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Penn
Dancing Up A Storm
I'm with you on that one! What the heck must that feel like? Jamming your azz against the seat behind you! 1,2,3 and 4 shifts, it's over! Hit the parachute handle, and hope it slows you down!
flomaster
J.F. A sus ordenes!
I'm with you on that one! What the heck must that feel like? Jamming your azz against the seat behind you! 1,2,3 and 4 shifts, it's over! Hit the parachute handle, and hope it slows you down!
Ask Don Garlits who had to quit because the deceleration issues and his retina's started to detach. They don't make a tool or harness to keep that from happening so I expect it will become a physical limitation that will cause the NHRA to put the breaks on that kind of speed. Was that guy running the quarter or the new 1000 footer?
Penn
Dancing Up A Storm
Pretty sure it was a quarter-mile race. Geeez! I hadn't considered what those G-Forces might do to your retinas! It does make sense though! Serious acceleration, and an abrupt deceleration, if you want to make it to the next round!
DipStick
Keep Calm and Don't Care!
NHRA runs 1,000 feet for nitro categories.
That doesn't take away from the fact that Spencer Massey is a ####in' beast!
DEEKAYPEE8569
Well-Known Member
1,2,3 and 4 shifts, it's over! Hit the parachute handle, and hope it slows you down!
The "floppers" and dragsters have a low and a high gear two-speed trans.
T
toppick08
Guest
And I won't go again 'till they go back to 1320..........
DipStick
Keep Calm and Don't Care!
That will never happen.
T
toppick08
Guest
RIP NHRA for me.........
DipStick
Keep Calm and Don't Care!
T
toppick08
Guest
IHRA is bring back Nitro Funny Cars and Alcohol Funny Cars in 2010.
...good deal........
Mojo
New Member
nachomama
All Up In Your Grill
NHRA hasn't run a quarter mile race in the TF and FC divisions since last June 2008 when Scott Kalitta was killed at Englishtown. They do 1,000 foot runs now. Doubt they will ever go back.
ICit
Jam out with ur clam out
did you know I use to work with out there with NHRA?NHRA hasn't run a quarter mile race in the TF and FC divisions since last June 2008 when Scott Kalitta was killed at Englishtown. They do 1,000 foot runs now. Doubt they will ever go back.
worked on a flopper
nachomama
All Up In Your Grill
did you know I use to work with out there with NHRA?
Ooooohhhh...do tell...
I got another
text Saturday. 
ICit
Jam out with ur clam out
Ooooohhhh...do tell...
I got another
Work out there on Al Hofmann's car... dated the crew chief Jimbo for several years... went on the road FT for almost a year until Helen was too much to handle! It was a great experience..... loved all the guys out there John is a great buddy of mine! I sent LOTS of time in his pit when things were "crazy" at the "Hofmann camp"!! Was at the Gator Nats when we won and Al crashed at the finish!! WOW that was crazy!!!!!! He was pretty banged up but recovered and finished the year.
RIP Al...... Miss ya buddy!
nachomama
All Up In Your Grill
Penn
Dancing Up A Storm
NHRA hasn't run a quarter mile race in the TF and FC divisions since last June 2008 when Scott Kalitta was killed at Englishtown. They do 1,000 foot runs now. Doubt they will ever go back.
So, what are we talking about - a 320ft shorter run? Those elapsed times of 3.84 to 3.89 seconds are really fast!
It probably feels something like getting launched off of an aircraft carrier!