JRCART ROUTE 66 RACEWAY 8/26/11

[Sticky]

What state is this route 66 track in?

[JRCART]

What state is this route 66 track in?

Joliet, IL, its about 30 minutes from my house.

[JRCART]

According to dragtime's calculator, this was the weather data at 10 pm:

- Temp: 64.4 F
- Pressure: 29.94 inches Hg
- Relative Humidity: 88%
- Track Elevation: 536 ft
- Density Altitude: 1229 ft

I don't get it.... you ran 10.80s in 1200 ft, 2600 ft and 5000 ft I would've thought your times would have dropped even a tiny bit in a 3500 ft DA difference.

I just noticed Drag Times elevation info is wrong, track elevation is 632, at least that's what the plaque says as you enter the tunnel just before the burnout boxes. Dragtimes says 536, I would assume the plaque at the track would be accurate. Probably not a big deal but thought I would mention it.

[Exeenom]

I just noticed Drag Times elevation info is wrong, track elevation is 632, at least that's what the plaque says as you enter the tunnel just before the burnout boxes. Dragtimes says 536, I would assume the plaque at the track would be accurate. Probably not a big deal but thought I would mention it.

Yeah dragtimes' information is not always 100% accurate but close enough. I've actually seen it off for a couple of other tracks in the past. I think what made a difference in your case was humidity though. If you can run in a low DA/low humidity combination, I predict 10.50s or better.

[oldgixxer]

This car is gonna fly in the right conditions...Jim are you making it to the MIR rental in Oct?

[JRCART]

This car is gonna fly in the right conditions...Jim are you making it to the MIR rental in Oct?

Trying to move a couple things around.

[JRCART]

One more tidbit I forgot to post. I pulled the car on the scale at the track last Friday, it weighed in a a very portly 4104 lbs with me in the drivers seat...I weigh about 200, maybe a little less.

[Dodger63]

Seems pretty heavy 3,900

[JRCART]

Seems pretty heavy 3,900

a stock BS weigh 3805, mine has a lot of weight savings but I also have the SC, an ice/water tank in the trunk and a roll bar. The ice/water tank was full, I'm guessing that alone weighs 80 pounds, roll bar weighs 75 and I don't have an exact figure on the SC unit and IC and pumps, extra pulleys, etc.

[Sticky]

Seems pretty heavy 3,900

Not the lightest car to begin with, Edmunds weighed it at 3918 stock: http://www.insideline.com/mercedes-b...07-bmw-m6.html

[Dodger63]

a stock BS weigh 3805, mine has a lot of weight savings but I also have the SC, an ice/water tank in the trunk and a roll bar. The ice/water tank was full, I'm guessing that alone weighs 80 pounds, roll bar weighs 75 and I don't have an exact figure on the SC unit and IC and pumps, extra pulleys, etc.

I would've thought that the light weight mods you had would've offset it closer to stock weight, the seats alone save you close to 100lbs? Plus the skinies and slicks 40+ lbs.
? Idk.

[Dodger63]

Not the lightest car to begin with, Edmunds weighed it at 3918 stock: http://www.insideline.com/mercedes-b...07-bmw-m6.html

Yea my car with me in it before light weight mods was 4136 so prob about 3906 without me in it since I'm a big fatty

[ecampbell]

One more tidbit I forgot to post. I pulled the car on the scale at the track last Friday, it weighed in a a very portly 4104 lbs with me in the drivers seat...I weigh about 200, maybe a little less.

200...now lets tell the truth as I think you are a lot closer to my 210!!!!!

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Trying to move a couple things around.

you should run the tx mile in late oct.....would be bad ass....

[Dads C63]

CONGRATS jrcart!! Keep chipping away at the times!
You should get low 10's in great weather and track prep.
Good things come to those that hang in there. LOL
Come run with us at MIR sometime.

[Sticky]

CONGRATS jrcart!! Keep chipping away at the times!
You should get low 10's in great weather and track prep.
Good things come to those that hang in there. LOL
Come run with us at MIR sometime.

You aren't the only one who wants to see that thing run at MIR in nice air...