first time to the track

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Yesterday I was bored, so I went to a raceway park for the first time. &nbsp;My first run was 60' 2.344, 1/4 16.465 @ 84.19. then I kept running 16.5xx. that makes me sad. &nbsp;i have i/h/muffler and an aluminum crank pulley, and I was hoping to run in the mid 15's. &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':eh:'>
I have cheap tires and two of them are in &nbsp;bad shape. &nbsp;when I drive slowly i can feel one of the tire not rolling smooth on the ground. &nbsp;
By how much will these tires slow me down? &nbsp;and I'm gonna be buying rims and tires 215/50-16(hopefully soon), I need suggestions on what get.
I'll appreciate your help

[MorganS13]

i ran low 16s to 17s my first time at the track in my DOHC with intake and exhaust, don't feel so bad &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

[uiuc240]

I'll give you something to make you feel better:

First (and only) time at the track, I was driving my SOHC with NO mods (except a removed resonator) and crappy tires and a worn clutch....etc. etc. &nbsp;Bear in mind, this was at Bandimere Speedway (elevation nearly 6000 ft). &nbsp;That adds about 1 second.

But the best I could manage was a 17.955...how sad is that. &nbsp;Worst part? &nbsp;I had a 18.1 dial-in, so I broke out and had to go home. &nbsp;Only saving grace was that BOTH of my friends driving CRXs broke. &nbsp;I was the only one with a running car at the end of the day. &nbsp;Hahahah. &nbsp;One pushed too much nitrous, the other grabbed 1st instead of 3rd...oops.

Eric