The Roadrunner

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Wed Sep 16, 15 7:34 pm

Welcome and what a car!!! Love those old photos....this car obviously has a great history!!

Cheers Steve

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Wed Sep 16, 15 7:44 pm

Roadrunnerdragracing wrote:im not to bothered what the 60ft times are aslong is i can get the car to run the old super gas 9.90 index like it was built to do

It needs the 60 ft to pull the 9,s that gear ratio is perfect my challenger went 9.44 146 mph with 4,56 gears and a shorter tyre than yours i would not swap them out,,

Mick70RR · Post by **Mick70RR** » Wed Sep 16, 15 8:57 pm

I remember this car from the mid/late 80's. Got some pictures of it somewhere, probably taken at Long Marston.

TW71 · Post by **TW71** » Thu Sep 17, 15 2:04 pm

How do you get on with the drums ( all around I assume) and non power?

Roadrunnerdragracing · Post by **Roadrunnerdragracing** » Sun Sep 20, 15 7:55 pm

TW71 wrote:How do you get on with the drums ( all around I assume) and non power?

the drums work find but i only need to use them once a run lol
so never been tryed on the road yet

TW71 · Post by **TW71** » Sun Sep 20, 15 11:21 pm

Yes they seem ok for the first few times, different story on the road

still debating whether to change mine, not on the road much but still think I will have bite the bullet and do it

Roadrunnerdragracing · Post by **Roadrunnerdragracing** » Mon Sep 21, 15 3:34 pm

after this weekend at the national finals we now have some new ET personal bests, the mph pb is still at 130mph but we now have -
60ft - 1.40
1/8th - 6.47
1/4 10.246

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Sep 21, 15 4:18 pm

A good 60 foot time for a big car, well done!

TW71 · Post by **TW71** » Tue Sep 22, 15 12:56 pm

Very impressive, have you the weight of the car?

Roadrunnerdragracing · Post by **Roadrunnerdragracing** » Thu Sep 24, 15 9:29 pm

some photos from hot rod drags and national finals

DaveB · Post by **DaveB** » Thu Sep 24, 15 9:56 pm

Good stuff

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Sep 24, 15 9:56 pm

Excellent pictures!!!

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Thu Sep 24, 15 10:51 pm

flipping heavy weight my arse, ill show you you a proper heavyweight

the 2 b body bodies side by side is mopar heaven for me

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Thu Sep 24, 15 10:53 pm

the photo of us with dons bird in the background is completly

for me

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Thu Sep 24, 15 11:05 pm

andyrob wrote:flipping heavy weight my arse, ill show you you a proper heavyweight

the 2 b body bodies side by side is mopar heaven for me

i reckon about 2,800lb plus driver