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Dad Vishus
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From: Moscow, Iowa, USA
Registered: Dec 2001

posted 08-03-2003 10:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dad Vishus   Click Here to Email Dad Vishus     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I decided that if I'm going to run at the 50th anniversary World Series in 3 weeks I really ought to do some 1/4 mile running so I went to Cordova this week-end.

Friday night the first pass was 10.18 at 132 MPH. Quite a rush! The end of the track seems awfully close at that speed. the second passs was 10.21 at about the same MPH.

Sat. afternoon the first pass was 10.16 then a 10.14 at 133.

A batch of rain passed north of the track and sprinkled a little on us. The temp went down 8 degrees and the humidity went up 8%. I knew I would lose a little so I dialed 10.16. The timeslip showed 10.159. RATS!

All in all, it was not a bad trip. 133 MPH compared to the 107 I've been getting on 1/8 mile seems like alot. I did find that the 377 Cleveland likes RPM. I have the shift set at 6800 and was crossing the stripe at around 7200. The motor is really pulling hard at the higher RPMs. On 1/8 mile I see alot less revs at the stripe so I hadn't experienced the long high gear pull.

I managed to keep it between the guardrails even with the notoriously narrow grove at Cordova and wiggle all the way through first gear. That track demands attention.

The world Series this year is the 50th one that has been run. Garlits and Shirley are running along with 4 nitro funny cars and Animal Jim running Arnie the Farmer Beswick. A bunch of other stuff, too. Should be a most entertaining week-end.

To be quite honest about it, I want to be able to say I ran on the same track the same week-end that Garlits ran. I followed him religiously when I was young (I think I can remember) and have been a big fan since. Just one of those things I feel compelled to do.

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63 Falcon 377 Cleveland stroker Flying Toilet alchohol injection. 6.19 @ 110 MPH 1/8 mile
2002 Ranger FX4 daily driver
2000 F350 PSD Crew cab dually - Like commuting in a B52!!
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Fordwiser
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From: Metamora, Illinois
Registered: Dec 2000

posted 08-03-2003 10:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fordwiser   Click Here to Email Fordwiser     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Cool! :-)
Roger

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jim1320
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From: white plains, maryland, usa
Registered: Apr 2003

posted 08-04-2003 10:27 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for jim1320   Click Here to Email jim1320     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Go for it nice to see cleveland good keep up god work jim1320

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1970 Mach 1 393 stroker cleveland best 10.99 @121.50 3550 lb car with exhaust

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Fastymz
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Registered: Apr 2001

posted 08-04-2003 01:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fastymz   Click Here to Email Fastymz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great times and 133mph thats really moving.

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popeye
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posted 08-04-2003 04:54 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for popeye   Click Here to Email popeye     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

popeye

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Dusty Kiser
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From: Bethel,Oh USA
Registered: Mar 2002

posted 08-04-2003 05:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dusty Kiser   Click Here to Email Dusty Kiser     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Sounds like great fun. From my experience those clevelands really feel good in high gear. I suspect if you bump that shift rpm up another 700r's you'll get in the nines. Kinda makes that 1/8 mile stuff sorta boring huh?

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