Reminds me of the time I heard a funny noise in my drive train in my 68 Nova, 325hp/327 4 sp Dave. I wrapped it up, dumped the clutch, and the drive shaft fell out on the road.
What was the stupidest thing you ever did racing?
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That's one way to diagnose it Dave.
Her's another favorite saying , in your case,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, She wears the pant 's. Or did......
Everyone who's been married or is married knows...... if mama ain't happy........ ain't nobody happy........ regardless if you want to admit it or not ...........she's had your balls and your man card in her purse since you said I do.........or till you said eventually......... I don't anymore
While showing off to my Buddy at the track , he asked me if he could ride in "Joint Venture "with me while I was testing my shift points.I told him sure as long he could get a helmet.He found one and while I was doing a burnout a few feet past the lights I backed up to the burnout box decided to do another burnout and Revvved the piss out of the engine popped the clutch and threw my friend into the steel dashboard ... I STILL HAD THE CAR IN REVERSE WHAT AN A$$ HOLE !!!!
Looks as though you did that several times Butch....
Sorry guys my Computer just hiccuped
. This was right after I FINALLY got my shit together. The guy on my right was making a sandwich !!
Most of the guys that race on this site know that I ran out of gas on the starting line, and they never will let me forget it.
It always seem to be most every time I go it happens maybe I should write a book on what not to do.
Just last Sunday I wanted to short shift to second and I didn't so I short shifted to high and do I mean short shift.
I have done the second gear launch more times than I count.
Red lit so bad the the guy at the ticket booth tells me I could have phoned that one in.
Just last Sunday I wanted to short shift to second and I didn't
so I short shifted to high and do I mean short shift.I have done the second gear launch more times than I count.
Red lit so bad the the guy at the ticket booth tells me I could have phoned that one in.
Was racing another Nova one night and missed 3rd, slammed it home the second time and took the tranny out. Dumb a$$
Consider yourselves lucky to be able to admit some short comings at the race track........ those are experiences I would enjoy making fun of myself over........ that is living..... or is the "high life"
.......1990......new rear engine dragster with a glide...
......first shake down run ....
left the line on the foot brake....
....took it to about 6000 and shifted........
.......having always ran
stick cars (stock and C/MP) I automatically slammed my left foot down as tho I was working a clutch...
well that is where the brake pedal was ......
......car jerked - jumped into neutral and just about red lined
the brand new 481 big block.......
.......but everything turned out OK.......
......first shake down run ....left the line on the foot brake....
....took it to about 6000 and shifted...............having always ranstick cars (stock and C/MP) I automatically slammed my left foot down as tho I was working a clutch...
well that is where the brake pedal was ......
......car jerked - jumped into neutral and just about red linedthe brand new 481 big block.......
.......but everything turned out OK.......
In my Drag Radial days (heads-up, Pro Tree), I let a fella burn me down after he lit both bulbs . . . . then backed out of the beams . . . TWICE. He knew I had him covered but played these games because it was his local track & the starter allowed him to get away with it. I actually won the round but that poor TH400 boiled over in the big end lights. That will never happen again . . .
Air shifter
I didn't, but good to know!