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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 12 10:44 am
by Pete
Great result - it shows that some of the gals have a real aptitude for racing - to get within .2 of your time 4th time out is a real achievment!
Mind you, I bet she has a bit of a weight advantage
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 12 12:18 pm
by Les Szabo
Cannonball wrote:Jon Connolly wrote:Congrats Jim on the music
Congrats Kiwi + Mick on the new pb`s
Congrats Carly on the 11.4.......................... WATTS THAT IS
Nice to see everyone
Great weekend
Yes our carly did great she has only had 4 runs before the 11.4 she ran in the boss pinto bare in mind she has never ever drove an automatic car or an american car, she has no line lock so has to footbrake a burnout so it will hook really proud of her..................
i ran a 11.2 at the end yesterday i Bananarama! love that little car great fun,
Ace....a proud moment indeed, "shirley Muldowney" II here we come Dunc
Mick run a 9 yet?
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 12 12:30 pm
by John
Les Szabo wrote:Cannonball wrote:Jon Connolly wrote:Congrats Jim on the music
Congrats Kiwi + Mick on the new pb`s
Congrats Carly on the 11.4.......................... WATTS THAT IS
Nice to see everyone
Great weekend
Yes our carly did great she has only had 4 runs before the 11.4 she ran in the boss pinto bare in mind she has never ever drove an automatic car or an american car, she has no line lock so has to footbrake a burnout so it will hook really proud of her..................
i ran a 11.2 at the end yesterday i Bananarama! love that little car great fun,
Ace....a proud moment indeed, "shirley Muldowney" II here we come Dunc
Mick run a 9 yet?
10.16 when I left
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 12 1:17 pm
by Les Szabo
JohnS wrote:Les Szabo wrote:
Mick run a 9 yet?
10.16 when I left
Ah ok, if he took that silly alternator off it would help
could also fit that .630 roller cam he told me about....that would deffo do it
guess he likes flogging the same stuff to death to get there
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 12 1:40 pm
by Steve
When I said to Mick 'you will be in the 9s soon' he had a glint in his eye for sure!! The dart looks awesome, especially from the line, a great envoy for the sport Mick! Thanks and nice seein you as always
Cheers Steve
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 12 2:46 pm
by Les Szabo
yes Steve, I reckon that cos he must've fitted his new fuel system?...and it gave him some inspiration...which is good and the way forward.
You can flog the same stuff for ages making small changes and try and creep up those 9's which is a worthwhile way, but there comes a limit to what you can do with what you got once everythings sorted.
2 tenths is a lot to gain at that level without making some bigger changes, ie...camshaft, carb/s, and or gears/tyres, but that will require more rpm.
He's got a nice sorted combination there but I reckon he's gotta throw more at it to get into those 9's.
I wish him the best, its a quick car for a 440.
Les
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 12 3:42 pm
by Blue
No doubt Mick will be along soon Les, but I reckon theres a 10 dead in that car just as it is. If he could have got another run in Sat. it might well have happened as conditions were just right. I must say the place was heaving, I don't think I've ever seen such a big turn out for this event, the world and his mother was there....
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 12 5:02 pm
by Les Szabo
yes not impossible John, missed it running at the Nats, was in the front of the fire up road and his starter broke.......
hope he does it, reckon with that roller and the Dommy there's 9.8's in that car...just gonna be getting a bit up in the rpm stakes for the hemi pick-up mod he's running if he ain't done the oilways...me thinks?
Sounds like it was a great weekend.......I went fishing for Carp
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 12 8:59 pm
by Steve
ingredients for a great day....bit of sun.....bit of chat.....lots of drag racing.....lots of great cars, mix together and add a sprinkling of gentle Mopar rumble and going.......going.......gone!!!
Good work Alex...I walked the legs off him yesterday and on the way home he said, "this car makes me sleepy"....I know its a C body, but cut me some slack kid!!
Cheers Steve
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 12 9:01 pm
by Pete
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 12 9:38 pm
by Steve
Pete... That cuts to the quick mate! Right where it hurts! ..... Must have missed your Mopar at the weekend......
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 12 9:40 pm
by Pete
Not really, I had beer!!! Quite a lot, really.........
As long as you are having fun that's all that matters. Good to see you both there!
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 12 9:47 pm
by Steve
Cheers Pete and you too....we are living the dream Mopar mate!
Cheers Steve
PS I got away with that one....I missed an "I" off that last reply and it changes the whole meaning off it....phew.....note to self, must think twice about pressing 'submit' and blagging an old pro!
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 12 1:19 pm
by Dave81
3" exhaust system that dumps behind the rear axle should sort that problem.........
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 12 3:22 pm
by Mick
Thanks for the praise, the truth is, me and the car are nothing spectacular to look at but the car delivers pretty good for a basic combo and without trying to sound like i'm boasting, i agree with Blue, from the crisp motor tone on sat evening, i'm convinced it would have gone a 10.0 something.
With the extra 200 rpm chip i put in, it ran over 131 three times on the sunday but strangely didn't beat the sat et.
Just like to add, congrats to everyone else who ran well, two not mentioned here, Jon Connelly 10.16 at 130 and Cliff Turner 9.37 at 144.
Had a great time and a good laugh as well.
Mick