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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 12:09 PM
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I am back in biz for myself and staying busy. I have 4 of the W2W guys working with me still doing what we did then in a much smaller shop. In the poor economy we are still plugging along!

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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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"allowed us to leave on 25psi and stick it well.".......I can't even imagine what that would feel like....lol...
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by onfire
"allowed us to leave on 25psi and stick it well.".......I can't even imagine what that would feel like....lol...

It would feel like a sub-1.1 60ft. That's ~2 tenths slower than an NHRA funny car. Ridiculous.
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ninetres
I "think" casper was on a much bigger slick than most of the "new" guys run.
Very true. Most of the guys in here that run 7's can drive their car to the track a little easier than casper could I imagine
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Old Nov 22, 2009 | 07:09 AM
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Sixty foot was 1.09

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Originally Posted by onfire
"allowed us to leave on 25psi and stick it well.".......I can't even imagine what that would feel like....lol...
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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 06:38 AM
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Ha ha. That's to funny... I was going to wear my W2W Casper shirt yesterday.... But decided I didn't want to wear it out and make It fade anymore.... Is a collectors item now lol

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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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Casper rules!
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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That video was and still is inspiration to me!
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That vid became a insta-classic as soon as it was posted!
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 427
Sixty foot was 1.09

Kurt
That's getting it done for sure.
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 08:59 PM
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Damn that was moving. Now we have Phil with his stang, the ohio boys, and maybe Major (if he decides to go back LS) pushing 6's on stock suspension radial cars.

But this is definitely the inspiration for alot of people.
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