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zx996


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posted October 12, 2012 10:35 AM        
Off to the strip in the morning.High temp42

.Well our track is having the last race of the season.the forcasted high is 6degrees cell,42 far.damn its gonna cold.they actually had snow up that way today.my gold on the old 14 with 40000 miles swb stock height is 150mph at my 210suited weight,went 147 at 80deg this summer .also gonna bring my old busa,run a best of 10.08 with it.got to get in the 9s.maybe I should look into getting a sled for this temps,they have warmer gear .
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smokinstorm


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posted October 12, 2012 10:44 AM        
Where are you?
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zx996


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posted October 12, 2012 10:45 AM        
New Brunswick Canada, same track kzscott runs at.
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KZScott


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posted October 12, 2012 02:11 PM        
pray for sun lol. gonna be hard to hook without it
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zx996


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posted October 12, 2012 02:13 PM        
All reports say sun,just friggen cold.I don't have the problem you do.plus having the cars will help.
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Wheelie


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posted October 12, 2012 02:23 PM        
good luck with traction.

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smokinstorm


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posted October 12, 2012 02:24 PM        
What's the DA work out to on a day/night with temps like that?
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smokinstorm


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posted October 12, 2012 02:25 PM        
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good luck with traction.

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That's a problem also. I'm actually worried about traction tonight here as Sam and Dave are taking a trip to the local track tonight. Temps in the 70's to high 60's now heading down in the 50's overnight. Might just be a big spin fest with the turbo Busa tonight.
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zx996


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posted October 12, 2012 02:48 PM        Edited By: zx996 on 12 Oct 2012 22:56
Will let you all know how it goes.have run in 2 deg temp,34f.now that was cold brrrrr.but this is the maritimes, you don't like the weather, wait an hr it will change
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posted October 12, 2012 03:20 PM        
Good luck and have fun.
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zx996


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posted October 13, 2012 08:36 AM        
Well its only 4,38 f, beautiful sun.can't 60ft worth beens my hands are so cold.9.99@148 banging the rev limiter in 4 th.tried 5th drops to 146..kzscott ran 8.47 on the Turbo 12.
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posted October 13, 2012 11:58 AM        
quote:
Well its only 4,38 f, beautiful sun.can't 60ft worth beens my hands are so cold.9.99@148 banging the rev limiter in 4 th.tried 5th drops to 146..kzscott ran 8.47 on the Turbo 12.
so you go more mph banging off the rev limiter? Amazing !

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zx996


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posted October 13, 2012 12:37 PM        Edited By: zx996 on 13 Oct 2012 21:45
Tag the limiter at 148.3 in 4th at about 1300 ft mark.tried 3runs shifting 5th dropped to 145.5 to 146.went back to 4th147 or better.never made any difference in the et shifting or not,ran 10 10.0s passes, 9.99 best.hands were so coldcould barely feel the clutch.
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