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Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
Englishtown, NJ
October 31, 1999

First Run
(pictured)
Temp------------72 F
R/T-------------1.101
60'------------- 2.278
330'------------6.267
1/8 mi.---------9.575
MPH-----------73.44
1000'-----------12.437
1/4 mi.---------14.841
MPH-----------91.63

Second Run

Temp----------67 F
R/T----------0.650
60'-------------2.297
330'-----------6.286
1/8mi----------9.657
MPH----------72.05
1000'-----------12.584
1/4mi-----------15.039
MPH------------90.27

Final Run
(spun a rod bearing)
Temp-----------66 F
R/T--------------0.673
60'---------------2.378
330'-------------6.467
1/8mi------------9.907
MPH------------70.00
1000'-------------12.902
1/4mi-------------15.425
MPH-------------88.44

Photos by Phuong Tao(Got Rice?)

Hmm.  Who do you think wins this race?

Bye Bye!  Another VW VR6 wasted by my HEAVY 3530Lb 3.0 Liter Z.

On the first run I shattered my clutch pilot bearing on the launch, bounced the rev limiter in 2nd, and shifted into 4th before the finish line.  Also, I was running on Z rated street tires. This explains the slower trap speed and OK but not so impressive trap time.  On my 2nd run I got a good start but I seemed to lose ground by the 1/8th mi. mark and the top of 3rd gear was weak (hint, hint).  The last run was a disaster! You can see my times got consecutively worse and I lost alot of top end power as the night progressed which was a result of the weakening rod bearing. 

This was a bad day for Z at the track.  After my last run I started hearing a knocking noise.  I tried driving the car home and BOOM! It turned out to be a spun rod bearing that decided to shoot the rod through my oil pan.  Ouch!!  Luckily I got some help from fellow ECZA members Sparkie (David Long) and Chivas (Dan the "Porn Star") and made it home safely that night.  It took 2 months of driving a Cavalier and anxiously waiting for my Z to get an ATK Engine implant from Lynnes Nissan West.  Since the new ATK engine, Stillen X-Pipe Exhaust, JWT lighter flywheel, and JWT performance clutch the car is stronger than ever but I've decided never to race my Z again and just enjoy the ride.

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