All kidding aside, that is pretty crazy.
C-l-o-s-e !!!!!
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C-l-o-s-e !!!!!
http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...r=100#indextop
... go double-oh 7 on the tree, get left-on, then win by .004...
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once I got back to my shop, I calculated the 'Distance-of-Victory', and it was incredibily small, something-like .09" (I forget), the width of a dime & a nickle
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As Paul Harvey used to say..."now for the rest of the story"...
On the very next round wouldn't you know I gave back the stripe by .007...couldn't stand the prosperity I guess...lol...
On the very next round wouldn't you know I gave back the stripe by .007...couldn't stand the prosperity I guess...lol...
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In the early 80's i raced in trophy stock had a skylark w/a buick 455 theres 4 cars left...a girl in a toyota... Said to my self this shouldn't be too hard ..she leaves and looks like she got a pretty decent light so i lean on the tree and i leave so early i was surprised it stayed green now my car is like a clock but i can't catch her i caught her at the stripe get my ticket and lost???? I had a.502 light (they caculated lights diff. Back then.502=.002) and ran dead on 14.65 on a 14.65 she had a .501 and ran dead on... While on line to get trophy a super pro guy looked over my shoulder and couldn't believe my time slip they passed it around everybody had to see it