A/SA First in the 9.80's

Alan Roehrich · 03-28-2010, 09:42 AM

That was my point. It was pretty obvious, I really didn't see a need to spell it out.

Todd · 03-28-2010, 09:48 AM

Yep, I see that now, I think I need more coffee, these late nights are not good to meLOL!

Pvt Parts · 03-28-2010, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

That was my point. It was pretty obvious, I really didn't see a need to spell it out.

Alan, I know you are aware of this and I've said it on this forum before...
fact: the faster car has the advantage.... period. Having one of the fastest cars in the eliminator is a perfect example of what Jack said in one of the previous posts..... "And you should know that putting yourself into a position to win is key -- ".

Mark Yacavone · 03-28-2010, 12:31 PM

" fact: the faster car has the advantage.... period. "

At least someone here finally admits it.

Enter... Bill Dedman

Chris "drooze" Wertman · 04-03-2010, 09:56 AM

Alan Quote=I really didnt see a need to spell it out...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pvt Parts

Alan, I know you are aware of this and I've said it on this forum before...
fact: the faster car has the advantage.... period. Having one of the fastest cars in the eliminator is a perfect example of what Jack said in one of the previous posts..... "And you should know that putting yourself into a position to win is key -- ".

Uhhhhhh.....ok maybe its because Im dim sometime, maybe its because I dont have familiarity with all the players and are smart enough to know who I "should" be afraid of, (in this case I was familiar with this driver and his abilities, not personally but from reads)

Sorry Alan....there was one dip**** (ala me) who was wondering and honest "No why ?" Lol.......

bill dedman · 04-03-2010, 11:02 PM

Mark; that was then; this is now....
I don't have it in me (relax, Ed) to go down that bunny trail one more time.

After beating that horse to death, only to realize that I had done such a miserable job of explaining the facts, that even the drivers of "s-l-o-w" cars failed to see the value in a worse red light system, I moved on, bought a '64 Valiant and a slant 6 (30psi boosted turbo project,) wherein I may be the second to leave at my bracket track, sometime...

Outta gas in Arkensaw....

Chris "drooze" Wertman · 04-03-2010, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bill dedman

Mark; that was then; this is now....
I don't have it in me (relax, Ed) to go down that bunny trail one more time.

After beating that horse to death, only to realize that I had done such a miserable job of explaining the facts, that even the drivers of "s-l-o-w" cars failed to see the value in a worse red light system, I moved on, bought a '64 Valiant and a slant 6 (30psi boosted turbo project,) wherein I may be the second to leave at my bracket track, sometime...

Outta gas in Arkensaw....

Matt Cramers montrosity ? (and I say that in a good way)

I mean how many 30lb boots 64 slant six valliants are there ...

bill dedman · 04-04-2010, 11:18 PM

Nope, Chris, I'm a little slow on the uptake; Matt is about ten years ahead of my home-brew project, but we'll get there. I am attempting to catch up, somewhat, by adhering to the K.I.S.S. policy with a 750 Holley, an MSD 7-AL and a 904 with a manual valve body.

MIGHT be up and running later this year... Talk's cheap; we'll see..... (You know the deal...) LOL!

Chris "drooze" Wertman · 04-04-2010, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bill dedman

Nope, Chris, I'm a little slow on the uptake; Matt is about ten years ahead of my home-brew project, but we'll get there. I am attempting to catch up, somewhat, by adhering to the K.I.S.S. policy with a 750 Holley, an MSD 7-AL and a 904 with a manual valve body.

MIGHT be up and running later this year... Talk's cheap; we'll see..... (You know the deal...) LOL!

Hey I was gonna go with blow throughs on my 5.7 turbo for the 72 chally....

You outta see the size of the fan matts got now for that thing, I think I could rig it into a 100horse APU turbine with little effort....I mean I swear its a big diesel fan but its not.....Ill ask him what it is next time I talk to him....its stupid big.....but then again cooler air....so who knows.Looks like a good candiate to turn that slant 6 into keychain souvineers

Rock on...are you doing your own blow through conversion ?

