Heading out to Pinks

longroofracer wrote:

westsideford wrote:

longroofracer wrote:Looks and sounds like you had fun. What meter are you using?

Using a Kestrel 2500. There are better Kestrel's out there. At the time I wanted to buy, the price was over $200 for this unit. I just didn't have the $. A few months later I checked back and it was on sale for $125. So I figured I'd get it.

Thanks for asking!

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Does this model correct for altitude, or does it show the actual altitude?

You can read actual or program it for corrected. I just leave it actual. As long as I keep everything the same I dont think it makes a difference.. My 2c there.

Looks like a fun time

glad ya had fun

Les didnt you Race ? No et to post or mph..Or any action shots at the line ?

westsideford wrote: Ahhh such as life soo close.. only if I would of built a 65 Comet...

Or kept the old Mustang.

Glad you met some cool folks and had fun. That's what it's all about.

Carl wrote:

westsideford wrote: Ahhh such as life soo close.. only if I would of built a 65 Comet...

Or kept the old Mustang.

Glad you met some cool folks and had fun. That's what it's all about.

Thanks Carl! U rock bud!

RapidRuss wrote:Les didnt you Race ? No et to post or mph..Or any action shots at the line ?

Nothing special Russ. The car was off some but it was an no change deal. Ya don't go changing stuff and try to make it faster. I will admit that the car was still a lil lean. Hang in there and I'll stop the video for a still shot..

Here ya go Russ.. I was still trying to get the handle on the new torque converter..



^ Still ran 130 Mph..out the door!







^ a lil on the lean side but wasn't gonna mess with the carb.

What did you end up going with on the new converter?

u went side ways in the left lane..but the 130mgh u are in the right. so u could'nt of went sideways and still run 130

You mean to try to tell us that you started out in the left lane and finished in the right lane and still went 134.06 ? What did the guy in front of you go then ? Looks more like suspension problems than convertor problems.

res0rli9 wrote: u went side ways in the left lane..but the 130mgh u are in the right. so u could'nt of went sideways and still run 130

Pls watch the video of the sideways pass.. Listen to the comments on that video! The pic I posted was on a different run and was posted for Russ.. He asked for pic's because his Internet won't allow large downloads..

And yes I can run 130 MPH sideways..

56Tbird wrote:You mean to try to tell us that you started out in the left lane and finished in the right lane and still went 134.06 ? What did the guy in front of you go then ? Looks more like suspension problems than convertor problems.

Gosh... Watch the video..




That should clear up some.. I think?

The pic's I posted above were for Russ.. "NO" they are not in any "Sequence" I am sorry if the pic's seem misleading..

My Bad!

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Well Cool Pics Les.. I tried to watch the vid..but on this old lap top..and dail up it was jumpin all over the place (choppy) But I myself havent seen a sideways launch like that from a verter either? and Will admit its been 25 years since I have been behind the wheel in competition..But I have sat in for other drivers..

It looked like 1, the silcks didnt have the same pressure in them ? 2 not enough heat in the tires ? 3 your wheels werent straight at the gate.. Or 4 maybe your were paying to much attention to what the verter was going to flash at and werent watching were you were going ? Aww the list goes on !

I'll be the first one to admit Les...I really had my doubts years ago when you started on that project (being a Junkyard) Special... That it would ever see a 10 sec pass at 130mph... and it damn sure doesnt look like the same POS you started with.. I must give credit were credit is do !!

Glad you didnt put it in the wall...and everyone is safe, thats the main thing and you had met some new people and had a good time ! Beer drinkin and BBQin... To me at 54 the racing is secondary..It the Bench racing and hores ass'in around and the beer and the BBQ that really ties the whole thing together..

Thanks for posting the pics so we all could see the fun !!

Glad to see you got it straight Les. Seen too many people get sideways like that and end up on the lid when the tires grabbed again.

good driving Les !!!!

He gets an "A" for saving the car & keeping it off the wall, but an "F" for getting back in the throttle & trying to salvage a pass that was already dead.........that's just asking for trouble. What if the crooked launch was caused from a major problem like a slick going down, a bent/broken suspension component, or the engine dumping water/oil? Since a driver has no way of knowing what the actual cause of the problem is as it's happening, he should never "get back after it" & try to salvage the dead pass.

Avoiding the guardrail at the start doesn't do much good if you unfortunately still end up dancing with it later down track.

DILLIGASDAVE wrote:He gets an "A" for saving the car & keeping it off the wall, but an "F" for getting back in the throttle & trying to salvage a pass that was already dead.........that's just asking for trouble. What if the crooked launch was caused from a major problem like a slick going down, a bent/broken suspension component, or the engine dumping water/oil? Since a driver has no way of knowing what the actual cause of the problem is as it's happening, he should never "get back after it" & try to salvage the dead pass.

Avoiding the guardrail at the start doesn't do much good if you unfortunately still end up dancing with it later down track.

I agree, it's a hard lesson to learn, but worth learning.

exactly Dave ....but i think we have all been there ... i have ......

RapidRuss wrote:Thanks for posting the pics so we all could see the fun !!

No Worries Russ! I wanted to add some pic's for you. It was Fun! I've never had 20 friends show up at one time just to watch me have at it! <- Totally worth doing the Pinks thing!

I can honestly say that when I went to Pinks Allout earlier this year we had a great time. Our episode airs this Thursday night at 8PM. The making of the show is kinda drawn out but that gave us time to hang out and BS.

hotrodmerc wrote:I can honestly say that when I went to Pinks Allout earlier this year we had a great time. Our episode airs this Thursday night at 8PM. The making of the show is kinda drawn out but that gave us time to hang out and BS.

Gonna Watch it!

Our show airs Thanksgiving day!