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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 11:19 AM
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Ok, I'm embarrassed to say this... but I think it could be fun? What is your worst time and best time for comparison.

Last Friday I ran a 14.098 @ 107.44 MPH! 2.462 60 foot! :p To top it off I have an auto and was in second instead of third, which I corrected after hitting rev limiter!

Best time from Friday was 12.745@109.58 with a 2.090 second 60 foot.
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I think it was 22.0 or something close. Computer default for brackets. Fried the clutch on the 1-2 shift and just drifted from there. Funny part is that I got the win as my opponent never let up and broke out.

Limped the car into the next round (finals) and got a red light win. Again rolled the car down for another 22 second ET.

Somedays your graced with and abundance of good luck.

Today the car runs 12.0 to 11.40 depending or the air.
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Worst ET while actually trying or simply worst one period?
I've had a few 25-35 second passes in my day while bailing out after some bad wheel spin or just taking a casual bye run or something.
My quickest was a series of 10.9s at over 125mph.
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Originally Posted by LS1LT1
Worst ET while actually trying or simply worst one period?
I've had a few 25-35 second passes in my day while bailing out after some bad wheel spin or just taking a casual bye run or something.
My quickest was a series of 10.9s at over 125mph.
Marc is my 8.03 @ 172 MPH allowed when I ran a D/A Camaro back in the early 1990's... it only had a 290 ci small block built by Bob Ingles,,
I know you'll find some way of disqualifying me...
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Marc is my 8.03 @ 172 MPH allowed when I ran a D/A Camaro back in the early 1990's... it only had a 290 ci small block built by Bob Ingles
Damn, have you really been that fast?

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Originally Posted by LS1LT1
Damn, have you really been that fast?

Yup but that was in a D/A tube chassis built by Don Ness, engine by Bob Ingles...I was partners with Bill Casey...try looking up "Super Pumpkin" on Yahoo.. I don't know if anything will show up...
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I qualified this year with a 23 second ET. Broke an axel on launch and coasted down the side of the track the whole way. Car has been 150+ in the quarter too. That one qualifier killed my whole season's "avg qualifying time" but oh well
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Originally Posted by jpee
Yup but that was in a D/A tube chassis built by Don Ness, engine by Bob Ingles...I was partners with Bill Casey...try looking up "Super Pumpkin" on Yahoo.. I don't know if anything will show up...


http://www.doverdragstrip.com/phpBB3...php?f=6&t=3062

Apparently that Camaro was from a series of 'Super Pumpkins' over the year:
http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/tri...kin-1861/page3

http://www.draglist.com/phpBB3/viewt...hp?f=10&t=5239
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