The Looking over the shoulder, but never lifting post got me thinking of some funny saying we have for racing..............
never lifting aka leading the parade
time run aka time to make a peelie
looking back aka doing a linda blair
ant stompers aka 16x33`s

rowing hard,,,, really power shifting.

Driving a manual transmission car aka rowing all the way down the track

Ski boot in the boiler room. Pedal to the metall

Run it out the back door

Couldn't fall out of a tree

Had a couple in the bank

Took the stripe

Gave the stipe

Fell asleep at the tree

Mowed the tree down

Just to name a few

Red lighting bad ---> Got a nice sun tan off of that one

Car goes sideways ---> swatting flies trying to straighten it out.

when my wife raced the Duster I would ask her things to see if she was learning..

so I asked her...do you know what the BIG end is...she said SURE, has to do with your private parts...

got 1 for you since no one else has yet:
I'll put something on your a** ajax wont take off.

Don't lift till you feel the splinters from fhe guardrail....

Got Welded (to the tree)

Rickster

got drilled on the tree
hogged it up (stripe)
snooze u lose
dumped 'em
ran it out the back door
dial it tight
hold a couple
ducks

A buddy of mine and I ended up in the finals one weekend. He asked if I wanted to split the money before the run. I told him "No, I'm going to beat you like a tom-tom!!"..I did beat him and from that time on, he was known as 'TOM-TOM' by all of us and his friends.!!

broke it off in them
sandbag
squeez
spun
bog
chirp
pulled

I was in the way
Parked him
Dropped him
Rippin it
Sent him packin
I was mathematically ineligible
Scrubbed a couple
Tightened that one up

I " drilled the tree "

and

"put him on the trailer"

"i killed the tree"'
"chopped the tree down"
" put a whoopin on that boy he soon wont forget!"
" he fileted me on the big end like a bass"
" i paced that guy all the way to the end of the track ,and he still beat me "

caught him in the lights
got greedy on the tree
gave up the stripe
fendered him
just nipped him
tagged the brakes
and my all time favorite:busted his a**

CLASSIC: Car ran like a raped Ape!

sand bagging
broke out

Hooked (or hooked hard)
Hanging the hoops


Neither of which I have ever done.

Really Honkin On
I'll rattle your windows !

Car got stupid! (Out of shape or wouldn’t run the number)
Dumped the laundry ( opened parachute)
Couldn’t find the brake pedal (broke out)
Triple donuts ( .000 reaction time)
Needs some Bracket racing 101! ( broke out by way too much)
60 ft. clock = Honda finish line. ( They’re usually finished by 60 ft.)

Hind tars, pullin a wheelie,pop a wheelie, usually heard at the local drive ins or hang outs dump him, her. Cut his nuts off Huffer, and way to many other that I can't remember right now EDIT: tip the can(add more nitor) throw the lid in it (100 % nitro) Conned him into red lighting and more to come

reeled him in
we were door to door
we were bumper to bumper
I Got the hole-shot
he Belly Flopped (wheel stand that ends in smashed oil pan)
the Big Tire Boogy (waggling down the track on big tires)
Ridin' the Sticks (pulling the fronts off the pavement and riding down the track on the wheelie bars)
Sissy Sticks (wheelie Bars)
Skating down the track (all over the track from lack of traction. IE: usually small tire racing)
Blew the tires out on the launch (lost all traction and just spun on the launch)
Out the BackSide (coming across the finish line)
Lighting the Fires and Burning the Tires

Being around Imports and Street racing there's quite a few more I could add. But we'll leave those alone.

Couple of Aussie one's....

"Sucked his headlights out"

"Bag 'em up" (Burnout the tyres)

"Frying the rice" ( Dusting an import)

"Layed down a good run" - Good et, first to finish line.
"Cut the tree" - Great 60ft time, great reaction time.
"Smoked the tires" - Tire spin while leaving the line.
"Bulls-Eye" - Double 00 reaction time.
"Lifted" - Off the throttle before finish line/traps area.
"Top End charge" - Strong acceleration in upper RPM range in high gear, driving towards finish line.
"Big end" - Finish line/timer area.
"Fell off the Trailer" - Made a good et./60ft times on 1st pass (with a towed race vehicle).
"Put on the Trailer" - Lost race(s) or rounds, (usually for towed race vehicles).
"Traps" - timers before finish line (MPH/et)
"Sneakers" - Slicks.
"Holeshot" - Leaving starting line first, due BETTER reaction time but have slower et.
"Shutdown" - To slow vehicle down after finish line by idling/shutting motor off in neutral and braking.
OR - Defeating or losing to current champ of street racing and/or class racing at the strip.
"Red Light Bandit" - nickname dubbed to one of the most famous Pro Stock legends, Mr. Bill Bagshaw. He has been known for his lightning-quick
reaction times off the start. Upset a lot of racers with his "holeshots" and "tree-cutting"!!

I always like Mike Dunn's statement about really low (0.00X) reaction times..."He just did a lousy job of red-lighting".

Sleepin (lazy r/t)..Me lol
Fat 60' haha me again
It's not a chevy,so its slow.
Oh and the best was ..buy a chevy..hahaha
so i told him there like a--h---'s ..everyone's got one.

