The Pursuit 2: Presented by Longo Lexus - October 3rd, 2010
09-02-10, 09:44 PM
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Sweet thanks for the info James. Just dont be coming out with a T71 turbo all of a sudden =). I wanna see what times we pull with pretty much the same mods. I havent really ran this car at all on the strip/track.
09-02-10, 11:18 PM
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Been going to Irwindale to practice on their 1/8 mile track for the last month which is held on Thursday. Ya'll need to get your game faces and come on over!
Here's a video from last night so you can get a feel of how everything works:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jAqQ...layer_embedded
1. End of the staging lane
2. Turn into burnout area
3. Burnout (if you want)
4. Move to the Christmas tree and keep moving slowly until you light up both lights
5. Yellow, yellow, yellow, hit gas, green
6. Don't let go
7. Brake at the brake signs, make the right turn off; right lane has right of way
8. Get time slip
Here's a video from last night so you can get a feel of how everything works:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jAqQ...layer_embedded
1. End of the staging lane
2. Turn into burnout area
3. Burnout (if you want)
4. Move to the Christmas tree and keep moving slowly until you light up both lights
5. Yellow, yellow, yellow, hit gas, green
6. Don't let go
7. Brake at the brake signs, make the right turn off; right lane has right of way
8. Get time slip
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09-03-10, 01:05 PM
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Been going to Irwindale to practice on their 1/8 mile track for the last month which is held on Thursday. Ya'll need to get your game faces and come on over!
Here's a video from last night so you can get a feel of how everything works:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jAqQ...layer_embedded
1. End of the staging lane
2. Turn into burnout area
3. Burnout (if you want)
4. Move to the Christmas tree and keep moving slowly until you light up both lights
5. Yellow, yellow, yellow, hit gas, green
6. Don't let go
7. Brake at the brake signs, make the right turn off; right lane has right of way
8. Get time slip
Here's a video from last night so you can get a feel of how everything works:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jAqQ...layer_embedded
1. End of the staging lane
2. Turn into burnout area
3. Burnout (if you want)
4. Move to the Christmas tree and keep moving slowly until you light up both lights
5. Yellow, yellow, yellow, hit gas, green
6. Don't let go
7. Brake at the brake signs, make the right turn off; right lane has right of way
8. Get time slip
^^ Nice job making the short video. Gives a general idea to the people that will be using the 1/8 mile for there first time at The Pursuit 2.
09-03-10, 03:45 PM
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Yeah, you actually see me stop dead at the end of the track because he has the right of way, and I need to wait until he's made the turn before I can go. He had an awful reaction time too; .500 is the best, I got a .552, he got a 1.087. Generally, a .5x is good, .6 is not bad, .7+ is bad. If you watch my other video, I go against a Corvette and the guy eats my lunch.
After running and seeing quite a few Mustangs runs, they are the most popular car there, they are pretty slow relative to the IS 350. A new looking Mustang dragged a 10.794 which is a bit worse than an IS 250 I saw at 10.552 so some of it's also due to just poor drivers.
Here's a slip of that new looking Mustang:
http://a.imageshack.us/img153/6708/81910irwindale6.jpg
Here's a slip of an IS 250:
http://a.imageshack.us/img8/4373/81910irwindale15.jpg
Back on topic though, if you are attending the drag event, you should really consider their Thursday night open drag event. $10 to spectate (el oh el), $20 to race, and it really helps in that you can get a feel for what is going on. The first time I went, I was completely clueless, and going to an all Lexus event, racing against other Lexus's, I don't think you want to be completely cluesless either
After running and seeing quite a few Mustangs runs, they are the most popular car there, they are pretty slow relative to the IS 350. A new looking Mustang dragged a 10.794 which is a bit worse than an IS 250 I saw at 10.552 so some of it's also due to just poor drivers.
Here's a slip of that new looking Mustang:
http://a.imageshack.us/img153/6708/81910irwindale6.jpg
Here's a slip of an IS 250:
http://a.imageshack.us/img8/4373/81910irwindale15.jpg
Back on topic though, if you are attending the drag event, you should really consider their Thursday night open drag event. $10 to spectate (el oh el), $20 to race, and it really helps in that you can get a feel for what is going on. The first time I went, I was completely clueless, and going to an all Lexus event, racing against other Lexus's, I don't think you want to be completely cluesless either
09-03-10, 03:57 PM
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After running and seeing quite a few Mustangs runs, they are the most popular car there, they are pretty slow relative to the IS 350. A new looking Mustang dragged a 10.794 which is a bit worse than an IS 250 I saw at 10.552 so some of it's also due to just poor drivers.
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09-03-10, 04:06 PM
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Fingers are killing me typing on a phone, and I'm about to lose receiption, wish me luck on the tables!
09-04-10, 12:19 AM
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As a side note, he was using NOS, but the second fastest Lexus was only slower by 2 /100ths of a second and it was a Turbo'd SC.
The track temperatures are CRITICAL for traction, plus any FI car will run much better at cooler temps. Gaining 1/2 sec on a stock 350, probably not.
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09-04-10, 12:58 AM
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I wonder what a stock IS-F would put down in the 1/8th. Anyone know?
My biggest problem is going to be getting off the line without bogging or overcooking it. And I've not yet decided if I'm going to take this seriously and take out the spare, rear seats, raise rear end to take out some camber, setup 2-step... Wonder how contested this will be. Either way, it's going to be FUN!
My biggest problem is going to be getting off the line without bogging or overcooking it. And I've not yet decided if I'm going to take this seriously and take out the spare, rear seats, raise rear end to take out some camber, setup 2-step... Wonder how contested this will be. Either way, it's going to be FUN!
09-04-10, 01:47 AM
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I wonder what a stock IS-F would put down in the 1/8th. Anyone know?
My biggest problem is going to be getting off the line without bogging or overcooking it. And I've not yet decided if I'm going to take this seriously and take out the spare, rear seats, raise rear end to take out some camber, setup 2-step... Wonder how contested this will be. Either way, it's going to be FUN!
My biggest problem is going to be getting off the line without bogging or overcooking it. And I've not yet decided if I'm going to take this seriously and take out the spare, rear seats, raise rear end to take out some camber, setup 2-step... Wonder how contested this will be. Either way, it's going to be FUN!
fence by the entrance to the 1/8 mile.
There were spare tires, jacks, whatever people had in there trunk or back seats.
It was laying along the fence line it was pretty funny.
