Let me introduce BDR 1591 aka VMS Mayhem

[1SwtRide]

Originally Posted by Xmas

That 60 ft is terrible, and that hurts your ET. Your trap speed is basically what a stock C6Z would run. I don't know what altitude you are at, but I'm thinking you need more power to hit 200 in the half. I'm not sure you'd hit 200 in the 1 mile, though it is only 19 mph, you are covering some ground fast. You'd have to gain that 19 miles per hour in less than 10 seconds. In general traction hurts your et, but doesn't significantly affect your trap. Just my general experience.

I'll agree the 60 ft is terrible because I had to roll out in 1st spinning, then grab second spinning and just as i'm hooking, I'm at/past the 1/4 mile. And the 1/4 ET is slower than a stock C6Z. I know because my car has run 8.5 at 160+ in the 1/4. Trust me the power is there. But I'm curious, what have you run in the 1/2? I'd definitely welcome input based on experience.

[Xmas]

Originally Posted by 1SwtRide

I'll agree the 60 ft is terrible because I had to roll out in 1st spinning, then grab second spinning and just as i'm hooking, I'm at/past the 1/4 mile. And the 1/4 ET is slower than a stock C6Z. I know because my car has run 8.5 at 160+ in the 1/4. Trust me the power is there. But I'm curious, what have you run in the 1/2? I'd definitely welcome input based on experience.

I've never done the half. We have the mile down here in Texas, and if it wasn't booked I'd say you'd have fun participating. Most of my racing has been on a 1/4 mile strip, an SCCA. My C5Z was stock when I ran it, and it cut 1.8 60s and 12.51@114 through the 1/4. I did some modding but never got to strip it. I live in between 2 drag strips, and both are 2 hours away, so not to accessible. Now that my girls are older I'd like to strip this Cobra just to see where it is at. I'm thinking 11.0-11.3 at around 123 or so, but I need to run it to find out. Ive been running SCCA solo to burn these tires out, but they are rock hard.

So those times are from your run at the 1/2 mile? Why are you 40mph slower from your 1/4 mile runs?

[1SwtRide]

Originally Posted by Xmas

So those times are from your run at the 1/2 mile? Why are you 40mph slower from your 1/4 mile runs?

Yup, those are from the 1/2. As said, my brass ring in the 1/2 is 200 mph. As for the speed differential - fully prepped, sticky 1/4 mile drag venue versus incredibly crappy airport runway surface and no traction management. As a point of reference, Sal Patel (who currently holds the US 1/2 record with his Viper that's run 6's in the 1/4) didn't reach 200 mph on that track that day. Sal had ProEfi working its electronic butt off that day - you can hear it in his videos pull power well past the 1/4.

Where does that leave things? Me being a keyboard crusher at the moment. ha! I'll be sure to post up my runs in the next few months. Good, bad or indifferent.

p.s. I don't have the stones to run the vette in the 1 mile - my car will run far faster than I'm willing to run it. I give mad props to those running the crazy numbers. Heck, others are run 247+ mph is the 1/2 mile these days. The landscape has changed. I will live by my brass ring goals vs. the crazy platinum numbers folks are posting these days. Great fun and times to be a speed enthusiast. Cheers.

[Xmas]

I was looking at the mile results and it appears that with that trap speed at the 1/2 mile you'd be somewhere between 200-220 which is very impressive. The slow 1/4 mile is what through me off, and mostly the trap speed. What will this Cobra be geared for?

[twin turbo]

That 56 mph increase between the 1/4 and 1/2 mile is very telling about the conditions. No doubt your capable of 190's in the 1/2 mile based on your 160+ mph 1/4 on a prepped track. Cool stuff.