1.20 under at Belle Rose

[Jim Hanig]

Originally Posted by HR9121

Mineshaft yes but 1.20 under is still an instant hit ofcourse. From what I was told the weather was it was incredibly fast and all I can say is under those circumstances he may have not known how fast he was going.

He lives close to the track ,so i would guess he new how fast he could go.

[Larry Hill]

Sorensen got a free pass at the scales for being light at a D6 race. I forgot how it went, but heard the car ran fast enough to suck all the water out of the radiator.

[HR9121]

Larry that's not the one I was thinking about there was someone who went fast out there last year but lost some weight in the bushes at end of the track or something.

[nhramnl]

I always remember the Chevy 400 combination. Started at 280 horsepower, back when Mike and Ezra first ran one. By the time I gave up on it (in a Camaro, not that the body mattered), they were at 326. At 280, you could go a second under with plug wires off. At 326, you couldn't go a second under, falling to the ground from a skyscraper.

[Race Clean]

Originally Posted by James Perrone

I will never understand why someone would try to go that fast you got a put a limit on yourself

Exactly,why try to go fast in Dragracing

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by jamie2370

The car in question did not set any record. All he did was make it harder for someone on a budget to race and be competitive. Some of us don't have 20k to put into an engine. Guess I will just sell my crap and go back bracket racing..... Not to mention he ran that in the absolute best air you will ever see. Next closest car with the same combo at that race was 4 tenths slower

Jamie, my friend and others,
There's absolutely no requirement that you build a belly button combo for those classes, especially if you're on a strict budget. You're just sticking it out there, looking to get it chopped off.
I might not get many likes here, but as Quid Pro Joe says "Those are the facts, Jack"

[Shaun Quill]

Originally Posted by Mepprecht

that is completely false. 1.20 under and under weight is still a hit. look back at last year D6.

Even under weight?

[Frank B.]

Car left track Friday on wrecker with broken rearend. Came back Saturday first run was class. Was left on by .05 and opponent was going 1.17 under at 1000 ft. Opponent dropped him and he missed drop. After working on rear night before he had to tear down on Saturday. Does not sound like how I would have planned weekend. He did make it to final on Sunday and did leave with wally for class

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by Frank B.

Car left track Friday on wrecker with broken rearend. Came back Saturday first run was class. Was left on by .05 and opponent was going 1.17 under at 1000 ft. Opponent dropped him and he missed drop. After working on rear night before he had to tear down on Saturday. Does not sound like how I would have planned weekend. He did make it to final on Sunday and did leave with wally for class

Sounds like a pretty good weekend other than the broken rear and going 1.23 under. Congrats on the RU

[jamie2370]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Jamie, my friend and others,
There's absolutely no requirement that you build a belly button combo for those classes, especially if you're on a strict budget. You're just sticking it out there, looking to get it chopped off.
I might not get many likes here, but as Quid Pro Joe says "Those are the facts, Jack"

Honestly, it just plain sucks. It was a mineshaft race and nothing should have counted. I will just have to see what mine will run in a week or so when I get it finished. But losing a tenth before it comes off the stands really hurts, if my math is right, we get 103lbs added. It is what it is.