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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

1968 Charger in the waiting line for the dragstrip at Irwindale, MoonEyes Xmas Party 2012

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Those are filling the tubs...

Banned and or failed innovations in drag racing, Bang Shift put together one damn good list!

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http://bangshift.com/blog/the-top-11-banned-or-failed-innovations-in-drag-racing.html

I haven't posted semi truck drag racing in a while

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this second one is over at minute 1:00

for the last post I did, http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/04/drag-racing-semis-and-look-at-torque.html

9.81 sec at 138mph... in a truck. With 4 wheel drive and a lot of engine work. My complimnents, its the first 4 wheel drive drag strip pass I've seen. The track announcer blurts out "Are you kidding me?"

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license plate Oklahoma ZZZZZZZ is a showboat of a sleeper, 10 second 1/4 miler Custom/C10 with a chopped topper and big bead locked slicks. Clever, but not misleading anyone

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and keep in mind that any drag racing video is no more than 14 seconds of race, and lots of wasted time. So if you look up videos, look for the shortest ones when looking for a good race.

Thanks Jay!

Snake and Mongoose, the movie preview is finally here! (And it looks pretty damn good)

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thanks Marc!

Coolest drag chute logo? I think so

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Diesel Powers Challenge, surprising numbers

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A 2002 Chev Silverado pulled 1481hp and 2466ft lbs.

but first place at the dragstrip went to a 900 hp Ford
http://www.dieselpowermag.com/2012/diesel_power_challenge/

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I don't understand why the guys are dynoing diesel trucks indoors with the doors closed. But check out the effing cloud they make!

Don't drag race a junkyard car, you don't know what will break, but this guy found that his bench couldn't take it

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found on Hot Rod.com http://blogs.hotrod.com/video-backseat-drag-racing-is-not-recommended-14505.html

A990 superstock Plymouth trivia

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above photo from http://draglist.smugmug.com/Drag-Racing/2010-York-Musclecar-Madness/12886056_HLL43/3/930442314_XDG4d#!i=930442314&k=XDG4d

above photo from http://stores.ultimatediecastmusclecars.com/Detail.bok?no=55

the trivia.. this was one of only 3 A990 known to still exist with a 4 speed, 833 trans

It was the winner of the (Tulsa Oklahoma )World Nationals in 1967.. and was 2 years old. Obsolete by most opinions of drag racers, but beat the factory racers in the newest lightweight cars, with the newest most expensive trick parts. Grumpy Jenkins, Sox and Martin, etc etc etc were not the champs in 1967, it was a couple guys you've never heard of in a 2 year old car that was getting by on pity parts from friends and fans, Like George Hurst who gave them a shifterand line lock, and they won the largest purse to that point for Super Stock $10,000

Learned about this story in the Oct 2012 Mopar Muscle magazine

carguychronicles.com has a good variety of cool stuff!

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Above, the 2563 cu in Packard - Bentley
Below, the 2807 cu in BMW Brutus
Both were in the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power in Cheshire, UK from June 15 to 17 www.cpop.co.uk
from http://www.carguychronicles.com/2012/03/packard-bentley-2563-cubic-inch-flame.html

this '74 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow is in the 7's http://www.carguychronicles.com/2011/10/rolls-royce-rocket-seven-second-crewes.html

Above, Mean Green Volvo Hybrid beat the Ferrari to the finish line

http://www.carguychronicles.com/2011/09/ferrari-vs-volvo-hybrid-trucker.html

this GT40 mkII with a Holman Moody 427 was ordered by Shelby American, placed 2nd in the 12 hour Sebring in 66, DNF'd at LeMans and was driven by Mark Donohue in both. It then went on the show circuit, before getting stored at Holman Moody until '70 when it went to the Indy Speedway Museum. Effectively, it's been raced hard and put away, without being street driven, ever. http://www.carguychronicles.com/2012/05/ford-gt40-mark-ii-like-new-hardly.html

Baldwin Motion Phase 3 73 Camaro... M22 and Hone OD, with 5.13 gearshttp://www.carguychronicles.com/2012/02/motion-phase-iii-454-camaro-zlx-street.html

Epitome of sleeper, a Biscayne. The Baldwin Motion Street Racer's Special 427 Biscayne to be precise
11 to 1 427, http://www.carguychronicles.com/2011/09/chevy-427-biscayne-street-racers.html

Miss America VIII, and it's twin Harry Miller V16's. Just 1113 cu in apiece. They were supercharged when installed to set unlimited water speed records in 1933. About 1800 hp each.

the Hagerty magazine Fall 2012 issue has a 6 page write up about it

http://www.carguychronicles.com/2012/01/miss-america-viii-no-substitute-for.html

ain't that a cool variety? Hell yes. http://www.carguychronicles.com