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    The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    WOOHOO I'M IN DA CLUB!

    My first pass i wanted to make sure that the breakup issue I had last time out was cured.

    Made a nice easy launch and layed into it in 2nd and 3rd. No nitrous No breakup at all! She's fixed!

    So the next runs i made were on the smaller nitrous jets. I had a real problem getting her to launch, but I did end up running an 11.24 @ 124 with a 1.8x 60ft and a 11.11 @ 123 with a 1.7x 60 ft.

    On the last run I took the slick pressure down a bit, swapped in the bigger n20 jets and tried the old burnout method that had gotten me some previous bests. Drive around the water, do a little dry hop. Then up to the line.
    It worked. 1.68 60 ft time. Still not my best ever, but pretty good! The whole run felt awesome. But I didn't know how awesome until I picked up te slip. Just as I read it my brother called my cell phone which was sitting in the passenger seat. I was yelling but couldn't hear a word he said because i still had my helmet on.

    Thanks to Brian, Justin, Dan and Carroll for all your help Saturday,

    Thank you to all that helped make this happen.


    So here's the slip.
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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    Congrats!

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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    Woot! Congrats!

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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    F'in sweet! Congrats Bud!!

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    I told Ruthie it must have been when I was driving by... Congrats!
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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    very nice!
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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    Well deserved Mike!

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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    Great job! What were you up against? It looks like it may have been close the first 60 ft, then they gave up!
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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    I think it was a Chevy Vega if memory serves.
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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    congrats mike

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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    Thanks everybody!
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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    thats a dang good shorttrack. Making the best of your power. You didnt just barely run a 10 either!

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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    Sweet!!!! What cured the breakup issues?
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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    Congrats Mike!!!

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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    Congrats Mike. That's fast!

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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    Nice job man! At least now i can see that my 125mph trap speeds will get me in the 10's!
    Did you get any vids.??

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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    Very nice! I new you get it sooner or later.......better that it's sooner though!

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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    great job Mike! I can't believe that you and Brian set new best on Saturday and I didn't get either one, or mine on video.....FAIL! The looks on both your guys faces when you came back said it all though.
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    well earned Mike. i second the request for a vid, or maybe a pix of the way the car looks now.

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    Re: The Contraption Joins the 10 second club

    Congratulations Mike!


    Working on clearing the decks.

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