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Old 10-18-2005, 06:28 AM
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plan on going to a track this friday night to see what my fat pig will run and was wondering if you guys had any tips for someone who is racing for the first time.
Old 10-18-2005, 11:22 AM
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turn off your ac while waiting in line to stage up. they will chew your butt out
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AVOID the water box go around that an with tires your size traction shouldnt be much of a problem. As soon as the last yellow starts to glow GO!! dont wait for green your R/T will suck you can beat faster cars by cuttin a better tree. use a little bit of stall enough to not break traction you dont want to spin off the line it will give you higher mph but slower et. Have fun!
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Make sure you put the front tires in the staging lights and not the rear tires.
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Originally Posted by quicksilverado
Make sure you put the front tires in the staging lights and not the rear tires.
haha i did that once. i was soooo happy with my times, but when i got back to the pits my buddies bursted my bubble

you should have zero traction problems with the z71 so skip the waterbox and burnout and run it in 4 high.
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with the staging lanes do you just get in one and go through it till you get to the front and then a official tells you were to go thats the only thing i'm not real sure about.
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yep. and if your uncomfortable with your first few runs, just tell the official and he will let you do a few solo runs.
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Watch a few others 1st. That way you will have an idea as to what is going on.
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