I left work early to go drag racing

Kenny · 08-14-2013, 08:39 PM

It was an idle Thursday and work was slow. Yoga class didn't start until 7:30 pm and I had a bit of time to kill. There's an 1/8th mile drag strip in Irwindale Event Center that I wanted to check out. For $20, you can drag race to your heart's content. So I took off a little early with my GoPro Hero2 in hand and filmed my experience.

Here's the video:

Tribalpinoy91 · 08-14-2013, 08:45 PM

Haha pretty cool..so what were the times?

z it go · 08-14-2013, 08:48 PM

Very nice! Looks like you had a great time.

cooltoy · 08-14-2013, 08:50 PM

No helmets required?

Kenny · 08-14-2013, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tribalpinoy91

Haha pretty cool..so what were the times?

I don't want to say cause it's embarrassing. HAHAHA.

Let's just say.. I hit 9's. I had a ton of fun. For those 9.9 seconds, I felt free like Paul Walker racing a Ferrari up PCH.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooltoy

No helmets required?

Only if you hit 8's.

xxAGAVExx · 08-14-2013, 09:04 PM

Cool video man, I gotta make it out to a track, never been.

Tribalpinoy91 · 08-14-2013, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenny

I don't want to say cause it's embarrassing. HAHAHA.

Let's just say.. I hit 9's. I had a ton of fun. For those 9.9 seconds, I felt free like Paul Walker racing a Ferrari up PCH.

Only if you hit 8's.

HAHA i knew they weren't great based on your reaction when reading your time slip...but i like to instigate lol

pedZ · 08-14-2013, 09:54 PM

Looks like fun. Great video!

Eighties Meta · 08-14-2013, 10:07 PM

Congratulations. You made an awesome video showing how much fun you had. That smile stamped on your face the whole time. Good to see someone that happy.

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Hotrodz · 08-14-2013, 11:22 PM

Very cool, I couldn't help smiling with you! Zs are awesome no matter what your flavor of enjoyment may be with them. Don't sweat the times, Zs aren't the best from a standing start anyway!

MadChemist · 08-17-2013, 09:24 PM

Great video. Looks like fun. You have some video skills. Pretty well put together. Thanks for sharing.

08-14-2013, 08:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kenny Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 330 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 15	I left work early to go drag racing It was an idle Thursday and work was slow. Yoga class didn't start until 7:30 pm and I had a bit of time to kill. There's an 1/8th mile drag strip in Irwindale Event Center that I wanted to check out. For $20, you can drag race to your heart's content. So I took off a little early with my GoPro Hero2 in hand and filmed my experience. Here's the video: DIGItonium, m4a1mustang, cdoxp800 and 5 others like this. __________________

08-14-2013, 09:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
xxAGAVExx A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,036 Drives: 09 370Z BLK M6 Rep Power: 53925	Cool video man, I gotta make it out to a track, never been. __________________ l 09/6MT l BP Twin Turbo Kit l E-85 w/Fuel Return l FI 18" Res CF CBE l Powertrix Ultra-Lite Coilovers l Wavetrac LSD \| Lots of SPL and Carbon Fiber \|

08-14-2013, 09:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
pedZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,366 Drives: 11 Tour/Spt/Nav/6MT Rep Power: 27	Looks like fun. Great video! __________________ 2011 Brilliant Silver Touring/Sport/Nav/6MT --- Build Journal F.I. SS 18" CBE \| Takeda CAI \| Z1 25-Row Oil Cooler \| Swift Springs \| Hotchkis Sway Bars \| H&R 15mm DRS Spacers F&R \| RJM Clutch Pedal \| UpRev Tune

08-14-2013, 10:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
Eighties Meta Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Pasadena, MD Age: 54 Posts: 344 Drives: 09 370z 7AT no-sport Rep Power: 13	Congratulations. You made an awesome video showing how much fun you had. That smile stamped on your face the whole time. Good to see someone that happy. Sent from my GT-N8013 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 2009 370z Touring 7AT/AAM 2.5 true dual exhaust/AAM DE test pipes/z1 vqde35 headers/AAM cold air intake (R-line)/Motordyne M370/Quaife LSD/z1 brake upgd pkg/Swift Spec-R springs/WhiteLine Front&Rear sway bars with endlinks

08-14-2013, 11:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	Very cool, I couldn't help smiling with you! Zs are awesome no matter what your flavor of enjoyment may be with them. Don't sweat the times, Zs aren't the best from a standing start anyway! __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

08-14-2013, 08:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tribalpinoy91 Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 607 Drives: 370z PW Rep Power: 14	Haha pretty cool..so what were the times?

08-14-2013, 08:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
z it go Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Mandeville LA Posts: 39 Drives: 09 370Z PG 6sp Sport Rep Power: 16	Very nice! Looks like you had a great time.

08-14-2013, 08:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,973 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	No helmets required?

08-17-2013, 09:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
MadChemist Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 412 Drives: 2010 370ZR Rep Power: 13	Great video. Looks like fun. You have some video skills. Pretty well put together. Thanks for sharing.

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