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Postby Rapid Randy Baker » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:12 pm

Great!! Congrats Nancy, now go some rounds. Watching the qualifying show as I type. The water grains are only 9!!!!! Holy Crap! :shock: 8)
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Postby draglist » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:48 pm

Wow, that's great! bp
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Postby F/C Girl » Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:45 am

Hi Everyone, we just got home, this'll be quick for now, then I'll go details tomorrrow or Tues.

First pass, I had way too much on my mind and too many distractions, so I short shift both shifts, lifted early, all kinds of crap.

2nd pass -- 5.72, I had no shift light so just shifted when it felt right and hit 10,053 and 9983,

3rd pass -- same thing, but I was in the 9900's both shifts and I pedaled it accidentally (oops)

1st round--- .979 60ft and the car went into violent tire shake, we under powered the track and it started hopping, I had the wheel cranked to the right and all of a sudden it did a left turn, hard left turn. I kept it about 18 inches off the wall. It never bothered me until I lifted and it kept pulling me in the direction of the wall, I thought I was going to tag it, but I held on and avoided it. I have a video being emailed to me.

Barb--to answer your question, on the warm up---we brought it up to 4000 RPM to somewhat immulate a run and put a load on it to make sure it could keep up with the drive shaft. Tranny worked Great!!!

Now for it's cousin shifty, that's a different issue LOL

talk to you later,
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Postby Jim Kalb » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:03 am

well hell nancy it seem's like all the small stuff is getting you and the team. :( .but it will all fall together.glad you missed the wall. :D .
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Postby F/C Girl » Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:51 pm

Overall, I think we had a very successful weekend in the right direction. We didn't hurt Anything, qualified 4th, learned a lot, tuned the car ourselves, life is good :-)

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Postby jim sanders » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:20 pm

8) congrats... i was following along.. also glad to read you kept it off the wall
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Postby draglist » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:50 pm

Sounds like a great weekend, Nancy. Glad you collected 'er back up...

Hey, what are we calling the beast this year? Can't be The Who 2007 Tour anymore! :lol: bp
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Postby RH » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:44 pm

Sounds like a great weekend, Nancy. Glad you collected 'er back up...

Hey, what are we calling the beast this year? Can't be The Who 2007 Tour anymore! :lol: bp
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I think at least for the week they might be calling it the"Send the Firesuit to the Cleaners Tour" :shock: after Nancys "close encounter" with the wall. :lol:
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Postby Rapid Randy Baker » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:06 pm

Congrats Nancy. Now repeat after me,,,I am NOT driving Rapid's fuel altered, I am NOT driving Rapid's fuel altered,,,,there now drive straight!!! :wink: :lol: :lol:

Good job keeping it off the wall and making the good laps!! :D
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Postby F/C Girl » Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:17 pm

Randy, you CRACK ME UP!!!!


very nice!!

BP--Investor's in a meeting today with Lawyers, hoping for an announcement very very soon. Wish us luck :-)

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