Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: Sammy]
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08/03/15 11:21 PM
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I just find it funny that 40 years later people are still whining about what happened to Modified, but at the same time want to eliminate all the classes they don't like now.
Glad Dave is going to be alright. My only concern was the belt tab breaking off. From what I could see in the vid I watched, it looked like the weld was none too good.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: slantzilla]
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08/03/15 11:49 PM
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I just find it funny that 40 years later people are still whining about what happened to Modified, but at the same time want to eliminate all the classes they don't like now.
Glad Dave is going to be alright. My only concern was the belt tab breaking off. From what I could see in the vid I watched, it looked like the weld was none too good. Even good welds can break, if there's enough force applied in the right direction. If not the weld itself, then the metal immediately surrounding the weld.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: 72Swinger]
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08/03/15 11:51 PM
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Dave walking away is what matters at the end of the day. I will back off on my criticism of his car and apologize for the bucket of bolts comment, that was out of line. I'm looking at that picture of him in that hospital bed thinking, "Damn, he looks like hell!" Then I look at the remains of the car, and I guess it's all relative.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: Eric]
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08/04/15 12:15 AM
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Just curious what you race Madscientist? Does it matter? I can't have an opinion if I don't race a certain class? You can have any opinion you want. Just curious. Never raced in my life. Just a fan. There you go, happy now?
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: Sammy]
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Im gonna take steps in the future to kind've double up on everything relating to driver "containment". You never know what a car might go up against when things go bad.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: 72Swinger]
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"Street Outlaws" star Daddy Dave was thumbs up during his hospital stay ... even though he can't remember why he ended up there. Dave's wife Cassi tells us Dave is healing up pretty well after the accident ... and was released from the hospital early Monday. He'll go back home to Oklahoma to recover. We're told he's been having problems with his short-term memory after suffering a concussion from the horrific crash. He's been told numerous times what happened, but he keeps forgetting. As we reported, the accident occurred Saturday. Dave's lucky ... and his family keeps reminding him of that. Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/08/03/street-outlaws-daddy-dave-released-hospital-crash/#ixzz3hoDTpnFs
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: Sammy]
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08/04/15 12:29 AM
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Probably a good thing he doesn't remember the crash but the concussion is never good.
Just because you think it won't make it true. Horsepower is KING. To dispute this is stupid. C. Alston
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: Sammy]
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08/04/15 01:58 AM
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It's TELEVISION why would ANYONE be surprised by ANYTHING that happens there. Ya know a synonym for Television is boobtube..Just sayin
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: MadMopars]
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08/04/15 02:01 AM
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On a side note, was anyone else disappointed they didn't follow through with the $5,000 buy in, $50,000 pay out plan? Seems like they really strayed from what they had been talking about since day one. Yeah, seemed like a little "Bait and Switch" trickery going on there to get the guys to tow in from far away. But, who knows how it really went down, and what ended up on the cutting room floor.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: Sammy]
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08/04/15 02:02 AM
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As my Dad always tells me, "Never let facts stand in the way of a good story".
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: Sammy]
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08/04/15 03:38 AM
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Another angle of the wreck..The car in the other lane ended up in the other lane as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c19LqOlBA7M
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: Sammy]
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08/04/15 03:39 AM
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Well from being a super stock racer for 40yrs a can tell you if you are not rolling when the green flashes you are done. Like Al says most of the pro drivers started in the sportsman ranks, Jason Line ran stock for years, Erica Enders started in a Jr dragster. As far as NHRA changing to qualifying and dial-in is because most sportsman racers can not afford to keep up with the deep pockets of some teams and would be forced to bracket race or park thier cars. This is thier attempt to keep the "little guy" racers competitive in stock/super stock and the creation of the .90 classes. Sorry, rant over😁 Poppaj
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: Sammy]
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08/04/15 03:51 AM
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I cannot be right Quicktree said so
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: Sammy]
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08/04/15 04:00 AM
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for my madscientist, well don't know what to say. But a few tidbits.
First off the opinion comment was not aimed at you. Someone else took it upon themselves to state some opinions don't matter to him which is fine and nothing new here. He knows who he is and if you read the previous posts so would you.
We have some mutal acquaintances and they tell me you are not a bad guy. Which I am sure is true. I have learned over the years on here however when people are different in person than the persona here that they do themselves a disservice. Maybe some introspection could be in order, maube not. I did learn however from your reply to me and subsequent replies that it is very easy to push your buttons apparently. Just food for thought.
You can have any opinion you like. Matters not to me. I was stating my opinion on what you posted. You stated with few exceptions no one from .90 stuff moves up, I pointed out a few names off the cuff and you got mad. Whatever. In my opinion I think those classes will not be going anywhere in the near future. Unless the economic model for the NHRA changes we are the wheels that make the bus go. I don't think anyone is under any impression that we ARE the SHOW. However most of us understand our role in the bigger picture. Like it or not it is the way it has been and will likely remain for the foreseeable future. The NHRA has MANY faults and makes MANY poor decisions there is no news there.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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08/04/15 01:16 PM
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I cannot be right Quicktree said so your opinion is just like everyone else, no more no less.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: MadMopars]
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08/04/15 01:25 PM
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On a side note, was anyone else disappointed they didn't follow through with the $5,000 buy in, $50,000 pay out plan? Seems like they really strayed from what they had been talking about since day one. Yes. But Chiefs explanation was very believable. Dennis
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