Quote:"prepped well" is an understatement! The starting line area is like a glue pit!
I plan on going if the weather is decent just to make a few passes. The track is usually prepped well for this event.
Gary....you'll LOVE it! 
Quote:Quote:"prepped well" is an understatement! The starting line area is like a glue pit!
I plan on going if the weather is decent just to make a few passes. The track is usually prepped well for this event.
and I have a 1.29 60ft 
timeslip to prove it!!! 
Quote:my personal opinion is take a helmet regardless of how fast or slow the car is it's your gourd, protect it.
I'm heading out to Norwalk/Summit tonight (Wednesday) to run my '69 GTX and I haven't drag raced in decades...the GTX is stock except for tire/wheels and a Holley 770 carb. What do I need to run the car just for fun and just see what it will do? Do I need a helmet? Not a problem as I have close to a dozen from motorcycle racing but don't want to take it if I don't need one.
If it turns out to be as much fun as I hope it will then I'll do this every chance I get and maybe on the MWF the 14th-16th
(didn't mean to take this thread OT, just need to know if I need to take a helmet tonight?)
Thanks
Quote:Quote:my personal opinion is take a helmet regardless of how fast or slow the car is it's your gourd, protect it.
I'm heading out to Norwalk/Summit tonight (Wednesday) to run my '69 GTX and I haven't drag raced in decades...the GTX is stock except for tire/wheels and a Holley 770 carb. What do I need to run the car just for fun and just see what it will do? Do I need a helmet? Not a problem as I have close to a dozen from motorcycle racing but don't want to take it if I don't need one.
If it turns out to be as much fun as I hope it will then I'll do this every chance I get and maybe on the MWF the 14th-16th
(didn't mean to take this thread OT, just need to know if I need to take a helmet tonight?)
Thanks
I have to plead DUH for not even thinking that way. I won't ride a bike without one even testing in our parking lot. Thanks for the wake up call
Quote:You need a 2005 or later Snell approved helmet. I also have a couple of helmets I use for motorcycle racing (was racing a road coarse this last Monday actually) but none of those helmets are “legal” for drag racing my car (go figure).
I'm heading out to Norwalk/Summit tonight (Wednesday) to run my '69 GTX and I haven't drag raced in decades...the GTX is stock except for tire/wheels and a Holley 770 carb. What do I need to run the car just for fun and just see what it will do? Do I need a helmet? Not a problem as I have close to a dozen from motorcycle racing but don't want to take it if I don't need one.
If it turns out to be as much fun as I hope it will then I'll do this every chance I get and maybe on the MWF the 14th-16th
(didn't mean to take this thread OT, just need to know if I need to take a helmet tonight?)
Thanks
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I went last year for one full day and had fun. We arrived early Saturday morning and left Sunday morning. This year I'm doing Monster Mopar instead. I can't do back-to-back weekends with all the stuff my kids have going on.
poppaj
Quote:That was the second year you went, correct? I don't remember the first year being so easy...LOL
We arrived right before 8:00, got our pit set up and then drove the car to tech, which was right before the staging lanes on the left side. SUPER easy and fast!
Quote:Quote:That was the second year you went, correct? I don't remember the first year being so easy...LOL
We arrived right before 8:00, got our pit set up and then drove the car to tech, which was right before the staging lanes on the left side. SUPER easy and fast!
Dennis
Quote:Quote:Quote:That was the second year you went, correct? I don't remember the first year being so easy...LOL
We arrived right before 8:00, got our pit set up and then drove the car to tech, which was right before the staging lanes on the left side. SUPER easy and fast!
Dennis
dammit, I should have known that someone would bring that up. HA! No, my first time at Norwalk wasn't so great, but the second time more than made up for it.
I still get flack from Mr. plasticfantasic about it.
Just funnin' wit ya' Dougie! 
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I'll tell them Doug sent me.
