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#1
03-24-2016, 08:26 AM
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Fun time at the track last night
Went to my local track last night, US 13 Dragway in Delmar for test and tune night after work. Got my best 60 foot(1.92) on what is usually a very slippery track for my BFGs. Also got my best et(13.10) by 5/100s but 1 mph slower. Yea, I know it's a boat anchor compared to you hard core racers, LOL. The track is always dominated by bow ties and blue ovals, with Pontiacs almost non existent with the exception of myself and a 10 second 66 GTO. However, last night there were five of us. The other four were a late 70s TA, a new gen GTO, and two G8s. The TA was being driven by a high school kid with his Dad. The kid went 15.5, which beat his Dads best time by a whole second, so he has that to live down. As luck would have it, I ended up racing both G8s. They went 14.0 & 14.7. I never saw what the other GTO ran. Fun time in a very relaxed atmosphere. Hoping to get some slicks this spring so I can finally launch at full throttle!
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Chris D 69 GTO Liberty Blue/dark blue 467, 850 Holley, T2, Edelbrock Dport 310cfm w Ram Air manifolds, HFT 245/251D .561/.594L, T400, 9" w 3.50s 3905lbs 11.59@ 114, 1.57/ 60' |
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#2
03-24-2016, 09:06 AM
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13.10 is nothing to sneeze at!
That's a good time especially for a street driven heavy car on street tires. Congrats! 
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John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
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#3
03-24-2016, 09:24 AM
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congrats on the personal best
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#4
03-24-2016, 09:44 AM
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Unless it's for big time money, it should be all about the fun. Having a good time and working on bettering your personal best is a big time win. Congrats
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#5
03-24-2016, 12:41 PM
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that's what i liked when i went with the wife we just raced each other, and enjoyed our time nothing better |
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03-24-2016, 12:46 PM
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Being able to enjoy racing as a family is fantastic. I lost my son to video games, but my daughter seems interested.
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#7
03-24-2016, 12:55 PM
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Nice pass.
Jim
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65 Catalina sedan. Allen Thomas Performance 495. KRE Heads at 310cfm ported by SD Performance, ProSystems Dominator carb on ported Victor intake, P-Dude custom grind hydraulic roller, MSD ignition, 3.50 Moser/Ford rear. F-Glass front bumper by son Rob, rear by the old man and joint effort for trunk lid. 3950# w/driver. Best of 9.5761/139 on 175 shot, 6.01 /114 in 1/8. |
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#8
03-24-2016, 02:09 PM
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Congratulations on your best pass.
Jim
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****'63 Tempest, 475" IAII, Wenzler Super Chief heads, converted to blown alcohol, Birdcatcher, Littlefield 10-71 high helix. Best pass to date: 7.67 @ 181.59 (1/4 mi.), 4.95 @ 143.67 (1/8 mi.), 1.18 (60 ft) 7.75 @ 178 pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iez3...ature=youtu.be First seven second pass(7.98): https://wwwoutube.com/watch?v=DK17...ature=youtu.be Thanks to Paul Carter @ Koerner Racing Engines 
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03-24-2016, 06:21 PM
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Thanks, guys! Definitely all about the fun and personal best for me. Nice to hang out with some other car guys, go fast, & do burnouts without worrying about the cops.
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Chris D 69 GTO Liberty Blue/dark blue 467, 850 Holley, T2, Edelbrock Dport 310cfm w Ram Air manifolds, HFT 245/251D .561/.594L, T400, 9" w 3.50s 3905lbs 11.59@ 114, 1.57/ 60' |
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03-24-2016, 07:21 PM
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Good job and nice pass....imo that is what going to the track is all about.
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03-24-2016, 09:02 PM
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#12
03-24-2016, 10:01 PM
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Chris nice pass. I have some slicks mounted on ralley II's you can borrow to make a few passes if you don't want to buy any....Jeff
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#13
03-25-2016, 03:09 AM
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Nice! Congrats!
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03-25-2016, 07:12 AM
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Jeff, Thanks, that is the same setup I am looking at. 15x8s with a 28/30" Hoosier radial slick probably 9/10" wide, hopefully soft compound. Looking forward to seeing you this spring.
PB, Track is in Delmar, De which is about five miles north of Salisbury just over the state line.
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Chris D 69 GTO Liberty Blue/dark blue 467, 850 Holley, T2, Edelbrock Dport 310cfm w Ram Air manifolds, HFT 245/251D .561/.594L, T400, 9" w 3.50s 3905lbs 11.59@ 114, 1.57/ 60' |
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#15
03-25-2016, 08:43 AM
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Congrats! 12's are coming soon!
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'68 Firebird 463/pump gas/SD 325 E-heads/266-272 SR cam/1050 Dominator/3.73/ET Street Radials/1.37 60'/6.30@108.80/9.93@135.14 Hot Rod Drag Week finishing averages: 2014 - 11.12 @ 118.56 2015 - 10.84 @ 124.97 2016 - 10.56 @ 127.88 2017 - 10.29 @ 130.74 2018 - 10.29 @ 130.53 2019 - 10.16 @ 132.34 2021 - 10.09 @ 132.69 2022 - 10.13 @ 133.07 9.93 run - https://youtu.be/hII0_UlYM4U 
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#16
03-25-2016, 09:16 AM
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Well done. Knocking on the 12's for sure!
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#17
03-25-2016, 02:34 PM
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Very respectable given the current combo; as others have said the 12s can't be far behind. And I agree that if you can involve family or some other Pontiac racers then all the better.
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69 Bird w/1970 400 block(409 cubes), #64 heads, hyd. roller, Q-jet by Jeff E., original interior, ps, pdb, th350, and 3.73 gears. Pump gas, street driven muscle. 3800 lbs. race weight. Best, 11.39 @118, my son's car. 79 T/A w/463, Scat crank, Eagle rods, Icon pistons, Lunati solid roller, 262/270, KRE 325 heads, Northwind intake, QF950 carb, full interior, ps, pdb, th350, and 3.73 gears. Pump gas, 3650 lbs. race weight. 10.68 @ 126 so far... no tuning yet. |
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#18
03-25-2016, 04:23 PM
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For sure my favorite place to be...I'm not a racer but an avid tuner and love making changes to pick up time.Over the years have had lots of friends and family come and they still do...and have made many friends at the dragstrip....always a good time.
Traction,Tuning,Testing and seat time does wonders for et's.... Have fun
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 466 Mike Voycey shortblock, 310cfm SD KRE heads, SD "OF 2.0 cam", torker 2 373 gears 3200 Continental Convertor best et 10.679/127.5/1.533 60ft 308 gears best et 10.76/125.64/1.5471 |
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