dragstrips in socal?
 

i've been wanting to test mr car at the drag strips before i put in mods. but unfortunatley havent any drag strips open at all in socal. been wanting to try fontana speedway way but they are still building sound proof walls due to complaints. anyone has any idea of when its gonna open back up or another drag strip near by? also anyone have any tips on launching? 6spd touring/sport model

I would recommend the dyno for testing, that will give you better raw data of gains, and losses, with mods.

Wheel hop can be an issue, you might look at stabilizing the rear end of your car if this is something your going to be doing often.

This might help, The Ultimate Motorsports Event Search Engine - Where2Race you can search for what ever type of racing your into, in your area.

yes i already seen that... it says it need to build a soundwall so it wouldnt disturb the surrounding community... more than likely its not gonna happen anytime soon as i was following that suite since last year

a drag strip can be great for testing new mods because he'll have real acceleration number differences. but thats assuming he is shifting perfect for every run, the driver must be consistent through every mod to compare the times.

Big willow hosts drag racing too sometimes. They do it on the main straight away of the big track. I am not sure whom sponsors the events or how often they do it, but I think they generally do it later in the day and into the night. Probably contact willow springs raceway for more info.

Learn the easy way, or the hard way, I guess.

You're not going to learn much by just going down the strip other then feel, and time. Even then there are way to many variables to get a consistent idea or data of the improvements or losses, including the type of tires, tire pressure or even air temperature. (Not all bolts on's and upgrades are improvements, they can change horsepower and torque curves plus and minus, and might change shift points etc.)

Here is a fun toy if your scared of the dyno.

Dyno-Shaft Pro Series On-Vehicle Dynamometer - Wideband O2 UEGO, Water/Methanol, Stand Alone Engine Management, Piggyback F/IC, Tru Boost Controller, Gauges, Automotive Performance Electronics

Aren't there any school or construction zones nearby to do some testing???

U can pick up a Qstarz lap timer if u want, u can do 0-60 or predifined speed 0-100

Will give them a call for more info

shift sector sometimes does half day drag strip there

Barona casino has one 1/8th mile (NHRA track) and every other friday night qualacom stadium in san diego has an 1/8th mile too (racelegal.com).