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blusmbl 9/26/2021 6:29pm
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Drag racing is one of those things I feel like is much more fun to do than watch.
I agree with this. I'll only go to events when I know the people racing or help out with their cars, otherwise I can take it or leave it. The grudge and no prep stuff is fun, but bracket racing and any of the super/index class cars are about as exciting as watching paint dry. I can appreciate the skill it takes to consistently dial in a throttle stop car to run 3 hundreths under the index and then consistently dump that at the finish, but I don't care to watch it from the stands that much.

I do know one guy who has done a bunch of grudge racing and rebuilt his car to run outlaw 632 with it, know a few guys who have low 9/high 8 second street cars, and one of my coworkers used to race X275 with a BBC Mustang with a plate kit that ran high 4.40's in the 8th. Wickely fast, but the margin for error is so small!

Also nice to see a bunch of Mopars in this thread too. I have a big and slow C-body, raced this thing at Roadkill Nights last month, and took it to Norwalk a few weeks ago. Went 12.46, I doubt it has much left in it until I start making major changes. The fun part is it's got a reverse manual valve body on the column, lol. Mild 440, headers, cam, 3.5" exhaust, 4.30 gears and an 850 Holley.




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profeshenal125 9/26/2021 7:00pm
9/26/2021 7:00pm
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In the late 70,s the jet cars where a big thing. I prefer to hear a race engine tho. I used to want a drag car...
In the late 70,s the jet cars where a big thing. I prefer to hear a race engine tho. I used to want a drag car that needed a parachute thought that would b cool.
SEE ARE125 wrote:
Here’s one you might like, have you seen the semi trucks drag racing? Pulling a loaded trailer down the track. So much torque they lift the...
Here’s one you might like, have you seen the semi trucks drag racing? Pulling a loaded trailer down the track. So much torque they lift the left front tire. YouTube it. lol
I,ve seen that they start on a bottom of a hill the race was In Quebec with spectators in the street. Killer Mack is my favorite pulling truck, the twin turbos spooling up noise is insane. Then he fills the sky with black smoke Bloomsbury Pa. state fair crowd is going nuts. They run modified tank rear ends. I drove a few Super Liners with a v8 Mack king of the road most 70,s trucker songs where about that bad boy. Mechanical injected engines Rule no electrical system needed the batteries and alternator can fall off and they keep running. R model Mack with a 350 can pull a super tanker easy . Only need 2 wrenches to turn them up. I would be turning the pump up pauly kept giving me a thumb up sign. We had the tac past all the numbers. Pulling hills in Pa. a driver was bragging about his 600hp cat. I key up where you at son this little bull dog will rip that cats ass off. Haha good old days
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RCN4HIM 9/26/2021 9:23pm
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I’m 53 and spent almost 35 years at the dragstrip starting as a kid with my stepdad and all of his racing gear head buds. Seeing Nitro cars run at the highest level in NHRA, in person, is something you’ll never forget (attended pro races all over the country).
I worked up to a 1,200hp outlaw fox bodied Mustang but quit it myself in 2002. My kids raced Jr. Dragsters from 2005-09. End of 2009 my son and I bought motocross bikes for the 1st time (I was 42, he was 9, he kept seeing dirt bikes/pit bikes at the dragstrip 😅) and we both jumped in and started in fields and eventually race tracks guided by a employee of mine who raced MX) In 2010 we both started racing and rode & raced every week together for 6 years straight!
40 Vet guys on a gate @ Red Bud and the adrenaline involved blows away anything I have ever experienced strapped into a drag car. The problem is, I never once trailered to a dragstrip wondering who would drive my rig home should the worst happen 🥺😜
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I started going to the drag races, every weekend, with my father by the time I was 4 years old. I spent 27 years racing all over the country, mainly the east coast, with my father. We would hit high dollar bracket races and race national events, super comp, In our Chevy BB powered dragster(digger). I would drag race on the weekends and trail ride with my friends after work during the week. I would go one way to race the dragster and my friends would go another to race hare scrambles on their bikes. My breaking point to switch sports and race the dirt bike came after a particular bad month of racing the car, when I lost in the 1st round 5 times in a row by a combined margin of .008 of a second. The last race I was about 14hrs from home and had only gotten 1 time trial and then straight into the 1st round, so I spent less than 15 seconds on the race track under power. Not to mention all the rain outs over the years. I knew if I raced the bike in hare scrambles, I was going to be racing for atleast 2hrs, rain or shine, so I made the decision to stop drag racing on that 14hr trip back home. I don't regret the decision at all.
Drag racers are some of the most unhealth racers you're going to meet. I would ride a bicycle around the pits, and to and from the staging lanes, and people would look at you funny, like why don't you have a golf cart or at least a scooter.
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Zesiger 112 9/27/2021 7:23am
9/27/2021 7:23am Edited Date/Time 9/27/2021 7:30am
I love it, honestly has taken over most of my free time from dirt bikes. I do the tuning on a mustang small block turbo 275 radial car. Probably the best position to be drag racing. I don’t drive it, I don’t pay for it, I just make it go fast, and if I need something it’s ordered. I laugh every time I put the window net up and just before shutting the door tell the driver “hold on now shits about to get crazy I tried something different his time”

