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RaceChip + Novice Driver = 12.9 @ 111

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In my defense, this track wasn't in the greatest shape.. no way to avoid the water trap.

My issue was that with the RaceChip, launch control is rendered ineffective because the car simply has too much power. It kept breaking loose at 4K RPM in 1st. The 60 ft time tells the story.

I'm convinced that I could have been mid 12s with effective driving. I only had time to run three times so not a lot of opportunity to try different techniques and/or settings.

My apologies to RaceChip, as I don't believe that I did your product justice.
 
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Still impressive being in the 12?s. Any video by chance?
 
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What map were you in?
 
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Get some racing radials for the next race.[raceflag]
 
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Very nice, are you RWD or AWD?
 

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Little River's track is not all the great. The one down in San Antonio is much better and you can get a lot of more runs in. Either way still a great run getting in the 12's. Did you end up getting a new helmet?
 
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What map were you in?
I was in race mode.. I plan on running the sport map the next time around to see if I can keep from breaking loose. The trap speed won?t be as high, but as I understand it, lower 60 ft times mean a lot. Every time I ran was well over 2 seconds.

I?m embarrassed to admit it, but the first run, I let off too early because I thought the boards were the finish line. I ran a 13.1 @ 93 mph lol.
 
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Little River's track is not all the great. The one down in San Antonio is much better and you can get a lot of more runs in. Either way still a great run getting in the 12's. Did you end up getting a new helmet?
Not a lot of experience at the track, but I?ve seen a million YouTube videos of runs and not many that were as ghetto as little river. Make no mistake, I had a blast, but i would think that tracks would be easier to launch on than the street. That wasn?t the case here.

And no, I didn?t buy a new helmet. I brought a full face motorcycle helmet that I had and nobody said anything. They also have loaner helmets there if you leave your ID.
 
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What cars did you run against?
 
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Still impressive being in the 12's. Any video by chance?
Best run of the night (this is the posted time slip), but my wife is just as new to filming races as I am to running them. She stopped it too soon : (

[video=youtube_share;VCPNpWcD8AE]https://youtu.be/VCPNpWcD8AE[/video]
 
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Damn that thing launched hard.
 
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View attachment 851

In my defense, this track wasn't in the greatest shape.. no way to avoid the water trap.

My issue was that with the RaceChip, launch control is rendered ineffective because the car simply has too much power. It kept breaking loose at 4K RPM in 1st. The 60 ft time tells the story.

I'm convinced that I could have been mid 12s with effective driving. I only had time to run three times so not a lot of opportunity to try different techniques and/or settings.

My apologies to RaceChip, as I don't believe that I did your product justice.
Nice time.
 
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What cars did you run against?
I ran against whatever was in the video (some sort of SUV), a heavily modded mustang, and a Ford Fusion Sport with a flash tune. Got killed by the mustang.. he ran 11 something. It was pretty close with the fusion, but he was getting killer launches with AWD and ended up edging me out. He ran a 12.8 @ 108 and on that run I think I posted 12.99 @ 111.

My trap was consistently 111 all three runs.
 

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More meat on the rear tires, my friend - and stickier tires! Congrats for going out, facing it, and (I'm certain) having a GREAT time doing it!
 
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More meat on the rear tires, my friend - and stickier tires! Congrats for going out, facing it, and (I'm certain) having a GREAT time doing it!
I really had a blast. I?m a competent driver in general, so I was surprised how much adrenaline running at the track produced. I can?t wait to go back and shave a few tenths.
 

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12.9 isn't too shabby for the first time.[like]
 

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Not a lot of experience at the track, but I?ve seen a million YouTube videos of runs and not many that were as ghetto as little river. Make no mistake, I had a blast, but i would think that tracks would be easier to launch on than the street. That wasn?t the case here.

And no, I didn?t buy a new helmet. I brought a full face motorcycle helmet that I had and nobody said anything. They also have loaner helmets there if you leave your ID.
Yeah it was the same when I went out there. They were really relaxed on the rules.
 
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12.9 isn't too shabby for the first time.[like]
Thanks.. As I understand it, the rule of thumb is that whatever gets shaved off of a 60 ft time translates to double that reduction in ET. In my case, I ran 12.9 with a 2.26 60 ft. If I could get that 60 ft below 2 seconds (I've seen that on several slips on this board), I should theoretically shave off about a half of a second.

I don't know much, but I can say that this car feels far faster than a near 13 second car.
 

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I really had a blast. I?m a competent driver in general, so I was surprised how much adrenaline running at the track produced. I can?t wait to go back and shave a few tenths.
Now go find an autocross group nearby!
 

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