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It was a great weekend at the track, then it wasnt
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05/17/21 11:16 AM
05/17/21 11:16 AM
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MI, usa
dvw
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Running GLSSA at 131 Motorsports Park. Car was great. 60ft s within .005.. My entire family surprised me. Sons, daughters laws, grand kids, their inlaws and some friends all showed up as well. 131 is 150 miles from my house. A great cookout and even watched NHL playoffs outside Sat night during the rain with a camp fire. Qualified #9 . Had a terrific match up in rd#2 against Brad Zaskowskis SS/H 67 Nova. He hadn't lost a rd in 3racces and was the points leader. There was a $100 bounty on his head. Double breakout. Got him by .0003. Went to the semis 5th rd. Car slowed .04? Then it dropped .10 on the #3 1/8 th mile bracket pass. We checked fluids, throttle opening, oil, coolant , timing, dist cap, vacuum, fuel pressure. Nothing. Then it stalled on the way up to the 4th rd. Found the MSD ground loose. Fixed it and staged. Bad vibration from the motor right after the leave. Well the picture tells the story.
Doug
Last edited by dvw; 05/17/21 11:33 AM.
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Re: It was a great weekend at the track, then it wasnt
[Re: second 70]
#2923445
05/17/21 11:31 AM
05/17/21 11:31 AM
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Portage,michigan
B3422W5
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Heard about it from Aaron after i left.
Sorry bud, that sucks.
You have a wonderful family, really nice kids. Your wife seemed to like me mistaking her for your daughter...lol
Good seeing you guys, again, sorry about the motor.
Really liked you waiting on that guy who broke in the lanes you were paired with, good sportsmanship...lots of guys wouldnt have given him that long to get it fired/fixed.
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, 10.40 @127 1/4
1.41 best 60 foot
6.60 at 103.90 1/8
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Re: It was a great weekend at the track, then it wasnt
[Re: moparx]
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05/17/21 12:47 PM
05/17/21 12:47 PM
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On the parachute mount
n20mstr
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sorry to see that...too many laps on it !!! You put hundreds of passes on your stuff !! Real bummer you never got the "8" you were looking for out of it. Im in the same boat right now, rebuild time i guess, im sure it will be better !!!
Positive side of this.... you didnt get into any oil and wreck the car, thank god you safe and the car will race again
....BAD A$$ STREET CAR.....
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Re: It was a great weekend at the track, then it wasnt
[Re: BigBlockGTS]
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05/17/21 02:53 PM
05/17/21 02:53 PM
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S.E. South Dakota !
bigdad
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Sad .. glad it didn't cause any other problems
The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6
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Re: It was a great weekend at the track, then it wasnt
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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05/17/21 03:51 PM
05/17/21 03:51 PM
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Oakland, MI
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Yeah it was a good weekend right up until that point! For those of you who've ever wondered about a diaper, this was a good example that they can work. They never even had to clean up the track... the diaper (which was SOAKED) caught every drop of oil. He can chime in with more engine specifics once he gets it apart (i just text him, he was starting this afternoon). The block is the big question... hopefully it can be saved. Too bad... had the chassis working REALLY REALLY well this weekend. Made two passes where it went 1.39 60ft on the rear tires. Nice low wheelie... just holds it forever... https://youtu.be/D3G3mR1WxjI
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Re: It was a great weekend at the track, then it wasnt
[Re: BigBlockGTS]
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05/17/21 04:35 PM
05/17/21 04:35 PM
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Stock block or aftermarket? Do you have a few details on the build and run history? Sorry to see it but as others said, best possible outcome. im pretty sure its a mopar megablock
....BAD A$$ STREET CAR.....
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Re: It was a great weekend at the track, then it wasnt
[Re: n20mstr]
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05/17/21 05:04 PM
05/17/21 05:04 PM
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Sorry to see that Doug. Fingers crossed you won’t be down long.
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5.984@112.52
422 Indy headed small block
5.982@112.56 mph
9.42@138.27
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Re: It was a great weekend at the track, then it wasnt
[Re: dvw]
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05/17/21 05:36 PM
05/17/21 05:36 PM
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Sydney,Australia
tex013
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ouch , that blows .
Like said before aluminium may be in your future .
that wil give you an expensive 8..... pass
Tex
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New best MPH 130.32
Finally fitted a solid cam,
stepped it up a bit more
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sorry to see that ! your car is one of my favorites here !
