Postby Zappy » Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:12 pm
Somethin went wrong...I hit send on a post long ago that did'nt show up...Don't know where it went ??? Oh well proly me not used to this new flat keyboard. So here goes take two:
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NORTH AMERICAN KART KONVENTION at MARION COUNTY in OHIO. Great weather, cool temps, (the gas carts loved it) dry air, (the gas carts liked that), super traction, all the carts liked that.
This event had a 1/8mi drag.It was great for the quicker carts. The green 540cc cart that I drive is just commin on in the 100ft, so I was lookin forward to lettin her run. Now for some background, the cart folks are all about speed, top-end. You walk up to drag folks and ask "what does it run" you get: "mid 12's" or "she'll do 10.20's. Ask cart folks the same question and you get: "she'll do 38 in the 1/8th" or "I can do 43mph on a good day"
Ok now first TT. Good RT. she slips the tire just enough, then starts to pull. Just before 100ft (where we used to get ready to shut down) she really comes on. The "R's" keep climin and she sets me back in the cage. WOW, this is a golf cart?? She keeps pullin till about 500ft or so, then levels out and perrs to the 1/8th.
After holdin her at the max like that I lifted completely at the stripe. Opps, she thru me forward like a down shift. wasnt expecting that and I wobled back and forth a little. When I come back to the head of the staging lanes, everyone is all smiles, it's hi-5's, and thumbs up. I had'nt looked at the slip yet, I wanted to get back quick to cool her off, so I ask, What did she run?? (hers why the above explanation) "Zap you just went five two!!!
I said NO WAY, I knew we didn't do the 1/8 in 5.2ET. No-No Zap, you went 52MPH!!! Oh, OK. Yup CCM had top speed by a bunch.
ET was 11.89. So I start checkin other speeds, best I saw is about 46. Well gotta see if it was a fluke, so TT #2 . Now she's warmed up. Slight bog, 11.97 but 53MPH. COOL. This time I lift gently and she settles down real smooth. Several other tries give a best of 11.31 @ 53.06 MPH. Hmm 11.3 to 11.97 gonna be tough to dial.
Quick 16 RD 1) I dial 11.75 thinkin maybe I'll click early if I got him covered big time.(yeah, right) not me. I think I got a good light and I take it to the stripe. My win light comes on, GREAT. Now most of my TT's were 11.7 to 11.9 I thru out the 11.31 cause I never came close to that again.
WOW slip says 11.20 @ 52.93 where that come from?? I'm 5 tenths under, should have lost, but he went 11.55 @ 47.73 on a 12.47 so he was 9 under. A DBL breakout, Whew got lucky there.
Q-16 RD 2) Another good light, then a big bog, like a .90 class on the "T" stop. I peddle her and wam she comes right back, pulls real hard, but I can't catch him. he runs 12.04 on a 11.90. I had changed dial to 11.30 - went 12.17. I compaired 60ft's RD 1 i had a 2.47. Rd 2 was 3.24. So take away the .77 the bog cost and We would have run 11.40 on the 11.30 dial = 10 over to his 14 over we would have won cause my 061 light had his 073 covered. But thats racing. I had a BLAST.
Side note: I had hi-MPH till Daryl himself took it away by about 3 or 4 tenths. My best 53.18 Daryl went 53.4 I think. So CCM still held top two MPH's
Anyway a super time with great folks. Much more to tell, (100ft & blind man) but finger sore.