Lets set it out here for all to see. I will redo my post when I get home and look at my timeslips. I made 6 p***es. Here is what I remeber about my best one. 14.91ET 2.14 60Foot time 87.63 MPH. My car is a 348 punched out to 358. T350 with a 2800stall. Hurst cheater slicks. I am running tripower and a 425 horse solid lifter 409 cam. After the fact we realized I was only at 2/3s throttle (I kinda knew that). Talking with my dad, I might run a single 4bbl or dual quads. That should be good for a solid second. For those that didnt know, they redid the track in the days before the drags. I took about the 6th p*** on the new concrete/asphalt. It was real snotty. I am glad I didnt have a hi HP car like Hog Mtn and such. That knowbody ate the wall is amazing.
I made 5. Didn't get a time slip for one. The guy at the ET shack said it never printed. Smoked the tires and the car jumped sideways right off the line once. I got back in the throttle for a second, and then thought better of it and just drove it to the first turn off. Best run was the last but it was still spinning the tires and I shut off a little early 'cause drum brakes make me scared of the dark. 9.76 ET 1.34 60 ft 135 mph
20.96 best et 67 mph fastest of the 9 wheel hoppin' real bad, guess i should have put on shocks ang *******s for the race. setup: stock 54 235 in a 53 chevy 2100, t5, 55 rearend
10.59 ET 1.59 60' 126.7 MPH Spinnin' the tires pretty good for about 200' each p*** but was gettin' better as the day/night went on. Ya' do have to kinda pay attention in the shutdown area after dark at 125+ mph..... Chicken (Yellow '26 T/504" Cadillac,Turbo 400,9" rear with 3.50 gears,Edelbrock Performer intake and 850 Holley,11:1 compression,big 'ol cam,lots of cheap homemade parts.)
10.87 ET 1.58 60 foot 114.72 mph Damn, that was my BEST p*** in the Stude!!! Oh wait, that was the other lane...you guys want MY time: 15.3 ET 2.31 60 foot 89.98 mph...yeah, that seems more reasonable for my fat old Studey! I made 6 p***es... 1940 Studebaker Commander coop...running a 400" small blok, Carter four bbl, Sanderson cast iron headers, 268H cam, basically stock after that, Turbo 400 ******,Turbo muffs, '55 Chevy rear end with 3:35 gears...has over 100,000 rod running miles on it...still going strong, burns a quart about 3,000 miles, gets 20/21 mpg on the highway...how's that for a description of the car? R-
30Model A roadster 348 Chevy9"rear[now 4-1/2" rear-Ha]I Really had the fastest time there- Zero elapsed time zero 60 ft=BUT......-zero miles per hour too- ended up with "two" right rear axles...... ...................Thats good right?
Not as quick...but just as good. I ain't ashamed to say it in front of God and everybody..I love your car. Thanks for dragging it out.
12 p***es. I sort of started running laps. 13.96 ET 2.09 60' 98.86 MPH I am a bit discouraged at the times as she's run a half second quicker. Didn't really matter though considering just how great the weekend was! 31 Pontiac 5 window, 354 hemi
Kerry, I dont think ANY of us had enough traction! That new track was snotty. My car on the street will JUST pull the left front off the ground, I dont htink it even came close on the track!
How about everyone telling us a little about their car too? Just to refresh us on what you drive. Thanks!
Just go back and "edit" the first post about your times,add your car and the rest of the info you want, then you won't have to go back and forth on the posts...I've already done mine... R-
Model A Sedan...Dual quad Pontiac. 13.00@ 107.9 Spun the tires through second gear. Anybody quicker that drove there?? What did that caged and channelled A sedan do? Looked fast as hell... Goes with out saying...that is the most damn fun a guy will ever have with a hot rod. Thanks again, Ryan. See you in a year. -Abone.
