VA August Chat thread
Posting Guru
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From: Blackwater, VA
that's criminal!
my downstairs roomie moved out...anyone wanna move to blackwater?? lol...other than that nothing new. nags head in a week- can't wait!!
my downstairs roomie moved out...anyone wanna move to blackwater?? lol...other than that nothing new. nags head in a week- can't wait!!
Post Fiend
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From: Springfield, VA
Got the ranger together for this past Saturday. Transmission worked great! Now I need to get used to the truck again and figure what rpm I can launch at. Got a 4th place in the 38" tire class with a 6.68 second pass. THe part that sucked was the 3rd place winner was a friend of mine that I let drive my truck and he beat me by .2 seconds. That's right 2 tenths of a second off! How conistant is that? For my 44" class, I hit a bump in the track and went airborn. The truck went high enough that when I landed it ripped the bump stop off the frame and turned my steering rack into a sort of S shape. It's all good though because I've been thinking of going full hydro on the steering and have all the parts anyways. Seems like the right time. No vids though, forgot the camera in a last minute rush to finish the truck. Considering I got the tranny back at 3:30pm Friday, and put the starter in Saturday morning, filled the tranny with fluid then left for the race at 10am.
Posting Guru
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From: Beautiful Burke VA
Got the ranger together for this past Saturday. Transmission worked great! Now I need to get used to the truck again and figure what rpm I can launch at. Got a 4th place in the 38" tire class with a 6.68 second pass. THe part that sucked was the 3rd place winner was a friend of mine that I let drive my truck and he beat me by .2 seconds. That's right 2 tenths of a second off! How conistant is that? For my 44" class, I hit a bump in the track and went airborn. The truck went high enough that when I landed it ripped the bump stop off the frame and turned my steering rack into a sort of S shape. It's all good though because I've been thinking of going full hydro on the steering and have all the parts anyways. Seems like the right time. No vids though, forgot the camera in a last minute rush to finish the truck. Considering I got the tranny back at 3:30pm Friday, and put the starter in Saturday morning, filled the tranny with fluid then left for the race at 10am.
2tenths of a second???? man oh man thats about a close as it gets aint it? wish I coulda seen it for myself...
Post Fiend
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From: Springfield, VA
Thanks. If the shifter cable hadn't of come loose from the shifter, I would have been able to go through the gears and made a faster pass. He drove it and it was stuck in 3rd gear, so a few trucks later it was my turn to run again in a hot truck. At least it's consistant on the times!
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Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2001
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From: Springfield, VA
Found a buddy of mine had video of my non shifting C class run. Here's the truck stuck in high gear:
YouTube - Fredericksburg Fair Mud Bog Karl's Ranger
YouTube - Fredericksburg Fair Mud Bog Karl's Ranger
