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Re: Off to the track

From: "Diode" <jeff(at)rsmail.com>

Subject: Re: Off to the track

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Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 00:31:07 GMT

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It started in the early/mid 60`s with the Dodge "Max Wedge" 426 powered

cars. The "Ramcharger" racing team shifted the body way back, seriously

overhanging the back tires to get as much weight over them as possible.

People started showing up at the tracks in CA asking to see those "funny

looking cars".

I`m kind of ignant though, what does the following from Roy mean:

"IIrc it was from the A/A"

You had part of the answer Roy, so you only get 1 picture of dave`s big

block :)

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-|>- Diode -<|-

`68 L79 Coupe

`79 Triumph Bonneville

Hobbes(at)CalvinBall.com quiped:

> Diode wrote:

>> It takes some pretty big balls to race funny cars. At least the

>> rails have the engine sticking out behind you so when it blows up,

>> all of the flames and shrapnel get left behind you. In the funny

>> cars, you`re in a closed environment with the engine in front of you.

>> Many years ago Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowny got burned pretty badly in

>> a funny car. She never raced funny cars again after that. They ARE

>> awesome to look at though... Anybody else remember the origin of the

>> term "funny car"? 2 free pictures of dave`s "big block" to the

>> winner.

>

> I am stumped. I have a guess, though. The called them funny cars

> because the entire body (which is lifted up on a single point at the

> rear) is stretched really long so it can cover the 125" frame. They

> just look, well; *funny*.

From: "Roy" <Roy(at)home.net>

Subject: Re: Off to the track

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Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 01:16:09 GMT

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"Diode" <jeff(at)rsmail.com> wrote in message

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> It started in the early/mid 60`s with the Dodge "Max Wedge" 426 powered

> cars. The "Ramcharger" racing team shifted the body way back, seriously

> overhanging the back tires to get as much weight over them as possible.

> People started showing up at the tracks in CA asking to see those "funny

> looking cars".

>

> I`m kind of ignant though, what does the following from Roy mean:

>

> "IIrc it was from the A/A"

>

> You had part of the answer Roy, so you only get 1 picture of dave`s big

> block :)

>

Altered

Roy

>

> -|>- Diode -<|-

> `68 L79 Coupe

> `79 Triumph Bonneville

>

>

>

>

> Hobbes(at)CalvinBall.com quiped:

>

> > Diode wrote:

> >> It takes some pretty big balls to race funny cars. At least the

> >> rails have the engine sticking out behind you so when it blows up,

> >> all of the flames and shrapnel get left behind you. In the funny

> >> cars, you`re in a closed environment with the engine in front of you.

> >> Many years ago Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowny got burned pretty badly in

> >> a funny car. She never raced funny cars again after that. They ARE

> >> awesome to look at though... Anybody else remember the origin of the

> >> term "funny car"? 2 free pictures of dave`s "big block" to the

> >> winner.

> >

> > I am stumped. I have a guess, though. The called them funny cars

> > because the entire body (which is lifted up on a single point at the

> > rear) is stretched really long so it can cover the 125" frame. They

> > just look, well; *funny*.

>

>

From: "Big Al" <nospamsal1(at)qwest.net>

Subject: Re: Off to the track

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Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 10:57:49 -0700

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<Hobbes(at)CalvinBall.com> wrote in message

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> dave wrote:

> > When are you going to hit it with a 250 h.p. shot ??

>

> The N2O is down until I find the stupid ground short and get the MSD

window

> switch hooked up correctly. That should happen on Wednesday. In the mean

> time, I ran just over 8 seconds without the bottle. Only major mods were

> how the engine breathes (B&M), how the computer works (HyperTech), and

how

> the tires hook up (Mickey Thompson). My theoretical best is about 7.7

> seconds; with a perfect launch and a reaction time of 0.5 seconds. The

> 250 shot should get be down into the mid/high 6`s.

>

Anybody want to buy a beautiful 85 Corvette that runs 9.50 in the quarter,

no Nitrous? 20K turn key. I have pictures. It`s a strut, four link, tube

frame car. 468 BBC, glide, 9". E-mail me for a picture or more info.

Al in Tucson

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