I’m a really technical guy so I really love the challenge of finding the fine line of what the track will handle and how the track changes from one run to the next. This car can make somewhere around 2000hp so that fine line is very easy to cross. The feeling of watching the car leave hard and straight after blowing the tires off the run before is rewarding.
Turning the car around in 30 minutes is a rush!
Pull data and upload to spreadsheets
Get fans blowing over engine
Hook a vacuum to the valve covers to pull heat out
Hook up transmission cooler
Fuel
Air in tires
Pack parachute
Check over fuel, oil, and C02 lines
And then decide what the next run looks like and make those engine and shock changes
And that’s all assuming nothing is broke.




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tingo 9/27/2021 9:05am
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Zesiger 112 wrote:
I love it, honestly has taken over most of my free time from dirt bikes. I do the tuning on a mustang small block turbo 275...
I love it, honestly has taken over most of my free time from dirt bikes. I do the tuning on a mustang small block turbo 275 radial car. Probably the best position to be drag racing. I don’t drive it, I don’t pay for it, I just make it go fast, and if I need something it’s ordered. I laugh every time I put the window net up and just before shutting the door tell the driver “hold on now shits about to get crazy I tried something different his time”

I’m a really technical guy so I really love the challenge of finding the fine line of what the track will handle and how the track changes from one run to the next. This car can make somewhere around 2000hp so that fine line is very easy to cross. The feeling of watching the car leave hard and straight after blowing the tires off the run before is rewarding.
Turning the car around in 30 minutes is a rush!
Pull data and upload to spreadsheets
Get fans blowing over engine
Hook a vacuum to the valve covers to pull heat out
Hook up transmission cooler
Fuel
Air in tires
Pack parachute
Check over fuel, oil, and C02 lines
And then decide what the next run looks like and make those engine and shock changes
And that’s all assuming nothing is broke.




Lots of cool in this thread. I don't know shit about poop when it comes to drag racing. What's a car like that run in the 1/4? Time and speed?
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McG194 9/27/2021 9:18am
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It’s really not that cool. A bunch of dudes with big egos that think they are somebody. The most least physically demanding sport in the world...
It’s really not that cool. A bunch of dudes with big egos that think they are somebody. The most least physically demanding sport in the world. Argue with me… I don’t care. I have lived it for the last 13 years on a professional level. And yes…. Maybe I’m a little burned out.
Least physically demanding? I've been in the hauler with Antron Brown as he prepared to go out and he visualized and physically ran through his entire run. That guy is working his ass off and is in phenomenal shape.

I have a friend that drag races on of those Harley-Davidson turds. He acts like 196 mph in the 1/8th mile is fast.
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g0rd057 9/27/2021 9:56am
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Zesiger 112 wrote:
I love it, honestly has taken over most of my free time from dirt bikes. I do the tuning on a mustang small block turbo 275...
I love it, honestly has taken over most of my free time from dirt bikes. I do the tuning on a mustang small block turbo 275 radial car. Probably the best position to be drag racing. I don’t drive it, I don’t pay for it, I just make it go fast, and if I need something it’s ordered. I laugh every time I put the window net up and just before shutting the door tell the driver “hold on now shits about to get crazy I tried something different his time”

I’m a really technical guy so I really love the challenge of finding the fine line of what the track will handle and how the track changes from one run to the next. This car can make somewhere around 2000hp so that fine line is very easy to cross. The feeling of watching the car leave hard and straight after blowing the tires off the run before is rewarding.
Turning the car around in 30 minutes is a rush!
Pull data and upload to spreadsheets
Get fans blowing over engine
Hook a vacuum to the valve covers to pull heat out
Hook up transmission cooler
Fuel
Air in tires
Pack parachute
Check over fuel, oil, and C02 lines
And then decide what the next run looks like and make those engine and shock changes
And that’s all assuming nothing is broke.




You may not drive it but don’t you feel pressure that you are responsible for someone’s life if you forget to tighten a bolt or a leave a hose loose?
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Hasletjoe 9/27/2021 10:26am
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I visited an NHRA even a few years back. Access in the pits, the crews and drivers were terrific ambassadors for their sport. Saw the test fire in the pits, burned my eyes!. Went to the starting line and watched the launch and felt the Thunder (VGG Quote). Amazing!!! Cars were half way to finish line and the heat from the exhaust soaked you in the stands. Then meandered to the finish line. 300MPH driveby were indescribable!!!!

