Wheel Stand from Hell!
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Wheel Stand from Hell!
Maple Grove Raceway, I am the first car out. No trans brake because I'm not sure how the car will launch. First pass hit hard and cut a 1.37 60' and a 10.31 @ 131. +1200 DA.
Second pass I say go on the brake and all hell breaks loose. Before I know it the shift light is on and I'm staring at sky. I try to ride through the light a little to let her come down but she keeps climbing. Hit the limiter and found second. The car comes down and hits hard. Mistake was trying to ride past the shift. Should have pulled it right away. As soon as it came down I coasted to a 12.2. Thanks to ARE for all the power, now I just need to figure out how to control it.
Long story short, I pulled a stock eliminator style launch and dented a header and cracked the oil pan. All-in-all, I'm happy that was all. Drove it on the trailer with only a very small oil leak. This could have been much worse.
Enjoy: http://www.rapidmotorsports.com/WheelStand.WMV
Mikey
<small>[ August 30, 2002, 09:43 PM: Message edited by: mikey ]</small>
Second pass I say go on the brake and all hell breaks loose. Before I know it the shift light is on and I'm staring at sky. I try to ride through the light a little to let her come down but she keeps climbing. Hit the limiter and found second. The car comes down and hits hard. Mistake was trying to ride past the shift. Should have pulled it right away. As soon as it came down I coasted to a 12.2. Thanks to ARE for all the power, now I just need to figure out how to control it.
Long story short, I pulled a stock eliminator style launch and dented a header and cracked the oil pan. All-in-all, I'm happy that was all. Drove it on the trailer with only a very small oil leak. This could have been much worse.
Enjoy: http://www.rapidmotorsports.com/WheelStand.WMV
Mikey
<small>[ August 30, 2002, 09:43 PM: Message edited by: mikey ]</small>
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That's simply amazing, and scary too!
The car left hard when it went 9.51, but now its just plain sick <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
The car left hard when it went 9.51, but now its just plain sick <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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<img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> ... OMG, that was awesome Mikey!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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That is just SICK!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
I bet you tripped the 330' light with the rear tires. <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />
I know how to control that though. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
WHEELIE BARS!!! <img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
I bet you tripped the 330' light with the rear tires. <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />
I know how to control that though. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
WHEELIE BARS!!! <img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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<img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> Mikey!
DAMN! That's what I'm talking about!
Good job of keeping the car straight!
See ya,
Paul
DAMN! That's what I'm talking about!
Good job of keeping the car straight!
See ya,
Paul
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Could've been much worse! Luckily it wasn't.
That was pretty f'in cool looking, though <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
That was pretty f'in cool looking, though <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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<img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> DAMN Mikey <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> ,bet your like" I wasn't READY for that <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
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Yeah Alan, they lifted about 3 feet the first time and that was just foot braking it. I surely was NOT ready for that.
I know now what to do though <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> Part of learning to handle this much power.
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I know now what to do though <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> Part of learning to handle this much power.
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<img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />
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WOW <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> Double WOW <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Wheelie bars?
WOW <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
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Wheelie bars?
WOW <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Speechless
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Holy SH*T!!!!!!!!!!! <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Firebird]" title="" src="graemlins/formula.gif" />
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Holy Mother, Mary, of God! That was incredible! You are hard core, to the bone, mikey! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />