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Brad Personett Runs 6.08 @ 250!!
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vegasnitro
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That car is amazing to watch in person. Saw him run it here in Pro Mod at Vegas 2 ... it is comical the lead he spots people off the line only to go whooshing past them at the top end. He was several car lengths behind at the 330' cone EVERY round and always got to the stripe first.
Buns
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Exactly! I saw Brad do the same thing against Ed Hoover in Indy. The top-end charge on this car is insane. So fun to watch! The popping on the starting line before launch is almost like watching a jet car. Too fun!
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Sean D, shondoo
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No kiddin'. Brings back fond memories of watching Buddy Ingersoll freight train the boys in Comp eliminator back in the day.
On 10" tires...........................wow!
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Buns
Nitro Member
But this is on 10.5" tires and the record before this was 6.21.
With that in mind, I think a 6.08 is pretty noteworthy.
But this is on 10.5" tires and the record before this was 6.21.
With that in mind, I think a 6.08 is pretty noteworthy.
I bet the 10.5's they run today are Soo much better than what they ran 20 years ago!
MM
Nitro Member
just like every other part on the car....it's called evolution
Bill
Nitro Member
Well, the simple fact that his car is "different" (turbo) makes it a target for criticism from all the positive displacement and N20 cars that have ruled the roost in ProMod for years. I'll be pleasantly surprised if NHRA allows him to run with his present mechanical parameters for the 2011 racing season. If he ever gets the clutch figured out to the extent that he can 60-foot with the other cars, he'll be REALLY hard to beat!
I'd bet that there's a lot of "speculation" at NHRA about what to do regarding his last-half-of-the-track performances, as we speak.
I'd bet that there's a lot of "speculation" at NHRA about what to do regarding his last-half-of-the-track performances, as we speak.
Buns
Nitro Member
Bill they are considering a rule change for the Turbo cars now.
Bill
Nitro Member
Dog bites man... LOL!
I'm afraid he can work on his clutch from now on and never solve that problem, Bill....at slower speeds in lower gears, the load on the turbocharged hemi is small compared to what it is in high gear at 200MPH, where the turbos are straining against the taller ratio and comparatively extreme aerodynamic drag. Turbos, by their nature, produce far more power under load, since the energy source that drives them is the exhaust heat. Which is precisely why if you're not ahead of Brad at half track, you're in trouble.
Conway, Arkansas, eh? Most of my family lives in Damascus. Nice town; nice area.
Bill
Nitro Member
I'm afraid he can work on his clutch from now on and never solve that problem, Bill....at slower speeds in lower gears, the load on the turbocharged hemi is small compared to what it is in high gear at 200MPH, where the turbos are straining against the taller ratio and comparatively extreme aerodynamic drag. Turbos, by their nature, produce far more power under load, since the energy source that drives them is the exhaust heat. Which is precisely why if you're not ahead of Brad at half track, you're in trouble.
Conway, Arkansas, eh? Most of my family lives in Damascus. Nice town; nice area.
One of my best friends (Non-racer, John Ward) is from Damascus... know any of the Ward family???
There are multiple ways to skin a cat, but I agree with evevrything you said about turbo motors. In some ways, they're like a fuel motor (thrive on being held back.)
I think that if NHRA wants to penalize him by restricting him to smaller turbos, then they should allow him the use of a T/F clutch arrangement so he can optimize his torque managment off the line. Then again, maybe a torque converter could be utilized (ala Mick Snyder or Bruno Massel) to minimze the lethargic way that car leaves the line.
There's gotta be a way....
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Buns
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Billy Glidden is not impressed by Brad's record setting run.
GLIDDEN NOT IMPRESSED BY PERSONNET'S 10.5 TIRE RUN
GLIDDEN NOT IMPRESSED BY PERSONNET'S 10.5 TIRE RUN
willy
Nitro Member
I think Billy needs to finally get rid of that small block.
Of course he would kick Brad's as# in an 1/8 mi...they all do. Kind of a silly angle to take.
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