Class at Denver

[Keith 944]

Guys, I am curious, what do you do to run in air such as that? Gears, timing, jets????

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

Guys, I am curious, what do you do to run in air such as that? Gears, timing, jets????

Rear gears mostly if I was stupid enough to go to that race !

[Bob Don]

From the entry list, it looks like 2 or 3 class runoffs and every else in a combo. The NHRA is gonna save $ on wallys for this one...

[farmco r/sa]

Originally Posted by x-tech man

rear gears mostly if i was stupid enough to go to that race !

lmfao

[Don Morris]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Rear gears mostly if I was stupid enough to go to that race !

At the risk of starting a petty crossfire X-TECH MAN, are all the racers from Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming, New York, Nebraska, Colorado, and any other state I might have missed, all stupid people because they entered this race? Lighten up, please. Everyone that enters this race knows what the conditions can be here in mid-summer, including me, but you don't enter because you're stupid and don't know better. It may not be anyone's preferred location, but you still have to persevere and run a good race. Again, lighten up.

[james schaechter]

Originally Posted by Don Morris

At the risk of starting a petty crossfire X-TECH MAN, are all the racers from Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming, New York, Nebraska, Colorado, and any other state I might have missed, all stupid people because they entered this race? Lighten up, please. Everyone that enters this race knows what the conditions can be here in mid-summer, including me, but you don't enter because you're stupid and don't know better. It may not be anyone's preferred location, but you still have to persevere and run a good race. Again, lighten up.

He isn't a bad guy, but he hasn't raced for decades and so far, would rather bad mouth others than to actually race himself. I agree. X-Tech X-Racer, Turn that frown updside down! Go get something to race and race it! IHRA is dead and NHRA aint perfect for sure, but it might be what you need to cheer you up!

[Bob Mulry]

Raced at Denver in 2002 and never got a handle on it because I couldn't use my own weather station, the barometer didn't go low enough..

The corrected altitude got as good as 11,500 feet above sea level.

First and only time that we lost in class and again congratulations to Frank Weaver for kicking my butt in class..

Tough place to race, but I would go back in a heartbeat...

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by james schaechter

He isn't a bad guy, but he hasn't raced for decades and so far, would rather bad mouth others than to actually race himself. I agree. X-Tech X-Racer, Turn that frown updside down! Go get something to race and race it! IHRA is dead and NHRA aint perfect for sure, but it might be what you need to cheer you up!

I do race locally but not as often. no I did not join NHRA. Its not worth it to me. My car is a 1979 Corvette set up like a stocker from the late 70's that I bracket race without a 2-step and off the brake peddle. Yes that ugly word "bracket race" IHRA died the day Bill Bader sold it. NHRA is not the same as when I worked for it in the early 1970's either. We had real tech guys like Marty Barrett, Greg X., Jim Dale, Red Anderson, and several others. The real problem is the real dedicated guys have gotten old (like me) and just either died or retired. They got tired of the BS and that's why stock just is not stock anymore with the solid lifters in Hyd. camed engines, roller rockers, valve springs that would hold up a Mack truck, any duration and overlap, ported heads, etc. My saying "Being stupid" was because of the changes having to be made to ones car at that altitude and the 100 degree heat. The "GET-R-Done" at any cost and fast just isn't there anymore. Sorry if I offended you and anyone else but I'm having fun.

[Rat Raceway]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

Guys, I am curious, what do you do to run in air such as that? Gears, timing, jets????

Well for me, fuel map, rear gear and converter has to change when I go to "good air". Anything sub 6500da is a treat...

[Andys dad]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

Guys, I am curious, what do you do to run in air such as that? Gears, timing, jets????

Nothing - we changed every thing including the kitchen sink. lots of hot work and some money but virtually no improvement.

I thought I broke on the first run I was one second off.

I was walking back from the top end and Bob Lambeck stopped to ask what was wrong - I told him about being a second slower - he said get back in you car - it is not broke.


Ron