Where There's Smoke

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  1. riporter

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  2. don graham

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    good looking pics rick. what i want to know is did it seem like the finish line would never get there, compared to the other car?:biglaugh:
     
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    Big difference between the 2 cars!
     
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    Nice pics - AND - at least you were running at the track if nothing else!

    So, now that you race a bona-fide Trailer Queen, I suppose you'll want to sell that old pos foot-breaker.

    Just let me know when and how much. ;)
     
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    Dennis? Does that bring back memories?
     
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  6. M.A.V.

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

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    Rick what kinda times did you run ??
     
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    Quick question:

    Which do you think is tougher, as a driver. Footbrake bracket racing or running all the electronics?
     
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    Hawkco Genuine Car Nut

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    UH, Rick, after looking at the pictures, I think I see your problem. When the light turns green and you mash the gas pedal, you are not supposed to mash the brake pedal harder; you are supposed to take your foot off the brake.:D
     
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    Todd I think footbraking is harder, it was really tough on the tree, I'm used to cuttin teens and twenties on the button and the best I could muster was a .147 footin it.
    the best 60 I could do was a 1.84 and ET was a 8.124 and that was featherin it out, anytime I'd bring my launch rpm's up I'd blow the tires off and pull a 2.5 second or worse 60 ft.
    I couldn't get any kind of consistency, track was hot and sticky and it's obvious the tires were, I tried five different ranges of tire pressure, 14 lbs was best and it still wouldn't hook, of course when your used to it feeling like being launched out of a cannon the "pos" analogy Rick makes is dead on, there is no comparison other than both cars have the same body style.
    The thought has crossed my mind(only briefly) about selling it, but then I'd have nothing to terrorize the rice burners, chebies and mopoops around town with and heaven knows I derive as much pleasure doing that as I do racing:)
     
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  10. PINKY

    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    very cool pictures.....

    Iwas watching Matt's video the other day, AGAIN :D , and I remember thinking that with the exception of Dr. Hudson..... Rick had the "hardest" burnout of anybody....drive it like you stole it (y)
     
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  11. maverick9611

    maverick9611 MEAN MACHINE RACING

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    not bad rick. i raced at carolina mar 11,12 . when 4 rounds in the brackets (won dash for cash)sat night runner-up gc/drag went .001 red against ed pauly 2004 ihra hot rod champ. sun 2nd round (finger slipped off button)
     
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