Car and Driver - 13.6 @ 106 <br> Road and Track - 13.7 @ 105.6 <br> Shell - goofball from Dallas - 13.712 @ 106.88 <br> <br> First shot out of the hole - WITH traction control on! Well I was geekin' beyond belief let me tell you. So, I'll back up for a sec. No spare tire or floor matts, I'm 205 (easy), over 3/4 of a tank of gas, 17' stock rims running stock 245 rubber @ 32 psi pressure, 3850 miles on the odod, 45*, overcast somewhat, breezy, - with K&N drop ins. So the spare is probably compensated by the fact I had over 3/4 of a tank. My 60' times where pretty average to not so great (2.467) - so I think a 13.6 - 13.5 is possible based on my trap speed that if I could launch the car worth the a damn and get around a 2.2 60'. Oh, my reaction time was lame-o - .937 (I used to .5 somethings all the time in my nissan - it's been a few years). No power braking. Release brake with left foot - put pedal to the floor with the right foot. Damn this is easy! <br> <br> Want some perspective? There was a real nice young guy (in his mid 20s?) with a 3 month old M3 that had a 2.2 sec 60ft time and ran 13.5 at 105. The kid did a nice job of launching that car - I'm sure it was a handful. <br> <br> ESP was flashing on my launch for a good half to 1 sec and bam - I'm gone and pulling like a frieght train. The car just doesn't have any bite out of the whole (damn you E55s with 275s!!!) <br> <br> Second try I left traction control on again thinking I was oh so close to a 13.6 - let the car do the work! Bogged worse out of the hole (different lane this time) - which showed in the 2.588 60' time - but till managed a 13.897 with a VERY fast 107.21 trap speed. I'm telling ya - once it hooks up - this car will boogie! <br> <br> OK - lines are getting really long - it's almost 2 hours between runs - once more into the breach! This time - I'm turning off ESP. I keep practicing 'rolling' the throttle with my right foot with the car off in the staging lanes. 'Rolling the Throttle' - don't hammer it out of the hole - 'roll the throttle.' 'Luc, I am your father - use the force Luc.' <br> <br> Shallow stage - ESP triangle being disengaged blazes on the dash as if to say 'don't be a dumb-ass - turn me on before you break something' - heart pounds like a jack hammer in my chest - I cut a.798 reaction (ick) - and I thought I was quick but the world is in slow motion - 'Roll the Throttle Luc - Let go........' <br> <br> Why is the rear end of the car drifting left? Uh, uh, uh - I'm rolling the throttle - really I am. <br> <br> Well ESP realizes I'm not doing a good job of not roasting the Michelins under all the torque and intervenes to save my stupid ass in front of a crowd of people. Triangle flashes for a few tenths of a sec - I hook and go (finally!). 60' time is what you would expext - 2.668 - I do a 14.410 at 106.81. <br> <br> Well I have to say being the second most expensive car there (there was a 360 modena - I heard it made a slower run than me) - a lot of people were surprised in the staging lanes that I was doing 13.7 at about 107. That's pretty respectable for out of the box! <br> <br> OK - I'll post some pics next. Attached is my time slip (I think in the order I ran them) - hope you can read them!<br> <br>