Posted By: Mr. T
When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel
Posted By: Barnstorm
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 02:47 AM
At least you didn't blow the motor on a red.
Posted By: ChrisJohnston669
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 04:23 AM
Manny was KILLING the tree all day. and had already won the 30k. He was blinding that's why he didn't see steve die on the line.
Posted By: ProSport
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 04:38 AM
Posted By: MegaDart
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 11:33 AM
There's a lot of ways to lose but that one sure had to hurt... Manny is just one of many killer bracket racers from Bradenton/Tampa Fl area
Posted By: Quicktree
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 11:37 AM
holy crap, I would have got out and slapped myself for that red light 
Posted By: Quicktree
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 11:38 AM
doesn't the other car have to make it to the end of the track? or just stage?
Posted By: BBLM23
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 11:44 AM
Just stage.
Posted By: Hot 340
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 12:24 PM
That would make you 
Posted By: 440Jim
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 12:46 PM
That had to hurt (red light). The way I think of it, the race is over as soon as somebody red lights (that is why if the second racer red lights or breaks out it doesn't matter).
We were just talking at our track last night, any light beats a red light (some of us were red lighting too often...)
We were just talking at our track last night, any light beats a red light (some of us were red lighting too often...)
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 01:08 PM
how fast were those cars, they seemed to be a little slow,especially the red lite bandit!
Posted By: Quicktree
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 01:10 PM
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how fast were those cars, they seemed to be a little slow,especially the red lite bandit!
did you watch (and listen to the video?)
Posted By: Quicktree
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 01:11 PM
you don't have to be fast to win bracket races 
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 01:13 PM
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you don't have to be fast to win bracket races
trust me i know, we got a few guys that race with us that go 12.00 that win alot.
i just feel if your racing,why not go fast.
i ran 12.00 and 11.87 back in 1974.
Posted By: Hot 340
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 01:24 PM
Quote:Simple. They dont get cheaper as they get faster.
i just feel if your racing,why not go fast.
Posted By: actionange
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 01:31 PM
Quote:Quote:Simple. They dont get cheaper as they get faster.
i just feel if your racing,why not go fast.
For some folks money is no object... and going fast is what racing is all about (oh- and wheelies too)
Posted By: Quicktree
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 01:34 PM
Quote:Quote:Quote:Simple. They dont get cheaper as they get faster.
i just feel if your racing,why not go fast.
For some folks money is no object... and going fast is what racing is all about (oh- and wheelies too)
so true, us poor welfare basturds run as fast as we can and make our junk last forever
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 01:36 PM
Quote:Quote:Quote:Simple. They dont get cheaper as they get faster.
i just feel if your racing,why not go fast.
For some folks money is no object... and going fast is what racing is all about (oh- and wheelies too)
could we please leave the politics out of this .
i was ordered by the president to stimulate the economy.
i would just like to see some faster cars win the big $$$$. thats all
please actionange no drama
Posted By: slantzilla
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 01:44 PM
Manny's light was -.005. Not exactly a blatant foul.
Steve Alford is not a duck either.
And these guys were feetsbraking. No electronics at all.
Steve Alford is not a duck either.
And these guys were feetsbraking. No electronics at all.
Posted By: Darrell
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 01:49 PM
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Steve Alford is not a duck either.
Nither is his brother Richard! Tough racers with the luck on there side this time.
Posted By: ajcasini
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 02:00 PM
I was stanging at the starting line when this happened. It was the craziest thing that I had seen in a very long time. Steve Alford actually was trying to rock his car into the stage beam while trying to get it started. Then as soon as he got it fired it jumped out 3 feet and that was it. Talked to Manny after this and he said he was so focused he didnt know what happened until after his foul. Manny was killer all day and flirting with the red bulb. Just an inoppertune time to turn it red.
Posted By: Quicktree
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 02:12 PM
Quote:Quote:Quote:Quote:Simple. They dont get cheaper as they get faster.
i just feel if your racing,why not go fast.
For some folks money is no object... and going fast is what racing is all about (oh- and wheelies too)
could we please leave the politics out of this .
i was ordered by the president to stimulate the economy.
i would just like to see some faster cars win the big $$$$. thats all
please actionange no drama
sounds like a winner to me, how fast can you make my car go
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Posted By: MegaDart
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 02:14 PM
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how fast were those cars, they seemed to be a little slow,especially the red lite bandit!
