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Topic: Decent weekend
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 4538
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 10-13-2002 10:39 PM
   
I had a decent weekend. I didnt brake anything, sort of. The car did run real good . I only won a couple of rounds. First of all, saturday the air was pretty good. First time trial pass, the car left good, I had a .525 light, (mediocre). What was cool, it had a 1.333 60' time, and ran 6.251 @ 107.99 mph. Cool! That was the fastest pass the car had ever made.  Next pass, .503 light (much better), 1.336 60', and 6.242 @ 108.4 mph. Really cool! On to elims, first round I had a better light (I had to cross over, had a .522) than my opponent, drove around him, hit the brakes, 6.25 on a 6.23. Next round, I had to cross over again, since the light the first round wasnt real good, I took .005 out of the box, Oops. .497 red light. Oh well. Sunday, the air was better yet. First pass, I found the limits of hp my car will take. found it by stepping over that line. It yanked the front wheels real hard, started to turn hard left with the wheels a foot off the ground, and I lifted not liking the idea of running over the tree. (Truthfully, it did spook me, I didnt like it, and I know KK didnt like watchin it either). So, to take some hit away, we turned the 2 step down from 4400 rpm, to 3800 rpm. Next pass, 1.327 60', 6.18 @ 109.5 mph. HOLY COW!!!!  I never dreamed it would run that fast. On the qrtr mile, I figure that would have gotten me into the 9.80's. But, 3rd round, I had a fast dragster, and went .496 to his .496.  I really need to tie the front subframe and shock towers into the rest of the cage to stiffen the car up.
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
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posted 10-13-2002 10:42 PM
Very COol Rob.  ------------------
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ragtopjr
Gearhead Posts: 2447
From: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 10-13-2002 10:45 PM
thats awesome Rob where were you racing?------------------
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Just Strokin
Gearhead Posts: 754
From: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 10-13-2002 10:47 PM
KVsounds like you had some fun this weekend. Even if the results were dismal. Keep it up and yank the wheels for a picture so we can see ya you riding high.
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 4538
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 10-13-2002 10:56 PM
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Originally posted by ragtopjr:
thats awesome Rob where were you racing?
Eddyville. We are heading back to NC monday morning. I needed to get my racecar and take care of sone legal matters in Iowa.
I still cant believe it. 6.18 Everytime I think of how fast it ran, I get this big ole grin.
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 11429
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 10-14-2002 01:53 AM
Rob WOW [email protected] is dam fast.
Sounds like you had fun and found alittle more in the car.And thats always cool.SCOOP ------------------
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 1677
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-14-2002 02:12 AM
WAy to go on the new LOW ET. High 5 Kid wish I coulda seen it.
CyaJerry
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Dad Vishus
Gearhead Posts: 540
From: Moscow, Iowa, USA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 10-14-2002 09:32 AM
Yeah, a bit of one upsmanship goin on.With the great air Sun. morning, the Falcon went 6.19 at 110 MPH the first pass. The best the car had ever done with the previous owner was 6.30. It had to do that on my very first full power pass! Scared the bejesus out of me!  The second pass was 6.22 at 111 MPH. I got through the day without breakin anything or having a coronary. I'm happy. Now for that truck load of parts I got with the car.
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Big D
Gearhead Posts: 3680
From: WELLS, NEVADA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 10-14-2002 10:27 AM
Sounds like a KICK..Don
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rockafellz
Gearhead Posts: 1291
From: San Lorenzo, CA, USA
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 10-14-2002 10:27 AM
DV and KV,6.19 falcon to the 6.18 mustang????? WOW!!! Looks like you guys have an evenly matched pair there!! You guys fukin ROCK!!!! And Rob, you keep cutting those low .5** lights!! That's awesome bro!! Erik ------------------
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rockafellz
Gearhead Posts: 1291
From: San Lorenzo, CA, USA
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 10-14-2002 10:29 AM
DV,I thought you were going to take it slow with the new falcon?  Temptation is hard to resist ain't it? Good run DV. Erik ------------------
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 4538
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 10-14-2002 10:40 AM
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Originally posted by rockafellz:
Good run DV.
And what he aint tellin you, is he won first round sunday in Top ET. 
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rockafellz
Gearhead Posts: 1291
From: San Lorenzo, CA, USA
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 10-14-2002 10:43 AM
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Originally posted by kid vishus:
And what he aint tellin you, is he won first round sunday in Top ET.
Man DV, that's really cool. I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying your car and winning too!! Erik ------------------
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 11429
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 10-14-2002 03:10 PM
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Originally posted by kid vishus:
And what he aint tellin you, is he won first round sunday in Top ET.
Way cool DV,1st run was a 6.18 at 110.
Thats would scare the **** out me.Then I'd want more and more.
Thats so that you and your dad are out there running together.Now that makes me even more jealous.Those are some bad *** Fords you guys have. SCOOP
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Dad Vishus
Gearhead Posts: 540
From: Moscow, Iowa, USA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 10-14-2002 03:36 PM
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Originally posted by kid vishus:
And what he aint tellin you, is he won first round sunday in Top ET.
And what HE ain't tellin you is the guy I was running red lit. I didn't have a light better than .750 in 4 runs, but I didn't even know how to change the box yet and was not at all consistent. I was just trying to get down the track and get a feel for things. 6.19 was quite a rush. A 1.35 60 foot was a large kick in the pants, too. I couldn't believe it when that came up on the scoreboard. I was shakin so bad when I got back to the trailer I couldn't read the timeslip. The car was great. It launches flat and hooks even without much of a burnout. My first pass included almost no burnout. Got messed up on the shift. Anyway, I can't wait for next season.
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 4538
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 10-15-2002 05:08 PM
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Originally posted by Dad Vishus:
And what HE ain't tellin you is the guy I was running red lit.
And so did the guy I ran in the first round. A win is a win regardless of how it happens.
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 6522
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 10-15-2002 05:11 PM
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Originally posted by kid vishus:
And so did the guy I ran in the first round. A win is a win regardless of how it happens.
Absolutely right!! He probably redlit because you intimidated him and he thought he'd need a .50 light to win.
Good job guys! SteveW
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bfxcomet
Gearhead Posts: 574
From: Port Alberni, B.C. , Canada
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 10-15-2002 05:54 PM
Congrats on a weekend with fast time slips.
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68F100
Gearhead Posts: 2062
From: Fort Madison, Iowa USA - United We Stand
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 10-17-2002 09:45 PM
Congrats on the new fastest times KV & DV. Wish I could have been there, but something came up.
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