THE DRAGS!
I don’t mean ‘drag’ like the blues, I am talking about drag racing at New York International Speedway Park! What a freak’in rush! I loved it. We went out last Friday for a ‘test and tune’ and MOM’s (Mustang on Mustang) night, and I put the new Bullitt Mustang through it’s paces a few times. Wow that was fun, the car performed quite well, and I performed decent. The track was not as sticky as I had anticipated, so it took a couple of passes on the quarter mile track to get the feel of the power to traction ratio. By nights end I ran the car at 14.1 seconds at 101.5 MPH against a vintage Mach 1 351 who was running about 10 car lengths behind me. Sorry Otis! Of course some guy ran a low 12 against me and it looked like I was parked. We are back at the track on July 25th and their web-site is NYIRP.com Well that’s it for now, a shorter blog by design, as my first one was quite lengthy and introspective, and I fear my next may be a fiery political diatribe…
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:38 am
Not the dressing in drag that I thought it might have been.. but glad you didnt run into the light pole at the end of the track! .. 1.01 seconds amazing! The mental rush I can only imagine.. wtg Mr. Robinson.
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:42 am
Hey I forgot to mention, ya know everytime I watch this video—————————–>
I tend to see something different each time.. Fantastic!!
July 7th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
14.1? You’ve gotta be kidding. I used to run my 95′ LT1 Z28 that I bought for 8K at a used car dealership in Batavia. I ran on wednesdays and posted a 13.9 on my best run. The car was completely stock although I suspect that it was chipped by the previous owner. The car was then purchased by John Pellican who has been racing at NYIRP for years. His father Ronny owns Pellican auto in Mt.Morris. John now has a Nova thats running 9’s. They call that car a what? a Bullitt! They should call it a BB gun….lol.
July 7th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Damn Seth that’s harsh. I was told the track was mega-sticky and it was not. I did not lower my air pressure in the rear and could not hook up for shit. Hot humid air, stock air filter, and no grip were all working against me on my first ever outing. Clearly the car could pull mid 13’s under better conditions. One magazine tested it at 13.29 @ 105 mph. Of course, my revealing that makes my driving all the more suspect. By the way, many BB guns attain comparable ‘feet per second’ as do bullet firing guns. So there! Ha!
-Robinson
July 8th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Sorry bro, I was a little tough on ya. Track conditions and weather can make a huge difference. I’m sure the car kicks ass. Good luck with it!
July 8th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Hey no problem Seth! You were only doing your ‘Chevy Guy’ duty.
December 26th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Robinson. Have you been practicing your shifting?
Last time I rode with you, you were stalling the beast and missing shifts. lol
We’ll have to try again next year.
January 5th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Now Al, that’s not fair! Clearly I was distracted by the poker run!
February 16th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Hey B~Rob, My boyfriend & I just met U 4 the 1st time Saturday when he qualified for the car @ Doan. I was the 1 that told you about our trip to Ausie. Well I just wanted to say it was GREAT to finally meet you, we both listen to your show all the time & love it! I also wanted to brag a little bit more & say before my boyfriend Dave won the trip to Ausie in 2000 from WCMF, I won a trip from the station to Houston, Texas for a New Years Eve concert. To see ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd! It was AWESOME!!! What a millennium!!! What a Radio Station!!! I can’t wait to get you on the track next month when Dave win’s the car! I kissed the steering wheel and the windshield for good luck!
So if there are any qualifiers out there that don’t like germs or cooties then they should just forfeit right now! *lol*
May 28th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Wow! Thank you! I always wanted to write in my site something like that. Can I take part of your post to my blog?