Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: justinp61]
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I don't know about you guys but my Monday nights aren't the same when a new Street Outlaws show isn't on.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: Eric]
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For those of you that don't know, Mad Scientist is, and will always be, a mad scientist. He had a small block 65 (I Think) Baracuda that would power to weight ratio, eat a lot of stuff alive back in the 90's and perhaps even now. He tries a lot of other stuff people won't, so don't sell him short. He got smart and quit, and keeps doing head work for only certain people, including me, and has other businesses. He is opinionated, wound up, but a pretty good guy all in all. He also knows how to make power with less than most, so give him some credit. He's also been a fan for as long as I've known him and been around the sport that long as well. There are a lot of people here that think only their opinion matters, whether they know what they are talking about or just spewing BS. As against street racing as I am, I enjoy watching the show. It fills the TV time taken up by so much drivel. Peace out! I'm certainly not questioning his knowledge. And I'm sure he's really a good guy. Tony your car looks great!! I would love to race you and check it out sometime. Take the right lane so I can see it in the wide view mirror behind me so does yours, you know I was just kidding. don't talk no smack I'll have to finish my large cube SB and spank that hiny
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: justinp61]
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08/05/15 01:29 PM
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Tony what powers your Arrow? a pretty basic SB stroker with indy heads. a cam change would make it dip into 5.50's range I think. if I finished my bigger SB I bet 5.30's would be possible. but I doubt I ever make any changes. seriously thinking about selling everything.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: cudaman1969]
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08/05/15 01:33 PM
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I agree with the above, if you watch the slow motion version on Youtube, you clearly see the light, a short pause, then him launching, so it shows that it wasn't even a case of him guessing the light much less leaving early.
I watched the video too and I didn't know which car was supposed to have jumped, so I wasn't biased either way. If you concentrate on the light only coming on, and I watched it five times, that car did not move, wheels or car. Why didn't the TV guys show all the angles in slo-mo to us? They have to know there are a lot of savvy guys watching this show. In normal time it probably looked like a jump to the starter( he can't see the light anyway since its pointed away from him) but he didn't have to go thru those motions, he's the ring leader and will bias everybody's opinion. That stupid run back then turn on the light is all wrong, just stand perfectly still then turn the light on, why all the drama. you have to watch the show where they showed the clip of the car moving before the light. not the video. after they watched that he paid up because it was very clear the car moved before the light came on. which is one of the rules they all agreed on just like the black line was the center line. Well who has that video to show on here, and one that's not (possibly) doctored by the TV show. Dude could have been paid off more than he had to pay up to the other guy, so he stays quiet, Then comes back for "rematch,show time". What angle where the TV cameras,how close, that's the big question. I'll watch the video again to see where the other cameras are here we go with the it's a fake tv show
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: justinp61]
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Pretty impressive Tony. Eric it would be embarrassing to get you a$$ handed to you by a small block . There are some nasty SBM out there for sure. Mine is a pretty mild combo in the 499. I'm actually thinking of selling the mill and going R5P7
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: Porter67]
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... but Dave still got busted up and if were on the track it might of been different. Not sure what you mean, 'cuz DD's crash was on a track.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: cudaman1969]
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The best racing I see now is at a little track 10 miles from me . On Friday nite is test and tune and almost always the big hitters show up for grudge racing, money flashed all around, people stirred to a frenzy. Not sure what part of the F'burg area you're in; are you talking about Sumerduck or Colonial Beach? I haven't been to either one in decades.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: BradH]
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The best racing I see now is at a little track 10 miles from me . On Friday nite is test and tune and almost always the big hitters show up for grudge racing, money flashed all around, people stirred to a frenzy. Not sure what part of the F'burg area you're in; are you talking about Sumerduck or Colonial Beach? I haven't been to either one in decades. Colonial Beach, no questions just run it. For the other comment, what reality show is real, I have Info on one of them. I'll believe a phone camera any day over delayed TV coverage.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
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Having drag raced my entire life,we have seen a lot of changes in the sport,some good and some not so good.We have seen the the best of times and the worst of times in our sport.We respect everyone's thoughts and opinions and have a few of our own.To be able to share those thoughts and opinions on an open forum gives eveyone an opportunity to wade through the comments and decide what has substance and what is bowl shtz.One does not have to be a racer to have an opinion,they just have to have an interest in our sport. Our thoughts as to the short comming and possible down fall of the sport is the greed we see from track and event owners and managers.They seem to want to pocket the profits and not reinvest in the sport.Many racers feel their class or type of racing is the utmost of importance,their incorrect for the sport to survive all types of classes,dragracing,fans and enthusast must find a reason for their interest. Too much time is spent being arguing or debating personal remarks,we should all be trying to find and share solutions to save our sport.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: cudaman1969]
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08/05/15 03:27 PM
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The best racing I see now is at a little track 10 miles from me . On Friday nite is test and tune and almost always the big hitters show up for grudge racing, money flashed all around, people stirred to a frenzy. Not sure what part of the F'burg area you're in; are you talking about Sumerduck or Colonial Beach? I haven't been to either one in decades. Colonial Beach, no questions just run it. For the other comment, what reality show is real, I have Info on one of them. I'll believe a phone camera any day over delayed TV coverage. Here's a trivia point for ya' - last time I was at Colonial Beach, it was still a 1/4 mile track and Jim Yates was bracket-racing a 4-speed BB Ford Maverick (way before his Pro Stock days).
