Finally made a few good passes yesterday although it was 98* and terrible racing conditions. Track was cut a little to deep and to wet for good et's but...
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I'm usually a tenth to a tenth and a half faster on my 60' times and the same on the end (200' track). With the track being slow my reaction time was crappy too, but I haven't run on a tree in a while either.
This is still all motor. I did finally get all my nos stuff hooked up, but I have to get a new converter before I hit it.
I've got a new single speed transmission and it's letting the motor turn to 8,300 to 8,500 on every pass so I've gotta make a 4link adjustment or maybe even a gear change to get the rpm's back down a little. It NEVER ends does it?! lol
Good thing was we made 4 passes, nothing broke and brought home a little money. :D


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Well dangit' I went out second round. I'm -.002 on the tree run it through to a 9.816 on a 9.80, he is .216 and run's 10.55 on a 10.65. I guarantee you he wasn't holding a tenth.

99° today but it made it easy to dial. My car ran 9.783, 9.781, 9.80, 9.816. The track was breaking down a little from the heat. 60's were slowing.

Curtis

i made it too the final 6 and went out...... but damn it felt good just to get wheel time finally :wink:

Good Job. :D :D

Curtis

thanks man...... i ran my number but cut a shit light.... the other guy ran his as well with a .528 light...... lol all i know is i didnt red light :wink:

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Finished the new 540 This spring,made a few test passes and first race was in April.Second dail in pass the ring and pinion let go,took three or four weeks to put that back together and went to back the car out of the shop,no go.!! When the ring & pinion let go it took out the trans input shaft.Pulled the trans and went through it ,sent the converter back to PTC for a freshen up.
Went back to the track three weeks ago,made nine passes and got down to the last three cars,first full race in a year&half. Foot braking the car and got beat on the tree,my .015 to his .007.Good run ,and i was happy,put it in the money.!! 1/8 mile racing car is running 5.60s,went back two weekends ago first pass out of the trailer,the harmonic damper spit the guts out at the the stripe,(used innavator west damper)had clutches stuck in my brand new rad,and took out the trans cooler.Damn the luck.!!!!!32 year marriage is on the rocks ,but I'm going RACING in two weeks.!!!LOL

p.s. ran the car for five years and only changed the oil and plugs,never hurt a single part,go figure.?THAT'S RACING FOR YA.!!!!!!! :lol:

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Sent the damper back to innavators west,turns out the 2-3 year out damper the racing buddy sold me was 20 years old.!!!Got the shaft from a racing buddy,but innavators stepped up and will sell me a new damper at a discount price.!!!How's that for service.!! :)

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was your 540 a step up in HP from what you had ?...how much does your car weigh ?

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Yep,was a pump gas 509.car weighs 2450 with out me.Went from around 550-600 hp to around 750-850 hp.Finding the weak links with a little extra hp.!!!

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lol...Right On ! 8)

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Thats all you went Bjuice?? Wow thats slow :P :P :P


Just kidding man I cant wait to be going down the track. I just got my Stang in April finally lol. Now I have to build it.

Sometimes it just about the big W hanging there above the car. :D :D

Curtis

Two day race this weekend. Sunday is my birthday so a big ol' W would go just fine with cake. :lol: :lol: :lol:

lol....I Gotta a Big sence of Humor Dirka...lol :D ...you know that !!!...these days My role on this Site has become crystal Clear as far as being a Mod... its much easier just being a Mod.... Plain and Simple...only way anyone is gonna get me fired up is throw off or bash the site and I will clip your Nutz plain and simple...other than scammer Chit....I am good to go with most anything else..

did I say I thought I was running 250mph. I could have sworn I was running 250 mph !....lol.....you do realize we are running the 1/8th Mile...my best MPH so far is 154 mph...what do you think it would run in 1/4 ?...just curious ? I do not know of a way to figure it out.

seriously..the older I get the worse the Heat is for me Down here and I can't take it like I use to...the track was 147 degrees....the best 60ft the car had all day was 1.12 it normally gets down around 1.10's....I swear my last pass was 250 mph...did i say that already...duuuuuuhuuuuu :roll: !!!!!

Glad your Home Dirka and Thanks for your Service....Curtis I know you are soo proud of your son and I am as well...may God stand by his side from here on out and bring him home for good ! also Be Safe Curtis on your Next Race...

same race...went to the semi's...got a little tricky out of the Box...the photographer got it all.....



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damn brian..... i wonder if you would still run that fast if the track wasnt down hill on a 8% grade....... lmao

You forgot to mention the tailwind!!

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I havent been since back at the beginning of April. Dont know whats up with that bunch of BULLONEY.

Kris

Thanks Brian, he is home safe and sound for at least the next 6 months. My son-in-law just returned from Kuwait a week ago. He is a senior airman. We had them all home Monday night for a cookout and my baby son proposed to his girlfriend in front of everyone :D :D :D . It was a blessed evening for sure.

Those are some great pictures that photog got of your burnout. Looking at those shots with the front end off the ground I would think you would go at least 240. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Good luck on the build Dirka, that's half the fun to me. See y'all at the track.

