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Troy Pourciau 08-17-2014 09:45 AM
Dave Connolly moving to top fuel ???
 
.000 lights coming to top fuel soon.

http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-...er-next-season

Alan Roehrich 08-17-2014 10:03 AM
Re: Dave Connolly moving to top fuel ???
 
In Top Fuel, it isn't the drivers that are slow to react.


I am glad to see Dave getting a ride, I hope it is a good solid full time ride.

Bill Koski 08-17-2014 10:44 AM
Re: Dave Connolly moving to top fuel ???
 
There are a few Super class past champions in the fuel classes already that would be racking up .00's if it was possible!

Troy Pourciau 08-17-2014 02:03 PM
Re: Dave Connolly moving to top fuel ???
 
I'm thinkin he's going to do better than this.


Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Bob Vandergriff 4 Morgan Lucas
E1 0.120 3.760 321.65 ****WINNER**** 0.066 3.780 317.94
Qualified: #5 3.835 318.84 #12 3.883 286.98

Alan Roehrich 08-17-2014 02:18 PM
Re: Dave Connolly moving to top fuel ???
 
Take a look at a past Super Comp champion's average light in Top Fuel. I'm sure the stats are out there.

I think Dave is a great driver, a great racer, and a great guy. But knowing some of the guys in Top Fuel, I figure the driver can only do so much. If you think he's going to be killing the tree with double 00 lights, I don't think even Dave will agree with you.

Mickey Whaley 08-17-2014 03:33 PM
Re: Dave Connolly moving to top fuel ???
 
I think he is also flying a stunt plane in the red bull flying series and doing good.

Troy Pourciau 08-17-2014 03:38 PM
Re: Dave Connolly moving to top fuel ???
 
^^^^^^ LOL........ lighten up Alan everything gonna be OK

Alan Roehrich 08-17-2014 05:11 PM
Re: Dave Connolly moving to top fuel ???
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Troy Pourciau (Post 441856)
^^^^^^ LOL........ lighten up Alan everything gonna be OK
I'm not taking this very seriously.

The point is, Shawn Langdon had a light not much different than the winner of the race you posted.

I'm a fan of both Dave and his father Ray, both as racers and as people. I just have reasonable expectations of what anyone, even Dave, can do with a Top Fuel car on the starting line. I've talked to my friend Scott Palmer about it several times. People a lot smarter than any of us, with a lot more money, have tried for years to figure out how to get lights better than 0.080 on a consistent basis.

I'd love for Dave to go out and lay down a string of 0.040 or better lights and prove me wrong.

But what I really want is to see Dave have a rock solid competitive ride, for a long time to come.

Kevin Panzino 08-17-2014 05:12 PM
Re: Dave Connolly moving to top fuel ???
 
So he is now the first member of the dirty dozen in the fuel ranks?

Charlie A 08-17-2014 05:21 PM
Re: Dave Connolly moving to top fuel ???
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich (Post 441864)
I'm not taking this very seriously.

The point is, Shawn Langdon had a light not much different than the winner of the race you posted.

I'm a fan of both Dave and his father Ray, both as racers and as people. I just have reasonable expectations of what anyone, even Dave, can do with a Top Fuel car on the starting line. I've talked to my friend Scott Palmer about it several times. People a lot smarter than any of us, with a lot more money, have tried for years to figure out how to get lights better than 0.080 on a consistent basis.

I'd love for Dave to go out and lay down a string of 0.040 or better lights and prove me wrong.

But what I really want is to see Dave have a rock solid competitive ride, for a long time to come.
If Gray Family Motorsports goes with him as primary sponsor I believe he will have a first class ride.


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