Jim W and Blue Thunder rip E-Town open at its seams!!--->
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Oh, no. Not letting this thread die down---->
Originally posted by JimW
Just got back in from the track. Ed2K, Jeff K and myself came out for some late-season action. Jeff K didn't race his ultra nice 20th Anniversary Edition, but that didn't stop him from running Ed's sleeper down the 1320.
My first run was a bye-run. I actually ran down the strip by myself. I got to the track, picked up a helmet and looked for Jeff and Ed. I found them in the staging lanes, getting ready for action. We chewed the fat a bit, then the lanes started moving. I went back to my trusty A6 and got ready for battle.
As I'm sure you all remember, WoodEar and I have had this little battle going. How his GS4 is faster than my A6 2.7T 6spd. He claims that there's no way that I can beat Gs4 after GS4 the way I do. I went to the track and ran a nice conservative 14.71, backed up with another 14.73.
WoodEar then ran a 14.6 in his GS4, proving me wrong. I countered that I knew I could better my times, as I just needed a couple runs to do it (this A6 is the first stickshift that I have ever raced at the track, and it's a bi--- to launch) I predicted that I could pull a 14.4-.3 outta my car, stock. I was called a liar...
Fast forward to tonight..
Helmet on and rolling through the staging lanes, I'm thinking to myself.. "I need to launch perfectly, the same way I do on the strip, with no bog. I need to shift at 6800, from 1-2, and 2-3, without missing shifts, I should pass through the traps at about 6800 in 3rd. I CAN do this, I do it on the street..."
I stage and booger the launch. I engage the clutch too abruptly, get wheelspin from the fronts, then the EDL's (electronic differential locks or traction control) kicks in. I feel the brakes pulsing and the car shuddering. All I can say is "Damn, this is gonna suck" It did and I ran another 14.7. A 14.74 @ 94.84 with a 2.26 60' time.
Chatting with Jeff and Ed, I come up with some new strategies. I decide to engage the clutch a little slower, to eliminate the weight transfer, and prevent the fronts from spinning.
I stage and wait out the green. I'm alongside a Canary Yellow 87-93 Stang, with some chrome Cobra wheels and a loud exhaust. Looked mostly stock to me. I stage first, and bring my revs up to 4800. On the last yellow, I release the clutch. Blue Thunder digs in so hard I'm literally pinned to the seat. From the sidelines, I was told that the car literally leapt off the line. As I prepare for the 1-2 shift, I'm saying "damn, that felt like a great launch" I bang off the 1-2 shift so fast, you'd never think that I had a stick shift. Second gear hits and the Big Blue Audi lifts it's nose. I wind second gear out to 6800, and hit 3rd gear like I owned it. The tach is winding, the speedo racing up and up. I blaze through the traps at 6700 rpm in 3rd gear. I glance up and see the E.T. A 14.43 @ 94.99 MPH!!!! Absolutely smoking!!!! A trip to the scales shows my race weight to be 4170 (had almost a full tank of gas tonight) I pick up my timeslip and head back to the lanes. Excited and wanting to pack it in. Jeff mumbles "So, are you gonna back that time up?" I'm not saying that you should, but you might as well. I'm not telling you what to do, mind you, I'm just saying....You know...."
Back to the staging lanes I go..
This time Ed and I go at it side by side. Ed's got some experience under his belt, and he's good. We stage, I bring up the revs. The lights come down the tree, and Ed bolts. I'm not sure if he redlighted, but watching him launch makes me lose my concentration, and the RT spools to 1 full second before I get it together. Needless to say, I bogged the launch, as I was really caught off-guard. I pull off a great 1-2 shift, but Ed's got almost a full car-length lead, and he's not going to lose it. I slowly start reeling him in. In second, I creep up on him some more, we're just about even now. I hit third, and the 2.7 is breathing deeply now, slowly inching and inching ahead of Ed's hard-charging 5th Gen. We blaze through the traps with me taking the win light by a slim .084 margin. Running a 14.51 @ 94.75 to Ed's 15.1 @ 93.07. If this was a bracket race, it couldn't have been any closer. I literally beat Ed by a bumperlength..
So there you have it. Jim W and Blue Thunder have set a pretty damn good E.T. A 14.43 @ 94.75 mph.. Any way you look at it, that's fast. I'm elated, and proud to say that stock for stock, I CAN beat a GS400, PERIOD.
