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Weirdest ways you've ever won a round😁 #2964651 09/16/21 09:59 AM 09/16/21 09:59 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,996 Frostbitefalls MN (Rocky&Bullw... gregsdart OP master
gregsdart OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,996 Frostbitefalls MN (Rocky&Bullw...	In the lanes, I point out to the guy I end up racing that he had cords hanging out of his slicks. We were about three cars from pre stage. He wiped the zero out of his 10.00 dial and put 11.00 on it. We staged, launched, and i was in second gear! He disn't lift early enough, and ran out- was about six car lengths ahead! 8..603 156 mph best, 2905 lbs 549, indy 572-13, alky

Re: Weirdest ways you've ever won a round😁 [Re: gregsdart] #2964666 09/16/21 11:01 AM 09/16/21 11:01 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,363 Las Vegas Al_Alguire I Live Here
Al_Alguire I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,363 Las Vegas	2013 Jegs Sportsnationals round 4. We had stopped racing due to a dust/wind/rain storm. After a couple of hours there was a drivers meeting in which we decided to finish the race that day after cleanup and track prep. I have some pretty bad allergy issues and the dust and wind kicked up everything the desert had to offer. Any I roll up with my round 4 opponent who is a quite accomplished racer. We do the burnout and stage like normal. All the stage bulbs are lit and I get up on the brake, just then I had a sneeze come up out of nowhere. Look up and the light is green, D'oh!. I let go and proceed to just make a lap for data purposes. Low and behold my opponent just keeps trucking, takes maybe three bus lengths at the stripe and breaks out by .002. Now this is a guy with along track record and many many Wallys and Championships under his belt. Morale of the story s someties it pays to be an ok racer with a faster car. He said he kept looking in the mirror waiting for me to make my move(car usually made a hard charge at 1000' mark)and before he knew it it was to late to do anything about it. So my .179 light and 11.053 to his .004 and 11.048 was good enough for the win. Morale of the story its much easier to win with a bad green light than a red one "I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know." "It's never wrong to do the right thing"

Re: Weirdest ways you've ever won a round😁 [Re: gregsdart] #2964695 09/16/21 12:33 PM 09/16/21 12:33 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,110 Byron, NY W.I.N. Racing top fuel
W.I.N. Racing top fuel Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,110 Byron, NY	Dont know if its weird but.... there was another local racer who was asking me about my burnout procesure so I told him mine in detail but he kept asking fo rmore and more explicit details. Finaly I told him to just watch what I do some time then do what I do. Turns out we meet up in first round of eliminations. After the burn out we both prestage and stage, then the tree comes down and he just sits there....when I leave he leaves. His 10.8 vs my 9.7, I proceede to make my run and take the win light. After the run back in the pits I ask him what was up?? All PO'd at me he states he was doing what I told him " do what you do" '01 P1500, Blown/Inj BAE,/Veney ,Bruno/CS2,Dana 60 '01 Dodge 3500 S Cummins Auto, Fresh air kit, 4" Exhaust, '05 Dodge Magnum R/T - Too Much to list '60 Willys CJ5 '01 International LPX - Project,DT466, Allison '64 Plymouth Valiant, Inj 528 Hemi, 2spd

Re: Weirdest ways you've ever won a round😁 [Re: W.I.N. Racing] #2964705 09/16/21 01:17 PM 09/16/21 01:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,925 NC 440Jim I Live Here
440Jim I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,925 NC	Both cars do a burn-out. I pre-stage, then opponent pre-stages. Very slight delay, so I fully stage. Waiting forever, my light comes down and I make the run. He is still sitting at the starting line. Tower asks me to rerun him, he claims his tree never came on. I said, I waited forever, my tree came down. He must have timed out the autostart since he never fully staged. So, I am not going to rerun. I won my round. They put him in next round too. 1993 Daytona, 5.50 at 130mph (1/8) 1.19 sixty ft (PG). Link to 572 B1 - Part 1

Re: Weirdest ways you've ever won a round😁 [Re: 440Jim] #2964751 09/16/21 05:19 PM 09/16/21 05:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,996 Frostbitefalls MN (Rocky&Bullw... gregsdart OP master
gregsdart OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,996 Frostbitefalls MN (Rocky&Bullw...	I was at Interstate dragways in Morehead MN back in 1998. I set a dominater to two step very low, like 2500 rpm on a 499 motor. Lots of raw gas and air collected under the car when I floored it. Our dials must have been close, because when the huge backfire lit up the track ( in the daytime!) The other driver looked over to watch me leave😜😂 8..603 156 mph best, 2905 lbs 549, indy 572-13, alky

Re: Weirdest ways you've ever won a round😁 [Re: gregsdart] #2964780 09/16/21 07:07 PM 09/16/21 07:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,400 Wi. old_racer pro stock
old_racer pro stock Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,400 Wi.	had a heads up run in N/SS tree came down and i opened the throttle and bam! rear end broke, there I sat thinking oh well at least I got runner up (it was the final). then the starter came up opened my door an yelled you won, you won, pointing down the track at the score board , the other guy never looked back and broke out .

