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Old 08-31-2002, 02:34 AM
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Congrats mikey....nice wheel stand....glad to hear damage was minimal. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Anyone have a video or url to the video of the Mustang Fox-Body Coupe that does a wheelstand for what seems like forever, and comes down in the opposite lane? The coupe was in the right lane and came down in the left lane. This video used to be on www.rankinroad.com but that website has since gone defuct.
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OH...MY...GOD. Thats about the coolest damn thing i've ever seen. <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />

Were you dragging the rear bumper on the ground?
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WOW!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
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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" />
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Yes it's true! The LS1 crowd has a new wheelie champion, and his name is Mikey! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Thanks for the keeping the file small for us poor dial-up weenies. Awesome video. Did you bring extra underwear to the track?
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Reckless:
<strong>Yes it's true! The LS1 crowd has a new wheelie champion, and his name is Mikey! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Did you bring extra underwear to the track?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haha, first I said it, then I did it...lol.
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HOLY **** MIKEY!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
What is your curbweight now? If I remember correctly it is pretty high? Looks like that ARE motor combo is making AWESOME power!! <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

Congrats and great driving, you could have driven right over the wall!! hehehehe,
Cheers,
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Good Lawwd that's a lot of air.

Greg <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />
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Chris, my raceweight now is about 3300 lbs. Slowly working it down. I want it at 3200 by fall.
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"Did you bring extra underwear to the track?"

Nothing left but a waistband........

Awesome show, Mike. I'd love to have your problem of too much power to handle <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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mikey...thats a bit overkill...don't you think

you may seriously want to consider getting ahold of George Baxter...he was having the same problem last year and made some chassis corrections now he only lifts them a few inches in route to a 9.0 at 15x
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Holy ****!

Mikey I'd say your car is gonna run awesome in Nov., um but I think its running pretty awesome right now!

Any ideas on keeping the nose down?

You can see the initial lift, and carry...then it just powers it on up.

What was the 60' ... um rear wheel 60' <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> .
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Larry: Not sure yet on how to keep the nose down but Nick Agostino suggested some changes in the shock settings.

The 60' on this run was a 1.495...lol. Some physics major may be able to estimate what it would have been with the front tires.

Mike
Old 08-31-2002, 11:19 AM
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Holy crap Mikey. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> That had to better then a ride at Six Flags. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Its time for a chasssis shop,They will help u dial the car in properly.I'd call Neverlift or Tonys Metal Craft and for god sakes get a set of wheelie bars on the car <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Thats a serious wheel stand Mikey
Car looks very impressive
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<img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />

I had to watch that about 10 times... intense.
I got kicked off the track doing that on a BIKE. I can't imagine doing that in a car!!
Old 08-31-2002, 03:57 PM
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bloody hell

I would have laid some tremendous skid marks in my pants
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by mikey:
<strong>The 60' on this run was a 1.495...lol. Some physics major may be able to estimate what it would have been with the front tires.

Mike</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well after long hours on the calculator I think I've figured out what your 60ft was on that run give or take. Approx. 1.OHCHIT!!!!

This is the equation I used to determine this if anyone else is interested.

Mikey's foot+InsaneLS1power x traction One big FN wheelie
------------------------------------------ + Extra pair of underwear x 60ft<front wheels = 1.OHCHIT!!!
Good track prep + Good DA
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That was awesome! I need to get one of those transbrakes someday <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

-Tony
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I am sooooooooo glad somebody was taping that... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />



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