FINALLY....................

After more than 2 years I`m heading to Irwindale for some therapy and hopefully a new best and boot. Between a good friend being murdered, several deaths and relocating my whole life to Vegas and that mess I`m back to MY time..............Any guesses? Recap; lost 125+ lbs, added the 25" ft. Caltrac segment, located shocks straight up n down, added sliders and am on a real 28x10.5 w slick from the Hoosier QTP street meats............

Have fun Dom. Waiting for results

Going today? Good luck!

Dang, now we see why your junk lasts hundreds of passes and 14 years of beating on it.

Not racing till thu..............this is the longest I`ve gone w/out racing since 1989 for several reasons but I`m back Jack and ready to rock.............

Looks like T&T are Thursdays.


Dom, hope you get that new best, be safe.

Good Luck Dom! Hope ya get some good numbers.

Good luck. I hope it hooks hard for ya

Thankxxx guys.............

Good luck Thumpman!! I will be there with ya in spirit!

Everybody says go early and make passes, before the radial tires mess up the starting line, I've never been there myself, good luck on the new best!

I`m just going to do a few 60 ft hits, then 330`s then let er rip but would at least like the cool night air........How`s the tuning going for ya, noticed you didn't make the drag weekend deal...........

Looks like the warmest day of the week on Wednesday I will be in Fontana starting Thursday for some NHRA fun

Last I saw at Irwindale showed a high of 76 and a low of 57 so the evenings really come around down there. Good luck Al...........

http://airdensityonline.com/track-forecast/Irwindale_Speedway/

DA looks to be ~2k ft in the evening...

Good luck Thump!

Thankxxx for the chart and if we get below 1000 feet we are overjoyed out here.............

Good luck Thump!

Thankxxx............Been a long time comin and am hoping for a 6.10 which may be a stretch but go big or go home right.............

I'll take a swing, 9.65 in the 1/4

Only goin 1/8th this time and went 6.20 @ 111.7 w/a 1.46 60 2 years ago in the heat..........

Good luck Dom, you need to come to Bako where the air is good and get some real numbers. I'm sure some in our camp can locate you a beer or two afterwords.

Growing up my home track was Atco...regularly sea level DA or below...definitely produced some hero numbers there.

Just waitin on you so we can line em up again...........

Have fun...... look forward to the results

They just ran a summit race there and the track was good. Have fun!

I am guessing a 6.10....

Good rapid forward.
Make sure your sneakers are soft and gummy.
6.08-6.11

I hope it goes well and I keep it in one piece...........

That is why you are taking the baby steps out of the hole and seeing how it behaves leading up to an all out charge on the 1/4. Just make it a habit to go under and above to point check stuff.

My best was a 6.24 so I think you're gonna run a 6.25 Dom!!

NOT cool............ Time will tell..........

I want to see some 6.0's posted on here, Dom. Good luck, man.

IF I go 6.10 I`ll freak but anything under that would be amazing for sure at least in my mind.............

6.10.. but you better cut a killer 60ft

Eye that 1/8 like its the shortest 1/4 you've ever bolted through.
Good luck.
Love that Dart.
Looks like a killer that used to own the nest here on Fountain Avenue back in the 80's.

If you saw it in person you might change yer mind cos it`s fugly.........

F'ugly takes home the imaginations along with the cake.

well ABOUT TIME!!! enjoy yourself, you are definitely due for some WOT therapy!! Wish I could run there someday.... just to put it on the list.

Thankxx guys and cant wait.........

If the air is good and track is sticky, 6.06!

That would blow my mind Greg heck, a 6.10 would be great at least for a few minutes.............

6.02 is my guess, 5.99 by nights end

I highly doubt it but DAYUUM if it does I`ll be for a couple of dayzz...........

Since you still have not hit that 9.59 in the quarter i estimated years ago,im going to say that you will do a 6.09 this time at the track,have fun and keep the shiny side up:)

I really think my original 3200+ lb 9.79 would of been a 69 based on the super lean carb at wfo and other issues but we`ll never know. Again, this roller motor has never seen a slick so that alone MAY help and my friend went 1.24 on these compared to a 1.34 on QTP`s so who knows but now I need to run well just so I don`t let you guys down..........

Lets remember that a few cob webs need to be cleared and the moving parts have to also go through the paces on a shake down or two. But it nets you a 6.09 or better right out of the gate, kudos and a salute to you.
Go get 'em.

What rear-end gear did you end up going with?

Stayed w/4.10`s but now have a shorter 28" tire............

My biggest issue is I don't have the safety gear to be in the 9`s so I have to make it count by getting some 60 ft and 330 data then let it rip and get the boot. Was offered $21,000 for my car a few weeks ago and said no so may as well cage it and make it legit OR sell it and buy a bad azz chassis already done then build another motor...........money`s tight so not sure but we`ll see how tomorrow goes............

That's what I thought but wasn't sure. That should work out very nice for you and I hope all goes well for you. We are in a weekend rain pattern around here lately and it's getting old real fast. Goodluck, be safe, have fun, and go fast.