Man you guys ended up with some fast times! Maybe next year I'll make it out there. Sounds like there was a little traction control issue though........ -Dean
69 triumph jockey shiftin all the way missin second gear most everytime..... 15.3 @ 86 mph best 60 ft was 2.12 In pic my bike is the one on the left Shoe
I made 5 p***es ranging from 15.13/92.94mph to a best of 14.68/94.28mph. I wanted to run TMAN, we were pretty close. I drive a rusty metal 26 modified with an original un-rebuilt 255 hp 69 350 chev. right out of a running and driving 69 Impala. I did install a new timing chain, cam gear and rear main seal. I am running an early offy 2 4brl manifold with adapters and 2 rochester 2GC's. The carbs were installed straight from the swapmeet with unknown jet sizes. I am running the original single point distributor with a turbo 350 and an open 8 3/4 mopar rearend with 331 gears and 215x85x16 truck radials(6" tread width). I spun halfway through 2nd gear but had a blast. I was running 110 octane racing fuel. No tach.-shifted when the lifters started to float. That's fast enough for me. Metalshapes beat me and it got real exiting when all 4 of his bias plys started smoking in the dark shut down area. I can't powertorque at the lights as the car will push the front wheels. Looking forward to next year. Sam
Sam, that is the only regret I have, not getting together with you! I think we could have made a good show. What kinda lights were you cutting?
Ya man, I was thinking I could pull a 20 sec p*** before I hit the strip. Made 4 timed p***es, best et 18:39, fastest p*** 72.99 mph. Heck, I was thrilled my truck could spin the tires, now you guys tell me the track had traction problems??? Was fun either way. My truck is a 54 Dodge 1/2 ton pickup running a 150,000 mile 360 2bbl with a 727 auto and a 3:23 open rear. I took the cooler out, but the full tool box was still in it. We got about 14 mpg @ 80 on the 1500 mile round trip.
My car was the copper 27 T coupe. It has a junkyard target 350 chevy from an 87 chevy truck,with a quadrajet,a very light duty 200 R auto trans and a 8" rear from a granada-not sure of the gear ratio, slipped my mind, I have a pretty slippery one.Ha! Only made two p***es, I was having some front end issues.Best trip was 15.12 89 mph.
TMAN, on my 14.68 run I cut a .1233 reaction time with a 2.35 60ft time. I was watching your p***es and times but never got over to you to suggest a run. We would have put on a good show. Kerry was too fast for me. I was hiding from him. Sam
No, you mentioned to me that we should run. I just held off for a couple hours when the staging lanes were busy. It was my fault. Man, my reactions were ****ty compaered to yours, I think I was losing time spinning on the launch? I think my best was a .23 AND I was leaving on the last yellow! Most of my 60 foots were equal to or betterthan yours. 2.21,2.14,2.23, 2.17,2.11,2.10. What that tells me is I had way more power and was getting to the 60 foot even though I was spinning out past it(Monkey watched it). The truth? I outdrove the cheaterslicks. For ****s and giggles, what was your 1/8th? I bet we would have been side by side at the 1/8th and in the lights!
Yep, I was launching very soft. With all my cast iron I'll never lift a front tire... I'm jealous! I'd still like to see the MPH up a bit. Gotta find some HP somewhere. Aw come on Sam, the way I was missing shifts you would have had a pretty good chance. Just ask Flamedabone. Ran him twice, screwed up the 1-2 shift the first time and the 2-3 the second time. And yes, I remember your advice about the automatic Abone. I'm just to thick to get it. Pretty motivational as I watched you drive away from me.
ET-17.12 MPH-75.34 60ft-2.32 Blue 32 Ford. 302 out of a 68 mustang. Tman, i predict next year you and i will have a pretty close race on our hands. We will be shoving some gears in my rear pretty soon.(that didnt sound right) and Im gonna test and tune at the local track to get ready! haha Nick
2.29 - 60ft 9.31 - 1/8 mile ET 78.27 - 1/8th mile MPH 14.2 - 1/4 mile ET 100.09 - 14 mile MPH 1963 Ford F100 long bed Unibody 4000+ lbs. 427 BBC w/Tremec TKO 5 speed! Made three almost identical p***es. Havent done a thing as far as tuning since I got it running last year. Kept hearing I was hazing the tires the entire time. Sure was straight and solid feeling though.
Your last line said it Steve. That new track was smooth as gl***. Go over to the Mokan message board, the locals ran on Sunday and they had great traction. We must have left enough Hursts/Cokers/Diamondbacks on the surface! They also said, "forget what you knew about the old Mokan!"
Thanks guys this is the stuff I want to hear about from a drag race event. What kind of car was turning 9's? Sounds like you guys were all havin fun. Gonna have to try to get there one year.
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