Warm up question (1 Viewer)
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Forces floppers do,brittany doesnt for whatever reason? No shoe cars do,nor kalitta anymoresome of the smaller budget guys will.
Thanks, I know most where going away from it, and now backing the dragsters in
That was always my favorite
Thanks, I know most where going away from it, and now backing the dragsters in
That was always my favorite
The Force cars haven't whacked the throttle in Houston a month ago or E-Town this weekend. The only car I have seen whack the gas lately was Scott Palmer in Houston.
One of the main reasons I wanted a fuel car was the warmups! 10 years ago everyone whacked the throttle! The pit area during warmups were as exciting as the race. We will always do it...... hell this season its the best thing we have done....haha. Our performance hasn't been very good but our warmups are Bad Ass! !! We are working on the performance now...... come by and hang out for the warmup when we're at an event,see you soon! Scott Palmer
Sadly, it's gone the way of the dry hop.
Eddie Hill once told me they'd stopped whacking because it was hard on superchargers and valve springs. John Force once said during an interview that the extra nitro burned during warmups, with whacks, X4 in his case, was costing him $80,000 a year in fuel expenses. I don't believe that, but that's what he said.
And today, clutch consistency is so critical that the teams don't dare do anything that might upset it. So, it's rapidly become a thing of the past. I wish Garlits was still racing. I bet that old man would still give us a whap or two. And if Palmer is coming to Dallas, my son and I will be hanging at his pit.
Eddie Hill once told me they'd stopped whacking because it was hard on superchargers and valve springs. John Force once said during an interview that the extra nitro burned during warmups, with whacks, X4 in his case, was costing him $80,000 a year in fuel expenses. I don't believe that, but that's what he said.
And today, clutch consistency is so critical that the teams don't dare do anything that might upset it. So, it's rapidly become a thing of the past. I wish Garlits was still racing. I bet that old man would still give us a whap or two. And if Palmer is coming to Dallas, my son and I will be hanging at his pit.
Sadly, it's gone the way of the dry hop.
and gone the way of the header flickers over the pipes at the starting line, there's barely the Flame flickers during the burnouts now. I only saw it from Tony and Antron's cars Fri night.
The only one I noticed was Blake Alexander's team. I had to run over and thank the random crew guy at the ropes
Sad the rest of the warms up were kinda boring
I still enjoy the burn cleaning of my sinus cavity, however you need the mule kick to the chest to go with it
Scott, Hi, my name is Jim, the newest member to your fan club, I'll be at your ropes at any event we both make
Sad the rest of the warms up were kinda boring
I still enjoy the burn cleaning of my sinus cavity, however you need the mule kick to the chest to go with it
Scott, Hi, my name is Jim, the newest member to your fan club, I'll be at your ropes at any event we both make
I hope they find a way to restore that, like when Gary Litton's Tennessee Shaker, Bobby Lagana's Twilight Zone, Frank Kramberger's Philadelphia Flyer, the "Shore Connection" Vette. the list goes on and on.
Larry jr.
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I used to crew on a NTF car. There was nothing better then putting 98% in the tank, spinning the motor over to build pressure and watch the fans run over. Once we pulled on the fuel pump and switched over to the fuel, it was always a spiritual experience. Even better at night. Two hits of the throttle and the folks loved it. I'm building a Fuel Car and we'll hit the throttle on our warm ups.
Paul, I noticed the Force cars didn't in qualifying, but on Sunday they did! I don't think the Teams realize how much that stuff sells the sport!
Going to the Pits ain't what it used to be...
