wickedbird
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Got the car home today. I hope that all you guys have a great time out there.
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[Aug 20, 2012] NMCA WEST COAST SHOOTOUT (Pomona, CA)
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Bad day for me.. 
wheel hop to die for... best 60 foot 2.1
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MUSTANGO2GT
If u aint 1st, your last
what was your ET?Bad day for me..
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sdsubzero4
Spring Valley, CA
Micah....glad to see you made it home safe.
Dave and I just missed winning our classes. Dave was. 004 too fast on his 3 runs average for the 14 seconds class.
I was .014 too fast for the 13 seconds class.
Dave and I just missed winning our classes. Dave was. 004 too fast on his 3 runs average for the 14 seconds class.
I was .014 too fast for the 13 seconds class.
sdsubzero4
Spring Valley, CA
Going tomorrow for brackett racing. Going to try for a personal best time. Hoping for a 12.5 run.
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2K7GTCS
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Fun fun fun! So much fun.
We had a great time at the track today. It was hotter than Hades but things ran pretty smoothly.
We had no opportunity to practice, so after a brief meeting it was out on a 30 mile drive, straight to the staging lanes, and then three passes back to back to back. Interesting format, as quite a few of the 53 registrants were unable to finish all three passes. Mustangs were out in force for this event, as 12+ of 53 cars were 'Stangs, and three of the class winners "Did it in a Mustang".
Tomorrow we will be participating in the Brackets, and every pass down this historic pro track is pure joy. Oh, and my RT on the Pro .400 tree? .104 .138 .210 Not bad for my first time...
A few pictures from the track, and a list of all the participants in order by average time. Yes, I missed taking the 14 second class by being .004 seconds average too quick. Slow for the win LOL!
We had a great time at the track today. It was hotter than Hades but things ran pretty smoothly.
We had no opportunity to practice, so after a brief meeting it was out on a 30 mile drive, straight to the staging lanes, and then three passes back to back to back. Interesting format, as quite a few of the 53 registrants were unable to finish all three passes. Mustangs were out in force for this event, as 12+ of 53 cars were 'Stangs, and three of the class winners "Did it in a Mustang".
Tomorrow we will be participating in the Brackets, and every pass down this historic pro track is pure joy. Oh, and my RT on the Pro .400 tree? .104 .138 .210 Not bad for my first time...
A few pictures from the track, and a list of all the participants in order by average time. Yes, I missed taking the 14 second class by being .004 seconds average too quick. Slow for the win LOL!
sdsubzero4
Spring Valley, CA
Great pictures Dave.
Awesome pics Dave...
wickedbird
Well-Known Member
Awesome pics, looks like you guys had a lot of fun.
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uploaded to youtube its free.. Just put Wicked Stangs in the Title and they will automatically show up in our video files...
all videos have been posted... Thanks Ford1288 Jon for sending them..
Goto Youtube and search for Wicked Stangs @ Pomona 2012
or CLICK HERE http://www.youtube.com/user/wickedstangs
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or CLICK HERE http://www.youtube.com/user/wickedstangs
Terry Barkley Crash & fireball @ the 2012 Pomona NMCA West event - YouTube
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2K7GTCS
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Thanks for the videos, they're a great reminder of how fun it was to run up there this weekend.
As for the Brackets on Sunday...
First of all, the track was shortened to 1/8th mile, due to fire damage from the day before. This was a group of about 40 cars that came from three different classes. So basically it was a shootout for folks who were eliminated from the other series or programs during the weekend’s events. In other words, cars that ran the spectrum from street cars running 9's to full tube frames running high 6's.
Cut to the chase, I red-lighted in the 2nd round and was eliminated, but OMG this was a blast.
Dennis left on Saturday to go tend to his dogs, who apparently were running wild in the streets of Victorville.
Emilio and family left early Sunday morning to head back to San Diego, so they never made it back to the track.
Danny was going to leave too, but decided to come check it out for a while. Then he was prepped and ready to go run his car too. But then the day wore on, and he finally decided to just pack it in and head home. Just as he finished packing the car, they called us to the lanes. It was 2pm. We had been there since 9am.
Saturday's True Street competition had used a .400 Pro Tree, but for the Brackets on Sunday, it was Sportsman.
