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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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...until the first quickstreet race! I'm starting to get spring fever.

Cleaned out the garage

Organized my tools (Which got dumped out of my tool box at the last race)

Car starts coming apart tomorrow

I haven't even looked at the car since I pushed it into the garage last November. I didn't even drain the water out of it or pump anti-freeze, I just put a little space heater blowing under the car, I probably spent $300 in electricity this winter just to keep it from freezing

I'll have a **** load of parts for sale in the next few weeks... still looking for a drivers side T-top if anyone has one cheap
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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what do you plan to do for this year??
pm me if ya want....to keep it secret lol
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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what do you plan to do for this year??
pm me if ya want....to keep it secret lol


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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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Our first race is very close,I think next weekend.Coming out with something new this year.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Slowhawk
Our first race is very close,I think next weekend.Coming out with something new this year.
Dez? Or someone else?
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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I will be there prob by the second race since the Babys due first of april!!!!! What class of quick street you plan on running? due they have a full set of rules for 2008?
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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I will be there prob by the second race since the Babys due first of april!!!!! What class of quick street you plan on running? due they have a full set of rules for 2008?
I'll be running Real Street (9.50). They don't really have any rules... they just make them up as they go Page 44 of the NED racers handbook has the same rules as last year, but they change them at random. Basically I don't assume anything, I go to the outlaw racing corp tent and ask questions a couple times a day when we're at the track.

And congrats on the baby on the way!
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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Do you have the schedule for all the races?

I plan on running fast street once my car is together.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Krazy98Z28
Do you have the schedule for all the races?

I plan on running fast street once my car is together.
This is the tentative schedule... it will be updated with any final changes on March 1st.

http://www.newenglanddragway.com/har...s/schedule.swf

Fast street is going to be a huge class this year, last fall the class was getting bigger every week.
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Looks like quick street 8.49-9.49 for me i wish they would let you race with lettering cause then the GN could race it as well!!!!
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[QUOTE=Nautilus; And congrats on the baby on the way![/QUOTE]

Thanks !!! should be fun!!!!!

ya there should be a good group of cars this year!!! i just looked over the rules and it looks like they deleted some from last year!!!!! i know the wheels up yellow 69 yanko will be there running the 9.50 class!!! so should be a good clas to watch!!!
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Originally Posted by BoostnTBSS
Thanks !!! should be fun!!!!!

ya there should be a good group of cars this year!!! i just looked over the rules and it looks like they deleted some from last year!!!!! i know the wheels up yellow 69 yanko will be there running the 9.50 class!!! so should be a good clas to watch!!!
And I'll spend all year trying to cut a light half as good as him I think it's going to be a good year, it started out slow lasy year but by the fall the classes were getting huge.
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Once my junk's together 9.50 index will have another car. Sorry to say I won't be doing any big wheels up launches I don't expect... but running the # shouldn't be a problem.
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ya well its not Curtis running the car anymore like before... its the Amaral the the owner this year and i dont know if he will be on the bottle either.... i know one thing the new motor set up went 9.41 on motor only....
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cars are so gay, its winter, sled time baby.

My car has been chillin on my lift since the last time out in the fall. untouched. havent even looked at it, but since i did tubes i havent even added air to the tires. lol


i do have to get a move on here and get a set of heads. also i think im going to get rid of my big *** stock location fuel system, see if i can loose 100 pounds with it. then maybe a set of wheelie bars. or maybe i will just throw a set of heads on it and rip it out and run it as is. we'll see. right now there snow, must play in the snow
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What class are you gonna try to run this year Brad? Another 100 lbs out and a good set of heads may be enough to get it close to 8.50 class yes?
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:38 AM
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I would say the 8.50 class will be the 8.1's cars that dont have the new SFI setup.... similar to my car certed to 8.50's... car ran 5.41 in the 1/8 with 750fwhp NOS small block.... now 150lbs lighter and 300 plus HP good for 8.50's
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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
What class are you gonna try to run this year Brad? Another 100 lbs out and a good set of heads may be enough to get it close to 8.50 class yes?
i'll probably keep running the real street 9.5 index, im not sure yet. i think im just throwing a set of cheep heads back on it to get her ripping again so with the 100 shot im pretty good with the 9.5 class its a little to fast, but i can tune it down a scrap. im not sure tho. i may just say screw it and let all the sand baggers run real street and i'll loose in quick street. lol
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Come on now, don't be calling me a sandbagger..... I've only run 9.6
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Originally Posted by BoostnTBSS
I would say the 8.50 class will be the 8.1's cars that dont have the new SFI setup.... similar to my car certed to 8.50's... car ran 5.41 in the 1/8 with 750fwhp NOS small block.... now 150lbs lighter and 300 plus HP good for 8.50's
Why, what changed for SFI now? I'm already wondering if I'm gonna get the boot for not having a chute on the car, I'm hoping they stick with the 150 mph deal and not try to inforce the 9.99/135 mph that seems to be floating around.

OF course with epping being ihra, they'll probably give me **** for getting an nhra lic and chassis cert anyway.
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