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My reason for not doing it is very simple...I have no desire to drive 1000+ miles in one week in my car. CHIP

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The info in your signature makes one ask: "Why not"??? Would seem like a FUN week to me!

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Driving it to work a couple of times a week, around town on the weekends, and the occasional trip to the beach is enough for me.
Interstate driving would not be a very pleasant experience for more than 30 or 45 minutes w/ 4.10 gears and 4" exhaust. CHIP

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I read through my new HOT ROD magazine and one thing was sadly apparent during drag week. Hardly any Mopars and the quickest Mopar was Mike's CUDA with a 10.51. That's flying for a full dressed Cuda with steel magnum 500's and a small block. Where were all the "FAST Street cars" from the Mopart's thread that argued about who has the fastest street car and what is a street car? Is it the economy,could it be that these cars can't drive 1,000 miles and make at least 1 pass a day for 5 days,owners can't take the time off? Or is drag week irrelevant to Mopars? Larson's chevy drove 1,000 miles, ran a 7.25 and a 204 mph on 2 different runs,all on the same tires! Where were all the 7,8,and 9 second Mopar "Street Cars"?

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Will we see you there next year?

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Interstate driving would not be a very pleasant experience for more than 30 or 45 minutes w/ 4.10 gears and 4" exhaust. CHIP

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NOT pleasant ? .. then that is not much of a street-car IMO.

I have ridden in some of the fastest, most famous "streeters" on the planet ..... the Silver Bullet, Steve Lisk's Chally and the Jaws-Mustang ... and had ANY of those guy's wanted to have taken-a-trip-to-FL ...I would have gladly gone.

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Go actually ride in a 9 sec car on a 1,000 mile trip and give us a report.

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I drove Eddies Duster from Memphis to Bowling Green on DragWeek 08. It was unpleasant. So am I. So is Eddie. We got on fine. I would do it again.

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Drag week does not prove anything.It shows that people will do anything to get in a Mag.Most of the Street car crowd could care less for it.
Why was your car not there?

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Because 10.20's on just motor is not a very fast Street Car according to the "Street Car" thread, as most of you guys are in the 7's or 8's and can drive them anywhere anytime. Drag week does prove that people have FAST cars and really do drive them more than just to get ice cream. I was at the last Pump Gas Drags with Chip and about 4 more Mopars out of 44 entries. I qualified 22nd and finished 16th. Besides I never said my car was one of the fastest street cars on Moparts It is one of the heavier N/A ones though

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I read through my new HOT ROD magazine and one thing was sadly apparent during drag week. Hardly any Mopars and the quickest Mopar was Mike's CUDA with a 10.51. That's flying for a full dressed Cuda with steel magnum 500's and a small block. Where were all the "FAST Street cars" from the Mopart's thread that argued about who has the fastest street car and what is a street car? Is it the economy,could it be that these cars can't drive 1,000 miles and make at least 1 pass a day for 5 days,owners can't take the time off? Or is drag week irrelevant to Mopars? Larson's chevy drove 1,000 miles, ran a 7.25 and a 204 mph on 2 different runs,all on the same tires! Where were all the 7,8,and 9 second Mopar "Street Cars"?

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Drag week does not prove anything.It shows that people will do anything to get in a Mag.Most of the Street car crowd could care less for it.
Why was your car not there?

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Because 10.20's on just motor is not a very fast Street Car according to the "Street Car" thread, as most of you guys are in the 7's or 8's and can drive them anywhere anytime.

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2009 BB/NA winner had an average et of 10.15, that puts you in the hunt right out of the gate. Trim a little weight and you'll be a real contender. For me, drag week wasn't about proving anything to anyone. It was just a chance to do something different. I would've gone every year if I was able. I'm going in 2010 and it will most likely be my last year doing it. I didn't bring anything fast in the past and still had fun doing it. This year, I actually have a sub 10sec 4000# package but won't be able to go any faster than 10.00's due to tech, so I won't have a chance to win anything, but it's still an experience of a lifetime

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Get a power adder and you don't need a lot of gear or a overdrive unit. 3.55 gears and you can drive it anywhere

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Go actually ride in a 9 sec car on a 1,000 mile trip and give us a report.

