**** NA 5.7 goes 11.95 @ 115 ****

**HEMI~C~** · 03-09-2008, 09:24 PM

Well guys, 2008 is here and the East Coast just woke the hell up. Absolutely tremendous conditions today at MIR. Temps in the upper 30's most of the day, baro 30.30 +, low humidity..... DA hovering around -1700 to -1300 all day long.

I fasted for the last 3 days....just bread and water so my petite 300C weighed in at 4050lbs.

First run of the day is typically my best so I got to the track an hour early, let it cool down and came out of the gate ready to go with 20psi in the Mickey T's hoping for the best. However the tires were just not having anything to do with it..... spin city:

2.076 60' resulted in 12.30 @ 115.40 which ended up being my best MPH of the day. That was the run I was looking for.....damn it.

Hot lapping a few times resulted in:

1.74, 12.05 @ 113.04
1.75, 12.04 @ 113.65
1.73, 12.01 @ 114.03

So I decided to give her a break and cool things down for almost an hour. With ECT around 135, I decided to pull the accessory belt for the next run resulting in my quickest of the day around noon time:

1.77, 11.95 @ 115.13

The belt went back on after seeing ECT around 220 in the return lane.....

I changed shifting techniques several times throughout the day and come to realize the car, despite the 5250 power curve indicated on the dyno, still liked to be manually shifted at 6400-6500, holding it in third crossing the line at 6550.

Eliminations began with the DA worsening (if you can call -1300 bad

) but ECT just about right at 140 deg, dial in set to 12.00. It was a classic LX matchup RobAgd Magnum against the silver C. We both must have psyched each other out cause Rob and I both hit the big red light....I was only saved by the fact that he got the head start due to dial in so I had the default win..... time to go balls to the wall. Result:
11.98 @ 114.27

Not only did I nail a new best, Robert (Brilliant Black Hemi), Rob ( RobAGD) and Chris Cpl Daugherty all bested their prev records in one way or another and especially big congrats go to Rob for pushing the Magnum deep into the 12's for the first time.

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**imahemi** · 03-09-2008, 09:25 PM

Congrats again!!!

**PaCharger** · 03-09-2008, 09:38 PM

Sounds like a fantastic day! Darn jealous I couldn't join you today. Glad to see so many personal best get finally be accomplished. Looks like a winter of work has already been made worthwhile!

Nice job men,

DJ

**BrilliantBlackHemi** · 03-09-2008, 09:38 PM

Awesome. Glad I could be there to witness and shake your hand.

**STAGE 3 R/T** · 03-09-2008, 09:41 PM

Congrats man!

**formerice** · 03-09-2008, 10:07 PM

Way to go! Proud day for us 5.7 folks!

**KStryker** · 03-09-2008, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by formerice

Way to go! Proud day for us 5.7 folks!

Oh yeh, couldnt have said it any better...

**Johnparts** · 03-09-2008, 10:26 PM

Congrats HemiC that is great news. I'm sure Miester is right behind you.

**Flanman** · 03-09-2008, 10:33 PM

Nice runs. Congrats.

**FlyByU** · 03-09-2008, 10:36 PM

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

The whole country will be chasing this one for a long time

**JonzMgnm** · 03-09-2008, 10:43 PM

I knew you were going to do it, Cris, but my jaw is still on ther floor after hearing the news! Sweet times, bro! Now get that cam 'straight-up' and we'll see something even better, huh?