Bone head mistakes - Page 4

Chris Barnes · 06-06-2018, 11:23 PM

I ran my Max Wedge with one carb once, it was still .1 under! The dumbest thing I've done was when I was a Sportsman bracket racer. I ran out of gas a couple hundred feet away from the finish line and lost the race because of it. I came back to the pits and I was so angry with myself that I threw all my stuff into the car (it was a driver) and hit the road. Then I ran out of gas for real--of course running out of gas enough to lose a race is different from running out of gas on the road. I had to walk a couple of miles to buy a gallon of water then empty it out and fill it up with gas.

Spyphish · 06-07-2018, 06:53 AM

Never had a race car, then decided to run AH. DUH!!!!

Frito · 06-07-2018, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Spyphish

Never had a race car, then decided to run AH. DUH!!!!

Now that did make me LAUGH OUT LOUD!

Rusty Davenport · 06-07-2018, 09:28 AM

The first year VMP had a division race, the ticket booths at the entrance gates had canopies all the way around them that hung out about 2-3 ft.......if you will notice now the canopies have been removed and are no longer on the booths. That first year my enclosed trailer grabbed the corner of the booth and I never noticed it.....until I saw people pointing and screaming.......I was dragging the ticket booth and the person in it ( the booths were on skids ) into the pit area with me.......about 30 ft actually.......money was floating in the booth everywhere and it was 10 degrees from turning over......the lady inside had choice four letter words for me and it was an NHRA ticket booth record on skids that I still hold. My buddy was so embarrassed I didn't see him again until the next day.

nickh · 06-07-2018, 10:37 AM

Lmao!!!!

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Originally Posted by rusty davenport

the first year vmp had a division race, the ticket booths at the entrance gates had canopies all the way around them that hung out about 2-3 ft.......if you will notice now the canopies have been removed and are no longer on the booths. That first year my enclosed trailer grabbed the corner of the booth and i never noticed it.....until i saw people pointing and screaming.......i was dragging the ticket booth and the person in it ( the booths were on skids ) into the pit area with me.......about 30 ft actually.......money was floating in the booth everywhere and it was 10 degrees from turning over......the lady inside had choice four letter words for me and it was an nhra ticket booth record on skids that i still hold. My buddy was so embarrassed i didn't see him again until the next day.

Lenny5160 · 06-07-2018, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty Davenport

The first year VMP had a division race, the ticket booths at the entrance gates had canopies all the way around them that hung out about 2-3 ft.......if you will notice now the canopies have been removed and are no longer on the booths. That first year my enclosed trailer grabbed the corner of the booth and I never noticed it.....until I saw people pointing and screaming.......I was dragging the ticket booth and the person in it ( the booths were on skids ) into the pit area with me.......about 30 ft actually.......money was floating in the booth everywhere and it was 10 degrees from turning over......the lady inside had choice four letter words for me and it was an NHRA ticket booth record on skids that I still hold. My buddy was so embarrassed I didn't see him again until the next day.

You win!!!

FireSale · 06-07-2018, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Spyphish

Never had a race car, then decided to run AH. DUH!!!!

Never had a race car, then decided to build a GT/MA Mustang. And drive it to the strip...

Dave Gantz · 06-07-2018, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Lenny5160

You win!!!

I agree. Wow!

06-06-2018, 11:23 PM	#31
Chris Barnes Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 139 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Bone head mistakes I ran my Max Wedge with one carb once, it was still .1 under! The dumbest thing I've done was when I was a Sportsman bracket racer. I ran out of gas a couple hundred feet away from the finish line and lost the race because of it. I came back to the pits and I was so angry with myself that I threw all my stuff into the car (it was a driver) and hit the road. Then I ran out of gas for real--of course running out of gas enough to lose a race is different from running out of gas on the road. I had to walk a couple of miles to buy a gallon of water then empty it out and fill it up with gas.

06-07-2018, 06:53 AM	#32
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 840 Likes: 16 Liked 662 Times in 174 Posts	Re: Bone head mistakes Never had a race car, then decided to run AH. DUH!!!!

06-07-2018, 09:28 AM	#34
Rusty Davenport Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nashville N.C. Posts: 505 Likes: 4 Liked 100 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Bone head mistakes The first year VMP had a division race, the ticket booths at the entrance gates had canopies all the way around them that hung out about 2-3 ft.......if you will notice now the canopies have been removed and are no longer on the booths. That first year my enclosed trailer grabbed the corner of the booth and I never noticed it.....until I saw people pointing and screaming.......I was dragging the ticket booth and the person in it ( the booths were on skids ) into the pit area with me.......about 30 ft actually.......money was floating in the booth everywhere and it was 10 degrees from turning over......the lady inside had choice four letter words for me and it was an NHRA ticket booth record on skids that I still hold. My buddy was so embarrassed I didn't see him again until the next day. __________________ NHRA AND IHRA STOCK ELIMINATOR 2772