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The 10.85 Audio
You can learn a lot about your driving by studying audio recordings of your best passes.
This audio of my 10.85 129.50 pass was recorded using a microphone duct-taped above the exhaust and connected to a digital recorder inside the cargo compartment.
During this run, currently the all-time record for a stock Corvette on drag radials, the car accelerated from 0-130 mph (the terminal speed at the 1320 feet) in a little under 11.0 seconds. The audio presents the LS7 engine at full song.
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The audio reveals
• A good launch for a stock C6Z on drag radials. 60-foot was 1.67. The launch rpm of 3650 bogged to 3000 and then the rpm climbed fast without new wheel spin during a very fast throttle squeeze. LS7 clutch limitations make a bog inevitable. The 330-foot time was a very fast 4.62. My three element launch procedure is covered on the DVD.
• Very good shift speeds of about 200 milliseconds each for the 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4. These shift included throttle lift. The DVD includes in-car video footage explaining the procedure for fast shifts and drills to help perfect them.
• Shift points were near the limiter except the 2-3, which occurred at a premature 6700, the only driving shortcoming in an otherwise "perfect pass," signaling a path for further improvement. The methods of calculating ideals shift points is covered on the DVD.
• Throttle was kept wide-open until past the 1320-foot trap.
Repeatedly playing this audio helps me internalize the sounds I want the car to make when my driving is in peak form. The sharper and fresher that internalization is, the more likely it will be that I can repeat these elements in ideal combination.
You can learn a lot about your driving by studying audio recordings of your best passes.
This audio of my 10.85 129.50 pass was recorded using a microphone duct-taped above the exhaust and connected to a digital recorder inside the cargo compartment.
During this run, currently the all-time record for a stock Corvette on drag radials, the car accelerated from 0-130 mph (the terminal speed at the 1320 feet) in a little under 11.0 seconds. The audio presents the LS7 engine at full song.
Play the Audio
The audio reveals
• A good launch for a stock C6Z on drag radials. 60-foot was 1.67. The launch rpm of 3650 bogged to 3000 and then the rpm climbed fast without new wheel spin during a very fast throttle squeeze. LS7 clutch limitations make a bog inevitable. The 330-foot time was a very fast 4.62. My three element launch procedure is covered on the DVD.
• Very good shift speeds of about 200 milliseconds each for the 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4. These shift included throttle lift. The DVD includes in-car video footage explaining the procedure for fast shifts and drills to help perfect them.
• Shift points were near the limiter except the 2-3, which occurred at a premature 6700, the only driving shortcoming in an otherwise "perfect pass," signaling a path for further improvement. The methods of calculating ideals shift points is covered on the DVD.
• Throttle was kept wide-open until past the 1320-foot trap.
Repeatedly playing this audio helps me internalize the sounds I want the car to make when my driving is in peak form. The sharper and fresher that internalization is, the more likely it will be that I can repeat these elements in ideal combination.