I tried, "walking", "pedaling", "feathering", tap dancing I don't know if there are even words to describe how bad I was doing trying to get back into something I did decades ago with a Torqueflite. Couldn't keep it from rolling after staging, don't know if it was the clutch or my bad technique, I'm thinking the latter 
and I had the other car by a bunch and wasn't going to hit the brakes. The car was.....make that; I WAS SO INCONSISTANT that I couldn't figure out what I was going to run. The GTX is a 94,000 mile numbers everything car that is being flogged and abused by me but driven like I guess it was originally built for...WAY TOO MUCH FUN 
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The GTX is a 94,000 mile numbers everything car that is being flogged and abused by me but driven like I guess it was originally built for...WAY TOO MUCH FUN
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The GTX is a 94,000 mile numbers everything car that is being flogged and abused by me but driven like I guess it was originally built for...WAY TOO MUCH FUN
I'm glad to see someother people haven't forgotten that they are cars , they were ment to be driven and enjoyed. My dad and I drive our stuff to the track race n drive home. He runs a car very similar to yours, a 68 Satellite with a 383+6 pac and a 4 speed on T/A Radials.
yep, drove it to the track and back and had more fun in the staging lanes waiting to run than at a local cruise. A lot of people came over and checked the GTX out and told me stories of how they had this car or that car and what they knew about Mopars and you could read into it that they really did do that or knew this about cars. Not like at the local cruises where some of the time you know the beer is doing the talking There were plenty of Mopars there so it was a good time, even a friend and his wife from the A12 Registry was there with Janet his wife running her '69 road runner. Lined up with her three times and she all three times and kick my butt rolled through the staging beams once after a nice 2-gear burnout from the water box what a mess I was The starter looked at me like "is this your first time"......."well no this is my third time, I was here today two times earlier and was feeling cocky" he laughed at me
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Gus. What are you making? I might have to bring some Kentucky bourbon
Some guys bring chicken or a type of sausage product(brats,kielbasa,etc) You bring it we grill it
let see if we can get this stickied,,,,,,,,HEY TED, you looking 
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Gus. What are you making? I might have to bring some Kentucky bourbon
Well the last few years we have just been doing steaks and corn on the grill
Gus
You guys got me thinkin more about a grocery list than parts & tools for the car. 
Have fun!!
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Super Scamp will not be able to make it this year,work and going to Indy will take all the funds.. But you all have fun and God Speed...
Quote:Greg, It will be good to see you. Been awhile. We will be there Thursday evening sometime. Can't wait the cars are running awesome this race season.
Im going to make it down for friday this year, the boss wont give me my vacation check so I will take it 1 day at a time
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Hope to be there on Thurs. If I get the car back together.
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Normal 60ft is in the 1.35 to 1.38 range so yea it's the "House of Hook"
Russ
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Normal 60ft is in the 1.35 to 1.38 range so yea it's the "House of Hook"
Russ
What is your beverage of choice, sir? You drink Crown? Sorry, but I'm not gonna be happy until your a$$ is tryin' to paddle your air mattress down the retention ditch chasing robins.
that would be well worth the price of admission just to watch.
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Normal 60ft is in the 1.35 to 1.38 range so yea it's the "House of Hook"
Russ
What is your beverage of choice, sir? You drink Crown? Sorry, but I'm not gonna be happy until your a$$ is tryin' to paddle your air mattress down the retention ditch chasing robins.
and let me tell you that "Robin" better have wings or it's gonna get hurt 
and if the Bird is there and wants to share some of that Jack Quote:Quote:
Hope to be there on Thurs. If I get the car back together.
Greg, How's the car coming along?
Lookin forward to seeing that Charger run down the track
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My son and I will be there. Looking forward to some great racing.
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Oh no you didn't go there
I'm not on the Jack D budget like the Bird so some Windsor Canadian with some Dt Code Red works fine for me
Russ
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good luck to all.
so i can showup on thursday and reg after the prereg and go ing after them?THX!
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Yes, we were glad to be able to let you know where your spare parts came off. Hope to see you this next week. Stop by and say hello.
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Dustin...it isn't about the money!...as MOST on here will agree with me! It's about seeing friends from around the country...and Canada,which unfortunately,only happens once or twice a year! Norwalk remains the "highlight" car event of the season for me!...it's ALL about hangin' with my buds!
you have to make some of the money worth the tow.
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iced cake and wipped cream vodka ready for korn hole contest, probaly not that great in the chile, but will make excellent chaser!!!!!!!!! And will guarantee chile will not reseamble sky line or wendys
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If you are not pre-entered am I reading this right that you can register and enter the track between 3pm-8pm on Thursday? Thanks.
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Diana Said HER chili would put all of you to shame.... Soubds like a challange to me.
Will be a slow go in the rain with a spool and ET Street radials Kinda like a typical Ohio drive in the snow don't make any sudden stupid moves 
