The 2022 March Meet at Famoso Racway

[Mike]

Gino, fuel altereds, nitro funny cars, CIFCA funny cars, and Pro Mods. Friday night under the lights qualifying and eliminations saturday night with a game plans to run the finals at 10pm.

 

[Bobby Bennett]

 

[Mike]

Justin, your $h!t track track had 3 funny cars runs that were top 10 all time, a top fuel run that was top ten, and traditional fuel altered without a wing that went 253 MPH.

 

[glofria]

Well the weather looks much better for next weekend, so we'll drive on up for the boat races at Lake Ming for a day.

NJBA National Jet Boat Association – NJBA National Jet Boat Association

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[Lyle]

I was looking at Elims and noticed that most of the R/T in T/F and F/C were really kinda horrible. Was wondering if that is because of the way the cars are set up? I wish there were more AA/FD, the class has come down to a handful.

Cliff - the nostalgia cars with centrifugal clutches are extremely slow reacting. If you look at the R/T's, in NFC (for example), most of the cars with those clutches are .120+. The ones under .100 are almost all pedal clutches. Speaking for myself, I have shown I can go .04-.06 consistently with a pedal clutch, .00-.02 with a converter drive, but I have only ever gone under .100 once with the centrifugal clutch. I can show you computer data that shows a huge delay in the time between the engine gaining rpm and the driveshaft moving. I was trying my darndest to catch good lights at the MM and my best was a .128. Until recently, only a few knew how to make a pedal clutch work on an NFC. But, more are figuring it out. I know that I am seriously considering making the plunge. But, I don't have enough budget or close tracks to adequately sort it out, so I am still on the fence.
Lyle Greenberg

 

[Sherman, Sherm, & Sherm Gun]

Lyle, I'm an NTF guy, but you sure do have a BITCHIN' hot rod!!!

 

[Cliff]

Corvettes like this used to be a handful until the F/C guys figured out how to fix the rear spoiler. I think Tom McEwen gets credit for that. I always thought Moby Dick was a great Vette F/C.

Photo: Moby Dick Corvette FC 18 Ezra Boggs 78 | Corvette Funny Cars album | VincePutt

VincePutt photos: Moby Dick Corvette FC 18 Ezra Boggs 78

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This photo shows Moby with a better rear spoiler.

 

[Nunz]

Cliff - the nostalgia cars with centrifugal clutches are extremely slow reacting. If you look at the R/T's, in NFC (for example), most of the cars with those clutches are .120+. The ones under .100 are almost all pedal clutches. Speaking for myself, I have shown I can go .04-.06 consistently with a pedal clutch, .00-.02 with a converter drive, but I have only ever gone under .100 once with the centrifugal clutch. I can show you computer data that shows a huge delay in the time between the engine gaining rpm and the driveshaft moving. I was trying my darndest to catch good lights at the MM and my best was a .128. Until recently, only a few knew how to make a pedal clutch work on an NFC. But, more are figuring it out. I know that I am seriously considering making the plunge. But, I don't have enough budget or close tracks to adequately sort it out, so I am still on the fence.
Lyle Greenberg

Lyle, congrats on your win, and like Justin said, your ride is Bitchin'!!

 

[Lyle]

Lyle, I'm an NTF guy, but you sure do have a BITCHIN' hot rod!!!

THANK YOU!!!