Re: Weirdest ways you've ever won a round😁 [Re: gregsdart] #2964790 09/16/21 07:36 PM 09/16/21 07:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,111 Usa A A39Coronet super stock
A39Coronet super stock A Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,111 Usa	Running 11.50 index at monster Mopar, I'd lift completely at half track and drift the remaining half. Absolutely freaked me out resisting the urge to hit either pedal, but that boat would run dead on that way. Made it to three cars the first year, runners up the next, ran 10.40s in other classes. Once at Quaker city first round my opponent went -.500 red, then went dead on 0. He loaded up and went home, chose not to run the bye back. Neither are that weird but I only raced for a few years. Follow my G3 Hemi Barracuda build on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSDAWczXoZw&list=PLTus_wQu8POADHEeJNJp2nr4NMHEyB9EK 2015 Tri-State Stock Super Stock Champion 2017 Monster Mopar Pro Winner 2018 Monster Mopar No Box Winner

Re: Weirdest ways you've ever won a round😁 [Re: old_racer] #2964796 09/16/21 07:53 PM 09/16/21 07:53 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 995 Boynton Beach, Fl Rapid588 super stock
Rapid588 super stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 995 Boynton Beach, Fl	2001 Citrus Nationals, A Challenger in opposite lanes hood popped open in top end... next round, ran another Challenger (this was not a Mopar race LOL) and I saw the front of his car dive down big time at the 1st mph cone as he was going to cut me loose... he did it too soon and too much, so I was able to grab the brakes in time also. Went a couple more rounds and was finally in the finals at 3:00 am in the morning. Was running against a divisional Super Comp hitter in the final, and knew he would be coming up on me with major MPH, I was dialed in 8.20, him 7.90. Looking for him at top end and didn't see him yet at mph cone and decided to again grab some brake...came up with the big W for the meet, with an 8.20 flat Coming back up return road to staging and saw my opponent still sitting at starting line with a broken trans... my buddies were all laughing saying I should have been able to hear them on the starting line yelling at me...hit the brakes..... as I was so close to breaking out.... on a solo pass Yes, sometimes it is good to be lucky too Last edited by Rapid588; 09/16/21 08:08 PM. 93 Dodge Stealth - Supercharged 526ci Hemi 93 Dodge Daytona Top Sportsman injected 588 Hemi - plus a lil NOS 67 Hemi GTX (may the 4speed with you!)

Re: Weirdest ways you've ever won a round😁 [Re: Rapid588] #2964831 09/16/21 09:21 PM 09/16/21 09:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,176 Park Forest, IL slantzilla Too Many Posts
slantzilla Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,176 Park Forest, IL	I had my motorcycle down at Motion in 1981. The bike would run 12s easy, but just for fun I put it in Trophy dialed 22.99. I raced a guy on a 750 Honda dialed 13.20. I ran it hard to 1000' and grabbed the brakes hard. I slid up go the stripe and the motor died. I heard him coming and when he hit the first stripe I pushed mine across the finish. I sat there with the motor off and heard the announcer say I won. Other guy broke out trying to catch me and I was stopped. "Everybody funny, now you funny too."

