Is it possible for a stockish 997 Turbo to run a 1.09 60' time?
I certainly am no expert on drag racing, but I know enough to know that a 1.09 60' time is virtually unheard of for a stock appearing car. I was at the local strip tonight to make a couple passes in my Z06 and happened to be right behind a new 997 turbo, tiptronic, that appeared stock other than an aftermarket exhaust (obviously it could have been chipped or modified in unseen ways but it had what appeared to be factory wheels/tires, etc.). The car was owned by an older guy (as in 70 if I were guessing), and I talked to him and the guy with him both while we were waiting and after we got back from the first pass. His slip showed an 11.1 ET with a 1.09 60'. He didn't get a trap speed because there were supposedly some glitches in the computer tonight, and I noticed a few other gibberish looking things in places on his and another person's timeslip. But when I said that 60' time seemed unbelievable, the guy with him swore that was similar to what the car had been doing at some other tracks (they were from out of state and supposedly had been running in some sort of competition somewhere else).
So my question is, is a 60' time that low even possible on a stockish or mostly stockish looking 997 turbo? I know the tip is supposed to be a little quicker than the manual, and I know the AWD helps and have seen the car listed with 0-60 times as low as 3.3, but that still seems nuts to me.
Timing errors happen all the time. There are 8.90 and 9.0 cars that don't 60ft that quick on slicks. The only time a streetcar is going to do a 1.09 short time is if it's rear-ended by a dumptruck going 60mph.
Well that's pretty much what I thought, but as I said, I rarely get to the strip and don't claim to be an expert, so I held my tongue. But as they say, if it seems too good to be true, it usually is.
Timing errors happen all the time. There are 8.90 and 9.0 cars that don't 60ft that quick on slicks. The only time a streetcar is going to do a 1.09 short time is if it's rear-ended by a dumptruck going 60mph.
There are 7 second cars that don't 60ft like that either. Hell some 6 second rides probably don't as well.
ProMod cars typically 60' in the .998-1.03 range. Those cars run 4.20's at our track at 180. More than likely, something drug the lights. We've seen this happen on promod cars from blankets. The only way to check it is to bring the car up, and push it through the lights and see if your stage beam lights go out. This happened in our bigdog series 2 weeks ago. A guy cut a .94 60'.
Regardless, that car isn't cutting anywhere near that type of 60'
ProMod cars typically 60' in the .998-1.03 range. Those cars run 4.20's at our track at 180. More than likely, something drug the lights. We've seen this happen on promod cars from blankets. The only way to check it is to bring the car up, and push it through the lights and see if your stage beam lights go out. This happened in our bigdog series 2 weeks ago. A guy cut a .94 60'.
Regardless, that car isn't cutting anywhere near that type of 60'
Thats what a guard beam is for If the car trips the guard beam, or whatever is dragging and the car or part is still in the beams it should automatic RED. Alot of tracks dont have a guard beam though, and only have 2 beams, thus allowing parts of the car or devices to drag the beams and assist in 60 ft times which = huge e.t. advantages!!!!! Basically you are getting a car length run and go head start at the 60 ft. marker which can be anywhere from 1 tenth to a half a second. I'd say the 997 should be in the 1.7-1.8 range of 60 ft. With that jacked up 60ft., i'd say the car is more like a high 11's car with that much help
We had a wind storm one night at our local track and needless to say it was the night to run and get a good pass. 17sec civics were running 12sec 1/4's, etc, etc. All the ricers got super excited until they started realizing that the cars were not even at the finish line yet. It was just leaves, debris, or anything that happened to blow by the sensors.
If the car trips the guard beam, or whatever is dragging and the car or part is still in the beams it should automatic RED. Alot of tracks dont have a guard beam though, and only have 2 beams, thus allowing parts of the car or devices to drag the beams and assist in 60 ft times which = huge e.t. advantages!!!!! Basically you are getting a car length run and go head start at the 60 ft. marker which can be anywhere from 1 tenth to a half a second. I'd say the 997 should be in the 1.7-1.8 range of 60 ft. With that jacked up 60ft., i'd say the car is more like a high 11's car with that much help 
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