Biggest handicap start you've seen/been a part of - Page 2

Jack Matyas · 08-29-2010, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Carr

LOL Jack, that could be. As I understand it, when couple's get older, the only sex they have is "hallway sex". That's when they look at each other as they pass in the hall way and yell "Screw you!".

That's just special .........at least I feel better knowing there's a name for it ! ! !

Bob Bender · 08-29-2010, 03:06 PM

Hey Mike, back in the day..............Z/S and SS/DA Sherwood Allen and I at Cecil me @ 16.30 and him @ 10.60 nice head start....................

Bob Don · 08-29-2010, 03:41 PM

Another 'back in the day' ...... I was running U/SA against Phil Cerrone SS/AA hemi Cuda at New England during a S/SS race. 15.16 vs 9.48! He went by me so fast I almost got out of my car because I thought I stopped!

Jody Lang · 08-29-2010, 04:37 PM

2 years ago big bracket race at Pacific. I was driving my brothers bracket wagon running 13.80s @ 97mph. Paired with an alcohol dragster that ran 6.90 @ 195!!!! He sat on the full tree a bit, i took a huge stripe, but had it dialed way hard good for the 1st round win. Crazy!!!

Bench Racer · 08-29-2010, 06:16 PM

Back about 25+ years ago there was a guy from up north that ran a brown corvair in IHRA production superstock. He used to run some of the races at Darlington, Rockingham, and Bristol. I don't recall the E.T.'s but he got some pretty good spots. Don Jackson

Arnold Greene · 08-29-2010, 07:02 PM

I ran Harry Morgans Escort at the Gainesville divisional in 1999. He dialed 18.60 and I dialed 10.18. I have run Harry several times at IHRA eighth mile races where he dialed 11something to my 6.30/6.40's. I was 45 mph faster in the eighth mile and almost 60 mph faster in the quarter mile. It was always fun and the crowd (especially IHRA) loved it.

cicero819 · 08-29-2010, 09:32 PM

1982 Racing at Napierville Qc, I ran my 1969 Chevelle aluminum headed 427BB in a king of the hill race(everybody runs) and I was racing a Toyota Tercel running on three cylinders I was dialed 10:95 and he was dialed 21:00 flat. He left what at the time looked like an eternity on me with a 7

light(which I didn't know) and I left on 5O9 I never thought I was ever going to catch him until second gear where it look like he was stopped in the middle of the track, I had to shut it down because he ran 23:00 something. Now reflecting on this I just can't believe that I was part of that race, I kept thinking what if I had crashed into him at that speed. Just luck I guess. Claude

herbjr · 08-30-2010, 12:38 AM

My son today running his Jr Dragster was dialed 7.94 and ran another jr dialed 18.55. Talk about a long spot, this is the 2nd time in 3 weeks we have run this car. We won both times.

Herb Jr

Mark Yacavone · 08-30-2010, 01:20 AM

Back in the 80's, I was driving Mr Bill's Escort at the Warner Robins points meet.
I had to run Corky Jordan's A/Stocker in the 3rd round . He had about 50 mph on me
(77 to 127). I took him across the stripe for by what I thought was a fender at the time, for a breakout.
It turned out by the math that it was more like almost a car length .

Kevin McKenna · 08-30-2010, 03:00 AM

Maybe not the longest spot but certianly one of the most entertaining was during the Cajun Sports Naitonals a few years when James Paul's SS/JA Mopar drew Vinnie Deceglie's A/Altered Corvette in the first round of the gambler's race. Paul was dialed somewhere in the 11s and Deceglie had about a 6.60 on the window. If I remember right, it was actually a pretty competitive race.

