A big Thanks to Mo for setting up the event today. It was a great success!

It was great hanging out with you fellow Mbworld'ers. Great turn out along with some really cool cars.

As for my car, well, today wasn't my day. I couldn't manage to lay down any power out of the blocks and only cut 1, yes 1 60' below 2.00. I changed my tire pressure a total of 4 times throughout the day. Nothing seemed to work.

My best run of the day was my second of twelve runs

12.14 @ 117

I didn't come close to it the rest of the day!

Juiceee,
I have some cool pix and vids from today. That run with the GT did come out quit well. I'll have to post em up when I get a minute..

Rick,
Bad *** ride and Thanks for the lunch. Those chicken sandwiches were extremely necessary.

 

Feeling very tired now.... I just got home, it's 2:15 a.m.

I want to THANK EVERYONE who participated in this event, as it was most definitely worth the effort and wait. Thanks for driving all the way to Famoso with your awesome machines and joining us in this wonderful event

Due to the rain early in the morning, the track was not optimal for traction, but temps were great reaching a high of 58 F and DA throughout the day was under 480 ft. From 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., DA dropped to under 200 ft .

As usual, some cars did good and some did bad. I'll try to summarize....

- As posted earlier, Sal ran a few 11.0x @ 126, then a couple of 10.9x @ 127 to 128 mph Sal, your car was absolutely phenomenal my friend

- Chris's Challenger couldn't break 10.30s due to to belt kept popping out but he his runs were spectacular as always

- We had two Mustangs that were running in the 9s throughout the day

- Ryan's C6 Z06 (headers/Cams/Tune) ran 10.4x @ 135.x mph

- Bolt-ons C6 Corvette ran 11.6x @ 12x mph..... Joel, it was a pleasure meeting you

- Steve's Jeep ran consistently in the mid 11s (naturally aspirated) and shocked a few cars

- Tony's S4 was very impressive going from 13.4 to 11.9x by just improving the launch and technique

- The Bently ran 12.8x @ 118 and I think it may have hit 12.7x as well

- The Porsche Carrera GT was finally able to dip into the 11.9s after a few 18 second runs

- There was a turbo truck that ran 10.90s @ 130 mph

- My car was not able to better the 12.4x @ 114.7 today no matter how many times we tried launching it

- The two CLSs were absolutely amazing down the track.....

- The 135 and 335 machines were absolutely amazing..... and have humbled a few AMGs at Famoso

- The bolts-on M3, specifically Drew's, was truly poetic at the track, he was able to drop down 12.0 and had traction been a little better, I have no doubt, his car would've hit 11s

- The three C63s were epic at the track: Mac, Phil, and Josh. All three kept improving and improving throughout the day with fantastic times although it was the first time to the drag strip with the C63 for all three of them

- Last but not least, I want to thank Pyrun for all his efforts documenting this drag day and driving all the way out to Famoso to hang with us

 

Mo, thanks for getting me in, awesome time!!!

 

I gotta say great job to my Daughter Lisa for her PB 118.6 trap N/A

To All that attended Man what a great time

Josh did you find the BANNANA Great time as always

 

Thanks Mo for all your hospitality We put in a new tranny and new clutch in the car and headed down there. We tested the car a few times but it would not hook The car ran a best of 10.9s @144mph on mid boost when we were testing it. When I punched in second gear the car got sideways all the way through but I stayned on the throtle. We busted the driver side radiator and headed back, no worries this happens at drag racing Thanks for having us, we had an amazing time and congrats to all participants.

 

The BMWs (especially the N54s) did really well! Thanks again Mo for organizing the event.

I managed a best of 11.9@122 in street trim, 11.7@121 in race trim. BMW 135i w/ tune, downpipes, meth/water injection, and tires.

 

Sorry to go OT Allan, I think this is that data you have been looking for brother.

 

Oh there is the car that beat me , dam dam dam little BMW , looks like you guys just keep getting more out of em. I think you were in street trim cause I treed you and 60ft was close as were splits through the 1/8th , then that little white car suddenly was 5 mph faster and 2/10ths quicker.

Great job Terry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Terry your car was running great man! So was warrens and the 135i that was running faster than you.
Warrens car is a beast, 11.9 @ 119mph, with drag, meth and Jb3 only!!! Otherwise stock car, thats insane.