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: BradH]
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The best racing I see now is at a little track 10 miles from me . On Friday nite is test and tune and almost always the big hitters show up for grudge racing, money flashed all around, people stirred to a frenzy. Not sure what part of the F'burg area you're in; are you talking about Sumerduck or Colonial Beach? I haven't been to either one in decades. Colonial Beach, no questions just run it. For the other comment, what reality show is real, I have Info on one of them. I'll believe a phone camera any day over delayed TV coverage. Here's a trivia point for ya' - last time I was at Colonial Beach, it was still a 1/4 mile track and Jim Yates was bracket-racing a 4-speed BB Ford Maverick (way before his Pro Stock days). Wow, we are both older than dirt. It was originally called "Longfield" I ran there in the late sixtys-seventies, then again nineties early 2000. I remember the fuel funny cars running there, Stardust, Custom Body, Malcum Durmam. Stands thirty feet off the track and when they went by everybody's hair would be blown straight back and your eyes burning from the salt&peper, fun times. Bill Carrns from Budds Creek ran it then I think. Pits different now but track is the same
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: cudaman1969]
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08/06/15 12:54 AM
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The best racing I see now is at a little track 10 miles from me . On Friday nite is test and tune and almost always the big hitters show up for grudge racing, money flashed all around, people stirred to a frenzy. Not sure what part of the F'burg area you're in; are you talking about Sumerduck or Colonial Beach? I haven't been to either one in decades. Colonial Beach, no questions just run it. For the other comment, what reality show is real, I have Info on one of them. I'll believe a phone camera any day over delayed TV coverage. Colonial Beach is fun, we were there last Friday night for Test and tune. I went back Sunday for the Nostalgia race, had a great time...
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: BradH]
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The best racing I see now is at a little track 10 miles from me . On Friday nite is test and tune and almost always the big hitters show up for grudge racing, money flashed all around, people stirred to a frenzy. Not sure what part of the F'burg area you're in; are you talking about Sumerduck or Colonial Beach? I haven't been to either one in decades. Colonial Beach, no questions just run it. For the other comment, what reality show is real, I have Info on one of them. I'll believe a phone camera any day over delayed TV coverage. Here's a trivia point for ya' - last time I was at Colonial Beach, it was still a 1/4 mile track and Jim Yates was bracket-racing a 4-speed BB Ford Maverick (way before his Pro Stock days). I must be getting OLD cause I remember them days too..lol I remember the yellow Opel the Yates Bros. had also.
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: cudaman1969]
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Colonial Beach, no questions just run it. For the other comment, what reality show is real, I have Info on one of them. I'll believe a phone camera any day over delayed TV coverage. [/quote] Here's a trivia point for ya' - last time I was at Colonial Beach, it was still a 1/4 mile track and Jim Yates was bracket-racing a 4-speed BB Ford Maverick (way before his Pro Stock days). [/quote] Wow, we are both older than dirt. It was originally called "Longfield" I ran there in the late sixtys-seventies, then again nineties early 2000. I remember the fuel funny cars running there, Stardust, Custom Body, Malcum Durmam. Stands thirty feet off the track and when they went by everybody's hair would be blown straight back and your eyes burning from the salt&peper, fun times. Bill Carrns from Budds Creek ran it then I think. Pits different now but track is the same [/quote] I think that was when Todd Mack ran the Beech , Budds Creek and Aquasco ,for a short time. the good old days
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
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Having drag raced my entire life,we have seen a lot of changes in the sport,some good and some not so good.We have seen the the best of times and the worst of times in our sport.We respect everyone's thoughts and opinions and have a few of our own.To be able to share those thoughts and opinions on an open forum gives eveyone an opportunity to wade through the comments and decide what has substance and what is bowl shtz.One does not have to be a racer to have an opinion,they just have to have an interest in our sport. Our thoughts as to the short comming and possible down fall of the sport is the greed we see from track and event owners and managers.They seem to want to pocket the profits and not reinvest in the sport.Many racers feel their class or type of racing is the utmost of importance,their incorrect for the sport to survive all types of classes,dragracing,fans and enthusast must find a reason for their interest. Too much time is spent being arguing or debating personal remarks,we should all be trying to find and share solutions to save our sport. That's not the case around here Bob. After the BIG bracket race boom, everybody around here got used to running for 5k purses all the time with low entry fees. Now it's not "worth" it for them to race for small money and they sure won't pay more entry fees and the bleachers are like a ghost town......so where do they expect the track to get the money to pay those big purses?.......Most all tracks around here have gone to strictly TnT with the occasional heads up races and MAYBE a bracket race once a month or less. It was that or close the gates
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Re: Street Outlaws episode last night
[Re: keefe]
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Colonial Beach, no questions just run it.
For the other comment, what reality show is real, I have Info on one of them. I'll believe a phone camera any day over delayed TV coverage.
Here's a trivia point for ya' - last time I was at Colonial Beach, it was still a 1/4 mile track and Jim Yates was bracket-racing a 4-speed BB Ford Maverick (way before his Pro Stock days). [/quote] Wow, we are both older than dirt. It was originally called "Longfield" I ran there in the late sixtys-seventies, then again nineties early 2000. I remember the fuel funny cars running there, Stardust, Custom Body, Malcum Durmam. Stands thirty feet off the track and when they went by everybody's hair would be blown straight back and your eyes burning from the salt&peper, fun times. Bill Carrns from Budds Creek ran it then I think. Pits different now but track is the same [/quote] I think that was when Todd Mack ran the Beech , Budds Creek and Aquasco ,for a short time. the good old days [/quote] Yep, Brain fade again
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