DHL Toyota warm up video

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You guys and girls might enjoy this video that our PR guy Todd Myers made up. It shows an in car warm up of our DHL Toyota Camry and I explain what is going on. Also Grubby talks weather and tuning. Enjoy!

LAUNCH! Phoenix! AWESOME In-Car Segment with AREND During a Warm-Up - YouTube

 

[my friends call me Zappy]

Informative and interesting, thanks Jeff.

 

[Nunz]

Very cool Jeff, thanks for posting. BTW, I like the new paint scheme on the DHL car this year.

 

[twostep]

While we've got you on here, Jeff, what's Team Kalitta's policy on throttle-whapping, and why? As you're well aware, whacking nitro cars is an unbelievably popular treat for the fans, actually a big part of the reason they come to a national event in the first place, believe it or not. I've always enjoyed taking 'newbies' pitside and letting them get a big ear full.

It's a little rough on engines and I suppose runs fuel costs up a bit, but man, it sure makes for good PR.....

Thanks, buddy, and thanks for the video.

 

[Buns]

Cool video, Jeff! Thanks!

 

[marlin]

Great job guys ..Jeff and Grubby could have careers after racing behind the mic's.

 

[Paul]

While we've got you on here, Jeff, what's Team Kalitta's policy on throttle-whapping, and why? As you're well aware, whacking nitro cars is an unbelievably popular treat for the fans . . .

Carl, I fully agree.

Track length, engine rules, canopies aw just forget all that stuff and put in a rule that every fuel team must make at least 3 hard engine whacks before each round.

Here's my favorite engine whack story, my youngest son was around 13 and attending his first national event with me at Infineon. They have shuttles there that take you from parking to the track and the shuttle we were on was winding right behind a pro team's pit. My son already was excited by hearing the engines in the distance but right then and just behind the shuttle and its open windows a pro team made a real hard whack on their engine.

Everybody in the shuttle jumped but I think my son shot up about 3 feet off his seat, first with a scared look with wide open eyes that quickly turned into a real excited look and a big smile, every one seated across from him noticed and laughed along with him, not at him.

It was great way to start his first day at a nitro race, we need to bring back the whacks.

 

[twostep]

Track length, engine rules, canopies aw just forget all that stuff and put in a rule that every fuel team must make at least 3 hard engine whacks before each round.

I bet your son's been back to get him some more of that good stuff, no?

Three hard whacks, courtesy of Spencer Massey, to get your day going. Really good audio, if you have a good set of speaks. It's been posted plenty but worth a rerun.

Spencer Massey Snake Racing Warmup - YouTube

 

[Buns]

Guys..

Having the NHRA mandate that teams have to 'whack the throttle' during their warm-up procedure is silly.

It's fun, no doubt.. But the teams are best to decide what is in their best interest, when it comes to their procedure.

 

[Paul]

Three hard whacks, courtesy of Spencer Massey, to get your day going.
Spencer Massey Snake Racing Warmup - YouTube

Carl, thanks for the whacks, I really needed that to get my blood flowing better today.

Geez Bernie, let a fella at least pipe dream a little, to the land of whacks in every pit and having this women as a mandatory backup girl-

Kate Upton Dougie - YouTube

 

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While we've got you on here, Jeff, what's Team Kalitta's policy on throttle-whapping, and why? As you're well aware, whacking nitro cars is an unbelievably popular treat for the fans, actually a big part of the reason they come to a national event in the first place, believe it or not. I've always enjoyed taking 'newbies' pitside and letting them get a big ear full.

It's a little rough on engines and I suppose runs fuel costs up a bit, but man, it sure makes for good PR.....

Thanks, buddy, and thanks for the video.

Carl... I miss it as well! Probably the biggest reason we stopped doing the throttle whacks to seat the clutch was because of the inconsistency. Even with a throttle stop it was still very hard to hit the same rpm everytime as you could imagine. Team Kalitta also started running Alan Johnson clutches at about that same time and if you watch them, they don't whack the throttle either. Pretty tough to argue with that with the results that they have had!! In the end, in a sport that requires extreme consistency from everything from the burnout to the way everything is assembled, it kinda made more sense.

 

[DrRocket]

In the end, in a sport that requires extreme consistency from everything from the burnout to the way everything is assembled, it kinda made more sense.

That may be true, but it's not NEARLY as much fun!!!

 

[Buns]

Carl... I miss it as well! Probably the biggest reason we stopped doing the throttle whacks to seat the clutch was because of the inconsistency. Even with a throttle stop it was still very hard to hit the same rpm everytime as you could imagine. Team Kalitta also started running Alan Johnson clutches at about that same time and if you watch them, they don't whack the throttle either. Pretty tough to argue with that with the results that they have had!! In the end, in a sport that requires extreme consistency from everything from the burnout to the way everything is assembled, it kinda made more sense.

Thanks for stopping in and sharing about the technical side of things, Jeff! I love that part of the sport.

 

[Butch]

Ok Jeff; How about a trade off. 0 throttle whacks in exchange for 2 dry hops ?

 

[Buns]

Carl, thanks for the whacks, I really needed that to get my blood flowing better today.

Geez Bernie, let a fella at least pipe dream a little, to the land of whacks in every pit and having this women as a mandatory backup girl-

Kate Upton Dougie - YouTube

I fully approve of Kate Upton being a backup girl!

 

[twostep]

In the end, in a sport that requires extreme consistency from everything from the burnout to the way everything is assembled, it kinda made more sense.

Now ain't that somethin' - the man waltzes in here and ruins all the fun with something sensible

Thanks for the tech; it does make sense and I knew whacks would ultimately go the way of the dry hop a long time ago, about the time Eddie Hill stopped doing it. In his case (according to him), it wasn't so much the clutch as it was valve springs and blowers being spun to 8 grand in the pits, making them inconsistent.

Del Worsham brought out the Blue Max recreation 5 or so years ago one Friday night at the Texas Motorplex and did two hops. They flat brought the house down. I don't necessarily miss 70's racing - but there's parts of it I'll always hold dear. Hops n' whacks are two of them.

 

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Excellent video.

 

[mick]

.......Hops n' whacks are two of them.

95%+ nitro, throttle wacks, smoky burnouts, dry hops, funny cars with names,
good announcing and header flames on a saturday night....& sum beer
sorry, couldn't help it

 

[TR]

95%+ nitro, throttle wacks, smoky burnouts, dry hops, funny cars with names,
good announcing and header flames on a saturday night....& sum beer
sorry, couldn't help it

Damn that makes my eyes water just thinking about all that cool stuff. Thanks Jeff nice vid, and good luck, we'll be pulling for you guys.

Rick

 

[The Swegian]

Jeff, thanks for the video and info. Along with everyone else, I miss the throttle blip, but it seems to be going the way of 1/4 mile racing since few teams do it anymore. Thanks for the explanation why.