 

My car is the 335i coupe. Brian had the other fully modded 135i that was running/launching great. I think he got a 11.6 run at over 122mph or so.
I had a lot of 12.0x runs, but finally managed the 11.9 run. My best trap was 118.84. If I could get a 1.70 60's than I would have had a 11.7 run. Lighter front wheels than my 19's and taking out that heavy OEM battery would have definitely pushed it over 119 and into the 11.8 range. Its hard to compete with the 135i when they have the weight advantage and short wheel base. I was fighting traction for most of the night. But running 11's and pulling almost 119mph traps on the totally stock exhaust, cats, intercooler, downpipes etc, is a pretty good showing for a totally quiet street BMW. Some white EVO came up next to me on the trip home, and I left him so bad on the HWY, that after 3 tries he just gave up.

Additionally on the 90 mile segment starting before I went up the Grapevine, I reset my MPG gauge and averaged over 31MPG all the way home. Hows that for versatility!

Mo, Thanks for all you help in setting up this event. Everyone is was so nice and helpful. Before I left, I helped people who had to borrow my jack, jumper, compressor, impact wrench, etc. They were such nice people, gave me cookies and soda! I ended up being the last person to leave. Was kind of strange to see the place so quiet and dark!

 

The performance box is very accurate. You just have to see what the mph correction is. At Sacramento the Vbox will read about .60mph faster in the 120ph range. At Famoso, the Vbox reads about 1.0mph faster. So roughly a .40-.50mph difference. The ETS are really close. When I run a 12.0 on the Vbox, the slip will be right on, or possibly a 11.9x. So in other words, the Vbox is usually pretty conservative on the ETs.

So yes, at Sacramento, you should use the performance box. If it says you are running 132mph, Im sure your runs are really over 130mph. The sea level and air quality are excellent a Sacramento. Especially for someone like me with stock turbos, etc, I need the most dense air possible going into the turbos.

 

also isn't there like a 600ft difference in elevation?

 

Thanks. This will be done next weekend and the results will be posted. I honestly believe still believe I'll be right around 130....or hoping is the word .

Sorry for going off topic.

 

video from the flip. Dam did not realize it was so little, sorry.
The song at the beginning was on the radio, very ironic.
This will give ya a feel for the morning, the nos wen't back in late afternoon.
I failed to get Sal's run, as well as Ricks but they are on a much higher quality vid as a pro was there all day.
Enjoy

 

It was great meeting you and seeing your car run down the track, I had no idea the GTOs can become so fast, so easily....

Art..... all I can say about your car is WOW Each event we host, you show up with your car and shock the heck out of everyone. Your car should NOT be put down as a car anymore...... next time, we'll list it as a rocket

Terry, watching you fine tune your vehicle was like watching a magician at work. After every run, you tuned your vehicle, I witnessed you go quicker and faster..... quicker and faster..... quicker and faster, and just when I thought you couldn't get any quicker or faster, you did it again

The man data logs and fine tunes his tuning at the strip and in the real world. It's not just a dyno tune.... it's actually a real world tune. I highly recommend him for tuning the 335 engine to anyone looking to do so

Warren, thanks so much for making the event..... you made it so much more special running these incredible times I look forward to seeing you at every event

 

Great meeting everyone yesterday, I had a blast

Lots of pics and videos to come, here's a teaser. The videos will take a while as they are in full HD and I need to get some additional software before I can edit them.

 

That is badassssssssssssss

 

Special thanks to Drew (DLSJ5) for making the event..... The guy had the flu and was not feeling well yet he drove all the way to the track and raced his car all day long in very cold weather

It was great meeting you yesterday, and it was great watching that crazy beast of yours run down the track. I now have no doubt what so ever that an E92 M3 with only bolt-ons can go 11.9x and even 11.8x

 

Murtaza..... thanks for all your hard work at the event man You took so many pictures and so much video that everyone felt they were in hollywood for a second

 

I had a great time watching all you maniacs tear that track up, it was definently worth the drive down from NorCal. It was nice meeting and talking to alot of new people (juicee63,Roseylv,Splinter). Hey Rick! You are crazy, so don't try denying it. LOL

Can't wait till the next event!

 

Damn, this pic is amazing!

 

Thanks Mo for an awesome event as usual!

 

it was good seeing you again my friend

 

Seriously Mo I think no one, including myself, really know how much effort & time you put into organizing the event. You my friend are a true enthusiast

 

LOL.... my feet certainly does . I was running around playing host to all the participants and guests all day yesterday from 9:30 to 8:00 p.m. without a break. I only got to run my car 3 times yesterday: 12.8, 12.7, and 12.6. But my friend took over and ran it a few more times and got it down to 12.4x so I can't complain.

Sal, it was honestly an honor to run with the quickest/fastest SL55 in the world. We have to do it again soon....

Maybe January