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Re: Drag Racing!

To: Andy Cost <andycost@att.net>
Subject: Re: Drag Racing!
From: Thomas Walter <twalter@austin.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 12:23:21 -0500
Andy,

How many pounds of boost & what type of nitro set up?

I remember seeing the turbo & manifold sitting in your
Dad's garage, so I have a slight idea where it might be
at the moment.  Hmm motor & turbo from Dad's garage... free.
Low cost racing at it's best.

Tom

Andy Cost wrote:

> I'm happy to report that Tetanus took on all comers and smoked them at the
> drag strip tonight.  I wasn't racing against the big block drag cars, just the
> "import" guys.  The honda boys were making fun of my spitfire until I ran my
> first pass.  They quickly came over and found out that that ugly old car
> wasn't a spitfire after all.  I asked them to go easy on my antique and really
> played up the fact that I only had about $1000 invested so far.  That really
> got thier fires burning.  One guy was particularly talking trash so I baited
> him into a grudge match.  Tetanus and I ran a 10.55 to his measley 11.36.  He
> came to my pit making excuses about how fast he used to be and talking about
> future modifications.  I tried to get him to come to the autocross this
> Sunday.  The guy wised up pretty fast and said he would be buisy that day.
> It was a good evening and I learned how fast my little car really is.  No more
> bench racing for me.  I've got time slips now.
> 
> Andy
> 
> BTW-  My best time of the night was 10.356.  Not too shabby for an antique.

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