TRACK REPORT!!!!!!!! You wont believe.....

[74chall]

Ok today was the track rental day at Atco. Trailered my challenger out there. 90% street car drive it everywhere (mild 446") all steel power steering,brakes,a/c etc.

WELLLLLLLLl First run , i go 11.67,coming down pit road i get told i am leaking! AHHH! Pop the hood, the clutch fan went right through my new be cool radiator! 

I drive an hour home and pick up an old rad,fan and a ton of tools,then an hour back! We get it running again and i  go up to stage. a few high 11.40's runs!! OMG 

Next run! 11.36 @ 119 !!!!!!!!!     

HOLY COW!!!!!! 1.58 60ft time pickin the wheels up 4inches!! Street car , FULL tank of gas jaming out to the radio!  A few more passes and more 11.40 runs and called it quits b/c my tire was rubbing my leaf spring.  MAN AM I SUPRISED IMPRESSED PROUD HAPPY!!!! 

[74chall]

SHORT VIDEO -Burnout box, more to come later!

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/CA683E9F-B4E2-4725-95FB-3E896FBA1AA1.htm

[74chall]

few pics

[Oldschool]

I hear ya 74!       Mopar + Horsepower = Fun!     Oldschool

[MEK-Dangerfield]

Nick,
   Sheesh, That is AWESOME to be in the 11's.        

  Mike

[Green Drop Top]

Nice times! Have you ever run it on street tires to see how much the slicks are helping your times?

[Street_Challenged73]

That's a very respectable number, Nick!!!  That sucks about your Be Cool radiator, but at least you have some nice timeslips now...

[AprilsPink72Cuda]

Way to go Nick!  You should be happy, proud and excited!  Bummer about the Be-Cool though.

[daves70]

Super Nick!!! It's a RUSH to go that fast. Been there, done that.(God I miss it!!) Dave

[Ghost]

Nice times, but what the hell is that crappy Honda Ridgeline doing pulling your car?

[Alaskan_TA]

Great times! Any wheelie shots? Seeing Atco makes me anxious to move east. 

T/Ake care,
Barry

[Carlwalski]

Nice work Nick. 

[74chall]

THANKS GUYS N GALS! You think a rad shop can fix my bee cool?
Check out the video!

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/7603FE19-C6B9-4A9D-B9BD-776DF2EDB3DE.htm

[74chall]

Nice times, but what the hell is that crappy Honda Ridgeline doing pulling your car?

Hey Ghost, whats the deal with tearin my truck up? I bet it would do laps around your car pullin my car on the trailer. Go kick some hay bales punk.

[Green Drop Top]

Nice times, but what the hell is that crappy Honda Ridgeline doing pulling your car?

Yea, I know, seems traitorous....But I pull my junk around with a Toyota Tachoma, here's why.....

#1. Resale value is as high as it gets for any new rig
#2. It was priced right
#3. It pulls right up to (and even past) it's reccomended towing capacity at the speed limit anywhere I've been (Rocky    Mountains, etc.) all the while delivering 12MPG pulling a complete E-body on a steel car trailer.
#4. It has never required anything other than gas, oil, & tires with 42K on the clock, it's been rock solid dependable.
#5. I didn't buy it to tow, I bought it as a driver and light duty hauling (16-17mpg average), but on the occasion where I do use it to tow it does a great job.

Anyway, if I were buying a tow rig it would be a Dodge Diesel. End of story.