Yesterday the GF and I took the Mazda5 and the Cobra out all day for car events. First up was the CorkSport Mazda Showdown, a car meet at CorkSport's HQ in Vancouver, WA for a celebration of all things Mazda:
Then they started the dyno challenge, where we saw not one, but two 500+ whp Mazdaspeed3's lay down numbers!
We were invited to have the Cobra make a run at the end to give all of the MS3's a measuring stick. We kept the RPM's down because I was a little nervbous, and the dyno has a harder time with high MPH (3.55 gear, 4th gear, 7200 RPMs is like 135...) but the Cobra still made 285 whp @6250, whicj for a 160K mile NA 4.^ isn't bad at all!
After that it was time to head to Portland International Raceway for the second event of the day, the Streetcar Syndicate Instant Green List Race:
We lost first round, which was just fine as they were running 1/8 mile and Suzi wanted to drag race for the first time, so I sent her out:
She got better and better as she made passes and ended up with this gem of a 14.64@98:
I had my turns as well and ended up with my new personal best in the Cobra, a 13.399@103.0 with a 1.86 60'! For a road race/autocross car, that's pretty dang good! I also chopped the tree down all night (every run was a .0xx reaction time) and won a couple of grudge races.
The best part is, both cars drove home great and the GF had an awesome time. It was the best car day I think I've ever had.
In reply to Javelin :
From a 14.64 to a 13.399 is a HUGE improvement. Sweet
Nice!
At least your GF didn't run a lower ET than you did!
My wife has the best time in the RX-7, although I did manage the best 60'. Haven't run it at the strip in like 8 years.
Indy-Guy said:In reply to Javelin :
From a 14.64 to a 13.399 is a HUGE improvement. Sweet
Driver mod 
It was Suzi's first time ever drag racing. She went from a 15.3 to the 14.6. She was launching softer (2.2-2.3 60's versus my 1.8's) and short-shifting at 6K RPM's.
I've been drag racing since 2001 and have won a track championship before. I normally am in the 13.5-13.6 range in the Cobra. Changing the rear gears from 3.23 to 3.55 got me to the 13.39.
In reply to Javelin :
Very similar times to what my 97 ran at PR and Bremerton when I was in the Navy. I think my first ever pass was 14.5ish with a passenger. Once I learned to drive it without caring mid 13s at 102 were the norm.
In reply to AnthonyGS :
Mine runs better the more you beat it like a rented mule. I think I can hit the 13.2's as is with adjustments, and 12.9's with tires/wheels.
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