We only had 2 goals this season, which were to run a 9second pass and be more reliable. Easy thing to say, but much harder to achieve. Going from a 10 second pass to a 9 second pass is a big jump and much harder than most people realise until they try to do it. We are really pleased that we achieved both those goals, so the drag racing season has been a good one for us. Once we ran our first 9 second pass, we never stopped running 9's. It's just as much a mental thing as it is having the car to do it. Once you have done it and know you can do it, it becomes much easier to do. The 4G63 engine we built has been very reliable for something making over 1000hp at the engine. Getting used to the power and the new setup has been the challenge, however we did improve on our previous best E.T of 10.19 and our highest mph of 144mph. This season we ran a new PB of 9.32 sec and a new mph PB of 150mph. This just goes to show that the changes we made to the car have us heading in the right direction. We already know what we need to do before the season starts again in November 2016, and plans are already underway to go even quicker. The car already makes enough horsepower to run an 8 second pass, and the 150mph trap speed is proof of that. Watch this space #project8s #8orbust #8secondclub.
A couple of our drag racing customers also had success this year. Ian McKay in his 4G63 powered Mazda GTX became a member of the 9 Second club running a 9.8 second pass at the 4&Rotary Nationals and Jason Horn in his 4G63 powered Lancer ran a new PB of 8.68 @ 160mph this year. Sometimes seeing your customers success gives you more satisfaction than achieving your own goals.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the track again next season.
