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Hans olsson
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posted 06-15-2005 01:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hans olsson   Click Here to Email Hans olsson     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This is the short version of our weekend,
qualifying on friday ended with a new personal best of 7.21
(-0.550 seconds below the 7.76 1/8 mile index).Speed was 93.7 mph.
Density altitude 500-600 feet,temp around 60 deg f.
Saturday showed no improvement (worse air).
Sunday the eliminations were cancelled due to bad weather(rain).

Below is a picture from a qualifying run.
This year with the correct Mach 1 grille.


Hans

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  • VIN 1F05M139343
  • 71 Mach 1 Ram-Air
  • 351C 4V 285 HP
  • F-G/Stock Aut
  • Stockers are way cool!

[This message has been edited by Hans olsson (edited 06-17-2005).]

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Fastymz
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posted 06-15-2005 01:52 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fastymz   Click Here to Email Fastymz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Very so that grill really paid off, with a new best and all.
Your car looks just mean

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68DARKHORSE
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posted 06-15-2005 01:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 68DARKHORSE   Click Here to Email 68DARKHORSE     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great picture.

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Buster
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posted 06-15-2005 06:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Buster   Click Here to Email Buster     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 68DARKHORSE:
Great picture.


VERY COOL!

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MidLifCrisis
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posted 06-15-2005 07:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MidLifCrisis   Click Here to Email MidLifCrisis     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hans, terrific shot of the tires in the air! Congrtas on the personal best time. Charlie

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MidLifCrisis
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posted 06-15-2005 07:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MidLifCrisis   Click Here to Email MidLifCrisis     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hans, terrific shot of the tires in the air! Congrats on the personal best time. Charlie

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Ryan Wilke
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posted 06-16-2005 08:11 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ryan Wilke   Click Here to Email Ryan Wilke     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
GOOD JOB, HANS!!

Did you make any other changes to the car since last year besides the grille?

How many other 351-Cleveland powered racers racing at your track?

Ryan

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Hans olsson
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posted 06-16-2005 02:54 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hans olsson   Click Here to Email Hans olsson     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Changes,let me think....
From the rear, new lightweight Hoosier radials(Standard Hoosier radials last year).
200 more rpms in the converter when the car begins to move.
Now 5100 last year 4900.
Jim made the changes for free.
Thank you JPT .
New Accel spark plug wires and Autolite racing spark plugs.
Thank you Alex .
We put on a new smaller radiator and a new lite weight powermaster starter,
and added some lead in the rear.
The driver also lost some pounds(15 i believe).
All this along with some tuning advice from Alex made the difference so far.
1/8 mile time down to 7.21 from last years 7.32.

There is one more 351C powered car,
a 1972 Mach1 High Output stick shifted car running in D/S.
His best run so far in the quarter mile is a 11.09(-0.710).

Hans

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  • VIN 1F05M139343
  • 71 Mach 1 Ram-Air
  • 351C 4V 285 HP
  • F-G/Stock Aut
  • Stockers are way cool!

[This message has been edited by Hans olsson (edited 06-17-2005).]

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Marty Buth
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posted 06-16-2005 04:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Marty Buth   Click Here to Email Marty Buth     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hans,

Great run!! I bet you enjoyed being out racing for the first time this year. Keep up the good work!

Marty

"Half a V8" I & J/FIA

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Ryan Wilke
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posted 06-17-2005 08:54 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ryan Wilke   Click Here to Email Ryan Wilke     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
VERY indeed!!

WISHING YOU CONTINUED GOOD LUCK!

Ryan

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Big D
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posted 06-17-2005 08:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Big D   Click Here to Email Big D     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Good Job Hans.. Looks like FUN.. But,, you look pretty serious..

Great Pic..

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Don
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331 STROKER, T-5

Metallic Royal Blue & Silver
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First Time out..
13.384 sec @ 103.388 mph

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Moneymaker
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posted 06-17-2005 09:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Moneymaker   Click Here to Email Moneymaker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hans, you da man!

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Alex Denysenko
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Rory McNeil
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posted 06-17-2005 10:57 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Rory McNeil   Click Here to Email Rory McNeil     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Looking good Hans! The rain is not Scandinavian exclusive, I`m heading down to Seattle Washington for a NHRA Div. 6 points meet later today, the weather forecast is hardly encouraging. Our first Div.6 race at Mission is set to be fininshed in August, since it rained out after first round of elims. A few of our regular bracket races have also been marred with the wet stuff. Hey Hans, my buddy`s old 66 Chevelle SS/F car has been in Sweden for a couple of months now, have you seen it at all? I realize you likely don`t know every drag racer in the country, but I imagine there can`t be all that many Stock & S/S racers in Sweden, right?