Thankxxxx................been raining at this track damn near every week I was able to go so tomorrow looks promising w/no rain in sight but maybe a bit of fog in the evening when I plan to let it all hang out........

Watch the track surface with Fog in the forecast. The car can get kinda drunk out there.

Will do...........

6.05 then the rear ends gonna blow,,,LOl just kidding
Have someone video tape the run!!

No explosions allowed.............Video should be covered..........

No fiery car crashes allowed. Let it rip and we expect a full report by 11.

Good luck tomorrow, Dom. Can't wait to see a pic of the new best time slip.

No fiery crashes and HOPEFULLY a new best.............

Good Luck Tonight!

How do you think the weather and track conditions will compare to your previous best?

Thankxxx.............calling for a high of 75 lows in the 50`s after the sun sets w/15-20 mph winds and 20% chance of rain after 11:00 pm...........

Between losing the weight, working on the chassis, shorter tire and I'm sure additional tuning it should be faster. Temperature, humidity, barometer and DA could help or hurt the ET/MPH. If the weather conditions are similar I'll say 6.09-6.11. Even if it doesn't pick up anything, that thing is still very impressive and you should be proud of yourself and your car. Out of curiosity how fast was this combo when you first put it together?

At 3200+ lbs. it went 6.21 in the 1/8th on my 9.79 pass. Now maybe I didn't make myself clear but my 6.20 111.7 in the summer heat 2 years ago was w/the car lighter and w/out the 2nd battery I ran on my 9.79 but not the shock change to a more vertical position.........

My experience with the Shocks got way more aggressive straight up and down..

I was three or four clicks Less to get the car to plant the tire after relocating the shocks.. and everybody should keep in mind this is basically a no prep test and tune street legal truck.. they put VHT on it one time at 4:30 in the afternoon. And that's it

I`ll keep that in mind...........thankxxx

So is it 11:00 PST yet? The suspense is killing us EST guys?!

No breaks

OUCH..... so much for my dreams of running that lil strip some Thursday night.

He lost his brakes so its a no go for tonight

Bummer

Brakes are for quitters! LOL





Ray

He lost his brakes so its a no go for tonight
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Brakes are for quitters! LOL

I lost my brakes once..thank GOD it was on a 1/8 mile pass
but even then I rolled the last turn off at about 30 MPH and
ran off into the weeds... there were people on the return road
that thought I was some A$$ hole being STUPID.. they had a few
words to say..until I told them... sorry.. lost my brakes..
that was the only time that I didnt pull the safety pin on
my chute... I hit the chute lever and NOTHING... but that was
a scary ride for a bit.. I was racing a young lady in the other
lane and when I started going back and forth to scrub off speed
she figured there was a problem and she got out of my way and
I used both lanes to scrub off speed.. thanks to her for getting
out of the way... I was doing over 120 when I hit the brakes
for the first time






Ray [/quote]

Better to see, plan and prevent the Whoa, then to concentrate too much on the go-a.

Glad he caught the brake issue before the catch net caught him.

I tend to remember, that as these things go fast and faster, so does Murphy's Law on your perimeter.

P-body.
Smart move.
We often talk, yack and complain on many boards about why people do not pull over to the wall when things break and or leak, but no one talks about the Amen corner tactics to do when some thing goes wrong. That in itself would be a good productive thread.

Thanks for sharing because I never thought about scrubbing off speed by zig zagging and of course when permitting within reason. You were lucky to have a savvy Gal next to you.
I only have lifted when my car has gotten drunk and nothing more.

I'm one of those, "lift now and give your self a gift"

LOL... I tried to make that track as long as possible before
I hit that last turn off.. and it was a TIGHT 180 turn... yes
she was a savvy lady(and good looking)..I went and thanked
her after I got back to my pit spot... she said she didnt
understand why I was going back and forth but she figured she
would get the hell out of the way... when I told what happened
she understood why I was zig-zagging

This 1/8 th mile track is in a shared parking lot w/a NASCAR track and has a very short shut down w/no grass but a concrete barrier so if you cant stop your car is junk. Next time I post will be AFTER I get back not a before post and hopefully SOON if not, then at the end of the year after the heat spell. Sixpackgut and I were talking last night about how Eddy(Elvis)Miller kept posting on here about getting his 7-second pass at Drag Week and that it took 3 years to finally happen so hey, I`ve still got almost a year.............

The track was freshly scraped lot of guys got a new best unfortunately. You couldn't have made it next week should be outstanding as well

DAMN, That`s not what I wanted to hear but promising for next week at least...........

Dom,
We're standing by for your report.

Mum is the word....for now.

Come on Dom! Spill the beans already!!!

Randy

Waiting on new ft. calipers then road test then track this thursday..............Damn, I just jinxed it........

DOH!

Too funny.............still waiting on calipers that I ordered yesterday morning so hopefully later or in the am............ Now get back to work..............