Steve Hagberg · 04-05-2010, 11:48 AM

Thanks you Mike for a very thoughtful post. I think you're spot on with where we're at with stock and super stock right now. I bought my first new car in 1966, a Hemi Belvedere, raced it for a few years, and still have it. So when 4 years ago I decided to try stock class racing again, I naturally related to the cars of my youth. I wish I could somehow accurately express the emotions I felt as a 23 year old competing with a new factory muscle car at the height of the factory musclecar era. Pure excitement and adrenaline don't do it justice. Now I'm racing a 46 year old Hemi car and still having a lot of fun. To me this is all about having fun. And as I've told many of my friends, if I were twenty years younger, I'd be all over a new DP Challenger. I won't be able to do this for a whole lot longer, but as long as I'm having fun, I'll be there. And you're right, the odds of running up against a new generation car and losing isn't a whole lot different that just losing a round because of missing the tree or the dial. I think we all need to just focus on the long view, have fun, and try to think of keeping this going for the generations to follow. Steve

03-28-2010, 09:42 AM	#1
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,118 Likes: 1,573 Liked 1,837 Times in 417 Posts	Re: A/SA First in the 9.80's That was my point. It was pretty obvious, I really didn't see a need to spell it out. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

03-28-2010, 09:48 AM	#2
Todd Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 36 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: A/SA First in the 9.80's Yep, I see that now, I think I need more coffee, these late nights are not good to meLOL! __________________ Todd Melville Melville Racing 1577 T/STK

03-28-2010, 12:31 PM	#4
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,818 Likes: 2,909 Liked 5,126 Times in 1,954 Posts	Re: A/SA First in the 9.80's " fact: the faster car has the advantage.... period. " At least someone here finally admits it. Enter... Bill Dedman __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

04-03-2010, 11:02 PM	#6
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: A/SA First in the 9.80's Mark; that was then; this is now.... I don't have it in me (relax, Ed) to go down that bunny trail one more time. After beating that horse to death, only to realize that I had done such a miserable job of explaining the facts, that even the drivers of "s-l-o-w" cars failed to see the value in a worse red light system, I moved on, bought a '64 Valiant and a slant 6 (30psi boosted turbo project,) wherein I may be the second to leave at my bracket track, sometime... Outta gas in Arkensaw.... __________________ Bill

04-04-2010, 11:18 PM	#8
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: A/SA First in the 9.80's Nope, Chris, I'm a little slow on the uptake; Matt is about ten years ahead of my home-brew project, but we'll get there. I am attempting to catch up, somewhat, by adhering to the K.I.S.S. policy with a 750 Holley, an MSD 7-AL and a 904 with a manual valve body. MIGHT be up and running later this year... Talk's cheap; we'll see..... (You know the deal...) LOL! __________________ Bill

04-05-2010, 11:48 AM	#10
Steve Hagberg Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 38 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: A/SA First in the 9.80's Thanks you Mike for a very thoughtful post. I think you're spot on with where we're at with stock and super stock right now. I bought my first new car in 1966, a Hemi Belvedere, raced it for a few years, and still have it. So when 4 years ago I decided to try stock class racing again, I naturally related to the cars of my youth. I wish I could somehow accurately express the emotions I felt as a 23 year old competing with a new factory muscle car at the height of the factory musclecar era. Pure excitement and adrenaline don't do it justice. Now I'm racing a 46 year old Hemi car and still having a lot of fun. To me this is all about having fun. And as I've told many of my friends, if I were twenty years younger, I'd be all over a new DP Challenger. I won't be able to do this for a whole lot longer, but as long as I'm having fun, I'll be there. And you're right, the odds of running up against a new generation car and losing isn't a whole lot different that just losing a round because of missing the tree or the dial. I think we all need to just focus on the long view, have fun, and try to think of keeping this going for the generations to follow. Steve