Daddy/Daughter Day at Byron - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

XfireZ51 · 09-27-2010

A day at the Byron drags through the eyes of a newbie, my daughter. Its fun to get a different perspective.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8NR2i1UmBY

FU · 09-27-2010

Nice Dom , spending some quality time with your daughter at the track

The car looks-sounds good.

rhipsher · 09-27-2010

That is very cool. Having all daughters myself I really enjoyed that.

XfireZ51 · 09-27-2010

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Originally Posted by rhipsher

That is very cool. Having all daughters myself I really enjoyed that.

My daughter is going to London for grad school. Lgaff was going and I've been talking to her about the drag strip for a while. She drives a 92 SHO.
So I thought it would be cool for her to experience it. Something for you guys to think about doing sometime and then they can edit a video for you too.

ZR1FUN · 09-27-2010

Very Cool. Thanks for sharing.

Doug

Paul Workman · 09-27-2010

Awesome, Dom!

I loved every minute of it!

Great that you have a daughter that is adventurous enough to try that. If she didn't get hooked, for sure she will not forget!

Have to see if my daughter would like to try that one day.

P.

rhipsher · 09-27-2010

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Originally Posted by XfireZ51

My daughter is going to London for grad school. Lgaff was going and I've been talking to her about the drag strip for a while. She drives a 92 SHO.
So I thought it would be cool for her to experience it. Something for you guys to think about doing sometime and then they can edit a video for you too.

Your lucky that your daughter is old enough to enjoy it. I've still got little ones 10 and 12. And the brutal acceleration just terrifies them to death. But then again they used to be terrified of fireworks. Now they can't get enough of them.

QB93Z · 09-28-2010

Very nice Dom! Thanks for posting the video. I wish our track would let us take passengers.

Jim

XfireZ51 · 09-28-2010

Watching the vid, I picked up a couple of points. I hear the motor bog out of the hole. Need to come out at higher rpm. Also I think I let off just before end. Take a look and tell me what you think.

rhipsher · 09-29-2010

Yeah but in your defense you did have a guest with you and the extra wieght of another passenger. 114 with another person in the car is moving pretty good. I'll never forget the first time I went to the drag strip with my new fidanza flywheel. I lined up next to this little chinese guy in a Lexus 450.I tried to launch it at the same old 2500 rpms I used to with my duel mass. Wrong! The car bogged down to nothing and then wrapped up to 8k but it was already to late. He was half way down the track. And I thought theres no way in hell that an over priced toyota camry just beat me. The next time we lined up I launched it at 4500 rpms with mickey's on the rear. I beat him in a most spectacular fassion that time. Only bad part is that hard launch cost me a right rear ujoint. Oh well.

09-27-2010	#1
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,685	Daddy/Daughter Day at Byron A day at the Byron drags through the eyes of a newbie, my daughter. Its fun to get a different perspective. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8NR2i1UmBY

09-27-2010	#2
FU Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Found Member Posts: 4,327	Re: Daddy/Daughter Day at Byron Nice Dom , spending some quality time with your daughter at the track The car looks-sounds good.

09-27-2010	#3
rhipsher Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,314	Re: Daddy/Daughter Day at Byron That is very cool. Having all daughters myself I really enjoyed that.

09-27-2010	#5
ZR1FUN Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Olympia Posts: 161	Re: Daddy/Daughter Day at Byron Very Cool. Thanks for sharing. Doug

09-27-2010	#6
Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,466	Re: Daddy/Daughter Day at Byron Awesome, Dom! I loved every minute of it! Great that you have a daughter that is adventurous enough to try that. If she didn't get hooked, for sure she will not forget! Have to see if my daughter would like to try that one day. P.

09-28-2010	#8
QB93Z Join Date: May 2007 Location: Westminster, Maryland Posts: 3,684	Re: Daddy/Daughter Day at Byron Very nice Dom! Thanks for posting the video. I wish our track would let us take passengers. Jim

09-28-2010	#9
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,685	Re: Daddy/Daughter Day at Byron Watching the vid, I picked up a couple of points. I hear the motor bog out of the hole. Need to come out at higher rpm. Also I think I let off just before end. Take a look and tell me what you think.

09-29-2010	#10
rhipsher Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,314	Re: Daddy/Daughter Day at Byron Yeah but in your defense you did have a guest with you and the extra wieght of another passenger. 114 with another person in the car is moving pretty good. I'll never forget the first time I went to the drag strip with my new fidanza flywheel. I lined up next to this little chinese guy in a Lexus 450.I tried to launch it at the same old 2500 rpms I used to with my duel mass. Wrong! The car bogged down to nothing and then wrapped up to 8k but it was already to late. He was half way down the track. And I thought theres no way in hell that an over priced toyota camry just beat me. The next time we lined up I launched it at 4500 rpms with mickey's on the rear. I beat him in a most spectacular fassion that time. Only bad part is that hard launch cost me a right rear ujoint. Oh well.