
Originally Posted by
mike-2ptzero
Really? Even rolling the car off the line will net a 60 ft better then 2.5 and when does it take a 3.5 second reaction time to roll the car off the line?
Even when I roll or bog my A4 GT35r, I still hit low 2 second 60 ft's and run low 11's at 134+ mph. Hell I have even had a 11.1 at 110 mph coasting all of 4th gear, that run had a 1.6 60 ft with a 7 flat at 104 mph in the 8th. So yes I know what can and can not effect ET, 60 ft and 1/4 mile times.
Hey asshat.
Were you there? Do you know exactly how the car was set up? Do you know what Mike's intentions were driving?
You weren't and you don't, so you probably shouldn't be assuming. I don't care how many timeslips you have to your name, it doesn't make you an expert on a car you've never seen on a track you've never driven.
The 2.5" short time was exactly what was described. Mike completely rolled out of the hole with zero launch. The other lane was empty, so the green r/t didn't matter. What did he do? I don't know, check his gauges, check that ESP was off, whatever. It doesn't matter. He wanted to get a trap speed in the books in case something broke when he started launching it.
To the topic of launching it...
This car had a 4:1 high bias center diff which turned out to be far worse than stock at launching. It would immediately send 80% of the power to the rear wheels meaning they'd spin instantly with the fronts doing almost nothing. The tires on the car are regular street tires (normal pressure, not air'd down), and the track had very little prep on a fairly cold day. It was more like a RWD car getting off the line. Think you can cut good 60' times on a RWD street tire (225 width) car with 600+ hp and no track prep? Somehow I doubt it.
See for yourself.
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