I had absolutely no plans of going to the track, but I ended up there and having a lot of fun. I was in the 97GT, but didn't even have my helmet or even 20$ cash to run. I borrowed a helmet and some money and I was racing. haha Not the car of choice, being an NPI with 149k miles and the ONLY modification being and offroad pipe.
My last race was absolutely epic. I was lined up against a black 99-04 GT mustang. I don't know what he had for mods, but I knew he was up 45hp on me just in factory trim. I knew I'd have to NAIL the light and get a killer 60' to even have a hope against him. I got an excellent start, with a .064 reaction time to his pokey .240, and the BEST 60' ever for the car with a 2.047 (normally does 2.1-2.2s). This is on a 500 tread wear street tire and stock 3.27 gears! To my shock, by the end of the 60' he wasn't even in sight. In fact, I couldn't find him in the mirrors either, he was running directly in my blind spot. I kept nailing the gears and he stayed right in my blind spot! Somewhere after the 1000' mark, his 50+hp advantage prevailed and he started gaining fast. By the finish line, he had a tiny .078 second advantage on me! As we crossed the line, I was shouting and screaming as he nosed past me just before the strip. I've never had a race so close as this in 100+ passes I've made in my life! I gave him all HELL in the little NPI. I ran a 14.46@94.4 to his 14.21@99.4. Later it he night, I saw him run a 13.8 at better than 100.
I made a total of 4 passes and LOST every single one. I had a 3/4 tank of gas, and none of my usual tricks (like extra air pressure in the front tires, removing the spare and other dead weight, even leaving the sub in the car). I was mostly running mid 14s at 94ish mph. To my credit, 2 of the losses were against a blown 3v GT. He had a kenne bell and it was damn nasty.
My last race was absolutely epic. I was lined up against a black 99-04 GT mustang. I don't know what he had for mods, but I knew he was up 45hp on me just in factory trim. I knew I'd have to NAIL the light and get a killer 60' to even have a hope against him. I got an excellent start, with a .064 reaction time to his pokey .240, and the BEST 60' ever for the car with a 2.047 (normally does 2.1-2.2s). This is on a 500 tread wear street tire and stock 3.27 gears! To my shock, by the end of the 60' he wasn't even in sight. In fact, I couldn't find him in the mirrors either, he was running directly in my blind spot. I kept nailing the gears and he stayed right in my blind spot! Somewhere after the 1000' mark, his 50+hp advantage prevailed and he started gaining fast. By the finish line, he had a tiny .078 second advantage on me! As we crossed the line, I was shouting and screaming as he nosed past me just before the strip. I've never had a race so close as this in 100+ passes I've made in my life! I gave him all HELL in the little NPI. I ran a 14.46@94.4 to his 14.21@99.4. Later it he night, I saw him run a 13.8 at better than 100.
I made a total of 4 passes and LOST every single one. I had a 3/4 tank of gas, and none of my usual tricks (like extra air pressure in the front tires, removing the spare and other dead weight, even leaving the sub in the car). I was mostly running mid 14s at 94ish mph. To my credit, 2 of the losses were against a blown 3v GT. He had a kenne bell and it was damn nasty.