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Originally Posted by bhazard
There was no laughing that I knew of. Its not all that uncommon to take a slow car down a drag strip. Its more for fun than anything, and you can even win bracket races in a slow car.
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I won 5 rounds at a drag strip with my 96 3 banger Geo running 19.9s at 65 while leaving at 3500 rpm and shifting at 5700. I was shifting into 4th right at the mph timing light (starts timing for mph at finish line) and on the [pass that I didn't shift into 4th it ran the 19.84 at 66 mph. The 1/8 miles were all in the 12.57-12.59 range at 57 mph. Two more rounds and I would have won $1000!!!!! The car was bone stock mechanically but lightened up 100 lbs.
I beat one 14 second car and the rest ran 9-11 seconds in the 1/4...my regular car (05 SRT4 Neon...now in the 12s) was sitting with a broken axle.
I use this as a daily driver and a delivery behicle for rims/tires that I sell.
You can check out photos of my cars and those I race against here:
My SRT4 Neon
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Me giving a .14 second head start to a much modified Mustang...check out his tires!
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Me giving a head start to a wheelie popping Mustang
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Me giving a near 2 second head start to a SHARP old school Camaro
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Me closer to stock
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Even the 3 cylinder Geo gets action
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The White Gnat strikes again
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NHRA Div 3 ET Finals pics
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Ditto
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Left front corner of hood
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