Just got back in from the track. Ed2K, Jeff K and myself came out for some late-season action. Jeff K didn't race his ultra nice 20th Anniversary Edition, but that didn't stop him from running Ed's sleeper down the 1320.
My first run was a bye-run. I actually ran down the strip by myself. I got to the track, picked up a helmet and looked for Jeff and Ed. I found them in the staging lanes, getting ready for action. We chewed the fat a bit, then the lanes started moving. I went back to my trusty A6 and got ready for battle.
As I'm sure you all remember, WoodEar and I have had this little battle going. How his GS4 is faster than my A6 2.7T 6spd. He claims that there's no way that I can beat Gs4 after GS4 the way I do. I went to the track and ran a nice conservative 14.71, backed up with another 14.73.
WoodEar then ran a 14.6 in his GS4, proving me wrong. I countered that I knew I could better my times, as I just needed a couple runs to do it (this A6 is the first stickshift that I have ever raced at the track, and it's a bi--- to launch) I predicted that I could pull a 14.4-.3 outta my car, stock. I was called a liar...
Fast forward to tonight..
Helmet on and rolling through the staging lanes, I'm thinking to myself.. "I need to launch perfectly, the same way I do on the strip, with no bog. I need to shift at 6800, from 1-2, and 2-3, without missing shifts, I should pass through the traps at about 6800 in 3rd. I CAN do this, I do it on the street..."
I stage and booger the launch. I engage the clutch too abruptly, get wheelspin from the fronts, then the EDL's (electronic differential locks or traction control) kicks in. I feel the brakes pulsing and the car shuddering. All I can say is "Damn, this is gonna suck" It did and I ran another 14.7. A 14.74 @ 94.84 with a 2.26 60' time.
Chatting with Jeff and Ed, I come up with some new strategies. I decide to engage the clutch a little slower, to eliminate the weight transfer, and prevent the fronts from spinning.
I stage and wait out the green. I'm alongside a Canary Yellow 87-93 Stang, with some chrome Cobra wheels and a loud exhaust. Looked mostly stock to me. I stage first, and bring my revs up to 4800. On the last yellow, I release the clutch. Blue Thunder digs in so hard I'm literally pinned to the seat. From the sidelines, I was told that the car literally leapt off the line. As I prepare for the 1-2 shift, I'm saying "damn, that felt like a great launch" I bang off the 1-2 shift so fast, you'd never think that I had a stick shift. Second gear hits and the Big Blue Audi lifts it's nose. I wind second gear out to 6800, and hit 3rd gear like I owned it. The tach is winding, the speedo racing up and up. I blaze through the traps at 6700 rpm in 3rd gear. I glance up and see the E.T. A 14.43 @ 94.99 MPH!!!! Absolutely smoking!!!! A trip to the scales shows my race weight to be 4170 (had almost a full tank of gas tonight) I pick up my timeslip and head back to the lanes. Excited and wanting to pack it in. Jeff mumbles "So, are you gonna back that time up?" I'm not saying that you should, but you might as well. I'm not telling you what to do, mind you, I'm just saying....You know...."
Back to the staging lanes I go..
This time Ed and I go at it side by side. Ed's got some experience under his belt, and he's good. We stage, I bring up the revs. The lights come down the tree, and Ed bolts. I'm not sure if he redlighted, but watching him launch makes me lose my concentration, and the RT spools to 1 full second before I get it together. Needless to say, I bogged the launch, as I was really caught off-guard. I pull off a great 1-2 shift, but Ed's got almost a full car-length lead, and he's not going to lose it. I slowly start reeling him in. In second, I creep up on him some more, we're just about even now. I hit third, and the 2.7 is breathing deeply now, slowly inching and inching ahead of Ed's hard-charging 5th Gen. We blaze through the traps with me taking the win light by a slim .084 margin. Running a 14.51 @ 94.75 to Ed's 15.1 @ 93.07. If this was a bracket race, it couldn't have been any closer. I literally beat Ed by a bumperlength..
So there you have it. Jim W and Blue Thunder have set a pretty damn good E.T. A 14.43 @ 94.75 mph.. Any way you look at it, that's fast. I'm elated, and proud to say that stock for stock, I CAN beat a GS400, PERIOD.
