Well done DVW
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congratulations on the win @ NMCA looked great on livestream
Tex
New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive
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Re: Well done DVW
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05/21/18 11:11 AM
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CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: Well done DVW
[Re: tex013]
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05/21/18 12:54 PM
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Honestly so proud of my Dad (DVW). You guys can’t believe how hard he works at this to be a winner. Took home the win this weekend at the NMCA Bowling Green race. Not only Saturday in the A/FX shootout, but also on SUNDAY... This makes 5 wins his last 6 races.
-How about 100 hits on the practice tree just about every day. Hand written statistics for himself to track his progress… We’re talking 10,000+ hits a year.
-How about checking your bearings, and finding out March 20th the crank is cracked.
-How about cleaning the bottom of the car while the new crank is getting balanced, and finding out the front frame rail is cracked and needs to be fixed.
-How about Driving 8 hours to Bowling Green, when the weather showed nothing but rain all weekend.
-How about the car has never been in the 8’s and went 9.005 in Saturday testing the weekend before. And with three time trial runs remaining, he started dialing the car BACK to shoot for 9.25 index to be ready for Bowling Green the next weekend! How many of us would have done that instead of going for the 8.99?!?!
All of that hard work paid off… between what he does as a driver and a tuner, it certainly came together this weekend. How’s this for footbrake and 10.5” tire 9 second car consistency?
Saturday (Car was good, Driver was REALLY good) .026 – 9.298 (Bye Run… ran the car as is with Friday Tuneup for True baseline) .022 - 9.245 .016 - 9.274 .022 - 9.246
Sunday (Driver was good, Car was REALLY good) .001 - 9.255 (he said the .001 spooked him and decided to pull back abit for the rest of the race) .042 - 9.272 .039 - 9.251 .034 - 9.255 .035 - 9.215 (Weather change in staging lanes from cold front coming in) .057 - 9.238
He’s wanted to win this particular race for a LONG time… So happy for him that he finally got it.
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Re: Well done DVW
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05/21/18 01:06 PM
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Great job Doug. Great car, even nicer owner
69 Dart GTS A4 Silver All steel, flat factory hood, 3360race weight 418 BPE factory replacement headed stroker, 565 lift solid cam Best so far, 10.40 @127 1/4 1.41 best 60 foot 6.60 at 103.90 1/8
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Re: Well done DVW
[Re: dizuster]
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05/21/18 01:13 PM
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Honestly so proud of my Dad (DVW). You guys can’t believe how hard he works at this to be a winner. Took home the win this weekend at the NMCA Bowling Green race. Not only Saturday in the A/FX shootout, but also on SUNDAY... This makes 5 wins his last 6 races.
-How about 100 hits on the practice tree just about every day. Hand written statistics for himself to track his progress… We’re talking 10,000+ hits a year.
-How about checking your bearings, and finding out March 20th the crank is cracked.
-How about cleaning the bottom of the car while the new crank is getting balanced, and finding out the front frame rail is cracked and needs to be fixed.
-How about Driving 8 hours to Bowling Green, when the weather showed nothing but rain all weekend.
-How about the car has never been in the 8’s and went 9.005 in Saturday testing the weekend before. And with three time trial runs remaining, he started dialing the car BACK to shoot for 9.25 index to be ready for Bowling Green the next weekend! How many of us would have done that instead of going for the 8.99?!?!
All of that hard work paid off… between what he does as a driver and a tuner, it certainly came together this weekend. How’s this for footbrake and 10.5” tire 9 second car consistency?
Saturday (Car was good, Driver was REALLY good) .026 – 9.298 (Bye Run… ran the car as is with Friday Tuneup for True baseline) .022 - 9.245 .016 - 9.274 .022 - 9.246
Sunday (Driver was good, Car was REALLY good) .001 - 9.255 (he said the .001 spooked him and decided to pull back abit for the rest of the race) .042 - 9.272 .039 - 9.251 .034 - 9.255 .035 - 9.215 (Weather change in staging lanes from cold front coming in) .057 - 9.238
He’s wanted to win this particular race for a LONG time… So happy for him that he finally got it. Well earned and way to represent Mopar...........
72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....
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Re: Well done DVW
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05/21/18 04:09 PM
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Outstanding! The consistency is something to marvel at.
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Re: Well done DVW
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05/21/18 11:08 PM
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[b]-How about 100 hits on the practice tree just about every day. Hand written statistics for himself to track his progress… We’re talking 10,000+ hits a year.
Wow! I thought my 30-40 practice hits the week before a race was enough. I may need to re-think that. I didn't get to pair off with your father, but knew he was a class act. Congratulations!
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Re: Well done DVW
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05/22/18 09:39 PM
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What type/brand of crank cracked ? To be honest I don't know. It doesn't look much different from a stock 440 crank, has a Pentastar stamped in it. Came from Indy years ago. It came to me secondhand. Doug
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