Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: 383man]
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05/24/19 12:24 AM
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I hate waiting but at least you got out!!
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: 383man]
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05/24/19 01:23 AM
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Not to be negative or judgemental but you went to the track paid your money made a tt and left. You can't win if you don't race and the guy that stuck it out and won has something to be proud of. In the future he can talk about that fiasco of a race he won not gee I got pissed and left. Sorry if I am harsh.
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: 383man]
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05/24/19 01:36 AM
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Sorry to hear that Ron, I do understand trying to go have fun Drag racing & being in pain waiting & the heat, my last trip to the track 130 miles round trip, was at the track for 4 hours for 1 run, then they closed the lanes, got home @ 2: 30 in the morning, Great to see your car is running good.
1968 Charger COLD A/C Hilborn EFI 512ci 9.7 compression, Stealth heads, 4.10 gear A518 ODtrans 4100lb,10.93 full street car trim 2020 T/A 392 Stock 11.79 @ 114.5
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: CSK]
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05/24/19 07:24 AM
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??? I was there. They ran the program pretty quick, and you guys were in the order as well as every other class.
I drive 196 miles to race there, so your 45 mile drive is heaven...lol
You guys needed some shade that's all
....BAD A$$ STREET CAR.....
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: n20mstr]
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05/24/19 08:21 AM
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45 miles is a dream!! I am NOT a racer ,just a tuner FISH,,,,,,,wait,didI say FISH,I prefer ET chaser Sorry to hear the day worked out like that as I'm shot by 3pm. Island is now my closest track at about 190 miles RT with plenty of tolls! "till next time,hope to see you in July Tony,what time did you finish up???
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: 383man]
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05/24/19 08:33 AM
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Sounds okay though, the car ran afterwards, nothing got damaged and you made it back home.
A good day just not so much fun.
I feel your pain as when that happens, you've already dedicated the whole day to it and nothing happens.....Just wasted pretty much the whole day.
Rich H.
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: hemi-itis]
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05/24/19 09:23 AM
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45 miles is a dream!! I am NOT a racer ,just a tuner FISH,,,,,,,wait,didI say FISH,I prefer ET chaser Sorry to hear the day worked out like that as I'm shot by 3pm. Island is now my closest track at about 190 miles RT with plenty of tolls! "till next time,hope to see you in July Tony,what time did you finish up??? I MADE THE SECOND TIME SHOT, THEN THEY HOT LAPPED US RIGHT TO FIRST ROUND. I WAS OUT FORST ROUND AND LEFT THE TRACK ABOUT 7:20PM
....BAD A$$ STREET CAR.....
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: n20mstr]
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05/24/19 09:39 AM
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I will be the first to tell you racing is not an easy sport. I'm physically in the worst shape of my life and trying to work on it by going to the gym and taking 2-2 1/2 mile walks. 3 weeks ago I towed 200 miles to Norwalk, (400-500 race cars) unloaded, took my one time trial, won first round, lost second round right before the rain moved in, loaded up and drove 200 miles back home in the pouring rain. My 30 year old Son was fast asleep in the passenger seat. LOL. Left home at 7am Saturday and got home right before 1am Sunday. On the longer races I have my motorhome and trust me I am going to sneak in the motorhome and take a nap between rounds. I don't love it like I used to only because I can't do it like I used to BUT I still love it!!!
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: pittsburghracer]
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05/24/19 12:16 PM
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Some of you guys need to go to a few national events or points meets. Especially one that has bad weather. One time shot, first round 2 days later, get beat and drive the 500 miles back home. It's not a baseball game. Maybe we're all crazy. Just sayin'.
If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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05/24/19 12:58 PM
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Some of you guys need to go to a few national events or points meets. Especially one that has bad weather. One time shot, first round 2 days later, get beat and drive the 500 miles back home. It's not a baseball game. Maybe we're all crazy. Just sayin'. NHRA National and division races are H----, not much fun unless you win or go a bunch of rounds Or you get to hang out with a bunch of pals from all over the country who you only see at the races. That helps.
If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: ZIPPY]
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05/24/19 01:02 PM
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Sounds okay though, the car ran afterwards, nothing got damaged and you made it back home.
A good day just not so much fun.
Yeah, some track days can be looooooong and unproductive. IMO any time you drive it in and drive it back in one piece (as opposed to going home on a hook), consider it a "good enough" day for a street/strip car.
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: 383man]
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05/24/19 01:09 PM
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I feel bad for you guys. I just finished a new motor for my Barracuda Saturday morning, drove it straight to the gas station to fill it up and drove to the track....a wopping 6 miles, LOL. I made it to Rd 3, broke out with a 6.59 dragging the brake....drove home.....I'm beat...
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: 383man]
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05/24/19 05:21 PM
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Some of you guys should try 9 days at Norwalks Halloween Classic. 😂
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: 1DGEMAN]
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05/24/19 05:25 PM
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Not to be negative or judgemental but you went to the track paid your money made a tt and left. You can't win if you don't race and the guy that stuck it out and won has something to be proud of. In the future he can talk about that fiasco of a race he won not gee I got pissed and left. Sorry if I am harsh. Its not harsh as we knew what we were doing. And even though it cost me $55 dollars for one run I was fine with leaving since my joints were hurting me so much. I just wish we had gotten at least one more run in. Ron
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Re: A not so much fun day at the track.
[Re: n20mstr]
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05/24/19 05:28 PM
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??? I was there. They ran the program pretty quick, and you guys were in the order as well as every other class.
I drive 196 miles to race there, so your 45 mile drive is heaven...lol
You guys needed some shade that's all I just don't agree we were in the proper order since the NSS cars were scheduled to race that day and they ran us last of all the cars. We actually had shade in my brothers trailer. Its my own fault I was hurting a lot as I should have sat a lot more but you know how it is as I ended up talking to many friends and was on my feet more then I should have been. Ron
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