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Re: My son did me proud at Norwalk
[Re: roadhazard]
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09/16/13 03:21 PM
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Central New York
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The car touched down like a feather each time, and it did this every run, some higher. The old man advised to not get out of it unless he was not going straight. Awsome weekend.
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Re: My son did me proud at Norwalk
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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09/18/13 10:07 AM
09/18/13 10:07 AM
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Central New York
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Red Green always says "If you can't be hansome, be handy". I say if you can't be the fastest, be flashy! It lost time but everybody remembers this car. Brad is working on the suspension, maybe next year it won't wheelie so much but I hope not.
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Re: My son did me proud at Norwalk
[Re: bfury]
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09/18/13 10:11 AM
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He was simply having fun. First big wheelies of his life, and fortunately, no smashed oil pan and suspension. We can tone down the launch for about $40.00 in parts, so that wont be a problem.Probably only when he breaks enough stuff, will he want to drop the wheelies....  We all know going up isnt going forward. He doesnt care.
RIP Monte Smith
Your work is a reflection of yourself, autograph it with quality.
WD for Diamond Pistons,Sidewinder cylinder heads, Wiseco, K1 rods and cranks,BAM lifters, Morel lifters, Molnar Technologies, Harland Sharp, Pro Gear, Cometic, King Engine Bearings and many others.
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Re: My son did me proud at Norwalk
[Re: a493demon]
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09/18/13 02:04 PM
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Marion, South Carolina [><]
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Looks good! What type of nitrous system are you running? What front and rear shocks? Rear tires?
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'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
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Re: My son did me proud at Norwalk
[Re: a493demon]
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09/18/13 02:39 PM
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Aurora, Oh.
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what todd said.
I was just happy the car finally hooked.
and i'm out gunned so I just do it for funny and to see some good friends.
And sometimes thats what it's all about. We all start somewhere and you have a nice fast car to bracket race but to step into 10.5 and be at the bottom is your start to the top!!!
I mean look at ole Bird - he started at the bottom and now he's what maybe middle of the pack - when he can ever get it down the track that is 
glad I may not see him again until next year - by then he'll forget what I said
Russ 
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Re: My son did me proud at Norwalk
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
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09/18/13 02:54 PM
09/18/13 02:54 PM
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baldwinsville new york
a493demon
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Quote:
Looks good! What type of nitrous system are you running? What front and rear shocks? Rear tires?
I have a eddy singal bar plate on the car,front shocks are calvert 90/10's rears are afco double adj. rear tire's are m/t et drag's 28x10.5 stiff side wall.
p.s. the car has a stock iron block with iron -1 heads and no roller cam and the plate is under a 200 shot.
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Re: My son did me proud at Norwalk
[Re: max_maniac]
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09/18/13 03:14 PM
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Syracuse,NY
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Quote:
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what todd said.
I was just happy the car finally hooked.
and i'm out gunned so I just do it for funny and to see some good friends.
And sometimes thats what it's all about. We all start somewhere and you have a nice fast car to bracket race but to step into 10.5 and be at the bottom is your start to the top!!!
So, let me make sure I got this right? An average Joe,takes his Dad to a race at a beautiful track. The two have fun, the driver is having a blast,the crowd is loving it and as a family, they and they' re friends enjoy the weekend together???...Did i get that right? Ok..i think so.
Ok, so, they could give a rats behind about payout, entry fee and drama. Along the way they make some new friends, get some help, and once again get time together as proud father, and proud son. Still ok?...seems so. Ok, they get outgunned, they lose anyway, and still have the times of t
heir lives. Seems like a good ole fashion Father and son weekend, old style drag racing, and no politics whatsoever. Seems perhaps a lesson could be taken from this story 
Its sad to me that people can find the negative in this story.
RIP Monte Smith
Your work is a reflection of yourself, autograph it with quality.
WD for Diamond Pistons,Sidewinder cylinder heads, Wiseco, K1 rods and cranks,BAM lifters, Morel lifters, Molnar Technologies, Harland Sharp, Pro Gear, Cometic, King Engine Bearings and many others.
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If both front tires are off the ground 1/2 inch all the weight is on the hind tires 
