Practice "Pays" off

SilverBullet · 07-26-2005, 12:34 PM

Made the trip to "The Rock", Rockingham dragway this weekend for the 4th race in the MIROCK Series. 1 of the 2 biggest races on the east coast.

Sat I finished in the top 32 ProET class and top 12 Street ET class.

Sunday I made it to the finals and lost trying to make the ZX-9 on NOS breakout....didn't happen, and lost by .0087 b/c I hit the breaks before the line. Oh well, it was a blast.

I stuck with my 9.67 (on motor) dial in all day.

Best run of the weekend was a 9.43 @ 139......couldn't get the bike to shift into 5th or 6th on NOS the first 2 tries. I took some kill out and it would go into 5th but not 6th. I was running 137-139 on motor, so with it not shifting, I lost the mph I had gained from the NOS.

1/8th mile was 6.16-6.22 @115-116 on motor, and 6.06-6.09 on NOS @ 122.

luvtolean · 07-26-2005, 12:59 PM

That's tearing it up. The finals, sweet!

(this was the 954 right?)

What kinda short times do you get outta that thing?

Red Rider · 07-26-2005, 1:58 PM

Whoa...way to haul ass!

SilverBullet · 07-26-2005, 2:58 PM

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Originally Posted by luvtolean

(this was the 954 right?)
?

Yep, 954, and thanks! Sold the Busa back to my partner since his 1400 went down again. Hopefully the Blade will hold up.

60' times are from 1.52-1.58. Had a 1.480 2 weeks ago in Maryland.

abtech · 07-26-2005, 4:28 PM

Most excellent runs

Sounds like you could use a deeper undercut on 5th and 6th . . .

Crash · 07-27-2005, 12:40 PM

Very nice. Congratulations on the finals...

oldfogey · 07-27-2005, 1:46 PM

Congrats, SilverBullet, and hats off!

EDDIE110171 · 07-27-2005, 3:38 PM

Good times.

SilverBullet · 07-27-2005, 4:30 PM

Thanks all.

Abtech: Would that deffinetely fix my 5th/6th problem? It goes into 5th with no problem on motor, but on spray it wouldn't go till I put another 40psi in the tank.

abtech · 07-27-2005, 4:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverBullet

Thanks all.

Abtech: Would that deffinetely fix my 5th/6th problem? It goes into 5th with no problem on motor, but on spray it wouldn't go till I put another 40psi in the tank.

Give Superbike Mike a call and ask (954-484-6969). I seem to remember a GSXR1100 turbo bike with a similar issue and the "extra" undercut resolved it.

luvtolean · 07-27-2005, 5:12 PM

Fast by gast has been used by a couple of racer buddies of mine with good results too.

abtech · 07-27-2005, 5:20 PM

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Originally Posted by luvtolean

Fast by gast has been used by a couple of racer buddies of mine with good results too.

He already has the box undercut (and I think FBG might have been the shop that did it). It's just the curve you are at with the torque dropping and the revs in the clouds makes the load on the box too much to make the shift.

SilverBullet · 07-28-2005, 7:53 AM

Yeah, it was FBG that did the work for me. I'll give them a call, but won't be able to do anything with it till the end of the year.