Cj vs drag pak first round - Page 4

Chad Rhodes · 11-13-2010, 01:33 PM

124? Hahahahaha.

Btw Sean, congrats on your heads up win, and good luck!

RULER · 11-13-2010, 01:39 PM

Well here we go again, the CJ go's 111mph at eighth and 124mph at the finish, that speed would have gone deep into the 9.6 area or quicker, and as for Mr. Kour it's real EZ for him because it's not that hard to wright a check.

MikeFicacci · 11-13-2010, 01:46 PM

http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/t...alvetrain.html

Solution has already been devised.

Personally, I would love to have a new 428 Mustang one day if the prices ever come down because I think the new Challengers are just fugly. But like someone pointed out, no one watching these cars run the big numbers is standing on the starting line saying "wow, thats awesome, those guys did a great job". Once the factors come around I think it's going to be pretty cool to see '68 and '10 Cobra Jets racing each other. I just don't see the fun in beating someone by a half of a second because of a horsepower factor issue. Granted there are some combinations other than these cars that are off by ten, maybe fifteen horsepower but that's been the case for a long time now and being down a tenth in a heads-up run is not insurmountable in a lot of cases.

Class at the Dutch in C/SA was going to be awesome (if it ever got done); old camaro, corvette, 440 6-pack, lt1 cars. Class in A/SA was going to be a joke but had the potential to be a great show with a huge mix of american muscle both new and old if things were somewhere near correct.

Oh well, I guess time will tell if NHRA has any answer to this. Stinks to see the trend of guys going to Super Stock, running lower classes, and going to less races because of this.

Ed Wright · 11-13-2010, 01:56 PM

Very well said, Mike.

Chad Rhodes · 11-13-2010, 02:10 PM

Well said Mike

Bob Pagano · 11-13-2010, 02:20 PM

Here is a quote from Toby Lang at the race.....
"The CJ/DP heads-up race looked like it was pretty anticlimactic. Alan Reinhart sounded pretty surprised about how early the CJ lifted."

jmcarter · 11-13-2010, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Pagano

Here is a quote from Toby Lang at the race.....
"The CJ/DP heads-up race looked like it was pretty anticlimactic. Alan Reinhart sounded pretty surprised about how early the CJ lifted."

Alan is first rate but he also frequently states the top 2 rules of announcing (for those who don't know them # 1 is don't let the facts interfere with good announcing). He knows what's going on...they aren't going to tiptoe into that minefield.

Andys dad · 11-13-2010, 02:48 PM

I wish there were more racers on here who paid attention to information available. How fast was Keith at the 8th and 1000ft on his 10 flat run. He would be a better match for the CJ. I can't wait until the V10 is ready. Whine to NHRA. DO NOT. beat up your fellow racers here. Pay back's a b.itch. LOL :-)

SS Engine Guy · 11-13-2010, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Edgeworth

or picking a better combo.

Would "picking a better combo" mean picking a better underfactored combo? Seems like that is what is at the top of the qualifying sheets these days. Penciled in hp factor seems to be what it takes to be on top and to hell with the years of hard work,testing,dynoing, etc. In this era the pen is more effective than the dyno.

RULER · 11-13-2010, 03:56 PM

Don't forget that check book to go with that pen, A winning combo for sure!!!!!!!!! It's the American way these days.

11-13-2010, 01:33 PM	#31
Chad Rhodes VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Where the Green Grass Grows, AL Posts: 2,375 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Cj vs drag pak first round 124? Hahahahaha. Btw Sean, congrats on your heads up win, and good luck! __________________ Chad Rhodes 2113 I/SA

11-13-2010, 01:39 PM	#32
RULER Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 221 Likes: 15 Liked 58 Times in 18 Posts	Re: Cj vs drag pak first round Well here we go again, the CJ go's 111mph at eighth and 124mph at the finish, that speed would have gone deep into the 9.6 area or quicker, and as for Mr. Kour it's real EZ for him because it's not that hard to wright a check.

11-13-2010, 01:46 PM	#33
MikeFicacci Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 241 Likes: 1 Liked 19 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Cj vs drag pak first round http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/t...alvetrain.html Solution has already been devised. Personally, I would love to have a new 428 Mustang one day if the prices ever come down because I think the new Challengers are just fugly. But like someone pointed out, no one watching these cars run the big numbers is standing on the starting line saying "wow, thats awesome, those guys did a great job". Once the factors come around I think it's going to be pretty cool to see '68 and '10 Cobra Jets racing each other. I just don't see the fun in beating someone by a half of a second because of a horsepower factor issue. Granted there are some combinations other than these cars that are off by ten, maybe fifteen horsepower but that's been the case for a long time now and being down a tenth in a heads-up run is not insurmountable in a lot of cases. Class at the Dutch in C/SA was going to be awesome (if it ever got done); old camaro, corvette, 440 6-pack, lt1 cars. Class in A/SA was going to be a joke but had the potential to be a great show with a huge mix of american muscle both new and old if things were somewhere near correct. Oh well, I guess time will tell if NHRA has any answer to this. Stinks to see the trend of guys going to Super Stock, running lower classes, and going to less races because of this. __________________ Mike Ficacci Stk 1010

11-13-2010, 01:56 PM	#34
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Cj vs drag pak first round Very well said, Mike. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

11-13-2010, 02:10 PM	#35
Chad Rhodes VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Where the Green Grass Grows, AL Posts: 2,375 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Cj vs drag pak first round Well said Mike __________________ Chad Rhodes 2113 I/SA

11-13-2010, 02:20 PM	#36
Bob Pagano VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Holland, PA Mooresville,NC Posts: 1,163 Likes: 239 Liked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Cj vs drag pak first round Here is a quote from Toby Lang at the race..... "The CJ/DP heads-up race looked like it was pretty anticlimactic. Alan Reinhart sounded pretty surprised about how early the CJ lifted." __________________ Bob Pagano A/SA

11-13-2010, 02:48 PM	#38
Andys dad VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Arcadia, Ca Posts: 1,571 Likes: 48 Liked 175 Times in 78 Posts	Re: Cj vs drag pak first round I wish there were more racers on here who paid attention to information available. How fast was Keith at the 8th and 1000ft on his 10 flat run. He would be a better match for the CJ. I can't wait until the V10 is ready. Whine to NHRA. DO NOT. beat up your fellow racers here. Pay back's a b.itch. LOL :-) __________________ time is our most precious resource, you can always make more money but you can never make more time spend your time wisely with the ones you love - Ron Durham

11-13-2010, 03:56 PM	#40
RULER Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 221 Likes: 15 Liked 58 Times in 18 Posts	Re: Cj vs drag pak first round Don't forget that check book to go with that pen, A winning combo for sure!!!!!!!!! It's the American way these days.