Traction Control Needed...

UPDATE:

I took the Scamp back to the strip on March 2nd (Friday). I’m discouraged after having done it. Almost everything about the trip was negative. It’s about a 100 mile trek for me to get there, and this time I decided to trailer it. Because I had purposely removed weight and fuel to make it as light as possible. In retrospect, I think that was more of a disadvantage than advantage to remove that weight.

More or less I live on the opposite side of Atlanta from the strip. The traffic was horrible, so I got there late. As soon as I rolled into the lanes, the track was shut down for about an hour. Friday was nice, fairly warm, Friday night was cold at the track. I got only 1 measly run down the track. And when I did I lit the pizza cutter tires up, feathered the throttle and still had to drive it due to the long (must have been sweet looking) drift probably for the first 200 feet. No refund, no concession of any kind. And topped off the trip with sucky midnight traffic going back through Atlanta.

I can drive pretty good. But regardless, a man's foot needs more practice than one trip down the track, in order to maximize a launch. Pizza cutter tires, on 35° to 40° pavement is not a good recipe for traction. I've also been reading some that even if the car were heavier, likely the E.T. would be lower if that weight were in the trunk. So, back in the trunk goes the spare tire, jack and jack tools (for next time). As well as a full tank of gas. That's like 100 more pounds in the rear of the car for next time. I also read about pulling the pins on the sway bars. I'm going to figure that out, and do that too. (If there's a good thread with pictures, I would appreciate a link).

The numbers:
This translates to 196 E.T. horsepower, and 240 Trap Speed horsepower. Based on before / after trap speed horsepower, that's a 36 horsepower improvement due to the TLC and carb tuning I've put into the car. I've just got to get the hp to the ground ... with pizza cutter tires. :D As bad as I spun, even after feathering, it still ran 96.83 mph. That, I was very happy about. It has the power for 13.99, but it doesn’t have the traction. If I have to live with a 14 second car, that runs on street tires, I will. But, I will still chase 13.99. The problem is ALL about traction.

PLAN:

7milesout