{"id":6069,"date":"2016-08-04T00:58:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T00:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/\/?p=6069"},"modified":"2016-06-29T00:58:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T00:58:45","slug":"my-car-drag-racing-at-new-england-dragway-june-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/08\/04\/my-car-drag-racing-at-new-england-dragway-june-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"My Car: Drag Racing at New England Dragway, June 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:4198,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/27636113691&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251104081412\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/27636113691&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-22 18:37:25&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 19:17:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 19:17:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4199,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/27636113151&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190126211707\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/27636113151\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 08:12:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-22 18:37:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 19:17:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 19:17:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4200,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/27636112351&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251104081415\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/27636112351&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-22 18:37:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 19:17:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 19:17:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:4201,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/27636111121&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251104081417\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/27636111121&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-22 18:37:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 19:17:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 19:17:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>A few of us went back to Epping for more adventures mid-June. My car beat its last numbers despite the temperature being about 20 degrees warmer. I\u2019m certainly improving in times but need to possibly invest in a drag setup:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View 'Drag Racing - Golf R New England Dragway, June 2016' on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/27636113691\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Drag Racing - Golf R New England Dragway, June 2016\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"427\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7503\/27636113691_9cd40e806b_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View 'Drag Racing - Golf R New England Dragway, June 2016' on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/27636113151\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Drag Racing - Golf R New England Dragway, June 2016\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"427\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7574\/27636113151_e92dd4b0d0_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View 'Drag Racing - Golf R New England Dragway, June 2016' on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/27636112351\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Drag Racing - Golf R New England Dragway, June 2016\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"427\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7715\/27636112351_7f8e6c2716_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View 'Drag Racing - Golf R New England Dragway, June 2016' on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/27636111121\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Drag Racing - Golf R New England Dragway, June 2016\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"427\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7130\/27636111121_4cf713d611_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-i-hiz5b6CU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A few of us went back to Epping for more adventures mid-June. 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