X400-Trace: US*ATTMAIL*SMCLANarrival 02 May 1995 07:31:39 -0400action Relayed
12.5 sec 1/4 mile times for Talons? That surprising! Yes, basically, I
was using progressively more RPM on the launch as well as getting a
better overall feel for the launch and the lights. It's the first time
I've been 1/4 mile racing in 2-3 years and the first time ever in a
4000Q, so there is still a good learning curve for me to climb. The setup
of the car remained identical for all runs. In future runs I will try
removing the baffles on the 'Trapp (I ran with only 7 'cause the HW's to
rusty to remove them totally or to add more) and also with a clean K&N
and some fresh Tri-electrodes, though technique is the major factor. I
felt pretty good about the improvement and overall times. I got down into
the ballpark of the professional magazine testers in only 5 runs and with
a 12-year old car with >152k miles on the all-original driveline. Looking
forward to future Wed nights and running the 5kTQW , 73 T/A and ur-Q
sometime.
-glen