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Stang72
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posted 06-17-2005 12:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Stang72   Click Here to Email Stang72     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great looking picture Hans!!!

very cool indeed!!

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87gt50
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posted 06-18-2005 08:42 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for 87gt50     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hey Rory, and others!

I think the old Gordon Merkeley SS/F car is making its first race on scandinavian ground this weekend. At least the new owner was signed up there. Hans and Fredrik is also there. Weather forecast is looking good, I hope they will get a lot of rounds, even though it's just a 2 day event.

Will let you know how it goes!

Regards,

Jocke, Sweden

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Moneymaker
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posted 06-18-2005 10:35 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Moneymaker   Click Here to Email Moneymaker     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Good luck to all of our Swedish racers this weekend!

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Alex Denysenko
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First NHRA & IHRA 289 automatic Superstock Mustang in the TENS 06-99
First SS/MA in the TENS 04-03
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87gt50
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posted 06-18-2005 02:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 87gt50     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Here are Hans and Fredriks results for todays qualifying: 5:th out of 15 cars, 11.425/118.44 mph (-0.725).
I just talked to Hans; tailwind all the way helped out, but track was good. Air condition could have been better...
The qualifying sheet didn't give classes, but there is a "new" driver with index 10.65(SS/F?), 10.36, 131.84 mph (-0.284). I guess that is the ex Merkeley car.
They will have at least another qualifying round tomorrow if weather permits.

regards,

Jocke

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87gt50
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posted 06-19-2005 06:20 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 87gt50     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hans and Fredrik eliminated the ex Merkeley car in first round of eliminations today, but lost 2:nd round to the runner up of the race.

Regards,

Jocke

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Hans olsson
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posted 06-19-2005 06:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hans olsson   Click Here to Email Hans olsson     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thank you for all the kind words.

We were pitted next to the ex Gord Merkley
Chevelle and meet him in the first round.

Ford-1 Chevy-0

Round number two was a headsup race with the low qualifyer, a -69 396 Camaro.

Ford, 11.54-116.8
Chevy 11.29-117.4

Fredrik took the lead with a 0.065 to 0.100 reaction time advantage, but it was not enough to beat the chebby.

All in all a good weekend of racing.

Hans

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  • VIN 1F05M139343
  • 71 Mach 1 Ram-Air
  • 351C 4V 285 HP
  • F-G/Stock Aut
  • Stockers are way cool!

[This message has been edited by Hans olsson (edited 06-19-2005).]

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TomP
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posted 06-23-2005 12:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for TomP   Click Here to Email TomP     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Sounds like a decent outing. Congratulations on beating the formerly local Chevrolet.

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Rory McNeil
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posted 06-24-2005 12:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Rory McNeil   Click Here to Email Rory McNeil     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hans, I talked to Gord Merkley the other night, he had talked to the guys with his old Chevelle. Aparently they only went 1.54 to 60 feet, which is way off from the mid 1.3`s the car normally ran here. It seems that they ran it with the clutch setup as Gordon had shipped it, which was quite tight to be a safe starting point. I`m a life long Ford guy, but I really liked that Chevelle, as I did my NHRA Competition licensing runs in it. It certainly was a FUN car to drive. Please keep me posted on their progress with it.

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78 Fairmont 428 4 speed 10.20@130mph
80 Fairmont 302 5 speed 12.8@105mph
85 Mustang NHRA M/Stock 302 5speed. [email protected]
59 Meteor (Canadian Ford) 2 dr sedan 332, auto
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Hans olsson
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posted 06-24-2005 01:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Hans olsson   Click Here to Email Hans olsson     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This is the qualifying result for the blue chevelle.
You can see that the 60 feet time is 1.49.
Speed is in KM/H but i think you can see that.

12 118 Hans Nilsson 1,735 1,490 171,10 6,652 212,18 10,366 -0,284 10,65

I will keep you posted on their progress.

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  • VIN 1F05M139343
  • 71 Mach 1 Ram-Air
  • 351C 4V 285 HP
  • F-G/Stock Aut
  • Stockers are way cool!

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