New Personal Best

[John Nero]

we ran the car tonight - did not get what i wanted but did ok - 11.278 - i ran on slicks and i should have bought new one's - i have alot of runs on them - hoosers drag slicks - i blew the tires off the line every time - three runs - my 60 foot mark got worse each run - last run 60"-1.80 (11.64)we will run again as soon as i buy new tires - the car ran great and its a good day of racing when you take it home without breaking anything - i posted new time in timeslips -http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_2691.JPG (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/17545)

[MarauderTJA]

It is all good John. Congrats on another personal best. Won't be long before you join the 10 second club and blow by two or more notches and Zack:D.

I am tied up most of April, we'll hook up in May together and break two personal bests:banana2:.

[Taemian]

Congrats, that's an awesome time!:banana2::burnout:

Did you like your Hoosiers when they were new? 2Dmax has Al's silver Lyschom'd car and is looking for advice on what full slicks to buy.

[MarauderTJA]

Congrats, that's an awesome time!:banana2::burnout:

Did you like your Hoosiers when they were new? 2Dmax has Al's silver Lyschom'd car and is looking for advice on what full slicks to buy.

I love my Hoosiers. John's were toast. When he gets a new set he will be in the tens the next time at the track.

[Cobra25]

I was their with a few others , he just spun them every time off the line. No traction at all at the line . The car hauled A$$ once they hooked . If he had a New set of Hoosier's no dought in my mind he would of been in the 10's.

[John Nero]

Congrats, that's an awesome time!:banana2::burnout:

Did you like your Hoosiers when they were new? 2Dmax has Al's silver Lyschom'd car and is looking for advice on what full slicks to buy.

there is nothing like fresh tires - even with bad tires i never felt my car run as good as it did tonight

[LANDY]

congrats on your new personal best John. im glad all went good for both of us.
i know your 10 second timeslip is coming soon.
LANDY

[FordNut]

Congrats on the great runs.

[bob6364]

we ran the car tonight - did not get what i wanted but did ok - 11.278 - i ran on slicks and i sould have bought new one's - i have alot of runs on them - hoosers drag slicks - i blew the tires off the line every time - three runs - my 60 foot mark got worse each run - last run 60"-1.80 (11.64)we will run again as soon as i buy new tires - the car ran great and its a good day of racing when you take it home without breaking anything - i posted new time in timeslips - and will post copy of timeslip later

John if you are going racing shortly and still want to use those tires try this for me it will only cost you under 5 bucks to try and tell me what you think ;)
The day before you race you go and buy a gallon of the cheapest bleach you can find and cheap sponge.Wash the tread area with the sponge soaked with bleach liberally.Soak the tires all the way around.
Do it several times.
Let drip dry

[MMMAN]

Nice run John, I know it's not what you wanted, but a new set of tires will do wonders. Sorry I coudn't make it.:beer:

[merc]

Great run and glad to see you are posting again. Send me a P.M. when you identify a vendor for the tires because I need a set also. :banana2:

[Pops]

Way to go John! Now we are within a hair of each other. Looks like its time for the slicks and good tune on my car to stay ahead of you.

[NTHE10s]

Congrats! John Car is moiving out!

[Zack]

Buy some MT 305/45/18 DR's. They are better than slicks in so many ways.

[MarauderTJA]

Buy some MT 305/45/18 DR's. They are better than slicks in so many ways.

The new Nitto Drag Radial (NT55R) have been rated as the best tire out there now for the track in the drag radial class. DOT rated but not really meant for the street as they are so sticky they wear fast. Some guys at the NMRA Spring Break Shoot in Bradenton a couple weeks told me that they lowered their 60' by 2 tenths from the MT's. Haven't tried them yet myself, but when my 555DR's wear out a set are going on my Marauder. I checked them out at the Nitto Trailer and they are real sticky. Your can write you rname in them with your fingernail.

[merc]

The new Nitto Drag Radial (NT55R) have been rated as the best tire out there now for the track in the drag radial class. DOT rated but not really meant for the street as they are so sticky they wear fast. Some guys at the NMRA Spring Break Shoot in Bradenton a couple weeks told me that they lowered their 60' by 2 tenths from the MT's. Haven't tried them yet myself, but when my 555DR's wear out a set are going on my Marauder. I checked them out at the Nitto Trailer and they are real sticky. Your can write you rname in them with your fingernail.

The talk around town is the new NT05R, not the NT555.

http://www.motorator.com/uploads/blog_images/0000/1088/Nittor_NT05R_1.jpg

[MarauderTJA]

The talk around town is the new NT05R, not the NT555.

http://www.motorator.com/uploads/blog_images/0000/1088/Nittor_NT05R_1.jpg

Your right Mark, got my ID number wrong. Wicked tires.

[Pops]

You guys ever find a chart for the size of these new tires. I have not found it on the Nitto site but that does not mean a lot!;)

[LANDY]

You guys ever find a chart for the size of these new tires. I have not found it on the Nitto site but that does not mean a lot!;)
im in the same page. i would like to know too.

[MarauderTJA]

Nitto told me that are coming out with them for the Lightning shortly:confused:, which are the same size we use 305 X 45 X 18. Most out now are for Mustangs, lower in overall tire height.

[Pops]

I am looking for some tall 15 inch or 17 inch ones 10.5 wide and 29 to 30 tall.

[merc]

Nitto told me that are coming out with them for the Lightning shortly:confused:, which are the same size we use 305 X 45 X 18. Most out now are for Mustangs, lower in overall tire height.

Discount tire has them for 235 each. They have been out for months now.

http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php?/topic/54794-mt-et-drag-radials-vs-nitto-nto5/

[MarauderTJA]

Discount tire has them for 235 each. They have been out for months now.

http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php?/topic/54794-mt-et-drag-radials-vs-nitto-nto5/

Haven't had the need for another set of tires yet. But thanks for the info. At Bradenton, I think I was more focused at looking at the Nitto Girls than listening to them:lol:.

[MarauderTJA]

Our size is listed as well as 17" Pops.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/tires/nitto/product/byName.do?tmn=NT05R+Drag+Radia l&typ=Passenger%2FPerformance

[merc]

Haven't had the need for another set of tires yet. But thanks for the info. At Bradenton, I think I was more focused at looking at the Nitto Girls than listening to them:lol:.

Burn rubber on me...
http://image.hondatuningmagazine.com/f/9067493/0610_ht_18_z+Nitto_Girls+front _view.jpg

[Blackmobile]

There is something about the girls on the west coast, at Bradenton!

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/3/DSCN0021.small.jpg (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/1988)

[MarauderTJA]

Ok ok. Now you guys made me forget what I was suppose to do:dunno:

Yeah I could think of another type of rubber that I could burn with them, if my motor didn't give out. Probably would break a crank. And you guys probably would too as both of you are not spring:chicken:'s either.

[GAMike]

Wow John:banana2: Congrats...... Seems like you got "The Need For Speed":burnout: Keep up the great work:beer: