My 22 days before Indy

[jamie2370]

How's that FS/C working out? Just curious. Seems like most of the C cars are running 9.0's to 9.10's? FS/D doesn't look very fun either, might need to run 9.50's in D. Now 9.70's in E would be fun? Might should try that 429 combo in C. That thing really runs. Just some ideas?

[Superfan1]

Originally Posted by jamie2370

How's that FS/C working out? Just curious. Seems like most of the C cars are running 9.0's to 9.10's? FS/D doesn't look very fun either, might need to run 9.50's in D. Now 9.70's in E would be fun? Might should try that 429 combo in C. That thing really runs. Just some ideas?

Check the NHRA National Records; Don Carson has the FS/E record at 9.42@141.76, and he has run in the high 9.20s in FS/D.

[jamie2370]

Originally Posted by Superfan1

Check the NHRA National Records; Don Carson has the FS/E record at 9.42@141.76, and he has run in the high 9.20s in FS/D.

That was way before all the hp they have put on the car, almost 40hp.

[Jim D'Amore]

Originally Posted by jamie2370

That was way before all the hp they have put on the car, almost 40hp.

on the 14 combination we added 18 HP since day one.......

we never added horsepower to the 13 combination......

please know the facts....

[Andrew Hill]

Originally Posted by Jim D'Amore

on the 14 combination we added 18 HP since day one.......

we never added horsepower to the 13 combination......

please know the facts....

So this quote interested me, seeing as I've heard a lot about you guys getting HP on these combinations, and I just assumed it was true. I have no dog in this fight, but I was curious. So I went back and looked at the hits on NHRARacer.com. Here's what I saw.

2014 Combo - mid year review 2019. 385 -> 390 HP. You guys triggered it twice and had an average more than 0.85 under in FS/D. 5 HP from you guys.

2014 Combo - Reading LODRS. 1.20 under hit from you guys. 372 -> 385 HP. So there's the 18 you mentioned.

2013 Combo - end year review 2018. 388 -> 393 HP. Looks like Belles did this one.

2013 Combo - end year review 2017. 383 -> 388. Looks like you guys from 2 triggers and average over 0.85 under in FS/D.

2014 Combo - end year review 2017. 363 -> 372. Several people triggered this one, but it appears you triggered it twice, before anybody else did, including with the 1.15 under that meant 2.25% instead of 1.25%.

2013 Combo - mid year review 2017. 378 -> 383. Looks like another 2 triggers and average over 0.85 under from you guys.

The last hit prior to 2017 looks to be in 2014, and the NHRA average sheets don't go back that far so I don't know exactly who was responsible for those, but it appears you guys weren't running the car back then based on Nitro Joe's stats.

Either way, I'm showing 27 HP on the 2014 combo and 10 HP on the 2013, including being involved in 5 of the last 6 hits on this combo. Maybe I missed something, but that's what it looked like to me.

[Jim D'Amore]

wow..

I need a weather station and calculator.

you do remember a guy named Bo Butner ran this combination


I only know of 18 HP

[Jim D'Amore]

and everybody Still going 1 under