Wanna see if it can reach over 600 views...
Muahahahahaha!!!!
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Re: No, not as fast as the S4--->
Originally posted by JimW
the S4 is approx .4-.5 quicker than the A6 2.7T. There are a few guys who run 13.6-.7 stock with their S4's. Both the S4 and 2.7T have a lot of potential in them. I was looking at the S4, but it was way too small for me. You give up some top speed and acceleration with the A6 2.7, but I really don't need a car that can run 160 mph and mid 13's in the 1/4 mile. It'd be nice to have, but I really don't need it.
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the S4 is approx .4-.5 quicker than the A6 2.7T. There are a few guys who run 13.6-.7 stock with their S4's. Both the S4 and 2.7T have a lot of potential in them. I was looking at the S4, but it was way too small for me. You give up some top speed and acceleration with the A6 2.7, but I really don't need a car that can run 160 mph and mid 13's in the 1/4 mile. It'd be nice to have, but I really don't need it.
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Re: Re: No, not as fast as the S4--->
Originally posted by Maxhawk
You don't <i>need</i> it until you have it and get used to it...then you just crave more! [/I]
You don't <i>need</i> it until you have it and get used to it...then you just crave more!
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Re: Oh, no. Not letting this thread die down---->
Originally posted by JimW
Wanna see if it can reach over 600 views...
Muahahahahaha!!!!
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Wanna see if it can reach over 600 views...
Muahahahahaha!!!!
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but I believe I hold the record for this, 2000+ hits on my thread
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So true... n/m
Originally posted by Maxhawk
You don't <i>need</i> it until you have it and get used to it...then you just crave more! [/I]
Originally posted by JimW
the S4 is approx .4-.5 quicker than the A6 2.7T. There are a few guys who run 13.6-.7 stock with their S4's. Both the S4 and 2.7T have a lot of potential in them. I was looking at the S4, but it was way too small for me. You give up some top speed and acceleration with the A6 2.7, but I really don't need a car that can run 160 mph and mid 13's in the 1/4 mile. It'd be nice to have, but I really don't need it.
the S4 is approx .4-.5 quicker than the A6 2.7T. There are a few guys who run 13.6-.7 stock with their S4's. Both the S4 and 2.7T have a lot of potential in them. I was looking at the S4, but it was way too small for me. You give up some top speed and acceleration with the A6 2.7, but I really don't need a car that can run 160 mph and mid 13's in the 1/4 mile. It'd be nice to have, but I really don't need it.
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2000+?
Originally posted by WoodEar
I am helping
but I believe I hold the record for this, 2000+ hits on my thread [/I]
Originally posted by JimW
Wanna see if it can reach over 600 views...
Muahahahahaha!!!!
Wanna see if it can reach over 600 views...
Muahahahahaha!!!!
but I believe I hold the record for this, 2000+ hits on my thread
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Re: Re: Oh, no. Not letting this thread die down---->
Originally posted by WoodEar
I am helping
but I believe I hold the record for this, 2000+ hits on my thread [/I]
Originally posted by JimW
Wanna see if it can reach over 600 views...
Muahahahahaha!!!!
Wanna see if it can reach over 600 views...
Muahahahahaha!!!!
but I believe I hold the record for this, 2000+ hits on my thread
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That is very true, --->
Originally posted by Maxhawk
You don't <i>need</i> it until you have it and get used to it...then you just crave more! [/I]
Originally posted by JimW
the S4 is approx .4-.5 quicker than the A6 2.7T. There are a few guys who run 13.6-.7 stock with their S4's. Both the S4 and 2.7T have a lot of potential in them. I was looking at the S4, but it was way too small for me. You give up some top speed and acceleration with the A6 2.7, but I really don't need a car that can run 160 mph and mid 13's in the 1/4 mile. It'd be nice to have, but I really don't need it.
the S4 is approx .4-.5 quicker than the A6 2.7T. There are a few guys who run 13.6-.7 stock with their S4's. Both the S4 and 2.7T have a lot of potential in them. I was looking at the S4, but it was way too small for me. You give up some top speed and acceleration with the A6 2.7, but I really don't need a car that can run 160 mph and mid 13's in the 1/4 mile. It'd be nice to have, but I really don't need it.
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Right now, I'm at the power mode, the chip and exhaust would be absolute power.
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