C4's are Poor Drag Cars?
09-23-2007, 12:31 PM
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C4's are Poor Drag Cars?
Went to the local strip (Numidia Dragway) friday night and staged my car for the first time shot. As I pre staged I heard the announcer say:
"Up now is Pete Kane in his 87 corvette. C4 corvettes are not at all well suited to drag racing, and should be a mid to high 14 second car, on a good day".
Tree came down, and I whacked out a .021 light, cut a 1.640 60' time and ran 12.14 @113.
Made him eat some humble pie
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Look on the announcers face, Priceless
"Up now is Pete Kane in his 87 corvette. C4 corvettes are not at all well suited to drag racing, and should be a mid to high 14 second car, on a good day".
Tree came down, and I whacked out a .021 light, cut a 1.640 60' time and ran 12.14 @113.
Made him eat some humble pie
Entry fee $25
Look on the announcers face, Priceless
09-23-2007, 12:40 PM
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suprised??
Well of course he was suprised he had gotten the information from his always right source of b!%$& racing (bench racing) with his buddy cletus after talking about making a straight through exhaust out of a fence pole 
09-23-2007, 01:14 PM
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"Up now is Pete Kane in his 87 corvette. C4 corvettes are not at all well suited to drag racing, and should be a mid to high 14 second car, on a good day".
Tree came down, and I whacked out a .021 light, cut a 1.640 60' time and ran 12.14 @113.
Made him eat some humble pie
Tree came down, and I whacked out a .021 light, cut a 1.640 60' time and ran 12.14 @113.
Made him eat some humble pie
09-23-2007, 02:25 PM
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Look on the announcers face, Priceless
He was not too observent in quoting stats for a bone stock L98 while not noticing your water burn out on wide slicks...
09-23-2007, 03:17 PM
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Following the NHRA race from Dallas on-line this afternoon, I see John Force just tangled with K. Bernstein on the top end and had a serious accident. Two broken legs, and life flighted to the hospital, not his best year that is for sure.
09-23-2007, 03:29 PM
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Pete,
Wait, Pete, did you have your radio on? The antena slows you down!!!!
It is allways nice to suprise a few unknowing announcers. Nice job.
That comment is not made very often at Pgh raceway
Wait, Pete, did you have your radio on? The antena slows you down!!!!
It is allways nice to suprise a few unknowing announcers. Nice job.
That comment is not made very often at Pgh raceway
09-23-2007, 11:16 PM
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09-23-2007, 11:21 PM
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09-23-2007, 11:23 PM
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I have been racing my 87 at that track since 1992, but not often in the past 2 years.
I am moving to New Hampshire on friday september 28 (next week), and thought I would try my best to win a few rounds on my final day at Numidia.
After 6 rounds, I won my class, then won the "race off" of the class winners.
Perfect way to end my day, and take a fond memory with me. A sentimental day for sure.
The announcer took my photo in the winners circle, and was quite impressed overall with the car. He saw the N2o solenoids and thought that was my ace in the hole. When I showed him the empty bottle brackets, I got to see "that priceless look" again
