Quickest colorado DSM

[Outlaw]

What is the lowest ET at a colorado track from a colorado built DSM? I dont believe we have had a 10 sec pass at altitude from a local yet... am I wrong?

[dsm_gsx97]

I thought Scott S. did a 10.8 at PMI last year...maybe someone has better details.

[sbiggi]

I thought Scott S. did a 10.8 at PMI last year...maybe someone has better details.

Pretty sure he was in Vegas when he ran that.

[Outlaw]

from what i understand, his quickest time here in colorado is an 11.1

That seems to be the time to beat this year.

[Jason]

Marcus ran 11.1 here last season.

He also ran 10.9 in Ohio.

[sbiggi]

Marcus ran 11.1 here last season.

He also ran 10.9 in Ohio.

Ya, last year.

For this year its Tyler.... so far. Still 2 months to go for racing.

[buckley]

I'm building a 2g fully built stroker and fully built head on a 60-1 with dsmlink. I will be in the 11's and if I get lucky, maybe we'll see a VERY high 10...Probably not but we can all dream.

Adrian Buckley

[Rice Killer]

/\ I'll believe it when I see it. :) Tyler your definitly the fastest 2G Street car ever to run times that low in Colorado, especially with full interior. Good Job


But watch out once shawn M. gets to the track and actually makes a decent run he will be very close to your times and he is full weight as well I believe.
;)

[HisandHerTurbo]

What about on just pump gas and no bottle????????????? I doubt many of the individuals who run that kinda power bother trying, but it's what I like to do.

JOE

[ErikW]

What about on just pump gas and no bottle????????????? I doubt many of the individuals who run that kinda power bother trying, but it's what I like to do.

JOE


That would be nice. Somthing to shoot for this summer. Lowest et on pump and no bottle. Of course _I've_ never used the bottle. _jabs and ducks for cover...

[buckley]

Maybe that would be an et to shoot for...

Now, I've decided, only pump gas!!

buckley

[Josh Warriner]

Colorado is severely lacking in results over the years if you ask me.

[Carl Morris]

So what has motivated the people in other places in the nation that hasn't motivated people here? It seems like most of the really fast people are, or are connected to a shop owner. The only good reason for a shop owner to do it are ego or to attract customers. The few local DSM shops we have don't seem to be owned by the massive ego types. Therefore I can only conclude that there aren't enough serious customers around here to justify putting big money and effort into a shop car. TurboGarage started down that road but backed out (as far as I know), probably wisely.

Maybe there are more enthusiasts with more money elsewhere? I'd enjoy a 1000hp GT42 car. I'm experienced enough now to resist the urge to do it to a 15 year old 250k mile car. I'm uncomfortable spending 25k+ on an EVO and immediately dropping another 10k+ on it. If guys like me aren't going that route, realistically how many customers are there in Colorado for that sort of thing?

[HisandHerTurbo]

That would be nice. Somthing to shoot for this summer. Lowest et on pump and no bottle. Of course _I've_ never used the bottle. _jabs and ducks for cover...


hahahhahahahahahahahaahahaha, man, my fingers are getting tired typing so many "ha's"...........lol

K, well if more people but forth an effort........ maybe I will just have to get the dual springs in my head......... 272's and the FP3065..........lol Shhhhhhh don't tell the wifey.... hahahhahaha Still won't stroke it though. And maybe instead of "trying" (which I will do damn-it) to get high 11's, I can have a more consistant mid 11's pump gas street car............ don't want to go below 11.5 though :) Keeping my A/C, and Power Leather seats, OH, and the back seat (gotta get the family around some how). And definatly don't have room for a roll cage. I know low 11's if not 10's could probally be done here with the right combination though, just not from me.

[sbiggi]

When I finally get a clutch..... I'll shoot for some lower ET's.

However, I'm totally broke, so the only way anything is going to happen this season is if I get a new job with much higher pay.

I dont think I could do any better then 12.2 or so on pump gas though. I dont think the 50trim can move enough air, at least not with my setup.

[HisandHerTurbo]

When I finally get a clutch..... I'll shoot for some lower ET's.

However, I'm totally broke, so the only way anything is going to happen this season is if I get a new job with much higher pay.

I dont think I could do any better then 12.2 or so on pump gas though. I dont think the 50trim can move enough air, at least not with my setup.


Did you end up sticking around till the end the wednesday before last when I was there? did you see my last run? which was actually the last run of the night?????

[sbiggi]

Did you end up sticking around till the end the wednesday before last when I was there? did you see my last run? which was actually the last run of the night?????

No I didnt see your last run.

[Josh Warriner]

So what has motivated the people in other places in the nation that hasn't motivated people here?