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Neverclear 9/27/2021 10:33am
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bigk218 wrote:
Everyone needs to experience NHRA and World of Outlaws. Just thinking about it makes me tingle.
I my kids grew up going to the Summernationals, WoO v. PA Posse races, USAC Sprints, Motocross and a shitload of rock concerts. I had been taking my grandsons to Englishtown to pass along the fuel car experience, but the owners cashed out & ended all of that. There is nothing like a pair of fuel cars making a pass.

I go to my local drag strip (Island) when I can. Mostly for their Mopar Day events. Drags are another motorsport that is facing challenges in the '20s.
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Zesiger 112 9/27/2021 10:36am
9/27/2021 10:36am Edited Date/Time 9/27/2021 11:01am
Zesiger 112 wrote:
I love it, honestly has taken over most of my free time from dirt bikes. I do the tuning on a mustang small block turbo 275...
I love it, honestly has taken over most of my free time from dirt bikes. I do the tuning on a mustang small block turbo 275 radial car. Probably the best position to be drag racing. I don’t drive it, I don’t pay for it, I just make it go fast, and if I need something it’s ordered. I laugh every time I put the window net up and just before shutting the door tell the driver “hold on now shits about to get crazy I tried something different his time”

I’m a really technical guy so I really love the challenge of finding the fine line of what the track will handle and how the track changes from one run to the next. This car can make somewhere around 2000hp so that fine line is very easy to cross. The feeling of watching the car leave hard and straight after blowing the tires off the run before is rewarding.
Turning the car around in 30 minutes is a rush!
Pull data and upload to spreadsheets
Get fans blowing over engine
Hook a vacuum to the valve covers to pull heat out
Hook up transmission cooler
Fuel
Air in tires
Pack parachute
Check over fuel, oil, and C02 lines
And then decide what the next run looks like and make those engine and shock changes
And that’s all assuming nothing is broke.




tingo wrote:
Lots of cool in this thread. I don't know shit about poop when it comes to drag racing. What's a car like that run in the...
Lots of cool in this thread. I don't know shit about poop when it comes to drag racing. What's a car like that run in the 1/4? Time and speed?
We run 1/8th mile with that car and it is capable of low to mid 4 second passes around 170mph. That, if continued onto the 1/4 is a low 7 and bumping 190 I believe.
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Zesiger 112 9/27/2021 10:58am
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Zesiger 112 wrote:
I love it, honestly has taken over most of my free time from dirt bikes. I do the tuning on a mustang small block turbo 275...
I love it, honestly has taken over most of my free time from dirt bikes. I do the tuning on a mustang small block turbo 275 radial car. Probably the best position to be drag racing. I don’t drive it, I don’t pay for it, I just make it go fast, and if I need something it’s ordered. I laugh every time I put the window net up and just before shutting the door tell the driver “hold on now shits about to get crazy I tried something different his time”

I’m a really technical guy so I really love the challenge of finding the fine line of what the track will handle and how the track changes from one run to the next. This car can make somewhere around 2000hp so that fine line is very easy to cross. The feeling of watching the car leave hard and straight after blowing the tires off the run before is rewarding.
Turning the car around in 30 minutes is a rush!
Pull data and upload to spreadsheets
Get fans blowing over engine
Hook a vacuum to the valve covers to pull heat out
Hook up transmission cooler
Fuel
Air in tires
Pack parachute
Check over fuel, oil, and C02 lines
And then decide what the next run looks like and make those engine and shock changes
And that’s all assuming nothing is broke.




g0rd057 wrote:
You may not drive it but don’t you feel pressure that you are responsible for someone’s life if you forget to tighten a bolt or a...
You may not drive it but don’t you feel pressure that you are responsible for someone’s life if you forget to tighten a bolt or a leave a hose loose?
I’m not so much worried about something like that, myself and my teammate who works on the car are very meticulous and check after each other.

As far as tuning I do have that voice in my mind that says if this car smokes the tires and gets in the wall or stands up on the bumper im the first person the finger will be pointed at. But again me and my teammate are very level headed and never make drastic changes, never try to go faster after an aborted run, and never make changes outside of our belief in the car. Once the car shows us it’s capable of handling something then we make an incremental change over that line.

For example I’ve seen many times where someone will draw a match against a fast car, they know they have to run say 4.50 to compete but they have been spinning tires and haven’t been faster than 4.90 in previous runs that day, they will swing for the fence and put that 4.50 tune in anyways. That is how you get your driver in trouble.
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blusmbl 9/30/2021 2:37pm
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Zesiger, that's an awesome Fox! And it is super rare still having a Ford motor in it, lol. Who drives it, and do you go to to places like the Yellowbullet Nationals or Duck's races with it?

