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Just a quick update for tonight. We had a great night. Got there when the gates opened and left just as the crowd started filing in. We got in a bunch of runs back to back, but Maverick was having a problem with his 1-2 shift not happening under WOT and didn't want to abuse the tranny so we called it a night.

Smoke ran consistently in the mid 9's which is about 14.70's. We have time slips to post later.



[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G9eRzxeAzs[/youtube]

Always a good night when you hit the dragstrip with friends. That looked like a surprisingly even race. And even though neither of you really needs a burnout, you should mug for the camera anyway. This is Tiresmoke.Org afterall!

-Dave

I may have to work on burnouts with this girl. I was surprised at how softly Smoke left the starting line. Even though I took the slop out of the driveline, and with the traction control off, she walked away with virtually no wheelspin. It felt like a the ECM was controlling the torque band rather than letting me handle it with the foot feed. I don't know if that is a characteristic of this vehicle or if I'm doing something right (or wrong) in launching. Regardless, racing with my buddies was great fun and I was very pleased with Smoke's performance at the track.

Here are the time slips for your expert analysis. Let us know what you think.

Nice strip. Love the side by side picture and the video.
Almost like I was sitting in the stands.
I see some room for improvement that will bring you back,
plus a really huge fun factor.