Dumbo The Flying Elephant

pmrphil · 08-31-2024, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Hill

I?ll be honest, we have enjoyed ourselves the past few days not having to work on Dumbo. Dumbo needs some help in 60? but I checked with the starter and they will not allow a few mice to be between the water box and the starting line.
It?s been fun but we need to test to try to get close to Mr Vic.

Can you dangle a peanut in front of the grille?

Larry Hill · 09-01-2024, 01:51 PM

I checked with NHRA and they would consider it a stripe taker.

Larry Hill · 09-01-2024, 01:53 PM

I need to improve drive ability.

Larry Hill · 09-01-2024, 10:02 PM

Travis Buth beat the snot out of me. He was better on the tree and ran dead on with a five. And I had nothing for that. I hop in the motor home and it?s Travis at the door with a model car of a pink Cuda as a gift to us. It is really a nice piece. We had a great time with our new power from Comp Cams and guidance fro some very smart people.
School has started and it?s time for me to be a grandpa again.

Larry Hill · 09-02-2024, 10:14 AM

We had a good Indy. Got to work with our son on the strategy of running class and him making changes. The car did amazingly well considering with the new parts changing what the car wanted. Motor home, trailer, and the rest of the support stuff worked well. I?m very happy with the engine and all the help I have received this past year to make the engine a player in the game.
The weakness in the program was me the driver. I created a vacuum behind the wheel.

kansas stocker · 09-02-2024, 02:30 PM

Congratulations on a great Indy. I figured the Red Truck was coming out of the barn. How many decade U S Nationals has the Hill family got under their belt as #1 qualifier? I see 4 on the back of the truck but thought there were some before that. Great accomplishment no matter what the number.

Frank Castros · 09-02-2024, 08:18 PM

Larry,
Your experience and knowledge is a positive and not a weakness. You are placing too much pressure on yourself to be the top dog in FS/D despite taken the trophy the past two years. Victor wishes he was in your shoes. I agree the sixty needs work. MPH is noteworthy but ET is where the trophy is won. Dave Lebrun taught me that if you maximize the sixty foot number your ET will benefit exponentially. Test, test, test.

09-01-2024, 01:51 PM	#2
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,669 Likes: 1,967 Liked 10,851 Times in 2,254 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant I checked with NHRA and they would consider it a stripe taker. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

09-01-2024, 01:53 PM	#3
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,669 Likes: 1,967 Liked 10,851 Times in 2,254 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant I need to improve drive ability. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

09-01-2024, 10:02 PM	#4
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,669 Likes: 1,967 Liked 10,851 Times in 2,254 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Travis Buth beat the snot out of me. He was better on the tree and ran dead on with a five. And I had nothing for that. I hop in the motor home and it?s Travis at the door with a model car of a pink Cuda as a gift to us. It is really a nice piece. We had a great time with our new power from Comp Cams and guidance fro some very smart people. School has started and it?s time for me to be a grandpa again. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

09-02-2024, 10:14 AM	#5
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,669 Likes: 1,967 Liked 10,851 Times in 2,254 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant We had a good Indy. Got to work with our son on the strategy of running class and him making changes. The car did amazingly well considering with the new parts changing what the car wanted. Motor home, trailer, and the rest of the support stuff worked well. I?m very happy with the engine and all the help I have received this past year to make the engine a player in the game. The weakness in the program was me the driver. I created a vacuum behind the wheel. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

09-02-2024, 02:30 PM	#6
kansas stocker Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: kansas Posts: 237 Likes: 512 Liked 249 Times in 48 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Congratulations on a great Indy. I figured the Red Truck was coming out of the barn. How many decade U S Nationals has the Hill family got under their belt as #1 qualifier? I see 4 on the back of the truck but thought there were some before that. Great accomplishment no matter what the number.

09-02-2024, 08:18 PM	#7
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 3,002 Likes: 2,654 Liked 2,752 Times in 973 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Larry, Your experience and knowledge is a positive and not a weakness. You are placing too much pressure on yourself to be the top dog in FS/D despite taken the trophy the past two years. Victor wishes he was in your shoes. I agree the sixty needs work. MPH is noteworthy but ET is where the trophy is won. Dave Lebrun taught me that if you maximize the sixty foot number your ET will benefit exponentially. Test, test, test.