20 Camaro LT1 - Satin Silver 6MT Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Mt. Vernon, NY
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Atco Adventure Becomes Island Paradise!
It took me a little over 2 hours to get to Atco from my place this morning. I got there around 9:40am and the line to get in was at least 2.5 miles long. Both my friends were ahead of me at different spots along the line. It took 2 hours for my first friend to get in, but my other friend and I weren't so lucky. We were told they closed the gates because they were "at capacity".
So now, it's a little after noon... I've got one friend going back to Maryland empty handed, and the other by himself at the track I invited him to. I'm determined to get at least one run in somewhere. Island Dragway is closer to home and I checked the website, it said they were open. OK - so I go there... +2.5 hours later, I finally reach the track. (I'm now 6.5, almost 7 hours on the road now - and completely exhausted.) The good news: despite getting there so late, I was able to get 2 runs in and met some really cool people. The bad news: I was so tired from all the traffic and driving around, I forgot how to shift. Run1 (missed 2nd gear, aborted the run - but got back into it when I realized it was a 2018+ Honda Accord in the other lane lol). 60' = 2.218 1320 = 14.202 MPH = 108.00 Run2 (missed 3rd gear, but kept the throttle pinned until I found the gate, kept the Audi SQ5 at bay the entire time) 60' = 2.316 1320 = 13.399 MPH = 111.99 DA for the 2nd run was around 1,515 ft. Bottom line: need more practice, need a better tire, need to go to the track on a day when it doesn't get shut down due to "capacity".
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04-24-2021, 04:46 PM | #2 |
Drives: '20 Camaro LT1 - Satin Silver 6MT Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Mt. Vernon, NY
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Part II - went back to Island Dragway last night; got 8 runs in. Here are the results:
Run1: Straight off the highway. 35 psi in the tires all around. Walked it out of the hole around 2,200rpm, no missed shifts. (DA = 682ft) Run2: Missed 2nd and 3rd, aborted the run... Run3: No changes from Run1, but track getting cooler (DA = 552ft) Run4: Aired rear tires down to 26 psi. Slightly more aggressive launch (~2,700 rpm). Half throttle through half of first gear until I could feel the tires bite. My first 12-second timeslip! (DA = 412ft) Run5: No changes from Run4. Best run of the night! (DA = 271ft) Run6: No changes from Run4/5, but drop in track temperature made hooking difficult. Run7: Dropped rear tire pressures to 24 psi and did a very small burnout to put a little heat in the tires. (DA = 165ft) Run8: Slightly longer burnout. Track is bordering on frigid, but I get cold easily, so... (DA = -32ft)
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