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| PeteK | My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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Spent the day after the Keystone Nationals at Doug Foley's Drag Race School. This Top Fuel driver has been doing this a while, and the wife was kind enough to buy me some seat time. These are just a few of the pics.
Fun day for sure. [IMG]http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t221/vrodpete/DSC_0171.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t221/vrodpete/DSC_0176.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t221/vrodpete/DSC_0177.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t221/vrodpete/DSC_0178.jpg[/IMG] |
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| PeteK | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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One photo is interesting. It shows Ron Capps and his crew watching me race.
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Posted on: 2010/10/15 22:39
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| 1Fast04Vert | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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That had to be an absolute blast. What times and mph were you turning?
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| PeteK | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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They were special built school cars and have very mild pump gas motors.
Still a blast though. 10.20 @ about 125 mph 60 foot time was 1.320 1/8 mile was lower 6's |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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Wicked cool.
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| flyboy | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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Yeah.
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Posted on: 2010/10/15 23:57
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Posted on: 2010/10/16 0:41
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| cuisinartvette | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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Wow cant even imagine how that launch musta felt, cool!
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| Matatk | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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I'm jealous. I still haven't had a chance to do any driving schools. I'm still waiting to go to Reno so I can scare the crap out of Bill
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| PeteK | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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I have gone a 1.4 60' in mustang, but 1.3 in a dragster is insane. Like being shot out of a cannon. |
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Posted on: 2010/10/16 2:25
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| BillH | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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Humm, didn't know Foley had a school. Usually you hear about Frank Hawley's.
Yea, the launch would be fun, bet the car doesn't weigh all that much. It's a different feeling in that cockpit, huh? Most people don't think about how tight it is in there until they get a chance to sit in something like this. |
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| BillH | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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Remember that I can also take the students out in their cars so, double up on your underwear.  |
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| PeteK | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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The first thing they talked about in the classroom was claustrophobia. They wanted to see if anyone freaked out from being confined in the cockpit. Arm restraints were used too. Everyone was fine on that day. I picked their brains about the cars: 1500 lbs 500 hp pump gas motor 2 speed poweglide 3000 stall converter I plan to return for my 9:99 or quicker door car license. |
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| BillH | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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There you go, 1500/500, I just love power to weight ratios like that. I don't get claustrophobic, I get a big grin.  I have one driving suit with the arm restraints built in, D rings right below your elbow, really nice. Yea, get that license and something that will go there and have a blast. |
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| PeteK | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CidXL79Y5Wo
Video of the last run. |
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| RickAnthony | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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Nice!
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| BillH | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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Fun. So, do you want one now? Was that at Redding? |
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Posted on: 2010/11/8 22:19
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| biggrizzly | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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I don't know how I missed this one. Pretty Cool Pete!
That looks like a blast! |
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Posted on: 2010/11/9 1:10
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| PeteK | Re: My Super Comp Dragster Experience | ||
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I did enjoy the hell out of it,but not sure if I would want ti run one full time. Although fast and easy to drive, they go down track like they are on a string. I could see it getting a bit boring after a few hundred passes. I really like fast door cars.
It was Maple Grove. The day after a national event, the track was as tight as a knat's ass. |
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