First trip to drag strip
Was at a high school drag race challenge this weekend and decided to make a few passes in my 2025 N-Line.
Best speed was 104mph, best time was 14.5 in the quarter mile.
Car had more to give. Wheel hop was TERRIBLE. I lined up in launch mode. Hit the gas at the third yellow light and felt/heard things just bang. Three or four real hard knocks before I let off the throttle about half way so it could grab. My reaction time after that was quite terrible, average of .7. I was spending a lot of time stressing about how much I was hitting the gas to avoid those hateful noises and not hurt the car. I drove one of our other cars and managed .233. Lowering tire pressure helped a bit, but not enough.
Going to look at a set of slicks for next year. Also very interested in a tune. Is there something that would get rid of that hop?