I'm going to the local 1/8 track tonight. I've never run before and I haven't watched races in years.
So, are there any unwritten rules I should know about?
Is the lane marked so I know exactly when to shut down?
Whats the best way to launch with my setup?
I have a radix@9#'s and 4.10's/eaton. I am running with the 24's on. My TC is just a tad bigger than stock, I can brake stall it to about 2000rpm before the brakes give out and I start creeping forward. Is there any real benefit to doing this or should I just stomp it when the light goes green? I don't have any traction issues with the 24X10 tires
I'm sure I will learn real quick watching others run.
Racing my neighbors Ram SRT-10 RC, hope to get it on video even if I lose, which I will.

 

Do not drive through the water box, drive around it.Do not use the water at all on your tires. Do a small burn out to clean off the tires, no need to smoke up regular radial tires. Stall it up around 1100-1500. Leave on Yellow!!!! If you see green you lost. Practice makes perfect. Have fun

 

Loose the 22" or 24" wheels & tire combo first off. Don't get me wrong, it looks good, but you will "gain" time in your 1/4mi run. (Gaining time means a worse ET, not better). Those tires have hardly no sidewall or sidewall flex. Resulting in no hook-up and excessive spin. The rolling diameter is very big. Your Tahoe will struggle getting up to speed with such big tires & wheels.
At minimum swap a set of 16" wheels on the back with a drag radial tire close to the factory size tire rolling diameter. It can be wider if you want.
Don't think the traction is anything like the streets.
These tracks pavements are designed so that slicks will hook-up.
As stated in the above post, drive around the water trap all together.
Do not even back into it. Just do a dry burnout. A short burnout is recommended for street tires to just clean them off and heat them a little.
A 3 sec burnout is plenty.
If you opt for drag radials, you can back into water trap and pull forward for a decent burnout. Excessive burnouts are not needed. Saves your tires as well.
The rest is all practice and reaction.
Hope this helps you out.
Goodluck!

Jim

 

good luck, will be nice to know what it'll run on 24's!!! get it on video!!

 

I wanna see that race!! I never ran at the track so no suggestions here!!! Have a good one out there!

 

He hit teh nail on the head..

 

Neighbor just left for the track. He pulls up and asks, "Why are you washing that piece of ****?" I told him "Since you're gonna have to look at the taillights all night long I figured I could at least clean them" Were just BS'in

 

I really would put the stockers back on man it will help alot and might give you a fighting chance against him if he cant drive too well.

 

Last chance to answer:
Headlight in/out?
Mirrors folded in or not?
Windows up or doesn't matter?

We're talking about 1/8 mile.

 

I dont think that will make much of a difference in 1/8 mile, besides, depends on what your intentions are, do you want to see what it is capable of, or do you want to see how it runs the way it is driven all the time. Good Luck and have some fun!