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10-13-2013, 04:08 PM
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Down to 3 cars last night...here's the story..
Well... what can i say? We had a tree mis-fire, in the 6th round... It required a re-run, between my and Kyle Hall, my archrival(apparently)... Between the 6th round, and the re-run, it started to mist. We had a little break, and drivers meeting, to see if track was good. We determined that it was. On the 6th round(1st attempt), the tree was set for Super Pro, so my cross talk(top bulb came on , with Kyle's 1st bulb)... He was a natural .054, i knew somethin was wrong, and went (amidst the destraction) , a .111(doh)... my win light came on, half way down the track( of course i was happy , but knew it was bogus. So, we came back to the lanes, after a short cool down... it was misting , when we arrived in the lanes. I dialed up .01( going by previous round 1/8 mile time), but like a dumba$$, didnt take into account, the mist(humidity in the air, otherwise known as moisture). Kyle, dialed 12.23, Me, dialed 10.83( did i mention, we were down to 3 cars, and the winner was to make 1,000bucks?), Kyle left 1st, with a miserable ..018( hehe), and i left 2nd, with an astounding .007... but, my car was off about .01-.015, in 60' due, to the humidity in the air, and maybe a little on the track. Eithe way, Kyle, ran 12.236, and i mustered a 10.87 on 10.83. I had a blast, but sure woulda liked to end up in the final... Semis, 2 weekends in a row...not bad... i had one gimme(redlight against me), the rest , i had to earn. AND...the Bird went a 10.817/122.26 with a 60ft time og 1.440, on the 4th round!! What a night!
The 10.81 kinda came outta nowhere, as, i made sure the car was as cool as possible, cause the air ( i thought), seemed to be gettin a little more dense... i normally get it down to 130ish, but this time it musta been a little cooler, like around 100-110... ALmost a 1.43 60 ft! We were running without top pre stage bulbs... the track owner had a new timing system , from the tree, to the computer, and something made the left lane pre stage bulb , not work, so instead of cancelling the race, we all decided to run the race, with no pre stage bulbs... It made for an interesting night... i ran all 7 rounds( includes 6th round re-run), without pre stage bulbs... It made the staging a little tricky , for some guys...and im sure the starter had his hands full, too... 
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 1968 Firebird 10.817/122.33 3600lbs trw 455, iron d-port heads/SD intake/q-jet, 9" tires 1.440 60ft1962 Catalina 4100lbs trw 455, iron d-ports,perf RPM, 800holley, 9'' tires,(12.157@108.91)1.578 60' Oct 2010!!    
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10-13-2013, 05:14 PM
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Meaning you deep stage?
Nice lights for sure. |
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10-13-2013, 06:05 PM
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Well, congrats on going 7 rounds.
 You did good anyways. I'm surprised they kept on running with the bad tree/electronics and the misting. Congrats on the ET also. 
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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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10-13-2013, 06:06 PM
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You just won't have any warning when you're getting close. (basically what the top bulb on staging is) As soon as the light comes on, STOP!
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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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10-13-2013, 06:49 PM
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1968 Firebird 10.817/122.33 3600lbs trw 455, iron d-port heads/SD intake/q-jet, 9" tires 1.440 60ft1962 Catalina 4100lbs trw 455, iron d-ports,perf RPM, 800holley, 9'' tires,(12.157@108.91)1.578 60' Oct 2010!!
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10-13-2013, 09:20 PM
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No need to hang your head.
There are always many ways to lose.  Just try to remember how to correct for them.
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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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10-13-2013, 09:57 PM
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1968 Firebird 10.817/122.33 3600lbs trw 455, iron d-port heads/SD intake/q-jet, 9" tires 1.440 60ft1962 Catalina 4100lbs trw 455, iron d-ports,perf RPM, 800holley, 9'' tires,(12.157@108.91)1.578 60' Oct 2010!!
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10-13-2013, 09:58 PM
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Here's a nice pic, goin into 2nd round...
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1968 Firebird 10.817/122.33 3600lbs trw 455, iron d-port heads/SD intake/q-jet, 9" tires 1.440 60ft1962 Catalina 4100lbs trw 455, iron d-ports,perf RPM, 800holley, 9'' tires,(12.157@108.91)1.578 60' Oct 2010!!
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10-14-2013, 07:55 AM
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Nice!
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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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#10
10-14-2013, 08:50 AM
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Good Job!!! Neat Car... Love that color!!
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#11
10-14-2013, 09:02 AM
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Great job Brent.....
The more you run....the more experience ya get .. Sounds like you doing OK 
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 ECM member. 2008 Outlaw Pontiac Drag Series Champion MANDRA Do it now fool! Life is short. 69 Grand Prix/3163lbs / IAII 535 w/ Tiger heads by Gaydosh....9.35@ 144 so far.. through mufflers. 1.26 60'. Going back to track with pump gas engine.... My 60 Ventura retired to street/strip duty.. |
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10-15-2013, 07:00 AM
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Hoping to spend more time, in the seat, next season...now, that i got the car to run
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1968 Firebird 10.817/122.33 3600lbs trw 455, iron d-port heads/SD intake/q-jet, 9" tires 1.440 60ft1962 Catalina 4100lbs trw 455, iron d-ports,perf RPM, 800holley, 9'' tires,(12.157@108.91)1.578 60' Oct 2010!!
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