4.990 Sec Pass at Street Car Supernationals

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  1. Erick-Mav

    Erick-Mav Maverick Punk

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    We had a pretty good weekend at the Street Car Supernationals in Las Vegas. We were in the Outlaw 8.5 class with the itty bitty 8.5" slicks. I was able to pull off the #1 qualifier in the last round. On race day I made it through the field pretty good and had a good chance at winning the race, but I hurt the motor and was unable to race in the semi-finals. The big highlight was going 4.990 seconds in the 1/8 mile in the last qualifier. Sure seemed like lots of folks liked the ole Maverick.
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    Erick-Mav, Nov 25, 2014
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    Nicely done. Congrats. I'm not too familiar with 1/8 mile racing. What would your time work out to in theory for 1/4 mile?
     
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    i seen a turbo mustang run a 4.99 in september in ontario... he had a lot bigger tire.. great run
     
    murphy88, Nov 25, 2014
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    Fantastic, that's really getting it done. Hope you didn't hurt it to bad
     
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  6. Erick-Mav

    Erick-Mav Maverick Punk

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    It would be about 7.90 at 175mph
     
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  7. M.A.V.

    M.A.V. Yep,my real initials.

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    Awesome pass !
     
    M.A.V., Nov 28, 2014
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    That's haulin'! What happened to the motor
     
    John Holden, Nov 28, 2014
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    "Sure seemed like lots of folks liked the ole Maverick."

    Who wouldn't? Congrats on a stellar performance. Sorry you hurt the motor. Hope it isn't too serious.
     
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    Thats fast....congrats
     
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    Way to go Erick!!! :thumbs2:
     
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    Awesome looking car too! Hope you didn't hurt the engine bad.

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    sounds like a great day of racing
    motor hurt or not that gettin er done! if that 7 sec prediction is right youre MOVIN in the 1/4 and on a small tire thats an awesome run
    just shows if your car runs right and hooks good you dont have to have a big tire
     
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    Awesome run.... Congrats...
     
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    Just an update. I hurt all the main and rod bearings and main caps were toast too. Getting a new crank, rods, and pistons. Motor will be a little bigger with the longer stroke crank, block has been "hard-blocked" (no more water from block to heads-only through the heads), compression has been increased a bit, and I finally got a new 2-speed transmission that originally came from a far inferior motor company :)
     
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