Ran The Durango R/T at the Track.

mantis
mantis Posts: 17,201
edited September 2018 in The Clubhouse
Hello race fans,
My Son and I went to Taco Raceway Park to test out out factory stock vehicles to see what they really run in the 1/4 mile.
We picked a horrible day to go which was Tuesday and it was 94 degrees outside with very high humidity.
The first run for both of us was sketchy at best as I launched like crap at 1000 RPM's as I was paying more attention to my Son who lined up with me then watching the Tree LOL.
I have a 2017 Dodge Durango R/T all stock except a drop in K&N air filter.
My second run the temperature got out of the 90's and dropped into the high 80's so it felt slightly less sticky and crappy. I ran a bit better and so did my son but we both just agreed it was to hot out and our vehicles would run better in cooler weather.
My Son was disappointed that he could not get out of the 15's but I told him Turbo Cars don't make good power in hot days. My Grand national always ran slower when I went to the track above 80 degrees. I ran 11.66 with it in cooler weather and as slow as 12.01 when it was hotter.
I stayed in the high to mid 14's which is right into spec but I think I could go maybe .1 or .2 better and 95 to 96 mph in cooler weather.
Here is our time slips My Truck was number 145 and my Son's Audi A4 was number 146.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    Cool man. That’s a lot of fun!
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    That’s awesome you get to do that w your son. Very cool.
    Would love to run mine someday
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    Nesmith98 wrote: »
    Ha! Beat the kid both times on the light. Make sure to rub it in.
    The First race was much closer off the line but the 2nd run I left him at the tree LOL. The old man has quicker reaction time, I rubbed it in LOL. He's gonna get me next time and run better. it was his very first time at the track racing. This is the 3rd vehicle I ran there.

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    joecoulson wrote: »
    That’s awesome you get to do that w your son. Very cool.
    Would love to run mine someday
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    That's really nice, Don't wait man just do it. It's a ton of fun.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    I don't know where Taco Raceway Park is but your pictures sure look a hell of a lot like Atco Dragway in Atco, NJ.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    That was a Auto Correct thing.
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Lol. Taco raceway
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    Yeah well sometimes you need to eat before you make a pass LOL
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,460
    edited September 2018
    mantis wrote: »
    Yeah well sometimes you need to eat before you make a pass LOL

    And after tacos, sometimes you have a little extra gas to get you down the track...
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