Event Coverage Welcome to the 2017 Meltdown Drags

lol... and you don't even have pinion angle shims !!!

 

That's the problem I have been all under this thing looking for a place to put them.

 

You could always send them to Jeff and Scott... I hear they like tapered shims

I thought Scott got some for Valentines Day or something...

 

Seems like a good time to show this cartoon from Art again.
(because I like it so much)

 

Well the 64 is ready. Testing Friday then UMTR race Saturday.

 

Often it's the trivial stuff that differentiates your car from everyone else's! I think they're cool too!

 

Love [emoji173]️


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still though.....sorry couldn't resist!

 

Gave me a chubby

 

I understand 75$ covers the car and driver. What's the cost for the crew?


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You can't afford us Dub!


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Yeah it's usually the shitty condition of my cars that make me a standout in a crowd. I'm a ford guy but I dig mopars. It's a nod to the dodge and Plymouth guys. Cut em out of 57 fury hubcaps

 

Gammz from what I understand there will be some match racing with the teenagers this year! We are going to have to find a time where us old guys can match race! My luck it will be bench racing!

 

Looks like all the junk fits!! Sold my ranchero and bought a second hand trailer. Car seemed good the other nite. Now it's truck n trailer time. If I get this hillbilly mule train to Byron I'll be damn proud

 

Heck yeah. I've only been in the car twice so far. Dubz getting plenty of seat time. Had a real good weekend. In the tuning stages...... making good power..... can't wait to get to Meltdown and get with it!


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Gammz and rawcjw. Here's a inspirational pic. Pleasant grove dragway Springfield Illinois. My buddy's flathead powered gasser in the background. I was still shittin my shorts when that pic was taken!! Dig that ford shit!!!!!

 

You guys get that ranchero all figured out. We have 1 in the stable my boy is chomping at the bit to turn into a southeast gasser as soon as we are done with his sisters supercharged slant six dart.

 

I've read that the Damn Yankee was once the worlds fastest pick up. Something like over 200 mph in 1966-1967. Nitro fired 427!! Dave Pinta was the owner then went onto funny cars.
The kid and I love that car!!


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It is $15 for Friday, $20 for Saturday and $15 for Sunday

 

Here is some cool news....the guys from Welder's Supply are going to have a repair vehicle on site that can weld steel, aluminum and stainless along with a tent with tools and such. We hope this can keep a few guys racing if they have some bad luck.

Funny story...the Welders supply guy said he read out posts here and they have been practicing welding multiple shims to spring perches...they heard that "Shiminy Crickets" was coming back this year and they wanted to try and keep him racing...

On a serious note...very cool of them to do this for you guys!

 

Better pick up some extra shifts pizza boy [emoji487]


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Dad's are the greatest!!!

 

The cheapest entertainment around.

 

James - you are right. If you break it down, it is about $1.35 per hour to watch racing at the Meltdown Drags. I don't think you can find a better deal in the world. Keep in mind that this is non-stop racing all day, it isn't one of those wanna be reality tv events where you have like 50 cars doing an elimination thing. I had a buddy drive to one of those and he was pissed that he had to pay like $20 to get in and then watch like a total of 50 races, with ridiculous breaks between rounds and a ton of people standing at the starting line. You get about 50 races to watch in any given hour at the Meltdown.

 

Trailer is done.Just have to mount the spare tire.
Brake controller is installed and wired in the truck.
Still need to finish bleeding brakes and a couple other small things and we are ready to go
Best part:It looks like my oldest Son is coming with me this year.[emoji4]

Scott


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It looks like the track is spending some money on advertising...I saw this on my way to work this morning...

 

Two weeks til your supercharged Dopey Smoker gets a lesson on acceleration from my little naturally aspirated Ford,Jeffro....


Scott


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There's that Scott we know and love.

 

Measure 50 times drink lots of beer and cut twice.

 

Drinking lots of beer and working around bandsaws are how shop teachers are made.