08-29-2010, 03:06 PM	#12
Bob Bender VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,732 Likes: 1,596 Liked 459 Times in 90 Posts	Re: Biggest handicap start you've seen/been a part of Hey Mike, back in the day..............Z/S and SS/DA Sherwood Allen and I at Cecil me @ 16.30 and him @ 10.60 nice head start.................... __________________ Bob Bender 144 O/SA 2010-2012 National Record Holder

08-29-2010, 03:41 PM	#13
Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,495 Likes: 1,114 Liked 900 Times in 191 Posts	Re: Biggest handicap start you've seen/been a part of Another 'back in the day' ...... I was running U/SA against Phil Cerrone SS/AA hemi Cuda at New England during a S/SS race. 15.16 vs 9.48! He went by me so fast I almost got out of my car because I thought I stopped! __________________ Bob Don 128 SS

08-29-2010, 04:37 PM	#14
Jody Lang Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 306 Likes: 28 Liked 89 Times in 28 Posts	Re: Biggest handicap start you've seen/been a part of 2 years ago big bracket race at Pacific. I was driving my brothers bracket wagon running 13.80s @ 97mph. Paired with an alcohol dragster that ran 6.90 @ 195!!!! He sat on the full tree a bit, i took a huge stripe, but had it dialed way hard good for the 1st round win. Crazy!!!

08-29-2010, 06:16 PM	#15
Bench Racer Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Green Creek (Tryon) North Carolina Posts: 331 Likes: 69 Liked 99 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Biggest handicap start you've seen/been a part of Back about 25+ years ago there was a guy from up north that ran a brown corvair in IHRA production superstock. He used to run some of the races at Darlington, Rockingham, and Bristol. I don't recall the E.T.'s but he got some pretty good spots. Don Jackson

08-29-2010, 07:02 PM	#16
Arnold Greene Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 135 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Biggest handicap start you've seen/been a part of I ran Harry Morgans Escort at the Gainesville divisional in 1999. He dialed 18.60 and I dialed 10.18. I have run Harry several times at IHRA eighth mile races where he dialed 11something to my 6.30/6.40's. I was 45 mph faster in the eighth mile and almost 60 mph faster in the quarter mile. It was always fun and the crowd (especially IHRA) loved it. __________________ Arnold Greene IHRA/NHRA 2420 A/S, B/S

08-29-2010, 09:32 PM	#17
cicero819 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Aylmer Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,086 Likes: 31 Liked 69 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Biggest handicap start you've seen/been a part of 1982 Racing at Napierville Qc, I ran my 1969 Chevelle aluminum headed 427BB in a king of the hill race(everybody runs) and I was racing a Toyota Tercel running on three cylinders I was dialed 10:95 and he was dialed 21:00 flat. He left what at the time looked like an eternity on me with a 7 light(which I didn't know) and I left on 5O9 I never thought I was ever going to catch him until second gear where it look like he was stopped in the middle of the track, I had to shut it down because he ran 23:00 something. Now reflecting on this I just can't believe that I was part of that race, I kept thinking what if I had crashed into him at that speed. Just luck I guess. Claude

08-30-2010, 12:38 AM	#18
herbjr VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Greensboro NC Posts: 1,027 Likes: 1 Liked 83 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Biggest handicap start you've seen/been a part of My son today running his Jr Dragster was dialed 7.94 and ran another jr dialed 18.55. Talk about a long spot, this is the 2nd time in 3 weeks we have run this car. We won both times. Herb Jr

08-30-2010, 01:20 AM	#19
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,809 Likes: 2,900 Liked 5,113 Times in 1,948 Posts	Re: Biggest handicap start you've seen/been a part of Back in the 80's, I was driving Mr Bill's Escort at the Warner Robins points meet. I had to run Corky Jordan's A/Stocker in the 3rd round . He had about 50 mph on me (77 to 127). I took him across the stripe for by what I thought was a fender at the time, for a breakout. It turned out by the math that it was more like almost a car length . __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

08-30-2010, 03:00 AM	#20
Kevin McKenna Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 194 Likes: 0 Liked 32 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Biggest handicap start you've seen/been a part of Maybe not the longest spot but certianly one of the most entertaining was during the Cajun Sports Naitonals a few years when James Paul's SS/JA Mopar drew Vinnie Deceglie's A/Altered Corvette in the first round of the gambler's race. Paul was dialed somewhere in the 11s and Deceglie had about a 6.60 on the window. If I remember right, it was actually a pretty competitive race.