Some Progress on the Nova

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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#91 Post by ytnova » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:29 pm

Very nice john. Glad to see you got her back out and had some good results.
I am not really sure what the question is, but I am pretty sure the answer is Big Block.

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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#92 Post by Hitchcock » Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:01 pm

Mike Peters wrote:
Hitchcock wrote:
Craig W. wrote:We need to have a Dragstuff race.

Hell yeah we do. A few of us tried to orchestrate one a while back, but it never happened. I hope a retry comes up and it happens.
Take it on and make it happen Big Dog. Get us some specifics and prices. You know which track I'll vote for!!!

All in favor of Hitch being the conductor of the DragStuff Race Orchestra say "aye".

I say "AYE".
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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#93 Post by Craig W. » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:27 pm

So where is the "center of gravity" for Dragstuff active members?
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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#94 Post by Hitchcock » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:33 pm

Kansas, I think.
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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#95 Post by DOTracer » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:35 pm

Craig W. wrote:So where is the "center of gravity" for Dragstuff active members?
probably somewhere around my belt line.

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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#96 Post by Hitchcock » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:51 pm

You should be looking foward to trying your new setup out at a more...challenging track. Like Wichita!
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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#97 Post by wikd69 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:06 pm

Mike Peters wrote:
Hitchcock wrote:
Craig W. wrote:We need to have a Dragstuff race.

Hell yeah we do. A few of us tried to orchestrate one a while back, but it never happened. I hope a retry comes up and it happens.
Take it on and make it happen Big Dog. Get us some specifics and prices. You know which track I'll vote for!!!

All in favor of Hitch being the conductor of the DragStuff Race Orchestra say "aye".

I say "AYE".
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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#98 Post by John_Heard » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:53 pm

LOL

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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#99 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Tue Oct 23, 2012 5:01 am

My vote is for the East Coast, like at Cecil or Maple Grove?

Let's see, they are like 50 minutes from me vs. Kansas which is more likely a few days aways :scratch:

You guys from Kansas always think about yourselves, must be something in the water out there or you guys watched Deliverance too much :smt005 :smt005

Hey Mikey, congrats on the 5's.....
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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#100 Post by Hitchcock » Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:20 am

Bruce69Camaro wrote:My vote is for the East Coast, like at Cecil or Maple Grove?

Let's see, they are like 50 minutes from me vs. Kansas which is more likely a few days aways :scratch:

You guys from Kansas always think about yourselves, must be something in the water out there or you guys watched Deliverance too much :smt005 :smt005

Hey Mikey, congrats on the 5's.....

There's Kansas, and there's everything else :mrgreen: .
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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#101 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:32 am

Hey John,

Thanks to your buddy Mike, THANKS MIKE, we got off the subject, but I thought you were running wheelie bars?
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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#102 Post by John_Heard » Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:06 am

No, wheelie bars aren't allowed in our class.

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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#103 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:13 am

I was thinking that you were running that single wheelie bar that Calvert Racing makes.

Guess not.. :scratch:
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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#104 Post by Mike Peters » Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:13 am

Bruce69Camaro wrote:Hey Mikey, congrats on the 5's.....
Thanks bro.....it was a nice unexpected surprise. Finally built a little comfort zone this past weekend driving after not having been down the track in over 20 years. That's what John and I were talking about. He felt a little out of sorts trying to get accustomed to all his new gadgets and doo-hickeys. The Big 'n' Bad Blue Nova looks like a cockpit of a rocket ship compared to mine. John busting off a 5.30 on a small tinkle of spray first time out was very impressive.

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Re: Some Progress on the Nova

#105 Post by supernova » Tue Oct 23, 2012 3:54 pm

Wow!
I'm gone a few days and look what happens. Congrats Jonh on get'in it done!!!!! Very strong for the first time out......... Congrats to you to Mike!
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