If you could pilot a TF for $10k a race, would you?

[matt82114]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Do you folks use PO the help the nitro get started. In toy airplanes at 70% or above we would use a little PO to get it to light. We found the clear nitro was slightly faster that the yellow stuff.

I'm actually not even sure what PO is. Sorry.

We actually use 87 octane gasoline. When you see the squirt bottle it's simply squirting the gas into the injector. Then when we're spinning the motor we're simply squirting more gasoline into it as the fuel pump is being turned completely on. You'll hear it first start on gas and then you'll hear the sound change. That change is the nitro now being lit. Once it lights on nitro we stop feeding it gas and then lower the pump volume (gallons per minute) to where we want it and adjust the idle. When both numbers are where we want them we pull the pump wide open to do a burnout.

The driver then trims the pump back after the burnout and doesn't put it wide open again until both top bulbs are lit.

And Larry - You're probably not going to remember this. But back in 2017 you let my 4 year old son sit in your Cuda at Bolling Green during the SportsNationals. It was his first drag race. He's now 7 and still talks about it.

[Larry Hill]

When the kids set in the car they really enjoy the moment along with the parents. It gives Patsy and myself another reason to smile at the races. We have never had a bad experience with anyone setting in the car, they sure can't touch the peddels and the master is off. My favorite was a small boy that had to stand between the seat and the wheel, and he drove it like a boat. I don't win very often, but we all win when a child has a good memorable experience.