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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 11:46 PM
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well i got to hrp pulled up to the tech line and my starter went out...........so i got it cranked pulled into the lanes and had to leave the car running for 1 hour before i actually got to run.....made a pass and went 1.70 60ft on 275/40 nittos.rolled out and the car fell on its face....my fuel level was low and when it took off all the fuel went to the back of the tank....well atleast it still managed to snake a 12.90 lol...man if its not one thing its another.


big steele i was good talkin to you man.

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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 11:59 PM
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that happened to me friday with the fuel thing....lol its ok
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 12:00 AM
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Hate to hear that!
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 12:43 AM
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well i was dissapointed too, I didnt meet my goals i was going for. the et streets and my lca relocation brackets really helped out, i can hook off the line now, but I still cant get a good 60'. then the 3rd run when I tried to launch my clutch pedal stuck to the floor and I couldnt shift into 2nd, not sure what that was about...

anyway that 3rd time i lined up next to the g force impala, which i didnt know was out there so that was cool, but i messed up on that run.

Too bad it was crowded and I only got to make 3 runs, which the last 1 was a problem. I was kind of dissapointed with my results, hopefully if I can practice the launch more I can do better.

at least i didnt break anything though, so im happy about that

purple96T/A nice meeting you too
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 01:00 AM
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sucks ot hear big steele...did u end up sprying?
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 09:03 AM
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if your clutch pedal is sticking to the floor its probly the slave, i know mine has done that before too
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 01:44 PM
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i sprayed a 75 shot my 2nd run, I ran 12.5 @118 with the usual 2 sec 60'. I didnt rev the engine up very much and it hooked and bogged, so thats why i tried to leave a little higher the 3rd time.
The clutch thing was strange because ive never had that problem since I put my new clutch in and all new hyd. its hard to remember exactly what happened cause it was so fast but the main thing is i screwed up that run

those et streets are kind of scary on the top end!
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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I was out last night and wondered what happened to you on the last run. Tried to see if everything was alright, but you kept driving around in the parking lot lol. All in all it was a fun night at the track .
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if the clutch pedal sticking was a freak one time thing it could have just got caught on the floor mat or something stupid like that. IDK, just my 2 cents
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 07:10 PM
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thats a good trap though at least you know its there
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by UTEvo8
I was out last night and wondered what happened to you on the last run. Tried to see if everything was alright, but you kept driving around in the parking lot lol. All in all it was a fun night at the track .
lol yeah I was trying to see if there were cars lined up still in the lanes to try to squeeze in and make another run.
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