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posted May 24, 2006 07:04 AM
First Time at the Drag Strip
Monday I was lucky enough to make three passes at the Infineon Drag Strip in Sonoma, Ca.
I have never been on a drag strip before, and I have to say it was a good time. The 14 makes it easy.
My best run was a 10.662 at 138.3MPH. If a had a few more runs i know i could do MUCH better. I'll scan the slips in a bit and post them so everyone can make fun of me...
BTW, what is a good reaction time????
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Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I've always believed this, in spite of the trouble it's caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba.... ---HST
   
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posted May 24, 2006 07:06 AM
At most tracks the best reaction time you can get is .000
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posted May 24, 2006 07:11 AM
.550 or .050(same thing) depending on the timeslip machine, and .520 or less is very good . .509 or less is great and .500 is perfect...
and Congrats... twist that throttle a little more and your mph will go way up...
make sure you are shifting at 11,000 or try 11,250... and it will help your ET...
Great Job!!! You should come out to the Dragbike Zone Grudge Race at MIR in October...
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posted May 24, 2006 07:12 AM
Our track used to be .500 for perfect on the timeslip, but when they switched to their current timing setup they went to .000
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mustmoto
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posted May 24, 2006 07:17 AM
My reaction times were. .507, .543, and .518
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Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I've always believed this, in spite of the trouble it's caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba.... ---HST
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jimzx9r
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posted May 24, 2006 08:29 AM
Reaction time doesn't factor into your ET. You could sit there for 20 seconds, and still run a 10.5.
What were your 60 foot times?
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mustmoto
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posted May 24, 2006 08:31 AM
2.039, 1.894, 1.811
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Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I've always believed this, in spite of the trouble it's caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba.... ---HST
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posted May 24, 2006 08:38 AM
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Monday I was lucky enough to make three passes at the Infineon Drag Strip in Sonoma, Ca.
I have never been on a drag strip before, and I have to say it was a good time. The 14 makes it easy.
My best run was a 10.662 at 138.3MPH. If a had a few more runs i know i could do MUCH better. I'll scan the slips in a bit and post them so everyone can make fun of me...
BTW, what is a good reaction time????
lose some weight
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mustmoto
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posted May 24, 2006 09:10 AM
stop swinging from my nuts and i'd lose almost 180lbs right there. 
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mustmoto
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posted May 24, 2006 09:11 AM
quote:
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Monday I was lucky enough to make three passes at the Infineon Drag Strip in Sonoma, Ca.
I have never been on a drag strip before, and I have to say it was a good time. The 14 makes it easy.
My best run was a 10.662 at 138.3MPH. If a had a few more runs i know i could do MUCH better. I'll scan the slips in a bit and post them so everyone can make fun of me...
BTW, what is a good reaction time????
lose some weight
but you are right I could stand to lose a few for sure.
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Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I've always believed this, in spite of the trouble it's caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba.... ---HST
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fish_antlers
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posted May 24, 2006 09:16 AM
what's it like to be passed in a briggs & straton?
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mustmoto
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posted May 24, 2006 09:20 AM
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what's it like to be passed in a briggs & straton?
when it was you passing me, it burned pretty badly.
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Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I've always believed this, in spite of the trouble it's caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba.... ---HST
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posted May 24, 2006 09:44 AM
I know 
BTW... good drag times... definetly a different kind of racing!
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posted May 24, 2006 09:54 AM
mustmoto - I'm sure you posted better times than my first passes will be! Good job!
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posted May 24, 2006 09:56 AM
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stop swinging from my nuts and i'd lose almost 180lbs right there.
He-he.
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posted May 24, 2006 09:57 AM
I saw a slammed blue 14 cruisin down Rockfield last nigh bout 7:45 - one of you guys?
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mustmoto
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posted May 24, 2006 11:25 AM
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mustmoto - I'm sure you posted better times than my first passes will be! Good job!
Like i said, the 14 makes it easy. I'm a total novice at drag racing. This was the first time EVER i've gone down a drag strip.
I bet you'll be suprised at the numbersyou'll post your first time on the 14.
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mustmoto
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posted May 24, 2006 11:32 AM
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I saw a slammed blue 14 cruisin down Rockfield last nigh bout 7:45 - one of you guys?
dunno I was flying hom from Infineon last night. Could have been tho.
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posted May 24, 2006 12:02 PM
I'm looking for anything in the nines my first time, which I hope will be friday june 2nd
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posted May 24, 2006 01:54 PM
mustmoto
Good run, I have 25 years of 1/4 expierance. Trust me your most Important number on that slip is the 60'. Sounds to me you either shortshifted or was unaware where the 2nd MPH lite was. This is based on your MPH. see if you can get your 60' down between 1.65-1.75. General "rule of thumb" for every 10th you knock off in your 60' you willdouble it in the end of the 1/4.
What I used to do when I was younger is find a empty parking lot and just practice your launches.
Good luck, you should hit low 10's with practice
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posted May 24, 2006 01:56 PM
 Edited By: Outsiderzx12r on 24 May 2006 15:35
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Monday I was lucky enough to make three passes at the Infineon Drag Strip in Sonoma, Ca.
I have never been on a drag strip before, and I have to say it was a good time. The 14 makes it easy.
My best run was a 10.662 at 138.3MPH. If a had a few more runs i know i could do MUCH better. I'll scan the slips in a bit and post them so everyone can make fun of me...
BTW, what is a good reaction time????
lose some weight
When's the last time you drag raced your bike Fish?
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posted May 24, 2006 03:23 PM
Fish is qualified to bust balls on guys going slow in the 1/4 mile on the ZX14... 
Just ask him what his ETs were when he rode the 14 in the 1/4 mile
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jimzx9r
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posted May 24, 2006 07:12 PM
Yes Fishpants is well qualified...my dinosaur zx9 would have ripped the paint clean off of his 14 with lil ol me on it.
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