A lot of folks were breaking out, and it seemed a little cooler, so with no opportunity to practice, I took a wild guess and set my dial-in as 1 tenth quicker than my best pass the day before.
I ran a 8.65 on an 8.58 dial-in, and the Pontiac G8 I was racing against broke out by a full 2 tenths.
Winning this round was so satisfying. The car ran perfect, and I was definitely in my comfort zone running 1/8th mile on a Sportsman tree. Amazing.
Unlike the day before, I was able to let the car cool in the pits between rounds. As I considered how to adjust my dial-in for the 2nd round, I guessed the car could run a little better on the second pass based on the previous days performance. So I set the dial-in to 8.63, and waited for the call back to the lanes.
We were called back to the lanes around 3:30. This time I ran against a beautiful two-tone Chevy II Nova who was dialed-in at 7.06, which meant I would get a pretty good head start. I blew the start though, and handed him the win at the line with a red light -.186 as I got a anxious and left a little too soon.
Oh, so I ran an 8.634 on an 8.63 dial-in, and would have totally taken the win, except for two things. Obviously I red-lighted, but also, I noticed today when reviewing the time slip that they read my dial-in wrong, and had me set at 8.53! So I would have lost either way because I did not look at the numbers on the board before I made my pass, and the Chevy ran a really good time (.07 over dial-in).
Lots of information from this event. I still have a lot to learn, and could definitely use more practice. But the best part was I did not embarrass myself (too badly) on the big stage, and I have 5 time slip’s from one of the most famous Drag Racing venues in the history of the sport.
LOL, I still have all the stickers on my car, cause I’m goofy like that…
As for the Brackets on Sunday...
First of all, the track was shortened to 1/8th mile, due to fire damage from the day before. This was a group of about 40 cars that came from three different classes. So basically it was a shootout for folks who were eliminated from the other series or programs during the weekend’s events. In other words, cars that ran the spectrum from street cars running 9's to full tube frames running high 6's.
Cut to the chase, I red-lighted in the 2nd round and was eliminated, but OMG this was a blast.
Dennis left on Saturday to go tend to his dogs, who apparently were running wild in the streets of Victorville.
Emilio and family left early Sunday morning to head back to San Diego, so they never made it back to the track.
Danny was going to leave too, but decided to come check it out for a while. Then he was prepped and ready to go run his car too. But then the day wore on, and he finally decided to just pack it in and head home. Just as he finished packing the car, they called us to the lanes. It was 2pm. We had been there since 9am.
Saturday's True Street competition had used a .400 Pro Tree, but for the Brackets on Sunday, it was Sportsman.
A lot of folks were breaking out, and it seemed a little cooler, so with no opportunity to practice, I took a wild guess and set my dial-in as 1 tenth quicker than my best pass the day before.
I ran a 8.65 on an 8.58 dial-in, and the Pontiac G8 I was racing against broke out by a full 2 tenths.
Winning this round was so satisfying. The car ran perfect, and I was definitely in my comfort zone running 1/8th mile on a Sportsman tree. Amazing.
Unlike the day before, I was able to let the car cool in the pits between rounds. As I considered how to adjust my dial-in for the 2nd round, I guessed the car could run a little better on the second pass based on the previous days performance. So I set the dial-in to 8.63, and waited for the call back to the lanes.
We were called back to the lanes around 3:30. This time I ran against a beautiful two-tone Chevy II Nova who was dialed-in at 7.06, which meant I would get a pretty good head start. I blew the start though, and handed him the win at the line with a red light -.186 as I got a anxious and left a little too soon.
Oh, so I ran an 8.634 on an 8.63 dial-in, and would have totally taken the win, except for two things. Obviously I red-lighted, but also, I noticed today when reviewing the time slip that they read my dial-in wrong, and had me set at 8.53! So I would have lost either way because I did not look at the numbers on the board before I made my pass, and the Chevy ran a really good time (.07 over dial-in).
Lots of information from this event. I still have a lot to learn, and could definitely use more practice. But the best part was I did not embarrass myself (too badly) on the big stage, and I have 5 time slip’s from one of the most famous Drag Racing venues in the history of the sport.
LOL, I still have all the stickers on my car, cause I’m goofy like that…