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sasquatch


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I've posted  here before that i spend everyweekend with my son at the drag strip, friday to sunday.

This past weekend i ran his car,,

This is the first time i have been down a dragstrip in,,,, 43 YEARS! Lol

The car runs 8.4 in the 8th which converts over to a 13.10 in the quarter.

71 Chevelle, with a mild low compression 454 , 400 trans w/a 2800 stall, 4:10 rear, with 10 inch M/T slicks.

What a rush,, great to be back in the burnout box, and running again!!

Not bad for an almost 70 year old kid!! Lol



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427CARL


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Great Story !!   biggrinbiggrin         confuseconfuse  but We NEED photos   



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will


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Good for you Ray. Racing with your son does not get any better, especially if he lets you drive.

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sasquatch


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Thanks Will, i didn't screw up and didn't get a lecture. Lol

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427CARL wrote:

Great Story !!   biggrinbiggrin         confuseconfuse  but We NEED photos   

 X2 - someone must have recorded history here!



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sasquatch


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Sorry we have no pics, so doubt if anyone else has.
(Wonder if the 43 years is a record , Lol)

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Sasquatch,
You and I did the same thing on the weekend. I have been waiting over 45+ years to get into either a FED or an T-Altered. I finally made it happen this weekend in my 23-T Altered. Won first round race with a 6.57 on a 6.50 dial at 104.43 mph, Then the electrical gremlins came back in second round elimination and couldn't get staged due to kill switch problem.

Congratulations to you and your Son for getting you down the strip again. Feels awesome eh? Hope you do it again!smile



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janies dirty 37


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Aw Ray, sorry I missed seeing that. Damn, that is awesome.

Did your daughter in law not get any pics???

Hope ya get more good runs down the track up there and I get to see it.smile

I hear shockwave was stellar as well. Got some vids off of faceb**k of it.



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fabulous !!! what a blast. i, too am getting back at it after a 40 year absence.



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sasquatch


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Slammed, great fun, and great memories. Congrats on your'e runs!!
(we gotta do this stuff before we get too old!Lol)

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Fast Elvis


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A day at the track having fun is always a great day especially when family and friends are there to share in the good time.....congrats brother on some fine ET's.


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HI RAY : Congratulations on your " NEW / OLD " experience !! -- You can be justifiably proud of that time , after such a sabatical -- And to do it with your Son as well . Good on you -- LATER DON / fleet 51

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Way to Go! Was you're right leg shakin' with anticipation? Glad you had a good adrenaline rush, that sure gets your heart pumping.sprint.gif



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sasquatch


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Lol, no leg shakin, i knew the basics still, i was doin my best not to mess up.
Yup, great for old guys hearts, gets the blood movin. lol

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Nothin' like racin' with your kids, we were out as well on sat. Age don't mean nothin' when the lights drop we're all 19 again. Did ya beat his time? Frame it if ya did.


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sounds like someone may have been bitten by the "go fast" bug. when can we expect to see racecar build posts ? biggrin



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sasquatch


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GetAttachment.jpg This is my sons Chevelle, that Et on the window is before we installed the new converter and had the trans rebuilt. The converter dropped the et by 3/10ths.



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janies dirty 37


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Great build/car. smile

Is he gonna let you keep main passes with it Ray?

 



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MarkM


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Nice machine!

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sasquatch


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I want him to keep running it, he's getting onto the tree real good and is getting real good reaction times.
In a fun run on the weekend against the drag truck he built the rear end for, he red lighted by .0005!
That's cutting it pretty fine!! Lol
Last two weekends out he has come out with second place. In the final he ran under by 2/100ths.
Fun times!

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nice Ray... wish I had of known..we could have lined up side by side


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Dick Kirkpatrick


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Good for you Ray, like you I was a long time between passes. I last ran in B/FX in 1965 and the car would run 11:69 in the quarter .
My next time down the track was 41 years later in the 55 Chev that I built. It ran 11:09 on the shakedown pass and then 10:44 next pass.
My right leg was shaking along with a lot of other parts.
What a rush.
Just gave it up 2 years ago, old age caught up with me. Or maybe common sense.

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sasquatch


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Dick, that 55 you built was one sweet car! One of my favourite pics is of it carrying the front wheels leaving. Great stuff!

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Congrats Ray, the strip sure is a fun place.

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