losiguy

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Yesterday was High School Nationals at Milan Dragway....I'm a senior this year and was really happy my car was coming togethor and was ready for the Nationals.

My first run out with the new Yank SS3600 I was kind of upset pulled a 2.1 60'....turns out for High School Kids they dont prep the track AT ALL

My times progessively got better, went a best of 11.8 @119 but that was still spinning through first...the car definitly has a mid 11 or better if I could get it to hook. However at the High School Nats you cant run faster then a 12.00 for safety reasons.


I won 6 races, 3 time traisl and 3 eliminations. It was down to me and 7 other people.....I was up against some tubbed out, 11" slick car...was probably an 8 second car all day but it had a limiter on it and his dial in was 12.33 and mine was 12.0 ( I was on the brakes most races)

He took off very good didnt spin at all, I spun at the top of first and was catching him slowly, half track I was close to his bumper I was coming up on him more then all of a sudden I hear a whoosh sound and his exhaust sounded very loud....at first I didnt know what happened I thought something went wrong with the nitrous and I popped a piston, I checked all gauges and they were fine....I then look up and see... I had my driver side T-Top fly off at about the 1000' mark so around 110mph...


I was very dissapointed because I was proud of myself on how well I was doing...not to mention its $300 I dont have to spend on that...there was absolutely NOTHING left of the T-top...the guy said the biggest part of the plastic frame left was about the size of my thumb...

I always read threads on here on how it happened to people and pulled a "ha that will never happen to me"...well it did. I dont know if it just wasnt latched all the way or what...definitly a suckey way to end the season...

Chad

Pro Stock John

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Sorry to hear about that. But yah you forgot to latch it.

TS6

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They pop up in the FS section all the time, or check the junkyards.

86 IROC

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I thought 1SC cars were all hardtops? Anyhow, bummer about the t-top. That's why I latch mine & lock them always. A few of my friends have had the same misfortune as you in the past.

losiguy

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I believe majority of them were, although ive seen people with 1sc cars "with options" I believe his name is Kman on here he has the same car but diff color.

kp

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I seen it happen to a car that was latched and locked. When you put the new one on take off the A pillar moulding and the plastic cap at the rear and check how much of the rod goes into the little bracket. The one I looked at only went in like 1/16 of an inch front and rear. Took a couple minutes to adjust it so they went in like 1/2-3/4" and not rub the plastic. When they go in that little it wont take much for them to pop out. I never take my T-tops out so I adjusted them until the plastic rubbed - I dont want to see one of them come off @ 140mph

skipperbisket

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thats why unless my car is in the shop while we're working on it, the ttops are locked and the key stays at the house. ofcourse with the new cage i might have to move the ttop over to get my fat *** up and over all those bars.

either way those are some decent times for your mods...was the 11.8 with the nitrous?