Back from the drag races. the canadian motorcycle drag race association. two days of good fun and a little competition mixed in. saw a couple bikes do 204+ mph in the 1/4. wild!!
So what did i learn....
That I need a wheelie bar. i was the fastest harley there without a wheelie bar. And i was nearly as fast as most of the fx and xl class with wheelie bars!. But those fees were too high.($165) so i chose the trophy class. I got in 3 test and tunes and 3 runs in qualifying. The next day 2 more test and tunes then 1 run in elimintaions( which meant I got eliminated) It was bracket style and i was doing mostly 12.5;s the day before, but I didnt want to set a 12.5 time for my bracket because i knew the competition would get me going. I set my time at what i wanted to see my self do. i set a 12.2 time . In the first round i went up against a crotch rocket and with my headstart i was doing well till i hit the rev limiter in 3rd and then the hesitations lasted too long and I was passed.
I was steaming because the run felt like a perfect one. it was a .662 reaction with a 1.907 60 foot and a nice 7.894 at 91.7 mph. then a real good 10.4 at 1000 ft then it hit the rev limiter and my 1/4 time was 12.486 at 108.72mph. Great for a run that wasted too much time coughing at the rev limit. And I was eliminated. But i really wanted to pull a final run with all the components....a good start and 60 foot and good shifting. so the schedule allowed for some time only runs. I got two good ones in.
firstly a run where i shifted into 5th just before the end because i was afraid to push the rev limit. That shift slowed me down a bit. a .741 reaction with a great 1.88 60 foot and an 1/8th at 7.853 at 91.02 mph. 12.247 et at 110.33 mph for the 1/4.
So the final run i wanted to hold 4th gear till the traps.
It was my best run.
a good start with a .674 reaction and a 1.89 60 foot. a 7.87 1/8th at 89.91 mph. (these numbers were worse than the previous run , but it goes to show that if i can put the better start of the previous run together with holding 4th till the traps i can do a little better still........) this run ended at my best top speed of 112.3 mph at a time of 12.232 .
so this will bring me back next time hoping to pull a good start and sixty foot ,then remain free from the rev limiter and hold fourth till the traps. I may even raise the limiter to 7500 to be sure i dont hit it, but I chose not to do that this race, for the sake of reliability.
the nightrider 1/4 mile calculator is very accurate. did one good run with out the nitrous. a poor start with a .84reaction and a 2.054 60 foot and 8.296 1/8 th @ 87.42 mph. the 1/4 eneded at 12.945 at 104.62 mph. it showed i could hold fourth till the traps and it said the bike could do a 12.97 at 102.77 mph.
So what did i learn....
That I need a wheelie bar. i was the fastest harley there without a wheelie bar. And i was nearly as fast as most of the fx and xl class with wheelie bars!. But those fees were too high.($165) so i chose the trophy class. I got in 3 test and tunes and 3 runs in qualifying. The next day 2 more test and tunes then 1 run in elimintaions( which meant I got eliminated) It was bracket style and i was doing mostly 12.5;s the day before, but I didnt want to set a 12.5 time for my bracket because i knew the competition would get me going. I set my time at what i wanted to see my self do. i set a 12.2 time . In the first round i went up against a crotch rocket and with my headstart i was doing well till i hit the rev limiter in 3rd and then the hesitations lasted too long and I was passed.
I was steaming because the run felt like a perfect one. it was a .662 reaction with a 1.907 60 foot and a nice 7.894 at 91.7 mph. then a real good 10.4 at 1000 ft then it hit the rev limiter and my 1/4 time was 12.486 at 108.72mph. Great for a run that wasted too much time coughing at the rev limit. And I was eliminated. But i really wanted to pull a final run with all the components....a good start and 60 foot and good shifting. so the schedule allowed for some time only runs. I got two good ones in.
firstly a run where i shifted into 5th just before the end because i was afraid to push the rev limit. That shift slowed me down a bit. a .741 reaction with a great 1.88 60 foot and an 1/8th at 7.853 at 91.02 mph. 12.247 et at 110.33 mph for the 1/4.
So the final run i wanted to hold 4th gear till the traps.
It was my best run.
a good start with a .674 reaction and a 1.89 60 foot. a 7.87 1/8th at 89.91 mph. (these numbers were worse than the previous run , but it goes to show that if i can put the better start of the previous run together with holding 4th till the traps i can do a little better still........) this run ended at my best top speed of 112.3 mph at a time of 12.232 .
so this will bring me back next time hoping to pull a good start and sixty foot ,then remain free from the rev limiter and hold fourth till the traps. I may even raise the limiter to 7500 to be sure i dont hit it, but I chose not to do that this race, for the sake of reliability.
the nightrider 1/4 mile calculator is very accurate. did one good run with out the nitrous. a poor start with a .84reaction and a 2.054 60 foot and 8.296 1/8 th @ 87.42 mph. the 1/4 eneded at 12.945 at 104.62 mph. it showed i could hold fourth till the traps and it said the bike could do a 12.97 at 102.77 mph.