I was at a track rental on Tuesday at Martin with 2 of my friend's cars. The unicorn is the car built for outlaw 632, it's also on a 275 and he is running 3 foggers. The size of his solenoids are insane, and the car looks like a massive pain in the butt to maintain. Besides not having the budget, I'll stick with my slow street stuff!



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I come in here thinking what has Jeff Alessi done now?Dry
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I have always been around moto, dirt track and drag racing. It's all wonderful fun, but the older I get the more into drag racing I am.

Got to go to crossville last weekend and met JJ and some of the others from street outlaw show and that was cool. Cool down to earth people.

Anyone going to Bristol in a few weeks?
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Zesiger 112 10/1/2021 5:31am
10/1/2021 5:31am Edited Date/Time 10/1/2021 5:49am
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Zesiger, that's an awesome Fox! And it is super rare still having a Ford motor in it, lol. Who drives it, and do you go to...
Zesiger, that's an awesome Fox! And it is super rare still having a Ford motor in it, lol. Who drives it, and do you go to to places like the Yellowbullet Nationals or Duck's races with it?

I was at a track rental on Tuesday at Martin with 2 of my friend's cars. The unicorn is the car built for outlaw 632, it's also on a 275 and he is running 3 foggers. The size of his solenoids are insane, and the car looks like a massive pain in the butt to maintain. Besides not having the budget, I'll stick with my slow street stuff!



Thanks man, them 632 cars are bad fast. Yeah, who would have thought a Ford engine in a Ford would be such a rare combination. It’s al aluminum 440ci Neal head.
We race a local group here in NC called 252 list it’s a top 10 style race. Then we also race a few Carolina N/T races. The car is named Curveball you can find it on Facebook Cheveball racing
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Sandusky26 10/1/2021 7:58am
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Zesiger, that's an awesome Fox! And it is super rare still having a Ford motor in it, lol. Who drives it, and do you go to...
Zesiger, that's an awesome Fox! And it is super rare still having a Ford motor in it, lol. Who drives it, and do you go to to places like the Yellowbullet Nationals or Duck's races with it?

I was at a track rental on Tuesday at Martin with 2 of my friend's cars. The unicorn is the car built for outlaw 632, it's also on a 275 and he is running 3 foggers. The size of his solenoids are insane, and the car looks like a massive pain in the butt to maintain. Besides not having the budget, I'll stick with my slow street stuff!



Zesiger 112 wrote:
Thanks man, them 632 cars are bad fast. Yeah, who would have thought a Ford engine in a Ford would be such a rare combination. It’s...
Thanks man, them 632 cars are bad fast. Yeah, who would have thought a Ford engine in a Ford would be such a rare combination. It’s al aluminum 440ci Neal head.
We race a local group here in NC called 252 list it’s a top 10 style race. Then we also race a few Carolina N/T races. The car is named Curveball you can find it on Facebook Cheveball racing
Hell yea represent the 252.
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Lots of linkage between moto and the dragstrip.
Antron Brown, Brian Corradi, Robert Naber to name a few.
Dick Lechien (Maxima) raced Top Fuel.
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bigk218 10/1/2021 9:59am
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bigk218 wrote:
Everyone needs to experience NHRA and World of Outlaws. Just thinking about it makes me tingle.
Neverclear wrote:
I my kids grew up going to the Summernationals, WoO v. PA Posse races, USAC Sprints, Motocross and a shitload of rock concerts. I had been...
I my kids grew up going to the Summernationals, WoO v. PA Posse races, USAC Sprints, Motocross and a shitload of rock concerts. I had been taking my grandsons to Englishtown to pass along the fuel car experience, but the owners cashed out & ended all of that. There is nothing like a pair of fuel cars making a pass.

I go to my local drag strip (Island) when I can. Mostly for their Mopar Day events. Drags are another motorsport that is facing challenges in the '20s.
Oh yeahhh. Was at island three weeks or so ago. That’s a good ole boys track. Love it.
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blusmbl 10/1/2021 10:52am
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752dad wrote:
Lots of linkage between moto and the dragstrip.
Antron Brown, Brian Corradi, Robert Naber to name a few.
Dick Lechien (Maxima) raced Top Fuel.
KC
I think Stevie Fast used to race motocross too.
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Doh!
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As a lover of all Motorsport, going to an NHRA race is unbelievable.
Went to a couple in the 2000’s on trips to the USA. The last one was in 2015 in California went on the Friday before heading to the San Diego SX. Had my then 18 year old son with me, once the Top Fuel, and Funny Cars did their runs his eyes nearly popped out of his head. Told wait till go back to the pits and smell the nitro.

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