Not sure. There are more than a few guys running 9s around the country without the benefit of owning a shop or being financially backed by one. It could be philisophical differences. Colorado seems to have a lot of full weight vehicles and a lot of emphasis on cruising and street driving over track only projects. In other cases I think a lot of ongoing projects never materialized. My own for example. Not saying it would have been anything stellar, but it's an example of ambitions running dry.

Of course there's also the good old altitude. But I never bought that excuse. Surely if some joe blow can run a 9 at sea level then someone can at least run a 10 up here. Maybe. Some guys are already at that level based on traps but haven't been able to get the ET there yet.

Gabe ran 11s on a 16G and a small bit of nitrous. This was YEARS ago. Things have been stagnant since then if you ask me. At least until recently.

[Carl Morris]

Not sure. There are more than a few guys running 9s around the country without the benefit of owning a shop or being financially backed by one. It could be philisophical differences. Colorado seems to have a lot of full weight vehicles and a lot of emphasis on cruising and street driving over track only projects.

I think that's a good point. It seems like back east there is a whole culture of people whose goal is to trailer a real race car to the track every week all summer long. That culture exists out here, but is tiny. I'm not sure what makes those guys tick, I don't see the attraction of having a "race car" taking up time and garage space all year for a few days a fun when I could be having fun every day on the street. So many places back east if you drive your car in the winter it turns into a rust bucket very quickly...maybe that contributes to the cultural difference?

[Josh Warriner]

Dunno. Personally I wouldn't want a trailor queen. Driving on the street is too much fun. But my idea of a street car and what is required of them seems to be vastly different than the majority of people. My Talon was to be driven on the street, it didn't have windshield wipers.

A light car has some major benefits. Less drivetrain breakage at any given power level, obviously. And more reliability for any given ET goal. For example, if you have a 3500lb car and want to 10s it's going to take near 600hp. Try keeping a 600hp car running. I'd rather drink Clorox. But if your car weighs 2500lbs you might run a 10.9 with 400whp (which is still a ***** to keep together).

[fivetodrive]

I think that some of the reason that it is kinda stagnant here is because they have a lot more tracks out east than we do. There are quite a few 1/8 mile tracks and they seem keep a lot of the street racing in check. Just think if we has a nice 1/8 mile track, then you could still have a car that can run 10's in the quarter but you wouldn't need all of the nhra stuff like the cage, the parachute, ect... I know of quite a few cars that do not run up at bandimere due to the cost and the need of the full cage...

Just think how nice it would be to have a 1/8 mile that cost 5 bux to get in per person and 10 bux for the car. I think that it would be able to pay for itself and be open every night!

Aaron

Anyone have a good idea where to put one up? Or even get a group together to purchase the Mead track and then we would have a road course and an 1/8th Mile...

[HisandHerTurbo]

There is soon to be another drag strip (I am not sure of the length) north of the springs, I am not sure when it will open but I was talking to one of the guys who work at bandi and he was telling me about it. I believe he said by next summer it would be open.

[Anne]

Ben made a 17 second pass at 100 mph. :D I was impressed. Cute little guy.

I don't know a whole lot about other places where DSMs go so much faster, but from what I know of a lot of AWD DSMs here is that people got the AWD for the snow, the turbo and what not was just a bonus which turned into an addiction.

I also think that there are several high hp DSMs in the area, but we don't ACTUALLY know what their 1/4 mile times are. We can think about what they'd be, in theory... but they rarely leave the garage.

[Carl Morris]

I don't know a whole lot about other places where DSMs go so much faster, but from what I know of a lot of AWD DSMs here is that people got the AWD for the snow, the turbo and what not was just a bonus which turned into an addiction.


Actually, I got it for the street racing years ago, and snow performance was just a bonus :-).


I also think that there are several high hp DSMs in the area, but we don't ACTUALLY know what their 1/4 mile times are. We can think about what they'd be, in theory... but they rarely leave the garage.

...and that deserves a whole 'nuther thread :-). Different strokes I guess, but I don't have any more interest in doing that than I do in trailering a tin can to the track every week.

[Paul]

Pretty sure I have said this before, but I bought a DSM because it is good at a lot of things and has a large aftermarket base. It certainly is not the best platform for drag racing, road racing, street racing, or driving in the snow. It does do all of those things well though at a bearable price.

Paul

[v413nc3]

Ben made a 17 second pass at 100 mph. :D I was impressed. Cute little guy.

I don't know a whole lot about other places where DSMs go so much faster, but from what I know of a lot of AWD DSMs here is that people got the AWD for the snow, the turbo and what not was just a bonus which turned into an addiction.

I also think that there are several high hp DSMs in the area, but we don't ACTUALLY know what their 1/4 mile times are. We can think about what they'd be, in theory... but they rarely leave the garage.


