I'm going to foot brake, really don't care either way though, however I didn't build a t brake transmission because the car is untested, the parts in my transmission are good so if I think I want to t brake I will.
Footbrake racing
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I doubt it will hold, I see many red lights in your future.
Yeah, I'll definitely be figuring where I can stage at and not push the tires through the beams. Hopefully figure that out quickly.
The black skunk notch back Denny Breckinridge raced him at Thompson a couple times!
I've got a 7 year old Samsung phone. Sorry. $200 for the 40k races and $2000 for the 500k. But they capped entries at 385.
That was him. Thompson and Quaker City! Bet you recall the Casper white car as well.
And one of them had this on the back of the car: "Don't worry - I'm probably .001 under!"
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Only part of the problem is your phone. When you try to fit 3 pages of info on 1 page this happens. Then sometimes something as simple as the background color makes it even worse. I hated Norwalks Mopar brochure this year.
Yes Casper too. Good times back then!
Here in north florida, our local big NHRA Track runs the local footbrakers against the box Cars in the finals now. Not at the Div 2 NHRA based bracket races, but at all specialty races put on by them. I make sure to avoid these races.
Pairing box vs no box in the finals is a way for the track to make more money, since they dont hafta pay a purse for no box. Orlando and Bradenton tracks do not do this generally, but there are exceptions, like the King of the Track Event, where one King is crowned.
The box cars have a big advantage against the no box cars...aka EZ MONEY.
The big NHRA Track will tell you that it moves the cars along faster, which is just another excuse.
This is a cheesy, low class move that insults the Racers.
The best kept secret in Test & Tune is weds nights at Orlando Speedworld.
No crowds, plenty of time to race. It's even worth tow, if you are out of town...just make sure it is a no rain night.
But everybody still shows up for Sunday Funday, then beyotches how they only got one time run in due to all the Ricers and street racers showing up and dirtying down the track with sand.
Newbomb Turk
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I always love it when automatic racers try and shame someone for not liking some shitty form of bracket racing.
Or that someone is “afraid” of something they don’t know.
I can say the same thing to all of you for not running a stick.
You don’t do it because you can’t. Because it’s hard. Because you have to tune.
And why do guys run powerglides? I know the answer and so do all of you if you are honest.
The biggest reason for a power glide is you can’t make three shifts, or even two shifts during a pass remotely consistent.
I know because I ask them. And then (get this ****) a lot of the PG guys use an automatic shifter!
They let go of a button, grab the wheel with both hands and just wait for the finish line. BORING ****.
A 12 second stick car is far more fun than a 9 second automatic that shifts itself.
So while some of you are sitting in your glass houses thinking you are the cats ***, maybe you should consider that what you are driving is pretty milquetoast in its own right.
Or that someone is “afraid” of something they don’t know.
I can say the same thing to all of you for not running a stick.
You don’t do it because you can’t. Because it’s hard. Because you have to tune.
And why do guys run powerglides? I know the answer and so do all of you if you are honest.
The biggest reason for a power glide is you can’t make three shifts, or even two shifts during a pass remotely consistent.
I know because I ask them. And then (get this ****) a lot of the PG guys use an automatic shifter!
They let go of a button, grab the wheel with both hands and just wait for the finish line. BORING ****.
A 12 second stick car is far more fun than a 9 second automatic that shifts itself.
So while some of you are sitting in your glass houses thinking you are the cats ***, maybe you should consider that what you are driving is pretty milquetoast in its own right.
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Some people don't even like pushing the lever down on their pop up toaster, that doesn't sound like fun, sounds like an automated machine stamping out the same thing.
I would have ran a stick, but I just didn't know enough about them to build one. Plus it maybe more expensive and I suffer from clinical poverty.
I would have ran a stick, but I just didn't know enough about them to build one. Plus it maybe more expensive and I suffer from clinical poverty.
Newbomb Turk
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Okay good, I don't like em anyway
Half these guys fall into the “sleeping beauty” category. They raced then they fell asleep for 20 years and when they woke up racing changed. Lol. I Dont want no part of that. I’m just going to test n tune for a couple years. Lmao. You west coast guys couldn’t hang on the eastern side.
Newbomb Turk
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lol. I’ll say it again. You shouldn’t disparage anyone about driving anything until you put three pedals in the car.
Most of you would quit racing if we took away the delay boxes and throttle stops.
That’s EXACTLY why it will never happen. 90% of you would quit and walk away.
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He is an arrogant ***, who almost never goes any rounds yet thinks he is the grand pu-pu of the board.
Cracks me up
I guess I fall under the sleeping beauty category myself.
As for where I can hang....
The 3rd quarter of my life was lived addicted to ****** and alcohol, lived on the street...under a bridge for almost 2 years straight.
The last quarter of my life has been pulling myself out of that life, being sober 13 years straight, becoming a home owner and building a car (all of the car, all by myself, as little help as possible)
to live my dream of drag racing.
I can survive your eastern side lol.
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You’ve come a long way buddy against some very rough odds. I admire your ability to do what many others find impossible. All
I can add is one day at a time and congratulations.
Thanks John.
I am happy I got the chance to live this life, I'd like to win the lottery some day though lol
33IMP
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I can agree with that! Race winning lights on the west coast won't get past first round at your races.
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