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madmax/6
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Location: long beach ca
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HOOD UP AT 102mph
(Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:16 am)
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This is what happens when you forget to put your hood pins in... Hood came up at about 85 mph I let up alittle and then got back in it and went thru the traps with an 11.92 @ 102mph with the hood up!!!
Guzzi Mark
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wvenable
Turbo EFI
Joined: 29 Nov 2007
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Location: Indy
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(Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:26 pm)
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I thought this was a new form of class racing? 
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Rick Covalt
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Joined: 23 Oct 2002
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Location: Waynesboro, Pa.
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New class ?
(Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:39 pm)
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Some guys aren't just happy to set new records they have to do something extra while setting records!  Maybe this should be a new class? We could just add "HU" to the end of the class meaning "Hood Up"
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Doc
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Location: Working in Silicon Valley, USA
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Rick Covalt
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Video?
(Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:42 pm)
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Do you have video?
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Reed
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Joined: 03 Nov 2002
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Location: Fircrest, WA
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(Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:49 pm)
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That's why you wear goggles with your helmet- so you can roll the driver's window down and stick your head out to see where you are going.  |
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Joshua Skinner
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Joined: 27 Jan 2005
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Location: Portland, Oregon
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(Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:13 pm)
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| So that's why you have the screen in the hood. So you can see where you're going.
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old6rodder
EFI Slant 6
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
Posts: 458
Location: SoCal
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(Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:41 pm)
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Y'know Mark, It's not really necessary to have your car salute the vets in the stands during a pass.
I did that once with a '50 Chev SD, brand new (to me) freshly primered, cherry set of fenders and hood to boot. The hood ends tore holes in both fenders, the rear edge busted both halves of my windshield and pushed both wiper pivits into the cowl. Folded the hood backwards as well of course.
Sure hope yours did less secondary damage._________________ Dick, 225% crazy
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DusterIdiot
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Joined: 29 Oct 2002
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Location: Salem, OR
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Lol
(Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:50 pm)
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"I can break the record blindfolded!!!...Or at least with the windsheild covered and a big wind dam on the front of the car!!!!"
Hopefully there isn't any damage...I had a chance 10 years ago to buy a 1975 Gold Duster cheap because that happened on the highway to the owner...screwed up the hinges and springs...and put a nice crease in the factory iron hood...he said he was only doing 75 at the time...
Look forward to seeing a better time and record breaking run on the next one.
Good Luck,
-D.idiot
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madmax/6
Turbo EFI
Joined: 07 Jan 2004
Posts: 1444
Location: long beach ca
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(Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:18 pm)
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| Hinges were sprung beyond repair.Hood buckled ripped and streched but I have allready fixed it,will bee repainting it tommorrow.Will have to go with 4 hood pins,more to forget.Also had to replace the aluminum screen cause it was pretty twisted up.Mark
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Kidd
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Joined: 13 Sep 2006
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Location: Eureka
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(Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:02 pm)
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Ya, it was fun racing next to him when it happened.lol
Andrew/kidd
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wjajr
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Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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Location: Downeast Maine
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(Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:24 am)
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Mark,
Gee, up here on the coast of Maine we generally only use the spinnaker when heading down wind… LOL
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VG-265
TBI Slant 6
Joined: 29 Aug 2004
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Location: Old Junee, Australia
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(Thu Nov 25, 2010 6:26 am)
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| I had that happen on a '74 Falcon at 115 MPH one night, came up so hard it belted the roof down. Scared the young female passenger a little too...
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