Come Drag Race your Magna! (or other motorycle), March 21, 2014

[MagnaMan]

For $20 you can run your Magna on the drag strip for as many runs as they can work you in.

A friend of mine and I have been wanting to take vehicles to an open drag racing night where you can "run what you brung".

Who:
Any MOOT members, friends, and family.

What

• Your Magna
• Some "lesser" motorcycle, if you prefer  
• Your cage

When
Friday night, March 21th

Why
This is a 1/8 Mile drag strip

We decided to try the 1/8 mile because:

• It was our first time to go.
• We figure we can use the practice taking off.
• The "gear" requirements are less stringent (see below).
• We can run the 1/4 mile at the upcoming "Meet the Legends" Classic Drag Racing event on their open night. http://www.magnaownersoftexas.com/forums/index.php/topic,5810.0.html

How much?

• $20 to pass the tech inspection and let you run.
• I'm told how much you get to run depends upon the number of people there that evening.

What gear do you need?

• Helmet (no specific types mentioned but you probably want a full face)
• Jacket (textiles are OK, leather not required)
• Gloves (textiles are OK, leather not required)
• Shoes that go over the ankles. (do not have to be motorcycle specific)

What does my bike need?

• No oil, coolant, or fluid leaks of any kind
• Be in good working order

Where
Houston Motorsports Park
http://www.houstonmotorsportspark.com/dwhocan.htm

11620 North Lake Houston Parkway
Houston, Texas 77044
http://www.houstonmotorsportspark.com/ddirect.htm
(281) 458-1972

[TLRam1]

So, are you going to run yours and post up times?

[MagnaMan]

So, are you going to run yours and post up times?

Only if other MOOTsters shows up.

just kidding

I may be slow as heck but I'll post 'em. I have no idea what to expect.

[MagnaMan]

Had a scheduling conflict. We had to change the date to Friday the 21st.

[MagnaMan]

I hope to see some Magnas out there tonight. Unfortunately mine is "on the bench" at the moment. It wasn't running right and when I checked the carbs they were pretty messed up and I didn't have time to correct the problem. So to make it easy on myself I just loaded up the Ninja 250. Look for me in yellow and black leathers and an old school blue Ninja 250.

[MagnaMan]

Well a good time was had by all that showed up. There were a fair bit of motorcycles and plenty of cars.

Can't wait to take the Magna to the 1/4 mile strip.

[TLRam1]

Did you run, how did you do?

[MagnaMan]

I ran my Ninja 250 which was the slowest thing out there... Well maybe not slower than some of the cars. LOL. But it was definitely the smallest bike by far.  I just accepted that I wasn't going to be beating anyone and focused on launching, the lights, etc. I did three runs and shaved about 3 tenths off on each run. I ended up running right at 10.0 flat when the bike should be able to run in the 9s.

The main thing was that I got familiar with whole process and even though they never consistently gave me the right light tree I still managed to do OK. I feel confident enough that I'll just take the Magna to a 1/4 mile track next time and skip the 1/8. But this was a good experience.

[TLRam1]

Unless you do this on a regular basis for many years you cannot be expected to have great runs, at least on a consistent basis, maybe lucky ones. Sounds like you had good runs though.

[MagnaMan]

I actually took the Magna to a 1/4 mile track about two weeks ago. I got in 9 runs and pulled 12.9s near the end of the night.

Not too bad considering I'm running my backup carbs which are jetted a little rich since I'm not running aftermarket exhaust.

We definitely need to get some Mootsters out for this event.

[TLRam1]

Running 12.9 is great considering you don't do this all the time.