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Originally posted by Bob Payton:

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Originally posted by ssdoug:
Put 100-120 LBS.in the car and run it out. then remove what you need to hold what you want. Watch the weather if more than a one day race. Thats what we do.

Do This

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Originally posted by pauley:
also, speaking of open comp. i assume it is a bracket race on a pro tree. if so i would want to be the slowest car in the race. that way i get a clean tree every hit. the guy spotting is at a huge disadvantage not knowing when his side is going to light up. we have some of that around here on occasion.

ep

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Originally posted by Mark Cmar:
Pauley , how much ET can you change with the shift timer adjustment?

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Originally posted by CURTIS REED:
Mark, I can't speak for Pauley but I was running 6.0 index and the Footbrake class at the same race and first time trials I went 5.776 off the foot leaving at 2600, shifting at 6900.

In the 6.0 class I left at 4000, shifted at .200 and ran 5.955 with my old engine. Haven't done both with the new one. That is at 1989lbs

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Originally posted by B KING:
I've covered Fri & Sat of this past weekend. Time to move on to Sun. Seeing I exposed/showed my hand a little more than I like to during this race. I'll share some of my times in relation to my dial-ins.

1st time hit: I went 9.123 @ 134 mph, lifting @ the 1,000' mark.

2nd time hit: I ran all out but was on the high side limiter after the 1000'. I went 9.009 @ 152.26 mph. I rarely do this but needed a new baseline for my last incremental time.

1st round: Dial was 9.04 holding .02 & compensating for DA increase. I went 9.046 @ 143.37, run completion predicted a 9.022.

2nd round: Dial was 9.04 & thought I was holding a little over .01. I went 8.992 @ 142.12 mph, run completion predicted a 8.964. My opponent was under by more. We had fresh track prep before this round if I remember right. This was a tough race against a tough competitor, Jon Irving Jr.

3rd round: Dial was 9.02 holding .040. I went 9.031 @ 138.90 mph, run completion predicted 8.987. I raced probably the best bracket racer in the West, CW Hoefer. I thank him for his $1 donation, it's a side bet we do when we race each other.

4th round: Bye run, dial was a 9.02 & I went 9.566 @ 113.43. I got my half-track data. I cut a .005 light my best of the day & a little tighter than I prefer to be. No time to do a run completer, basically taking care of car for in between round shyt. I'm a one man show for all this shyt. I kind of thrive on the later rounds. No time to over think shyt. Just go do what I do instinctively!

5th round: Dial was 9.02, I knew I was holding but no time to figure out how much. I went 9.019 @ 142.21 mph.

6th & final round: Dial was a 9.02, I knew I was holding but no time to figure out how much. I went 9.35 @ 119.56 mph. My opponent was Hunter Walker who dominated the Pro track championship this year. He gave it a good shot on the tree & went -.001. I was no slouch but slower than I wanted to be at .017, was shooting for a .010. It would have been a great race if he went green.

There was something I was learning with the relatively new radials with only 50 runs. They're very sensitive to air pressure changes & I was testing that during eliminations. .1 lb. of air increase kept improving the 60' times up to 19.5 when I stopped. Going to test at higher pressures & consistency in the future.

2BKING is always holding & I gave you 'al a look but didn't show my whole hand.

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Originally posted by pauley:

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Originally posted by CURTIS REED:
Mark, I can't speak for Pauley but I was running 6.0 index and the Footbrake class at the same race and first time trials I went 5.776 off the foot leaving at 2600, shifting at 6900.

In the 6.0 class I left at 4000, shifted at .200 and ran 5.955 with my old engine. Haven't done both with the new one. That is at 1989lbs

Curtis, i can kill a little more et than that if i shift really early. probably between 3 to 4 tenths. but my car is heavier than yours is probably why.

ep

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Originally posted by B KING:
It's not done yet!

I missed 2 time hits, 1 per class this morning on purpose. We're supposed to get another cycle in today. If it happens I'm only going to do a hit in no-box. Probably will cut the throttle at 1,000' & use the run completer.

Tomorrow the plan is to make my one & only qualifying run in Open Comp. I see they have the 1,000' MPH blocks installed. That's where I I'll cut the throttle at. It should knock about .14 off my time & work with my theory, hopefully.

2BKING

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Originally posted by B KING:
no time hits for me & some others! Dialing blind in 2 classes.

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Originally posted by B KING:
My opponent (kid) in 1st round of Open Comp tried to chop the tree down with a .009, but I had a .002