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Got a win, with a little luck!
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10/31/16 11:51 AM
10/31/16 11:51 AM
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Marion, South Carolina [><]
an8sec70cuda
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Entered the leaf spring class Friday night at the Low Country Cash Days event at Midway Dragstrip. This was the first leaf spring race I've seen around here. Figured why not. Was supposed to pay 1k w/ a 10 car minimum. Well, 4 cars showed up. One S-10 broke in testing before the race, so there were 3 of us racing.
We flipped for the first round bye run...I got it.
So Blazer Dave and his high 4 sec smallblock S-10 blazer had to run Jeff Plemmons w/ a mid 4 sec 762" Fulton powered '72 Nova, both on a lot of nitrous and 275 radials. The Blazer cut a light, but the Nova ran him down.
I made a bye run and by now, the dew was falling heavy and the track was getting sketchy. I spun, but got down the track. Was running some mid 5.80s.
For the final...the Nova broke the trans after the burnout, couldn't back up. Not wanting to be a jerk, I shut mine off and waited for them to push it back to see if they atleast had forward gears, but they didn't. So I got waved down the track for the win! I made a pass anyway, spun, pedaled it, then got REAL loose at mid track and lifted.
Won enough to cover my entry, fuel and food...and never got to actually race anyone, lol. Should have bought a lottery ticket on my way home!
 
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: Got a win, with a little luck!
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
#2186680
10/31/16 01:52 PM
10/31/16 01:52 PM
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Portage,michigan
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That's how the Chips fall sometimes Chip.... Lol
Good guys have good things happen to them quite often. Your definitely one of the good guys Chip!
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, low 10.30’s 1/4
1.41 best 60 foot
6.56 at 104.17
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Re: Got a win, with a little luck!
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#2186699
10/31/16 02:14 PM
10/31/16 02:14 PM
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Wichita
GY3
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A win is a win!
I've entered classes where there was a light turnout and won money, but you still have to take the tree and not have issues! On a bye run on an 11.50 index I ran an 11.499 braking at the big end just to show off. LOL!
'63 Dodge 330
11.19 @ 121 mph
Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs.
10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: Got a win, with a little luck!
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10/31/16 05:58 PM
10/31/16 05:58 PM
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Marion, South Carolina [><]
an8sec70cuda
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Thanks yall, much appreciated!
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: Got a win, with a little luck!
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#2186934
10/31/16 07:50 PM
10/31/16 07:50 PM
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Plymouth, MI
Blusmbl
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Congrats!!! A win is a win, and you did everything you could in the final to see if the Nova could at least move down the track.
'18 Ford Raptor, random motorcycles, 1968 Plymouth Fury III - 11.37 @ 118
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Re: Got a win, with a little luck!
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11/01/16 05:13 PM
11/01/16 05:13 PM
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A shed in England
Tig
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'74 Challenger..9.46 @ 145.9 1/4, 6.001 @ 118 1/8 so far. 4023lb !!! # N/A, Marsh performance 655ci, Indy Maxx, T/R, Indy 600-13 X's, Street legal, pump gas, full interior, Cal-Tracs, mufflers, 3:73's and real 10.5 radials.
9.51 @ 142.4 1/4, 6.003 @ 114 1/8 with our old mule KB, 572-13, 580 wedge.
RHD '68 Barracuda Fastback 323ci street/strip. Best ET 13.88 @ 99.03
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Ron
