Racing, Just like the good ol days! |
Racing, Just like the good ol days! |
Jun 8 2009, 03:32 PM
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DSMCentral Godfather Group: Admin Posts: 3,823 Joined: 10-January 01 From: Washburn Member No.: 26 |
This write-up was originally posted on the DSMCentral Yahoo group while DSMCentral.com was down for a while...
(There is nore info posted there if anyone is interested. Or the orginal poster can copy those items here if they feel the need.) Last night I got the chance to take the Talon out to our old lake bed race track in Mexico and stretch her legs. My old friend and driving opponent was there with the new and improved 383 F-bod. We didn't mess around launching from a dig since it would give benefit to the Talon and/or break some of her aging drive train parts. On our first go, we went from a slow roll where I was in second. I got a little nervous and honked the horn trice times forgetting to rev the engine in preparation. The V8 left Hard and fast on the third honk as I waited for my stead to spool. Once in the power band I began to make-up ground, but for any than know the throws of racing with a manual... You gain a car and then lose half of it shifting. I missed third all together and then regained composer going solidly in to third and pulling up. Though I never quite caught all the way up to my friend before we got out of it due to some wild Mexican animals in our path. On our second go I prepared a bit more and we started of a bit slower. Again the American muscle stood to attention as the third honk sounded off. The Talon wasn't far behind, maybe a half car from front to front. As before I would gain as lose pace with power then shifting. I finally passed him, but I believe there was a miss shift involved on his part. On our third go-round we shifted some 150-180lbs of ballast from the Talon to the 90's muscle car. This roll-on start was faster than the other two with a big bison coming up from behind us. I again fell back slightly on the launch but regained even right away. Almost like the first race I missed third, but this time I did a quick double clutch nearly standing in my seat, and regained my momentum. At this point and began to pull hard on the American. To make sure he didn't catch back up I hammered 4th home and let it eat for a few seconds before letting the old Talon rest. I had thought the ballast made most of the difference, but come to find out My friendly opponent had squarely missed third gear so badly that he didn't even try after that because of the distance lost. All in all it was a good couple of runs and we summed up the night feeling the 383 had improved over the last time we had run side-by-side. It is a fast car, but the Talon held her own, deserving a nice easy ride home back to the states. -------------------- In Loving memory of David T Crebo
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Jun 8 2009, 11:27 PM
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Post Master Group: Moderators Posts: 516 Joined: 2-September 08 Member No.: 8,139 |
Sounds like that 383ci engine needs some help!
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Jun 9 2009, 09:37 AM
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Post Master Group: Members Posts: 986 Joined: 7-July 04 From: Central Illinois Member No.: 318 |
Ah, Old Mexico!
-------------------- ... she likes bein' forced ...
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