Coach 02 A3 Z/28

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After a fresten up of the motor. More HP! Thanks to everyone at Thunder Racing. You all ROCK! <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />

The freshen up of the trans. (Long story). <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />

Big thank you to Madman for doing all the great chassis work. <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

My Dad and I went out Friday night to Lone Star Raceway park (Sealy, TX.) one of the best 1/8 mile tracks around. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> To test the new Hot Rod out.

The results as follows;
1st run
R/T .626
60ft. 1.67
300ft. 4.74
1/8 Et 8.00
1/8 MPH 64.05
Had to abort the run.. Track was very cold and I did not get the slicks hot enough.

2nd run
R/T .456
60ft. 1.51
300ft. 4.46
1/8 Et 6.96 Hot damn, Iam in the 6's baby! <img border="0" alt="[gruffy cottonball]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_gruffy.gif" />
1/8 MPH 97.62

3rd run
R/T .518
60ft. 1.52
300ft. 4.51
1/8 Et 7.01
1/8 MPH 99.40 WOW almost 100 MPH! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

Bad news. In the last run I broke Madman's experimental TQ arm. I called Madman on the phone, and he told me to be at the shop the next morning to fix it so I could race today at the points race. What great customer service!

8:00 am today Madman goes to work on fixing the TQ arm. He is finished by 10:30 am and back to the track we go for a great day of bracket racing. Great job, Madman and Co. Racing. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

Time to get a little shut eye. I will continue the story the Hot Rod's first racing of 2003 tomorrow morning. <img border="0" alt="[angel]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_angel.gif" />

Coach

<small>[ March 30, 2003, 09:38 AM: Message edited by: Coach 02 M6 Z/28 ]</small>

sited12

Sounds awesome. You guys down in Texas have everything, im going to check out moving down.

Tom the roofer

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Great to hear your back in action Coach. Good luck in the brackets today. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Tom <img border="0" alt="[USA]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" />

CHRISPY

Congrats coach!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

run some full 1/4's and get those tens!!

<img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

Villain281H

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congrats on getting back to the track Coach! Good luck racing today! <img border="0" alt="[driving]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_driving3.gif" />

Derek

Coach 02 A3 Z/28

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Thanks guys for all the kind words. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

Coach

VINCE

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Now you are really moving.. Congrats!!!

Coach 02 A3 Z/28

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He is a TTT so everyone can read the whole story. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />

Coach