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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 10:00 AM
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atco last night new best 12.181 et 115.42 mph
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 10:31 AM
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thanks Tony my first runs were very similar to yours miles improves greatly
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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Dennis, what is your car and setup and technique?
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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Dennis, what is your car and setup and technique?

headers highflow cats corsa vararam 160 stat. heat tires pull up idle floor it
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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That's AWESOME Dennis, Congrats!!!
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automatic car? 05 or 06?
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That's AWESOME Dennis, Congrats!!!

thanks Nick
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Originally Posted by NotRiceAnymore
automatic car? 05 or 06?
Josh its an 05 coupe auto
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 06:03 PM
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atco last night new best 12.181 et 115.42 mph
Great time Dennis!

Joe.
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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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NICE!!!

Getting closer and closer to the 11s

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Great time Dennis!

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I thought i was in. Howard got there at 5:00pm 54 degrees 35% humidity someone blew rear someone blew trans something else track official said the night before so they scraped launch pad watch out it will be slippery. so they didn't start till 6:00pm you could feel the humidity come in now 91% 53 degrees. i was the second car out.so all the excuses are in place next mod diet
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You'll get there.

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Very nice, I told ya the headers/tune would definitely help ...you're just another cool night away from 11.9s now.
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Very nice, I told ya the headers/tune would definitely help ...you're just another cool night away from 11.9s now.
Marc do you think the humidity hurt me
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Marc i was in your town thursday on mountain ave
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so there is hope for 11's without a cam...nice times man....looking forward to getting my 05 auto running similar times

bfg drag radials or anything? just stock tires?
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Marc do you think the humidity hurt me
Oh yeah...the air was better than earlier in the week but certainly not ideal. Might be too late to catch GREAT air now but come November/December your car is going 11s as it sits.
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Marc i was in your town thursday on mountain ave
Yeah? I'm not too far off Mountain.
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