gator's 99TA

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just wondering. heard a rumor about him at the pontiac nationals at norwalk. fast blue car....... if its true harlan and the ohio boys have nothing to worry about for the "record"

NumberOneSled

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So what did the little birdie tell you that he ran?

NA$TY-TA

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hmmmmmmmm

LS1_PNYTAMR

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ah dont just stop! tell us what the lil birdie said?

now this seems like a perfect time to ask!

whats the beef with hardcore on here? most ppl posting seem to hope he loses this battle some ppl seem to hate his guts lol..

ive read a lot of harlans post and can understand why he is well liked ect.. someone mind explaining the other tho?

NA$TY-TA

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because he never proved he ran that 7 sec pas.... when a camera pans away before you can actually see a car make the full pass..... do a search..... alot of people dont believe it...... Let the drama begin.......

DERTY

We were at Norwalk yesterday. They didn't pull the blue car out while we were there. They had the full tube GTO out for presumably some shake downs. First pass, the car shook down on the burnout and tossed some parts on the track. No run. Second pass that I saw them make, nice burnout. Jason jumped the tree while trying to stage with the Liberty and blasted down the track before activating the timing. Nice pass, sounded good, but no time because the timer didn't activate.

gator's 99TA

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i know they are at teh pontiac nationals and are gunning for some records. they were talking about 6 secnd passes. 7.19 @ 191 was what i heard. but the proof is in the pudding.

Caveman

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I`m suprised nobody posted this, Hardcores GTO went 7.14@184 @Norwalk It does seem like some people on here dont like Ronnie Duke but his shop and race team have some very skilled race car builders and are puting up some #s to rival W2W.

TanRchy

well caveman says the gto DID make a timed pass. which is it.

Caveman

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There is a video of the 7.14 run in the LS1Tech Video section on page2 of the recent uploads.Click here to see Video

liftin'em on nittos

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sweet, i wish i had went ahead and put a liberty in my car.....about time some more LS1 based cars start going "all out"

Caveman

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Damn I guess that ruins it for those who say theres no video proof to back up there claims this time. I hope Kurt and the guys at W2W can get Casper going or Hardcore may be the first LS1 in the 6sec.

Villain281H

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anyone have the info on the car? Is it a real GTO that's been turned into a race car, or a purpose-built ride similar to a pro stock GTO?

Derek

CAT3

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Caveman, didn't W2W build an engine or two for Ronnies car('s)? And from my gathering and reading here, the majority of their work is farmed out, chassis, suspension, engine build etc...Just making a point thats all. Personally, I wont say anything about Ronnie, thats how I was raised

If it is the same GTO I'm thinking of, its really not a GTO but a spec built race car wearing a GTO Based skin, as posted here not long ago.

Caveman

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Yes, I think W2W built the entire car for Ronnies black vert TA and also the engine for his hardtop TA that went 7.94. Since then Ronnie has hired alot of top notch guys, this was posted by Gary @ Hardcore awile back:
Now, the race team. Our nine member proffesional race team has a resume that reads like a who's who of motorsports proffesionals. Team owner and company CEO Ronnie Duke has a long history as an automtive enthusiast. With a pedigree that includes the first Supercharged 8 second LS1, and numerous show winning appearances as well as extensive national media exposure. Most recently Ronnie and the team eclipsed the current LS1 ET record witn an 8.11 pass in Bradenton Florida. Company General Manager and Lead Engineer, Jim Stewart Sr. brings 30 years of engine development and test experience to the team as well as years of Nascar, Busch and Arca, racing experience with many of that sport's leading teams. Marketing Director, Gary Penn, brings seven years experience in product development and marketing for GM Performance Parts and nearly 10 years experience in automotive engineering, much of which with turbo and SC boosted engines. NHRA Licensed Driver Jason McNeil, is also Hardcore's lead fabricator with a formal education in racing chassis development and build, and comes to us from the former team of the late Steve Grebek. Another former Grebek team member, Brett Templeton, the teams crew chief and chassis man is also a fabricator at Hardcore. Mike Litwaitis, a 25 year fabricator with Indy 500 winning Indy team experience, also serves as the team cook...and we eat good. Jimmy Stewart Jr., Hardcore's lead technician serves as engine man on the crew and brings years of drag and circle track racing experience to the team. Mark Fryfogle, another skilled Hardcore technician, backs up Jimmy on the engine program and supports the team in all aspects of between round prep. "Muck" McNeil, Jason's father, pilots the so called "Nascar Hauler" as well as serves as a valued team member, preping and maintaining the race cars. Muck brings years of drag racing experience to the team. All in all, the Hardcore team has experience which rivals the best teams in our industry, and we come to play.

Caveman

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I think its a pro stock type GTO similar suspension to Mike Morans/W2W Casper Camaro.
And Casper just ran 7.041@201 this week!!

Villain281H

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cool, thanks for the info!

Derek

RyanJ

NEWS FLASH!: Casper ran 6.8x@205 today.

60 ft 1.0900
330 ft 2.9369
1/8 et 4.4661
1/8 mph 162.46
1000 et 5.7659
1000 mph 188.29
1/4 et 6.8660
1/4 mph 205.47