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I did it 3 years in a row riding shotgun with Jay Brown. '07 was in his blown 69 mach I that runs low nines and '08 and '09 were in his SOHC powered mid nine second 64 Galaxie.
Drag week is awsome! If you strip the car down to the lightest possible race car with no creature comforts and no overdrive, it could be miserable. But Jay (and others too) have proved that you can go fast in comfort. His cars are stock appearing with very confy full interiors, and gear vendor overdrives. https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...e=0&gonew=1

I'd love to do Dragweek in my F.A.S.T. GTX. I'd have to make some changes, like add an overdrive. Or in my 31 Plymouth coupe ratrod. I don't think it will happen for 2010, but maybe 2011??

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Interstate driving would not be a very pleasant experience for more than 30 or 45 minutes w/ 4.10 gears and 4" exhaust. CHIP

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NOT pleasant ? .. then that is not much of a street-car IMO.

I have ridden in some of the fastest, most famous "streeters" on the planet ..... the Silver Bullet, Steve Lisk's Chally and the Jaws-Mustang ... and had ANY of those guy's wanted to have taken-a-trip-to-FL ...I would have gladly gone.

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Go actually ride in a 9 sec car on a 1,000 mile trip and give us a report.

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If its SOOO easy....where was your car?

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Go actually ride in a 9 sec car on a 1,000 mile trip and give us a report.

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I did it 3 years in a row riding shotgun with Jay Brown. '07 was in his blown 69 mach I that runs low nines and '08 and '09 were in his SOHC powered mid nine second 64 Galaxie.
Drag week is awsome! If you strip the car down to the lightest possible race car with no creature comforts and no overdrive, it could be miserable. But Jay (and others too) have proved that you can go fast in comfort. His cars are stock appearing with very confy full interiors, and gear vendor overdrives. https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...e=0&gonew=1

I'd love to do Dragweek in my F.A.S.T. GTX. I'd have to make some changes, like add an overdrive. Or in my 31 Plymouth coupe ratrod. I don't think it will happen for 2010, but maybe 2011??

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Joel(TM) gets it! Jay does his homework just like all the veterans do.Once you have the balls to do it once you are addicted.FWIW Larson went 6.99 in Vegas with the only change being getting rid of the 3 year old tires Not a Mopar but he drives it like he stole it.

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Interstate driving would not be a very pleasant experience for more than 30 or 45 minutes w/ 4.10 gears and 4" exhaust. CHIP

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NOT pleasant ? .. then that is not much of a street-car IMO.

I have ridden in some of the fastest, most famous "streeters" on the planet ..... the Silver Bullet, Steve Lisk's Chally and the Jaws-Mustang ... and had ANY of those guy's wanted to have taken-a-trip-to-FL ...I would have gladly gone.

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Go actually ride in a 9 sec car on a 1,000 mile trip and give us a report.

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If its SOOO easy....where was your car?

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What does ONE have to do with the OTHER ? ...

Actually owning a 9 second street-car ....and riding in one for a long distance ...and actually ENJOYING it ?

I have no need or desire for a streeter being that fast .... if I ever finally put-together a G-body RWD car ...I am hoping that that will be a 10.90 or so car ...

A N D .. it will be streetable enough to drive to TN or FL.

It would not be constructed any-other-way.

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I read through my new HOT ROD magazine and one thing was sadly apparent during drag week. Hardly any Mopars and the quickest Mopar was Mike's CUDA with a 10.51. That's flying for a full dressed Cuda with steel magnum 500's and a small block. Where were all the "FAST Street cars" from the Mopart's thread that argued about who has the fastest street car and what is a street car? Is it the economy,could it be that these cars can't drive 1,000 miles and make at least 1 pass a day for 5 days,owners can't take the time off? Or is drag week irrelevant to Mopars? Larson's chevy drove 1,000 miles, ran a 7.25 and a 204 mph on 2 different runs,all on the same tires! Where were all the 7,8,and 9 second Mopar "Street Cars"?

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I am working hard to try to be.I have the Gear Vendors overdrive unit but need the TF adaptor, I am pulling the motor out to either sell and go bigger or freshen up. While it is out I am getting the car painted. I think I met you guys at Memphis last year,didn't you guys break a rocker arm adjusting screw?

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Yes that was one of us! Eddie, despite his reputation went out of his way to help us out.
It was our pleasure to help him out later.
Love or hate him, he is hardcore and a good operator.
We would love to see you next year. 10.2sNA is a seriously fast car. you would do well.