ITLGO (SRT-4) Sets New FWD Record
Castrol Raceway, September 22nd - (Rainout)
Before the rain fell, "ITLGO" took three passes down the quarter mile in Edmonton. First run is always a waste, just to get tire pressure set. So, the only surprise about that run was that I bounced it off the rev limiter in 1st gear, shifted late, and still ran an 11.94 @ 120 mph.
Second pass, nothing special really - certainly wasn't a well put together pass by any means. But I did get the tire pressure set down a little before I ran. 11.862 @ 121.83 mph. Surprising. I knew I'd break the FWD record when I got this slip. Not even close to a stellar pass.
Third pass. Again, nothing overly special. Also wasn't a superb pass down the quarter mile. It was a pretty good pass. It wouldn't have been as good as my 11.90 pass in Calgary, but it wasn't poorly driven if you know what I mean. Ran an 11.783 @ 122.68. It was raining before I crossed the 1/4 line.
The 11.783 @ 122.68 pass sets a new record for Alberta cars running on Alberta tracks. This is currently the quickest FWD pass, snagging that from the 600whp Speedtech Civic (sorry Sam), and also the Daytona Shelby Z - both who had laid down 11.84 passes.
The Edmonton track owns Calgary. The car was not light on fuel, the night was young, and I was trying to get tire pressures set still. Bottom line, the car has a little more in it. I think it'll run an 11.6x in Edmonton next week, assuming weather co-operates. (Knock on wood) - My experience (or call it history) from the year tells me that I always run faster as the night progresses. Part of that is an ever lightening fuel load, and part of it is due to the generally decreasing density altitude as the air cools. This is why I believe an 11.6x time is a realistic goal to have for next week.
All in all, I'm very happy with the pass, despite being somewhat disappointed at the overall day at Castrol. Kudos to the Castrol staff for spending an hour trying to get the track back into a driveable state. Unfortunately it just didn't work out - but I know I appreciate their efforts, despite the lack of success. Simply too much rain fell. It's a bummer too, once you were 2km away from the track, it was dry. And it was the only rain cloud around.
The 11.84 run by the Speedtech Civic was done 2 years ago. (2004, in Edmonton). The 11.84 run by the Daytona Shelby Z was done 3 years ago. (2003, in Calgary). Those records lasted a couple years, and good for them. Unfortunately, this pass by ITLGO likely won't hold up nearly that long. It could just be a single week and that's no joke!
The Bunny didn't get an opportunity to run tonight. But from what I could see, there was enough meat on those front slicks to satisfy the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleading squad twice over. Holy crap! That's *HUGE* rubber man. Crazy. See you and everyone else on September 29th @ Castrol Raceway.
See you in Edmonton next week. Let's hope for a better evening of racing, where we all get an opportunity to tear up the quarter mile.
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. Just so you got your facts straight I did run 11.84@124 here in Calgary 2005 that was just last year. I did also run 11.84 in Edmonton 2 years ago. Your SRT is a animal good job man.
Congrats!
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