Fubar's 2026 Drag & Drive Adventures

[fubar569]

They start with my Top 100 early entry to Sick Summer!

June 14-19th

Byron (Day 0)
Byron
Cordova
Tri-state
GLD
Byron

Let's Go!

 

[gtsdude]

Hopefully see you there, I will know Saturday morning!

 

[fubar569]

Hopefully see you there, I will know Saturday morning!

That would be awesome! I've only met a handful of guys from the forum at all. I've actually met an equal number of shops/tuners at these events so far.

Stopped at Satera Tuning last year and caught up with MackBuilt at Drag week. Spent some time chatting with @ostmike at Buckeye Skips last week.

 

[gtsdude]

Made it in! I will see ya there. Pulley and tune on e85 this winter. If I don’t get to the track before sick summer I might be spending the week tuning it in.

 

[fubar569]

Made it in! I will see ya there. Pulley and tune on e85 this winter. If I don’t get to the track before sick summer I might be spending the week tuning it in.

You'll be fine. At 4875lbs, a 2.65 and a safe kill tune for 75%+ E we routinely nail down 10.0's to 10.1's consistently which is perfect IMO.

There's plenty of guys in the mid/high 9's on that combo too so If that ends up being you...make sure you have 3.2/A5 jacket, pants, neck donut, etc. AND your NHRA license. A single layer jacket and regular pants & Drivers License are good to 10.0. With all factory safety items in place your car is good to 9 0 or 150mph so no chute or cage required but you gotta have the 3.2/A5 gear and at least a NHRA Street Legal License.

 

[gtsdude]

I would be happy with that. Did you say you change pullys and tune for the drives in between? No sense spinning the blower any more than you have to on the street.

 

[fubar569]

I would be happy with that. Did you say you change pullys and tune for the drives in between? No sense spinning the blower any more than you have to on the street.

I've been staying with one pulley (2.65) and staying on E85 the entire drive unless I absolutely need the extra couple PSI from the 2.50 - the only time I switch for the drive is if I'm headed to/going home and want to run pump gas. Then I'll toss a 2.85/2.95 on it and load the flex tune...but even then I've driven to and from both sick summer and drag week this year on the 2.65/E85 race tune. Lol

 

[fubar569]

You'll be fine. At 4875lbs, a 2.65 and a safe kill tune for 75%+ E we routinely nail down 10.0's to 10.1's consistently which is perfect IMO.

There's plenty of guys in the mid/high 9's on that combo too so If that ends up being you...make sure you have 3.2/A5 jacket, pants, neck donut, etc. AND your NHRA license. A single layer jacket and regular pants & Drivers License are good to 10.0. With all factory safety items in place your car is good to 9 0 or 150mph so no chute or cage required but you gotta have the 3.2/A5 gear and at least a NHRA Street Legal License.

...AND a helmet of course. I forgot. Figured that was a dead giveaway. Must be a SNELL and at least 2015. Full face Motorcycle helmet is OK being a full bodied car so long as it has the SNELL cert.

 

[vortecd]

You'll be fine. At 4875lbs, a 2.65 and a safe kill tune for 75%+ E we routinely nail down 10.0's to 10.1's consistently which is perfect IMO.

There's plenty of guys in the mid/high 9's on that combo too so If that ends up being you...make sure you have 3.2/A5 jacket, pants, neck donut, etc. AND your NHRA license. A single layer jacket and regular pants & Drivers License are good to 10.0. With all factory safety items in place your car is good to 9 0 or 150mph so no chute or cage required but you gotta have the 3.2/A5 gear and at least a NHRA Street Legal License.

Unless they changed the rules a single layer jacket is good to 9.0 with the street license. I bought the double layer 3.2A/5 before knowing that

"Drivers in vehicles running quicker than 11.49 (*7.35 eighth-mile) or slower than 9.00 (*5.65 eighth-mile) or faster than 135 mph or slower than 150 mph are required to wear a minimum SFI 3.2A/1 jacket; full-length pants (no shorts); closed shoes (no opentoe or open-heel shoes or sandals); socks and a helmet"

 

[gtsdude]

I've been staying with one pulley (2.65) and staying on E85 the entire drive unless I absolutely need the extra couple PSI from the 2.50 - the only time I switch for the drive is if I'm headed to/going home and want to run pump gas. Then I'll toss a 2.85/2.95 on it and load the flex tune...but even then I've driven to and from both sick summer and drag week this year on the 2.65/E85 race tune. Lol

Got ya, it would be a lot less to mess with everyday at the track. Swapping wheels/tires, unloading the car and trailer and getting ready to run is plenty. Especially doing it 2xs a day. We usually end up staying til the end of the day to make a run. Get to the hotel late, get up early and start all over again the next day.