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09-18-2023, 03:28 PM
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Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
Getting the Feather Lite ready to go testing. With front cabinets, golf cart, and Dumbo you have to be a contortionist to tie everything down. I did get a cheep oil less air compressor that the little Gen set could handle. Truck and trailer with a small ice chest a few waters a Coke or two and a sandwich or two. I will be race ready.
Getting the parts and pieces gathered for next year’s engine. Dear Santa, I have been good most of the year and the only thing I want for Christmas is a little time. So please bring me a .2 of a second reduction of my quickest time this year and I be will be very happy. We will leave milk and cookies and some of Kentucky’s finest to help keep your noise red. Last edited by Larry Hill; 09-18-2023 at 03:46 PM. |
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09-25-2023, 09:06 AM
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Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
Their are a lot of really smart people out there who are willing to help. Case in point. I was doing a really poor job in driving Dumbo. In fact we had yet to win a round of competition outside of Class and 97%of the losses were poor driver performance. I had driven the Cuda so long that I would make the 1/2 shift way to soon. Joel’s On Joy to the rescue, an automatic 1/2 shift preset by a RPM rpm chip. Problem solved. I can do my burnout like I want and make the run and only have to shift once. It worked very well this weekend.
I know, I know welcome to the 20th Century. |
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09-25-2023, 10:17 AM
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Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
Congrats on your Doorslamers win, seeing you win class at Indy and taking Dumbo to the winners circle is testimony to all of your hard work.
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09-26-2023, 06:51 AM
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I had to change fuel in the middle of the race due to a fuel leak. Shane Smith was kind enough to sell me some of his or I could not make third round. Today I have to remove the tank and purge the fuel system to make sure I can pass fuel check at St Louis. A little extra work but worth it. Run the valves and load up to travel on Thursday.
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09-26-2023, 09:57 AM
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Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
You surely have the Challenger's suspension working nice. Have to get some tips from you.
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09-26-2023, 02:33 PM
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Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
Four wheel scales, Penske, Holley, Goodyear, video in slow motion. Almost forgot have the best racers you know help.
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10-01-2023, 01:09 PM
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Stupid old man trick, putting it in high gear way to early and wasting a good light. Just poor concentration !
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