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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 08:20 AM
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Thats one of our shop cars. It is owned and driven by Al Broadbeck. It has been 9.0s@159mph in the 1/4 with ZERO weight reduction. We added quite a bit of weight with the YSi supercharger and water to air intercooler tank. We have gutted the car this year and went all out race car with it. We are hoping for a 2800lb race weight and some solid 8 second passes.
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Old Oct 1, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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Here are couple of me doing TnT on my clients vettes here at Dallas Raceway.





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Old Oct 1, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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All nice pics guys
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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by pittman

i love that license plate.
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 09:23 PM
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First.... Pitt, I thought I was your friend and you didn't post any pics of my car...



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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 04:33 PM
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Here is one of my car at a local track.
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 04:51 PM
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Danny, I love that picture. I hunted for 30 minutes the other day for that picture. I'm going to save it now so I have it next time.
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeremy@RPMTransmissions
Danny, I love that picture. I hunted for 30 minutes the other day for that picture. I'm going to save it now so I have it next time.
Glad you got it now. I hope to see you guys in the near future, before the snow flies.
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by C5_Pete
First.... Pitt, I thought I was your friend and you didn't post any pics of my car...



Pete,
I had doctored your pics with Red Dots around the wheels like FartPipes Orange Crush. I didn't want to post that...lol
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 08:02 AM
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oh geesh... I had forgotten all about that episode... Funny stuff for sure.
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Old Oct 15, 2011 | 05:25 AM
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Some of cars have way too much squat, rear suspension needs to be stiffer.
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Kenne Bell Cobra I beat by a hundreth of a second to the stripe...
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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SNLPerformance

Kenne Bell Cobra I beat by a hundreth of a second to the stripe...
Best kind of race huh ? I love the close ones !!!
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Old Nov 4, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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by only a hundreth??? You must be sloooooowwww...

lol
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down over 200hp to the tire, I love being the underdog
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Old Nov 5, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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down over 200hp to the tire, I love being the underdog
Getting a Ten with 422 rwhp is really something. I have 434 pushing the Silverado and just can't quite get it done.
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Originally Posted by pittman
Getting a Ten with 422 rwhp is really something. I have 434 pushing the Silverado and just can't quite get it done.
Thanks, you're pushing a little more weight
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Originally Posted by nickolbag
I love that pic, 1.50 right Nick?
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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1.50 was my best, that pic it was 1.51.
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