DOC: 1 jigawat!!! omg 1 Jigawat!! how could I of been so stupid!!!! Marty do you know what type of power is needed to make 1 Jigawat! A bolt of lightning!!! Marty: what you say doc ? DOC: A bolt of lightning!

maybe you need a new flux capacitator muzza Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by JNRGMH But you said yourself muzzzzzza, you think you have a problem with your rear end thats why its not taking off properly... Startline, not really bagging anyones driving skills at all, im no expert myself, thats why i said MAYBE thats what it is? There were quite a few LOW 10sec cars at calder friday night, if the track was that bad, how can they be running good numbers... you said "Maybe you didn't have a problem hooking up because of the huge amount of excess heat you put into your tyres....." if someone goes out to race and doesnt put enough heat in there tyres, what does that mean??? does that come down to driver error?? or not?? Actually, it comes down to the preparation of the track..... Drag slicks are constructed so they need only a short burnout to hook up, as the track should be good enough for the slicks to bite into.... They are made of a soft compound, and if you do too big a burnout, you severly shorten the life of the tyre. Top Fuel and the other really quick cars do a larger burnout to give themselves a hot 'launch pad' which is made by them doing the burnout over a pre-determined distance,which also gives them a clean spot in the track for them to get down, that's why you see them backing up in the tyre mark they just made.... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

JNRGMH - thanks mate, glad you liked it. i only saw one of your runs, but fark you were moving! wish my car was that quick lol

Quote: Originally Posted by startline Actually, it comes down to the preparation of the track..... Drag slicks are constructed so they need only a short burnout to hook up, as the track should be good enough for the slicks to bite into.... They are made of a soft compound, and if you do too big a burnout, you severly shorten the life of the tyre. Top Fuel and the other really quick cars do a larger burnout to give themselves a hot 'launch pad' which is made by them doing the burnout over a pre-determined distance,which also gives them a clean spot in the track for them to get down, that's why you see them backing up in the tyre mark they just made.... yeah i know exactly what your saying, and im not trying to start an arguement or anything.. but i only do i big burnout on my first pass, the rest are just small... yeah but as i said earlier, im not talking about top fuelers etc etc, i am saying, people with 10sec cars or slower shouldnt be complaining about the track.. Anyway that is just my opinion. One thing i was concerned with was the officals tho??? Young guy went out on the track and told me there was some water on it... Then i hear his boss telling him off cos it was oil... could have been a costly misjudgment.. lucky it was found.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by JNRGMH One thing i was concerned with was the officals tho??? Young guy went out on the track and told me there was some water on it... Then i hear his boss telling him off cos it was oil... could have been a costly misjudgment.. lucky it was found.. Yeah agreed, then they pre-determine that the track is sticky enough by rubbing their sneakers on the track... So if their sneakers grip to the surface then its good enough for a 10 sec car???????? WTF?? I saw the official doing that, i asked what it was, he said it was just water, but his sneakers were still sticking to it even with the oil on the ground...... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yeh but if its prepped properly ur shoes will almost come off just from walkin on it. its not that sticky anymore

from what ive seen i recon the entire straight has to be relayed. the startline is shocking and i doesnt help when u get time wasters with street tyres just sitting there chewing it up trying to generate smoke. And just after the 60ft mark is quite dangerous too where the race track meets the front straight the strip is uneaven there and thats just when cars are shifting from from 1st to second and havnt got full control of the wheel. Instead of spending money on buiding the new grandstands for the time being the money needs to go into the track.

Quote: Originally Posted by VLMuzza yeh but if its prepped properly ur shoes will almost come off just from walkin on it. its not that sticky anymore Did you walk on it when i prepped it????? When was that???? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Whats involved in the prep work? Spraying with something sticky?

VHT traction compound and then dragging that tractor with old slicks attached to the back, over the track surface.

yeh was back when u prepped the track got on the start line b4 racing begun. was sticky as hell, almost lost my shoe! LOL now its no where near as sticky..

Quote: Originally Posted by Brad S15 VHT traction compound and then dragging that tractor with old slicks attached to the back, over the track surface. If it was that easy, anybody could do it.... It's a bit more involved than that..... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by startline If it was that easy, anybody could do it.... It's a bit more involved than that..... atleast he tried answering my question. i have some sort of idea now. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

the reall secret is startline used to rub his knob from start to end early friday morning I have to admit though jokes aside that when Adam was prepping the track the boys were confident to leave the line alot harder on more boost. My understanding of how to tell if the track is good is when the car comes out of the burnout and is reversing the sticky noise of the slicks sticking should echo around the track Also you cant even smell the VHT anymoreee! mmmm vht! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Budget cuts.. like anything. But you gotta spend money to make money, more competitive action, the more poeple that will walk through the gates to watch.

Quote: Originally Posted by PnP MeDiA I have to admit though jokes aside that when Adam was prepping the track the boys were confident to leave the line alot harder on more boost. Rumor has it bloke.. that when they were leaving the line on more boost they wernt going as fast...?? i heard they were told to take off on less boost? can you confirm this or shed some light???

Quote: Originally Posted by PnP MeDiA the reall secret is startline used to rub his knob from start to end early friday morning I have to admit though jokes aside that when Adam was prepping the track the boys were confident to leave the line alot harder on more boost. My understanding of how to tell if the track is good is when the car comes out of the burnout and is reversing the sticky noise of the slicks sticking should echo around the track Also you cant even smell the VHT anymoreee! mmmm vht! I got a bottle of VHT that i can let you sniff....... Who needs aftershave when you can wear that..... And Fatih, you shouldn't tell people the secret to a sticky track!!!! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

i remeber when they preppd it properly once. my car couldnt do a burnout, and ran pb 1st pass, no burnout no slicks

mmm well i have been working there 2 weeks now, worked on the 1000ft aswell (training) and my shoes almost came off when i jumped on the track to check for oil. but yer a few of the workers have said the same thing that there its not that his not laying down the vht enuf but there not laying it correctly or sum****...i dunno...all i know is i love the smell of the vht laying ute!!