Event Coverage Drag racing is stupid!!!!!!!

Not really.
Laura & I had a fucking BLAST this weekend despite a couple of technical difficulties.
I was shootin to dip into the 10's this year but I broke shit instead. Well, I didn't really break, I just learned that #1206 intake gaskets don't take too highly to lotsa BOOOOST.
Launching @ 4500 found me an 11.24 et.
So, I ran the revs higher the next go round & missed a shift, dropped two cyls. due to the now absent intake gasket pieces, & limped back to the pits w/ an 11.96.

Thanks to my buddies though, we tore the thing apart & got her whole again. Faced w/ the possibility of doing it again, I pussied out & opted for
the less risky option of driving back to the hotel.

I think this is a fine time to thank those who helped me to overcome ,my bad automotive ju-ju:

DamnittDave, Luxblue, Slick50, Z-man & Iowa Joe for technical assistance.

Iowa Aiden, Doyle Perkins & Reggie for keeping my head screwed on straight.

8th Grade Genius for PARTS!!!

Bell M, the Dirtys, & an anonymous hamb dragster guy for glue.

BobK for shade during repairs.

Buzzard, Kerry, FlamedAbone, & TrailerED, Nate, & the entire Bierman crew for moral support.

Von Franco for the fancy lid.

Ryan & Marcie for putting on such a fine event.

Erik Anderson for the wheelie pic!

And finally, My wife Laura & our best freind Joyce for putting up w/ my shit.

Thanks ya'll, you guys fuckin rule!



-DW

 

Well,
Intake gaskets are cheaper than blocks and pistons!!!
That is a killer pic.
LSW

 

all I have to say is that coupe runs the track like a gorilla...
its fuckin BRUTAL... loved watching it run- that coupe is RAD.

 

That's what its all about right there!! Awesome JOB to you and your buds. Can you say CRINKLED SIDEWALL!!

 

Real Hot Rod class

 

That is an awesome picture love the way she carries the front wheel. That shot is worth
a head gasket. John

 

Sorry you broke ,but atleast it was only gaskets .I really dig your 31 .Its always one of my favorites to watch at Temple .Cant wait to see it in action again in October...

 

That's what its all about right there!! Awesome JOB to you and your buds. Can you say CRINKLED SIDEWALL!!



BloodyKnuckles

 

Good to see ya again man, glad the damage was minimal.....THIS TIME! Ha! Been layin waste to cogs pistons and cranks fer years disturbingly enough ya git used to it! Hope to see you in Temple soon, take care had a blast.

 

Yeah man. Cmon back down to Temple & put on a show for us. Show some of these guys how to bang some gears for real! Lord knows I can't shift for shit

 

Good to see you again man!

I think your car was teaching you a lesson for talking ugly about it...

 

Yep, what's been said. Your coupe flat out rules! So do you and Laura! And thrashing in the pits... Sounds like back in the day to me.

 

I may part out the field car and put a whipple huffer on the coupe.

Hard to believe we had so much fun doing so much work this weekend, but I sure did have a blast!

 

It's the people that do it for me each year. I look forward to hanging out with you guys every August. Now I need to get my ass to Austin. When's that Day of the Drags thing?

 

Man I must have missed your car!!! I wanted to see it run but you guys were wrenchin hard whenever I saw it. Glad to see you got to drive it, badass pic by the way

 

Yes. In the immortal words of DamnittDave:

"What ya gots there see, is one a them danged ol' dang whipple hooofers goin all whirrzzzzzzzzz"

Yeah man. who knew that breakin shit could be so much fun? Imagine if some day we figure out just what the hell we are doing and then we can........well, probably not but lets try it again soon

 

I can't believe I missed it.....whipple hooofers....hahaha

 

bitchin pic.

 

Dude, Your car is so bad-ass!! That picture of it leaving is amazing! Sounds like you had a good time despit some set backs. Wish I could have been there.
Jimmy White

 

David, that pic looks photoshopped. No way that slug could pull the wheels.
























JK, hahaha bad ass dude, wish I was there this year! What kind of MPH did you net with the 11.24? Sounds like some tweaks and you're in the 10's!

 

Courtesy of JRUSSELL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNX2iM_QcDo

Thanks Joe

 

Couple o more from joe....

 

Yeah, she IS heavy indeed! 2705 lbs. in fact. Most of it in the front
The time slip reads:
reaction .2866

60 ft. 1455

1/8 7.08 @ 95.26

1/4 11.2461 @ 117.43

I ran 11.04 @ little river @ 124 or so. Guess I gotta fiddle w/ it some I suppose.

 

That 60 foot is awesome!!! Color me jealous. Best I can do is a 1.70

 

D.W you are very welcome my friend

Me and my son (Ryder) really enjoyed watching the thrashing, I would have bet by the looks of it you had qualified for the next round in Top Fuel Dragster and had 30 minutes to get it back together.

Very nice work indeed. I really loved the hard launches.

Rusty

 

Dude you need the improved Fel-Pros. I had bitched for years to the tech people at F-Pro. They now have a gasket # 1206S-3. Same as the old ones but with a steel core that won't leak>>>>.I went back and watched the video. Wow bad fast>>>>.

 

These killer pics and such just remind me how much I hate that I missed all the excitement this weekend, but I gotta say that Joyce apparently had enough fun for both of us. Thanks for being there to help get her and the pickup back here safe/sound... you guys rule.

Baddest car in Austin... coolest folks in Austin.

 

"broken" or not... your car is still tops in my book. You freekin rock!

 

WOW!!! That would of been worth the trip to see....