I just figured I'd stick up for 'Zilla since I rib him so much. Of course those cars aren't real street cars. But by the letter of the rules they are.

When I was stationed at Fort Bliss I drove my '64 Barracuda with 360/4 speed around. It had a huge Predator carb sticking out of the hood, the biggest cam Isky makes, and ran cherry bombs that always set off car alarms.

That thing was a real handful to drive and all of my neighbors hated it. Especially when I would fire it up to go to P.T. at 5 a.m.

It was licensed and insured and I drove it, but I wouldn't have driven that thing more than a few miles at a time!

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I think this is the best "street" car challenge anyone has come up with so far. Should be interesting to see what shows up and what wins. I bet Seymour and the valiant make the magazine.

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It does sound like the best street car challenge I've heard of, for drags (One Lap of America covers all types of racing and >5000 road miles).

Seymour is hoping to make the mag, and I can't see how he won't.

Lou

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Yeah, Magazines love that "Dare to be Different" thing.

Seymour will definitely put on a good show and win them over.

His car is definitely a street car.

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I talked to Seymour the other night. He was very excited about this deal. He was going to try and put his 13 second combination back in the car.

I'm sure he'll put on a good show for everyone.

Ain't no denyin' his is a streeter.

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Not to many "TRUE" street cars out there that race regularly...I've been doing it most of my life.

For ten years I raced twice per week to two class championships pulling the slicks out of my trunk for every race. I've only broke once in the thousand or more passes I've made. 90% of the time I was driving the car as my daily. Always running at least in the 12's, and the last few years well into the 11's.

In May, I drove 250 miles and street raced in the mountains for two days, then ran 1/8 mile at Madras Dragstrip in eastern Oregon...running 7.50's on my street radials in 90 degree heat @ 3000ft elevation, then drove the couple hundred miles home getting 14 mpg at 3500 rpm at a running temp of 165.

I have driven my GTO's all up and down the West coast and raced, never once putting the car on a trailer to get there or home.

All it takes is good preparation at every level. I have never had any money and run mostly stock parts...except my current engine, which I'm driving every day now...it has aftermarket rods, filled block, and JE pistons and solid roller cam...and it has been the first engine i've had with reliability issues due to valve spring failures...since taken care of...

Anyway, I just thought I'd chime in because I run into people all the time who claim to have a fast street car...but my definition of street means you can drive it anywhere a regular car can go. And mine can...and I can run the numbers on regular radials...Grand Ams...not sticky street tires or dot approved slicks.

Karl

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OK Bagel that rust rocket may be faster than my race car if it doint blow up before Indy but you have to consider what your goal is. Mine was to win the National Championship nothing else. I came up a bit short but i fought a good fight and it took the best Slant Footbraker to do it. Next year Might be defferent. I have an engine to build this winter but the only thing i will say now is. Turbo now thats a plan







We Doint Need No Stinking Joos On Our Engine

Oh great, more hot air out of you, huh?

My plan is to get my junk into the 11's. If I was skeered of blowing it up I'd take up freekin' golf.

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You have not been anywhere in the last two years slant racing and all of a sudden you geta fast car woo woo that scares me. Maybe you should go for the rust bucket nationals at snowduup nationals. Catch my drift. Why doint you race some real Slant Racers . Because this because this because this . Flip Flop Flip Flop . Excuses excuses. Blab Blab same story. I can Giter done. Your racing pal Possum







You could not play golf with tiger woods coaching you

This little good natured rivalry between Possum and 'Zilla has been missing as of late. I sure am glad it's back!

So, "You might be a..........."

I like the turbo idea too Ron, but it's a ways off for me I'm afraid.

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What are the details of the race that Seymour is running in? Who is putting it on? Is it sponsored by a magazine?? When ?....etc?

Thanks,
Rick

Seymour mentioned it in SSRN #38. It is Hot Rod Magazine's "Drag Week". It starts at KCIR and ends up in Martin, MI from 12-16 September. Check out hotrod.com.

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But you didn't "gitter dun".
Whether I make the 11's or not remains to be seen. If the car blows up, that's all part of making a Slant go faster than it ever should have.

I have a spare moder that will be in by Indy if need be.

Golf sucks anyway.

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Ok Bagel bad news. Our company outing is the same date as Indy this is a great event lots of great prizes amunmusment park my wife and family have enjoyed this for three years. I could go to Indy but she lets me go to six races during the season and im going to have to bail out. sorry. Plus with the price of gas and i can not gain any points there. i can use this money to pay for a trip next yeaR Thanks Possum








The Bagel Bamboolzer Engine Is Coming Stay Tuned

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