He might have been dialed faster then you?? I think I heard 5.8x? He lifted soon as he saw red..
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The way I think of it, the race is over as soon as somebody red lights
and of course there are always exceptions. My buddy redlit in Top Sportsman against Ronnie Davis who was dialed 6.54. Ronnie never saw red ran it out got squirly and crossed the centerline giving the win back to Mike Thompson!!
Posted By: RonTheAnnouncer
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 03:58 PM
My buddy Rick Baehr won Friday night!
I saw a guy run out during the semis of a 5K race at Norwalk. He'd been racing over 20 years and never had it happen. Unfortunately for him, it happened right after his burnout.
I saw a guy run out during the semis of a 5K race at Norwalk. He'd been racing over 20 years and never had it happen. Unfortunately for him, it happened right after his burnout.
Posted By: slantzilla
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 04:02 PM
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My buddy Rick Baehr won Friday night!
I saw a guy run out during the semis of a 5K race at Norwalk. He'd been racing over 20 years and never had it happen. Unfortunately for him, it happened right after his burnout.
I saw a buddy of mine do it the day he wore his "I'd rather push my Ford than drive a Chevy" shirt. Ran out on the burnout. We were a big hit pushing his Falcon back to the pits.
Posted By: Leigh
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 04:27 PM
To funny.
Posted By: instigator
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 05:38 PM
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how fast were those cars, they seemed to be a little slow,especially the red lite bandit!
And you think 9.20's is fast.....maybe for a good street car around here....
Posted By: Uncle Barry
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 08:27 PM
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how fast were those cars, they seemed to be a little slow,especially the red lite bandit!
And you think 9.20's is fast.....maybe for a good street car around here....
o my, i almost ruined my laptop by spitting a drink of water all over it reading that one!!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 08:38 PM
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how fast were those cars, they seemed to be a little slow,especially the red lite bandit!
And you think 9.20's is fast.....maybe for a good street car around here....
you all need power adders to go fast, NOS, Turbo's,blowers,etc.
i like natural aspirated, the real way to go fast,
anything else is just cheatin imo.
if i put a turbo on mine, i wonder how fast i'd go.
Posted By: RapidusMaximus
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/26/09 08:52 PM
I was at a Ten-grander one weekend, made it down to 3 cars, didn't get the bye, another dragster beside me got it...he pulled into the water, hit it and blew the coupler, rear seal and damaged the shorty plate on the transmission, me and the other guy ran...I was .007 on the tree to his .028...pedaled him too hard and gave the stripe back .002 
...bottom line was they couldn't get the broken car fixed and the guy that beat me byed in the final...the guy with the broken car was...
...but he still got runner-up money without even staging...thanks to my hard driving at the stripe I got semi-money...nice...real nice... 
...bottom line was they couldn't get the broken car fixed and the guy that beat me byed in the final...the guy with the broken car was......but he still got runner-up money without even staging...thanks to my hard driving at the stripe I got semi-money...nice...real nice...
Posted By: nhramark
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/28/09 09:19 PM
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you all need power adders to go fast, NOS, Turbo's,blowers,etc.
i like natural aspirated, the real way to go fast,
anything else is just cheatin imo.
if i put a turbo on mine, i wonder how fast i'd go.
A turbo on your car would make so much power you would probably be afraid to drive it.
I like (and own) NA cars too, but you are severely tunnel visioned if you can't see the appeal of a turbo motor.
Posted By: Mr. T
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/28/09 10:02 PM
Posted By: topfueldart
Re: When racing for $10,000,make SURE you have enough fuel - 07/29/09 12:38 AM
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you all need power adders to go fast, NOS, Turbo's,blowers,etc.
i like natural aspirated, the real way to go fast,
anything else is just cheatin imo.
if i put a turbo on mine, i wonder how fast i'd go.
A turbo on your car would make so much power you would probably be afraid to drive it.
I like (and own) NA cars too, but you are severely tunnel visioned if you can't see the appeal of a turbo motor.