Re: CONGRATULATIONS to sixpackgut!
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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09/17/16 01:37 PM
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Congratulations Ray, GREAT job. Take the weekend off and get some rest.
1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27
Livin and lovin life one day at a time
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Re: CONGRATULATIONS to sixpackgut!
[Re: cudadon]
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09/17/16 05:48 PM
09/17/16 05:48 PM
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Blusmbl
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Great job, Ray! It was easy to find you on the live feed, since you seemed to be first out every day!
'18 Ford Raptor, random motorcycles, 1968 Plymouth Fury III - 11.37 @ 118
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Re: CONGRATULATIONS to sixpackgut!
[Re: cudadon]
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09/17/16 09:19 PM
09/17/16 09:19 PM
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sixpackgut
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Thanks guys. I have a pretty good story for the last day.
I think I made 7 passes on last day. Maybe more. But on my 2nd to last pass I thought the lanes were closed. I was back in the pits. Taking my jacket pants and shoes off. My phone and keys were laying on a piece of metal i added between the grill and radiator support. Jeff Sias made a pass and it wasnt enough. Sias' copilot walks past my car grabs a bottle of nitrous and tells me he is going to cool off their car. I laugh.
My copilot says they are making another pass. I thought the lanes were closed. He said get dressed and make another. Oh lord, my clothes are soaked. I get dressed. We are arguing about what lane i should try. I go around Sias in the lanes. My copilot notices my car keys laying in front of the radiator and throws them in my car. I go against my copilot and go over to left lane. Make my best pass. On the return road. I hear a huge bang. Grinding and engine shuts off. I get out to look for rods hanging out of the engine. While im looking around. I hear facebook IM dinging. My phone is just sitting there in front of the radiator. Like 4 guys are telling me nice pass. Havnt got to ticket booth so i dont know what I run.
I call my copilot and tell him i blew it up and am worried I wont win if I cant drive it back to pits. He goes to ask Lonnie Grim race director if I have to be towed will i lose. I try to restart motor and it fires up and i drive back to pits. I dont know what happened.
I would not have even made it to DW without Brad Bowers, Tory Shelhamer and my copilot Zac. It was awesome
My CRT 904 got tortured and worked great all week. My Thumpercarb is like efi.
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Re: CONGRATULATIONS to sixpackgut!
[Re: sixpackgut]
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09/17/16 09:42 PM
09/17/16 09:42 PM
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Dragula
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Congrats!!!!!!!!
Just awesome, I watched all five days.......Congrats to all those that competed as well.
And I am sure a bunch of guys are real interested in your combo....So when you catch your self up....Post it up. Definitely one tough combo.
Last edited by Dragula; 09/17/16 09:45 PM.
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Re: CONGRATULATIONS to sixpackgut!
[Re: sixpackgut]
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09/17/16 09:43 PM
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Thanks guys. I have a pretty good story for the last day.
I think I made 7 passes on last day. Maybe more. But on my 2nd to last pass I thought the lanes were closed. I was back in the pits. Taking my jacket pants and shoes off. My phone and keys were laying on a piece of metal i added between the grill and radiator support. Jeff Sias made a pass and it wasnt enough. Sias' copilot walks past my car grabs a bottle of nitrous and tells me he is going to cool off their car. I laugh.
My copilot says they are making another pass. I thought the lanes were closed. He said get dressed and make another. Oh lord, my clothes are soaked. I get dressed. We are arguing about what lane i should try. I go around Sias in the lanes. My copilot notices my car keys laying in front of the radiator and throws them in my car. I go against my copilot and go over to left lane. Make my best pass. On the return road. I hear a huge bang. Grinding and engine shuts off. I get out to look for rods hanging out of the engine. While im looking around. I hear facebook IM dinging. My phone is just sitting there in front of the radiator. Like 4 guys are telling me nice pass. Havnt got to ticket booth so i dont know what I run.
I call my copilot and tell him i blew it up and am worried I wont win if I cant drive it back to pits. He goes to ask Lonnie Grim race director if I have to be towed will i lose. I try to restart motor and it fires up and i drive back to pits. I dont know what happened.
I would not have even made it to DW without Brad Bowers, Tory Shelhamer and my copilot Zac. It was awesome
My CRT 904 got tortured and worked great all week. My Thumpercarb is like efi. You and your car kicked butt and you should be proud.............glad that 2-circuit kept your plugs clean and your tune mean.............
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: CONGRATULATIONS to sixpackgut!
[Re: cudadon]
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09/18/16 01:10 AM
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Way to go man, that last 9.91 sewed it up for ya. Even though your competition was in a Ford and you guys put on a hell of a show, I gotta give that guy props for being such a consistent threat all week rowin gears, he had some bad passes for sure, but it was a great battle. Him and the 55 Chev both earned lifetime man cards.
Mopar to the bone!!!
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Re: CONGRATULATIONS to sixpackgut!
[Re: cudadon]
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09/18/16 12:00 PM
09/18/16 12:00 PM
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OUTLAWD
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Congrats Ray! Good to meet you.
Faster, Faster until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death...
71 Swinger - slowly collecting dust/parts 66 Belv. II - just a streetcar 88 Mustang - turbo LS beater
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Re: CONGRATULATIONS to sixpackgut!
[Re: cudadon]
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09/18/16 04:59 PM
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Nice job Ray!! Hopefully the carnage is minimal. Soooooo..... What part of that combo is six pak related??
68 Satellite, 383 with stock 906’s, 3550lbs, 11.18@123 Dealer for Comp Cams/Indy Heads
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