Curtis

Yeah I know you have the big sense of humor. thats hwy I couldnt resist saying that. LOL I also knew you were running the 1/8th mile. To scared to run the 1/4?? :P :P I was home for the month of April and now I am back in Afghanistan. Saving up that money to get that Stang going. I found a place to get the new cage and chassis redone and then I should be ready to get the motor and tranny built for it.

As for your time I seen someone that went 4.40 in the 1/8th and on the 1/4 he went a 6.60. He had the same setup on the 1/4 as he did on the 1/8th. that might give you an idea of how fast you can be in the 1/4.

a rough calculation is to take your 1/8th mile time and multiply by 1.5
again thats just rough and it all depends on your setup and rear end gears. Brian I would say you are good for around 230-250mph in the 1/4 with the right gearing. NOW THATS FAST!!! :D

I think my Nutz Just disappeared on that One....Gulp !

i tried 3 different calculators using the numbers he ran and they all said about the same..... mid 7's and around 170 mph ...... thats got to be a nice ride :)

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Of course that calculation doesnt apply to MPH, but just think if it was and ypu went 250mph!!!!!!
The fastest I ever went in the 1/8th was 108mph. I have had a motorcycle up to 148mph but I was much younger and my balls were a WHOLE lot larger!

much younger with bigger balls huh.....lmao my street bike runs 10.85 in the 1/4 at 131mph..... its got more but im easing my way into the deep end......lol

Those are some damn nice #'s B. That 4.71 @ 150 works out to about 7.53 @ 186 in the 1/4. That would be impressive :!: 8)

1/8th x 1.575 = 1/4

7.40@185 is what it'd run close to. very impressive :D

It was about 25 years ago, when the Yamaha FJ1200 came out it was nasty fast. I weighed about 125 pounds soaking wet and that bike was just a frickin rocket. I think about some of the stupid crap I did back then and wonder how I made it this far!

my buddy still has his fj1200.... its a big ugly bike... but it is fast :wink:

That may have been a 2 stroke "triple" as they were called, they were super fast bikes in their day!

I dont even know what you guys are talking about. I never heard of one of them there bikes at all.

Hi Dirk!

Here is a pic of the FJ1200, this is a spitting image of the one I had.
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Here is a pic of a 'triple', these were 2 stroke street terrors till the EPA outlawed them..
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yes they are...... :)

Chris, are you sure that bottom pic is a two stroke? The pipes don't have expansion chambers on them. I know the two stroke triple Kawasaki that my uncle had did have expansion chambers. Just wondering.

Curtis

Curtis the earlier bikes really didnt have the chambered mufflers, I searched for some more pics of an RD350 and they all had those straight looking pipes. heres another one
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In 1984 I owned on of the last street legal 2 strokes made, it was a Yamaha RZ350, that little bike was wicked but ran out of juice at about 100mph. It came from the factory with expansion chambers. Sold it to buy the FJ in 1986 and my buddy I sold it to wiped it out 1 month later.
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The last bike I had was a 76 KZ900. I sold it (in 95) shortly after I got married. Man was I an idiot!

thanks Hammer and Beast. I am kind of Partial to Nostaglia 10.5 BB nos cars having to weigh 2900lbs on 10.5 tires and my car is not a tube car but 2x3 chassis back half.

So far we have 10 pre entrys in the Next 10.5 Nostalgia Race held July 8th,9th and 10th..I figure we will end up with 12 or 13 in our heads up pro-tree class...its gonna be a night race so the cars will pick up a little should see some mid 50's to mid to high 60's across field..I am personally looking for a low 60...here is Our line up so far In Nostalgia 10.5 Outlaw Class..( no tube cars )

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role call pre-entry 10.5 Nostalgia Outlaw

Brian Mcswain- 1967 Nova BBC nos-
Todd Buckner- 1967 Camaro BBC nos
Walt & Stacy Mac- Blue Mustang BBF nos
Michael martin- Camaro BBC nos
Lennie Buff--Beretta bbc nos
Greg Chandler--Camaro bbc twin turbo
Mike Chandler--Camaro bbc nos
Chris Kearney--Trans Am bbc nos
Jason Black--Mustang--bbc nos
Jonathan Sanders-Mustang BBF nos ( Kryptonite )


Automatic promods are also running same night,,we got some Big names coming...they will be running from high 3.90's thru 4.20's..but weigh only 2100 lbs w/driver and Big tires....here is their line up.

Also I called Bobby OUT OF fLORIDA with the 10.5 all wheel drive BLOWN INJECTED truck and Invited him to this race..he called me back but I missed his call, somoene said he may be down right now on his engine

here is the pro-mod line up...i highlighted in Blue some names you may recall.

HERE IS A LIST OF PRO MOD RACERS THAT HAVE CONFIRMED THEY ARE COMING:

TOMMY MAUNEY
DANNY BLANKENSHIP
BRIAN NEAL
SAMBO PRICE
DARREN HOYLE
BRIAN MASON
TOM & WILL JOSEPH
SCOTT CANNON, JR
KENNY KNEECE
JACKIE ROBINSON
STACY HALL

Brian thats some heavy hitters in the ProMods!! Did Bobby ever get his truck back together after banging it up earlier in the year?

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