9.92@145.5

**mike radowski** · 11-13-2007, 11:50 AM

It was a good day at MIR! I finally nailed my 9 sec pass!!! Big thanks to Sean Ivey again for making great power and keeping the motor together. I was hot lapping the car several passes in a row while I was trying to get the launch dialed in and the car trapped 144-146 all day long with horrible short times. The car either bogged badly due to a super sticky track or spun badly due to the street tire cars dragging water up the track.

I figured out my problem and got back to it's 1.5X 60' and let it rip. The end result was 9.92@145.52 mph. I was on the limiter before the traps on the 9 sec pass because I forgot to raise the limit on the MSD box in addition to the AEM. I swung back around after a few more changes but unfortunately I broke a diff output flange on the launch.

video- http://media.putfile.com/Radowski-9-Second-Pass
timeslip below:

**MRMARSH** · 11-13-2007, 11:52 AM

so sick dude, all the hard work paid off...congrats!

**jon volk** · 11-13-2007, 11:52 AM

Just crazy. Congrats. Keep 'em comin.

**LexdiamonNYC** · 11-13-2007, 11:52 AM

Congrats Mike!!!! very well deserved!!!!

**Bromaguire** · 11-13-2007, 11:52 AM

Well done!

**E36 328is** · 11-13-2007, 11:53 AM

Nice work! That is an amazing accomoplishment!

**luv4myE36** · 11-13-2007, 11:54 AM

GARDEN STATE REPRESENT!!!!!!
HELL YEA MIKE YOU THE MAN!!!

many congrats!

ot. can you pm me your new shop address? i wanna swing by sometime

**///BMW** · 11-13-2007, 11:57 AM

ridiculous! congrats

**B Marques** · 11-13-2007, 11:57 AM

great job mike, nice to see the first 9 sec bmw from jersey. now finish tightin stuff up, finish building the cage n go to englishtown so i can see that in person. CRANK THAT SHIT UP lol mid 9's maybe. goodluck

**E30 2 ENVY** · 11-13-2007, 11:58 AM

Very very nice ...... I am very impressed. Will be coming to you for my top mount E30 M50 turbo kit next summer !!!

Congrats again.... Man that looked like quite a ride... must have been fun and so very rewarding.

Michael R

**jszy25** · 11-13-2007, 12:00 PM

**mike radowski** · 11-13-2007, 12:03 PM

E-town this Wednesday night.

**bluefire** · 11-13-2007, 12:04 PM

Congrats! That is awesome, now you have to update your sig

**Iveytune** · 11-13-2007, 12:06 PM

Mike,

It was great working on the project with you. You are one dedicated guy and the hard work paid off, pushing the keys was the easy part, you had obstacles and you got over them.
I think if you really run at 100% power you will go deeper into the 9s, it does look so smooth going down the track, effortless almost.

It is very odd to me that with the amount of HP you make you are going this fast yet there are other cars with much higher hp that have not run close, these cars seem to have very good drivetrains that can handle 9 sec passes :-)

Big Congrats MR FIRST E36 IN THE 9s!!!

Sean

**Sebaflex** · 11-13-2007, 12:09 PM

way to go man... that is truely awesome.

**a32guy** · 11-13-2007, 12:11 PM

Breaking diff flanges! Haha, I bet the BMW engineers never saw that one coming!

Congrats buddy. Nicely done.

**dcvee** · 11-13-2007, 12:12 PM

Congratz Mike...awesome achievement

Don

**blackbenzz** · 11-13-2007, 12:12 PM

Congrats Mike!

**turbosporttsi** · 11-13-2007, 12:17 PM

simply incredible. Congratulations Mike!

**camshaft** · 11-13-2007, 12:21 PM

Awesome launch too!

**5mall5nail5** · 11-13-2007, 12:22 PM

Hot lapping is hardcore - congratulations

**highboostingm3** · 11-13-2007, 12:26 PM

Congratulations Mike! I knew that it was only a matter of time for you. You have that 60ft nailed when the track is right!

**mike radowski** · 11-13-2007, 12:26 PM

It was Ulysses' coolant bleeder screw and a quart of Mobil 1 from Donovan that pushed the car into the 9's!

Congrats on the new times and Donovan's axle destruction! They are both getting a little too close for my liking. Time to push the silver bullet a little harder.