Parked it
Whomped him
Front dump
Dump
Spray n dump
Tagged him
Waxed his a$$
Gave it back
Quack
Ice skatting
Blowing the tires off

Here are a few from The Complete Book of Stock Bodied Drag Racing" I have in my library:

Dial-a-winner = The Mopar bushbutton trans
Typewriter = A Mopar pushbutton operated trans
Bent stovebolt = Chevy V-8
Banzai= An all-out run
Blinkey= The timing light at the finish line
Brain bucket = helmet
Buttons = Chrysler Corp. stock cars with a bushbutton operated trans
Carolina Stocker, Southern Stocker = A stock car running with illegal engine size or equipment
Cut a fat one = To run at top speed

Flexi -flyer = A long wheelbase dragster with built in flexibility which helps keep the wheels on strip
Flyboy = A weekend only drag racer
Gourd guard = A helmet
Seagull = Someone who complains constantly


Ragnar in Iceland


That book was published in 1970. What were you doing then?

Most terms I have heard are rated "R" So here are a few rated pg.

"Running Fat" (Fuel to rich)
"Going to Spank him" (whatever you think it means)
"Smack Down" (Lonnie knows best)
"Bitchen run" (Great Run)
"Double breakout" Both lying about your cars performance.
"Hung Over" (hanging out in the Mopar Mafia Racing pits)
"Put a foot in it" (Mash the gas)
"One in the Bag" (First Round Winner)
"Done for the Night" (Motor Blown up)
"Check my Pants" (got sideways)
"Put Her on the Wall" (Bad News)

Hanging the laundry- pulling the chute

Grab a lane pu*k(The Bird)
Black tracking
Nice Kill (as in chivy)

"Ran out of race track" Could not catch the winner.

" Battle of the bonus checks" Heard this one describe a Mercedes vs BMW match up.

"Looks like a car.....only smaller" Mazda GLC

"Dixie Chopper on crack!" Modified a.t.v..

" That's not the whine of your little sister!" The late Sean Leary describing a jet car.
WF

"Crop Dusting" - smoking or oiling the whole track.

"Crop Duster" - Harley's (old saying that sometimes still applies).

"Work Boots" - Slicks

"Beached Whale" - Chevy in the sand traps.

"Tot Lot" - 1/8 Mile track

"Full Pull" - A pass made by a slow car that is uncapped and sounds like a tractor.

"Cake Timer" - Throttle stop controller.

"Sleepy Pro" - Footbraker's (Pro class) nickname for the electronics class.

Cutting a light
driving the stripe
fender racing
looking at the clouds
back peddleing
riding the wall
blowing off or frying the tires
burning someone down
getting in someones' head
Pulled the pin(granade)

Junior dragster time = time to get a beer
tin top = door car/sedan

Other than the first couple, kind of our own lingo

Tatooed = Holeshot
In the marbles = got loose
Hello? McFly? = Slept at the light
Hemi Time = Reeled 'em in on the big end
pulled a Scotty (as in Richardson = spent more time in the run looking at the guy behind me making sure I didn't break out)
Went all WJ = either threw a tantrum or whined about losing (that one's copyrited )

chicken cooker - rotary engine japper


Tex

Lunched it.
Kitted it.
Hemi-a-wrench.

"The candles were lit" ----> nitrous run

"Full blue bottle of Viagra" ---> fresh bottle of nitrous.

"gum bootin' her" ----> fast pass

"who needs a dip stick, I add oil when it stops leaking"

"horsepower sweat" ----> oil leaks.

"left like a dump truck" ----> soft leave.

One of my buddies bugs me about not getting out to the track much. My response "It only takes one pass a year to stay in front of you."

"Redlight King" ----> more red lights than green (aka me)

Run over the crankshaft

"third turd" taking off in third with a ramrod shifter, did that once when I was 19

Bullet - motor
Slug - piston

Sidestep the clutch - self explanatory

"Let er eat"..(means dont worry about anything and stay on the throttle.)

"Coked the plugs"..(fat nitrous tune showing black smoke during run)

"Sh?t the bed" ..lost it on poor performance

"Banged the limiter" ..over rev'ed.

"Bent the pedal" ..Beat him against all odds.

" put him on the bus " as in I won the round and the other guy is going home!

And the newest Drag Racing term staight from Antron Brown.

"My Fire Core Wires are keepin the cylinders lit!!!"

shootin' ducks.
ventilated the engine.
took a [Edited by Moparts - Family Friendly Site - Keep it clean].
car split it's spleen.
pink eye (.499 red)
configure the cabin for departure.
rattle the tires.
switching cylinders.
mixing 'em up (switching cylinders)
snatch (drive line lash)

I'm pregnant again...You better sell that good for nothing car of yours this time around. I'm tired of breast feeding and washing cloth diapers to save money only to have you put it in the car. I want Pablem and Pampers this time around.

" I was waiting for the train " Slow reaction time.
My personal favorite.

i've been thinking of "throwin the jug" at my little 340.

"mash the foot feed!" or "drop the hammer" (hit the go pedal)

It's a boozer (on alcohol)
first round runner up!
ice cream time! (lost at norwalk)
30 dollar hot dog (lost first round)
Handed him the stripe (give the opponent the stripe if you feel like you are going to break out)
Piperack (dragster)
engine on a stick (dragster)


Beep

Dummy Dust - oil dry powder
Cheese Line - buy back table
Period Correct - 10 second Hemi S/S pass
Dredging the Pond - Sandbagger slamming on the brakes on top end.

"Playing on the beach" heard this one after an import missed the first TWO turnoffs and ended up in the sand at Milan.

Spanked him bad(I never used it...my buddy does and I
still hate it)

crying section =
where first round runnerups go to see the rest of the race