My work schedule for the last year has been 100% travel during the weeks. Given the fact that I live in Denver and the cops would love to pull me over it means that my car stays where it won't be towed, in the garage. We spent a good deal of weekend time over the last 5 months cleaning it up, refitting everything and finishing things up so that I can take it out more often. Now with the change in job and travel dropping to non-existant I'll have that chance. Once the old cage comes out and the new cage goes back in I'll be limited to absolutely zero excuses. All the leaks are fixed, the electrical has completely been redone, the safety equipment has been pretty much finished and installed. It still comes down to leaving it in the garage most the time because we either don't want them towed for not being street legal (yes we do the speed limit) or not wanting to get them wrecked because on a daily basis more and more idiotic drivers are moving into the damn state. I didn't build it to have someone plow into me, or have some dipstick towtruck driver ruin something on it. This is life I suppose.

[Hemicolt]

I can't wait for someone to just do it bust off a 10s pass here....There is guys with plenty of money under the hood....

[jene]

i have a feeling we will see one possibly 2 run 11.1 or better on the 10th....hehehe;)

[maphill]

What about on just pump gas and no bottle????????????? I doubt many of the individuals who run that kinda power bother trying, but it's what I like to do.

JOE

This was last year, but I ran a 12.1 on pump gas and no bottle (109, I think). I also ran a high twelve in total street legal trim: Full weight with spare (~3400 lbs), CAT ON, and 91 octane.

Fun stuff. Awww, I miss my DSM. :(

Mark.

[Mirage]

Does E85 count as pump fuel?

If it does, put me down for a 11.4@130 so far. Still some time left in the season with lots of tweaks to go...

Marcus

[Outlaw]

Does E85 count as pump fuel?

If it does, put me down for a 11.4@130 so far. Still some time left in the season with lots of tweaks to go...

Marcus
slicks or no slicks?

i much as i like to see fast dsm's, i kinda hope my time stands for this year.

[Outlaw]

got bored, here is my 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2784897791408193740&hl=en

[ErikW]

cool videos! Who's the guy with da stang? Did you ever get a chance to line up with him?

[Outlaw]

cool videos! Who's the guy with da stang? Did you ever get a chance to line up with him?
Friend of mine, i made the video, so thats why its with the rest of my vidz. never did race him, his car was just recently finished, should be able to run some low 9's, i believe he already ran a 10 something letting off at the 1/8th mile though.

[Ghettodsm]

i thought ryan larsen was in the 10's? What about Steve with the stealth?

[Outlaw]

i thought ryan larsen was in the 10's? What about Steve with the stealth?
I dont believe Ryan Larson has a 'fast' car. He has a 99GSX that is a mild daily driver i believe, nothing crazy. There are no local 3s' running anything better than 12's.

[TheJackal]

Locally owned, Locally built, Locally raced. Tyler gets my vote.

[Ghettodsm]

oh my fault. I'm not even sure who I'm thinking of then. It's a red 1g with a lot done, full cage, fuel cell, etc. I believe he's in at least the 11's?

[BlueVelocity]

I There are no local 3s' running anything better than 12's.

Correct. Ryan has the current record at 12.2xx.
This will be changing next year. ;)

Erron S.

[Outlaw]

Correct. Ryan has the current record at 12.2xx.
This will be changing next year. ;)

Erron S.
Do it man! I so wanna see you run some bad ass numbers.

[BlueVelocity]

I'm going to try! It will be very interesting, that's for sure.

Erron S.

[renovatio]

Looks like you are close I bet if you lost some weight you could be close. I I'll try when I get my fuel system and exhuast sorted out.

[TheJackal]

oh my fault. I'm not even sure who I'm thinking of then. It's a red 1g with a lot done, full cage, fuel cell, etc. I believe he's in at least the 11's?

Its either scott or dave. Scott is 11.2 maybe 11.1, dave is 11.3

[Ghettodsm]

dave landry i believe is his name, with the 11 sec red 1g

[v413nc3]

dave landry i believe is his name, with the 11 sec red 1g


He doesn't have a fuel cell. That's a water tank for his WAIC.

[dsm_gsx97]

They both have low 11 second Red 1Gs. As far as I know neither have a fuel cell, but I didnt' see Scott S. at all this year racing so maybe he's put one in. Scott ran an 11.1 last year and Dave L. ran a 11.3 this year in Colorado. Scott ran high 10s I believe out of state (texas or vegas), and Dave ran 11.1 at the Shootout in Ohio. I have Dave's videos up on my website from the last races here at bandimere.

http://www.fullyboostedmotorsports.com/videos.html

[JackM]

Looks like he got ya Tyler ;)

http://www.rmdsm.org/forums/showthread.php?p=47946#post47946

Jack