Nitro Madness AA/FA

[Rapid Randy Baker]

I was alot like that,,,,,,,he said!!

[flyinhillbilly]

hey, wait just a minute, isn't lippy's car longer than rapid's? by over 4 inches? check your chutes old buddy, i'll bet you'll need em the way leon's been tuning that thing

[pro70z28]

Lippy, U could just put some snow tires on the front soz' it gets some grip when ya' turn. Yea,........ that otta' do the trick......

[rock]

We had a promod car and his chute not come out after i think it was a 4.2? at like 17? and he just did a donut(at least one he wasn't sure if it was more than that loll) and ended up around the curve facing the right way and didn't hit anything don't ask me how he did it

[Rapid Randy Baker]

[Rapid Randy Baker]

Wow O Wow!!

We survived the heat, made a pass after Lippy and Mike about 8:45 or so. the track temp was 107, 3800 feet corrected air, 94-degrees air temp, and 47% humidity.

We went the full track length in the burnout. I rolled to a stop past the finish line!

I had made some changes to the fuel system earlier in the day. When the car left it felt great, 2nd gear, and still hauling,,,then about 250-300 foot out, the car picked the front end up again!!! I was grinning and thinking, well this is cool, it has NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE!!! The shift light is on again, since I know it is way too early the car is spinning the tires. Around 550 foot it is moving to the left guardrail and I had to lift. Right back in the gas, and I fly thru the finish line. I drop the chutes, and the car is trucking pretty good, as soon as the chutes hit I get after the brakes, a tad hard and the car is bouncing. Dang, I have been to this movie before. I left off the brakes, the car settles down and I go back to the brakes. I round the curve in the oval track and coast up behind Mike's 60. It felt pretty good. But, I knew I ruined it by having to pedal once. Lippy, the Mike's, and Gary (Pro70} were all on the top end to watch the run.

When the crew came down they were all smiles. I figured it might have run a 4.20-30ish something. They yell out,,,,,,,,4.13 @ 173 MPH!!!! A new record for us in ET!!! Our previous best was a 4.17!

I wonder what it would have run without the pedal job?????

Long burnout, record run, all in front of friends at home track!!! Priceless!!! Life Is Good!!!!

Rapid

[jim sanders]

best ever et in front of everyone.... what a way to cap off a show!!! congrats Randy and team ! great post !!

[wheelzman]

Rapid we is sssssoooooo proud of you. Even if you do have a funny looking helment!!! Congrats to you and the crew.

[Rapid Randy Baker]

Thanks, it was a GREAT weekend!!

[flyinhillbilly]

way to go guys, i wish i could have been there to see that, congrats on the record i did put on an urban hillbilly video with eddyville on it and yanked the tops off a few mexican brews in tribute