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    Do you still feel the Force

    I don't have much of a feel for acceleration at the track. I guess with all my runs I've condition my brain or maybe I'm just brain dead.

    But when I get on the return road, flip the visor up, unzip the jacket and twist the throttle, holy crap you better hold on.

    I guess I'm just concentrating on the tree, shift lite and finishline to feel the speed involved. Go get the slip and see the mph and say it didn't feel that fast. I guess that's why those NASCAR boys don't have speedometer's in their car's

    I guess I need a kick in the pants now, so next year I'll try alittle nitrous.
    1166cc 1/8 ET 6.09@111.88
    1166cc on NOS, 1/8 ET 5.70@122.85
    1395cc 1/8 ET 6.0051@114.39
    1395cc on NOS, 1/8 ET 5.71@113.98 "With a broken wrist pin too"
    01 Sporty 1/8 ET 7.70@92.28, 1/4 ET 12.03@111.82
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    #2
    I got that drag racing my Nova's.

    After 100 or so low 11 second passes.......you just kinda lose the feel of it I guess LOL.

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      #3
      I don't get to go to the track enough to condition my brain. So its always a thrill. Sometimes its more than the acceleration that gets me going. Drifting near the wall is always fun. Thinking your going to take out the foam blocks is good for a thrill too. Did I mention that my driving skills are as good as my clutch tuning skills.

      I agree, if it no longer scares the crap out of you, you need to pump it up a bit more.

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        #4
        Originally posted by lecroy
        I don't get to go to the track enough to condition my brain. So its always a thrill. Sometimes its more than the acceleration that gets me going. Drifting near the wall is always fun. Thinking your going to take out the foam blocks is good for a thrill too. Did I mention that my driving skills are as good as my clutch tuning skills.

        I agree, if it no longer scares the crap out of you, you need to pump it up a bit more.
        I am in the same boat here, I went from racing every weekend in the 80's and early 90's to racing oce or twice a season the pasts couple years. With the 1150 I had many runs on it over the years, it was like automatic and I never felt the acceleration unless it was one of those exceptional launches or I sueezed the N2o. Remember I never run wheelie bars so a good launch is very easy to distinguish from a soft one.
        Now when I go I am amazed how thrilled I get waitng in staging and pulling to the line. the adrenelin is awsome.

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          #5
          Originally posted by skip[
          Now when I go I am amazed how thrilled I get waitng in staging and pulling to the line. the adrenelin is awsome.
          LMFAO, I get this way just driving to the track.

          Oh yea, good to see you back in the groups. You havn't been around in a while.

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            #6
            Originally posted by lecroy
            Originally posted by skip[
            Now when I go I am amazed how thrilled I get waitng in staging and pulling to the line. the adrenelin is awsome.
            LMFAO, I get this way just driving to the track.

            Oh yea, good to see you back in the groups. You havn't been around in a while.
            how about the night before? , I used to have trouble sleeping like a kid on christmas eve.

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              #7
              I kind of get the reverse feeling, after riding my 1100 for weeks at a time and get back into my cages, they just don't go worth a crap.

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