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Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: jim martin on September 29, 2006, 11:16:20 PM: once again the gods of nice weather were on our side .
double D had help from lanny and joe and i had help from silas.good help is always welcome!!!!and needed ,thanks guys

well for me the day did not go so smooth at times ,with a bunch of ups and downs .but we tackled them all ,delt with them one by one and came out not to bad in the end.
day started with a 11.515 but did not get to run for quite awhile as i had a oil issue that needed some attension :D
then it was time to get to work fine tuning the nitrous system ,today i actually played with 2 methods of injection and learned more than i could ever explain.only got 4 runs in during the day as much time was spent attending to things :D
so because of the earlier hold ups we decided to stick around for the street legals. but since i was running a open exhaust i was given the thumbs down after 2 runs.so the end results could of been a bit better if we had another couple of runs,but it drove on the trailer !! .so after 40 + passes and alot of trial and error here you go,see you on the streets and strip next year!!
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmembers.shaw.ca%2Fchoptop3%2Fjimscar3%2F11.3.jpg&hash=1011448e05296d672c565d08b348f41ba3bcd466)
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: silas on September 29, 2006, 11:54:26 PM: awesome day & night for sure. and season for that matter.

i learned alot this summer...the value of an lm-1...different forms of nitrous injection...the adaptability of using a fully programable/pulsed/progressive nitrous system...how to work with what you have to continue racing...how important it is to take it a step at a time to keep it all together. priceless info and tuning techniques. also had a ton of good laughs with alot of good people.

it was very cool hanging out at the track today with jim, darren, lanny, joe, brian, simone, kim, gary, mike...

congrats on the 11.375 jim. the big kaw would be proud. B)
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: James Buchan on September 30, 2006, 08:01:20 AM: 11.3 - what was the shot on that run?
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: jim martin on September 30, 2006, 08:24:06 AM: Quote
11.3 - what was the shot on that run?
can't seam to remember :D
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: James Buchan on September 30, 2006, 08:25:51 AM: Hmmmm do you thinkn there is a .5 second improvement in there????
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: jim martin on September 30, 2006, 12:22:22 PM: Quote
Hmmmm do you thinkn there is a .5 second improvement in there????
if we had a bit better luck a little earlier in the day. may have been able to SQUEEZE :D alittle more out of it.
like any kind of forced induction taking baby steps is the smart route ,we just needed a couple more steps that day.
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: James Buchan on September 30, 2006, 12:50:33 PM: Hulk hunting next year then I guess.....

Send me your updated info for the Top 20!
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: silas on September 30, 2006, 03:58:08 PM: Quote
Hmmmm do you thinkn there is a .5 second improvement in there????
imho, there is great potential to dip into the 10's with jims car.
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: Billyisgr8 on October 01, 2006, 02:56:34 PM: Way to go Jim. Huge accomplishment with 40+ runs. I look forward to seeing you next year doing this all over again. Great dedication to our hobby in BC.

Awsome.

Kevin
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: moni on October 02, 2006, 10:38:44 AM: Quote
how to work with what you have to continue racing...
yay for coke and dasani bottles! it's all about the corporate sponsorship. ;)

congrats to jim, brian and (altho i didn't see the run) darren. good job boyz, a great way to end the season.
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: Klaatu on October 02, 2006, 11:30:51 AM: Way to go Jim! I am sure we will see u in the 10's in the new year! Congats.
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: Shane on October 02, 2006, 11:59:40 AM: How did you do Brian?
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: jim martin on October 02, 2006, 01:16:20 PM: thanks guys,and yes i will market the coke/dasani bottles soon :lol:

was gunning for that honda as i had seen him run before and new he was quick.and wanted to run against him .but , intsead i ran against the omni and i remember silas and i sizing it up in the staging lanes,quick and ugly for sure.you never now what some of these cars will run.

SPORT COMPACT TOP TEN (88 cars)

1-Ian Staunton (photo), Burnaby BC, '88 Honda 10.909/135.31
2-Mike Boles, Langley BC, '71 240Z, 11.278/118.43
3-Jim Martin, Vancouver BC, '68 VW Bug, 11.375/119.37
4-#6664, 11.677/121.68
5-Chris Stone, Mission, '85 Omni GLH, 12.637/110.38
6-Jim Chapman, Abbotsford, '90 Skyline, 12.688/110.42
7-#5054, 12.970/109.75
8-Lyle Halton, Abbotsford, '87 Honda 1.6, 13.029/101.75
9-#19, 13.060/107.21
10-#300, 13.163/108.47
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: red snapper on October 02, 2006, 02:42:16 PM: Jim, that omni was a pretty quick car. I think he did a low 12 when he kicked my ass. Seems everyone got faster and I stayed the same. Gotta do something about that next year! :ph34r:
Title: Mission ,last Day Of The Year
Post by: Shane on October 02, 2006, 04:13:58 PM: Quote
. Gotta do something about that next year! :ph34r:
That just means you have to get teh Fiat on the road next year