Re: Weirdest ways you've ever won a round😁 [Re: slantzilla] #2964844 09/16/21 09:51 PM 09/16/21 09:51 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,835 MI, usa dvw master
dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,835 MI, usa	Last years NMCA race at Us 131. Final round in N/SS. I have had good lights all day. Car has been deadly on its 9.25 index. Its close to 11:30pm. I'm in the left lane for the first time in eliminations and its pitch black out. So I plan to be conservative. My opponent Bruce Lang is tough. He just ran dead on in the semi's at 9.75 index. Its a quick turn around. The oil is warm so it's going to pick up. I add some weight to run dead on 9.25. As many know my car is a pushbutton shift. I shift with my thumb while grasping the bottom of the bezel with my other 4 fingers. Except this weekend. I have 5 stitches in the tip of my index finger with a huge dressing from smashing it in a car door 3 days before. So that finger has to point out and I'm shifting with the side of my thumb. The tree comes down and we're of. All is good until the 1/2 shift. My thumb slips between the 1st and 2nd gear buttons missing 2nd. It hits the limiter as I fumble the shift. The 2/3 is good and I'm running up on him. I can tell no way I'm going to catch him. His car is a fastback 68 Cuda. Quickly thinking it's got to tough looking back on the left side thru the C pillar because its so long. I pull up in his blind spot and hang there. He takes the stripe by a car. My win light comes on. He's 9.73x on a 9.75. As we talk about it afterwards. Bruce says: "My car had just run dead on. I saw you coming like a bat out of hell. Then in the dark I lost you. Couldn't lift as you were hauling. So I drove it thru". How did i think to do that so quick? Who knows. Sometimes you get lucky. Doug Last edited by dvw; 09/16/21 09:52 PM.

Re: Weirdest ways you've ever won a round😁 [Re: dvw] #2964925 09/17/21 09:36 AM 09/17/21 09:36 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,498 PA moparacer top fuel
moparacer top fuel Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,498 PA	Originally Posted by dvw Last years NMCA race at Us 131. Final round in N/SS. I have had good lights all day. Car has been deadly on its 9.25 index. Its close to 11:30pm. I'm in the left lane for the first time in eliminations and its pitch black out. So I plan to be conservative. My opponent Bruce Lang is tough. He just ran dead on in the semi's at 9.75 index. Its a quick turn around. The oil is warm so it's going to pick up. I add some weight to run dead on 9.25. As many know my car is a pushbutton shift. I shift with my thumb while grasping the bottom of the bezel with my other 4 fingers. Except this weekend. I have 5 stitches in the tip of my index finger with a huge dressing from smashing it in a car door 3 days before. So that finger has to point out and I'm shifting with the side of my thumb. The tree comes down and we're of. All is good until the 1/2 shift. My thumb slips between the 1st and 2nd gear buttons missing 2nd. It hits the limiter as I fumble the shift. The 2/3 is good and I'm running up on him. I can tell no way I'm going to catch him. His car is a fastback 68 Cuda. Quickly thinking it's got to tough looking back on the left side thru the C pillar because its so long. I pull up in his blind spot and hang there. He takes the stripe by a car. My win light comes on. He's 9.73x on a 9.75. As we talk about it afterwards. Bruce says: "My car had just run dead on. I saw you coming like a bat out of hell. Then in the dark I lost you. Couldn't lift as you were hauling. So I drove it thru". How did i think to do that so quick? Who knows. Sometimes you get lucky. Doug Ha good job quick thinking like that....Always have to be thinking from the time the tree drops till the time the win light comes on. Guys with the funny car cages and window nets also struggle with that too. I had a good one earlier this year where we had a problem with the car in the lanes that got me flustered, and I pulled out on the track in a hurry and didn't reset the box from a slower car the round before. I hit the tree and the car just sat there. Not the first time I did that over the years either lol. The guy in the other lane was dialed 4.82 and never touched the brake, running 4.78.....I am coasting down the track watching this all transpire and just coasted across the finish line for the win..... Luck does take you pretty far sometimes. 67 Barracuda street/bracket car 11.27-119 68 Dart 502 BB 8.70s-152 414 cid SB Dragster 7.65-174

Re: Weirdest ways you've ever won a round😁 [Re: moparacer] #2964952 09/17/21 11:04 AM 09/17/21 11:04 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,772 Keymar, MD DusterKid top fuel
DusterKid top fuel Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,772 Keymar, MD	A handful of years ago I was down to 6 cars left in my class. My opponent and I stage and as the tree is coming down I feel my brake pedal go soft. We both leave and he drops it red. After a spit I'm like was I crazy that my pedal felt soft, so I let out of it and push the brake pedal and it's definitely not right. I coast the rest of the way down the track and continue to pump the brakes coming up the return road, some pumps it feels meh others go straight to the floor. I make it back to the staging lanes (We are round robin at this point) and we evaluate the car. Nothing is broke/leaking the master cylinder just took a crap. 3 cars left at this point and I get the bye. I sit the bye out and just stage the car in the final hoping they would go red, but they didn't. Could've been a whole lot worse, if I'd felt that pedal go soft 12 seconds later they'd be pulling me out of the sand trap at minimum.

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