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I competed in the Nitrous Nationals this weekend at Shady Side dragway in Boiling Springs NC. Even though my C5 is N/A, I won the class and set a new personal best 60' time and ET for myself. 1.096 and 5.15@132mph.
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1.096!!!!

Holy crap!!!

Congrats on the win too...
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Old 04-29-2018, 07:40 PM
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Congrats Danny. Awesome 60’
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Any videos of the pass?? That’s a crazy 60’ !!
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Any video?

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Very nice!
What are your suspension mods?
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Originally Posted by RobGOV-DCZ
Video and timeslip or it never happened
You must be joking. There are a ton of videos online. Here is one of them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ruE...ature=youtu.be

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[QUOTE=DBN;1597114849]You must be joking. There are a ton of videos online. Here is one of them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ruE...ature=youtu.be

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Impressive sir!!

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Originally Posted by 95vettski
Very nice!
What are your suspension mods?
Stock C5 suspension with Menscer coil over shocks and Midwest Chassis aftermarket front cradle, along with Strange drag brakes.
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Originally Posted by Carbonz07
Any videos of the pass?? That’s a crazy 60’ !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ruE...ature=youtu.be
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Congrats Danny.
Awesome job.
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Bad ***!!!!
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Thanks guys.
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Very nice!
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Congrats, great driving job!
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Great job !! love your car
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Thanks a lot guys.

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Just one question, with a 60' like that, do your eyeballs get sucked back into their sockets?
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Originally Posted by 383vett
Just one question, with a 60' like that, do your eyeballs get sucked back into their sockets?
Yes. I also have a sore neck and back but its all worth it. LOL.
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That is impressive! What motor setup? What kind of power?

Congrats!

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