I'm Gonna Build A Dragster!

I know that it is disappointing for you but take it easy and heal up my friend.
Torchie

Take time to heal up Bob, so we can see you get back in it...

Hang in there Bob, and get rested up.

BooHoo indeed
Rest, get well and the old saying we all love "there's always next year"
Good thoughts coming your way

Better a little disappointment now than a whole lot of disappointment
later, wishing you nothing less than the best Bob.....

Take your time, get well, and when you're all good and ready, tear that $h!t up. You'll be glad you didn't push yourself too hard.

These guys have covered all that I would have said. Health is number one. Heres to a speedy recovery. [P

Here's my face. Healing fast. Thanks for the support guys. It means a lot to me in these trying times.

Speedy recovery!

Blame Mrs W, say she knifed you when you were looking at another project [P

Get better Bob!

Here's hoping ya got the sense of humor most hotrod guys have to have...ya goin with bondo or lead???[ddd

Finally got to the drag strip today. The Minnesota Street Rod Assn. rented Brainerd Int'l Raceway today and Sunday so I got to race for free. I had both the Crosley and the dragster there.

After a terribly evil run at Byron , Ill in July, when my friend Dave nearly crashed the Crosley, I replaced the urethane four link ends with Heim Joints and replaced the posi unit with a spool. The car ran straight and true to the tune of 10.60 @ 126. Whew! that was a relief.

The dragster sat in the woods on the trailer under a tarp for a full year. I gave it a quickie clean up and headed for the strip at 6:00 this morning,150 miles away. My driving needed dusting off too as I started with a 12.74 @103.63. By the fourth run I set a personal record of 11.70 @ 117. Had a .006 reaction time too. Not bad for an old codger. My goal was to get in the 11's this year as my previous personal best was a 12.07.

Well done and an .006! [cl (Some people would call that a bad job of red-lighting, but you didn't hear it from me. )

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Sometimes the planets align Doc! .006 [cl (The car just got it right that time.)

I agree, Sam. (Just being a smart-ass as usual. )

I'm happy for you, bob... about time you had reason to smile.

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Dr.C, It was nothing like the 50th anniversary meet you attended. The .006 reaction time was pretty rare for me. the other R/T's were .190, .698 (I didn't care, I was paying attention to starting line technique on a solo run), and -.034 (running a friend in a 10 flat '59 Corvette. Tried to get the jump on him). Usually my R/T's are in the .100-.200 range.

The 60 foot times are a little lazy at around 1.9 seconds. I'm thinking I need a little more stall in the converter.

It's a different experience racing an open car. I like it but it will takes more passes before I'm totally comfortable.

Thanks for letting me ramble on....

"By the fourth run I set a personal record of 11.70 @ 117."

Well done, Sir! [cl On to the next project!

I say ramble on Bob....I'm sure I'm not the only one that enjoy's
hearing of your experiences and thanks for sharing, had to be a great
day...

Great job Bobby! Very respectable times on both cars!

Thanks Terry & Lee (Tator). The weather was good, cloudy and cool. Car count was down and a person could get lots of runs in if wanted. It was raining on the way up and I'm sure that kept a lot of cars home.
Now, to figure out how to make the dragster go quicker...

Looking forward to the Fall Meltdown at Rock Falls