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Stunk it up at NDRL in Muncie. Now with video

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Weekend started great. My sons 62 Savoy, buddy Dave's 67 Belvedere, and I all headed down for NDRL race #4 at Muncie Dragway. Cool old school track. Q1 we decide on 100lbs in my sons car tring to run 9.75 index. He puts in 90lbs. Car goes 9.740. Good start. I take a wild guess and go 9.292, ok, Dave runs a 9.98. we are close. Q2 sons car spins, Dave goes 10.012. I have a miscommincation on weight. Thinkg 60lbs it ended up with 85lbs. Goes 9.281. Actually about perfect since at 60lbs it would've run a mid 9.255-9.257. Q3 made shock changes on the 62. it spin again. I go a 9.255 qualifing #3. Q4 the 62 now with timing pullled, shocks loosened up, lower tire pressure rips the tires again. Not sure what the deal is. Last couple of races have been not good. Shocks have been serviced. Tires only have 30 runs. Dave rubs well, I go 9.261. E1 the 62 again spins and is out. I pulla hard wheelie and head right at the tree and have to lift. Fortunaely my opponent is goes red. Daves guy gores red as well. E2 I have a great light, .010 and then misjudge the finish line I thought I maybe didn't catch him at the cone. I didn't but was inches behind. The bad part was that is was the mph cone not the finnish line. Go blasting by him 144 mph to his 104 mph crossing the actual finish line 16 ft ahead on a 9.232. There had been a gusting 0-7 mph headwind changing by the minute. Had to set up for the possible head wind. It was less than what I guessed. Could've easily tightened it up for the wind if I was looking at the right cone. Dumb mistake. Still gained in the points. I'm guessing just less than one round behind first with two races to go. Dave went on all the way to the final. Unfortunaly he red lit.
Doug
 
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Weekend started great. My sons 62 Savoy, buddy Dave's 67 Belvedere, and I all headed down for NDRL race #4 at Muncie Dragway. Cool old school track. Q1 we decide on 100lbs in my sons car tring to run 9.75 index. He puts in 90lbs. Car goes 9.740. Good start. I take a wild guess and go 9.292, ok, Dave runs a 9.98. we are close. Q2 sons car spins, Dave goes 10.012. I have a miscommincation on weight. Thinkg 60lbs it ended up with 85lbs. Goes 9.281. Actually about perfect since at 60lbs it would've run a mid 9.255-9.257. Q3 made shock changes on the 62. it spin again. I go a 9.255 qualifing #3. Q4 the 62 now with timing pullled, shocks loosened up, lower tire pressure rips the tires again. Not sure what the deal is. Last couple of races have been not good. Shocks have been serviced. Tires only have 30 runs. Dave rubs well, I go 9.261. E1 the 62 again spins and is out. I pulla hard wheelie and head right at the tree and have to lift. Fortunaely my opponent is goes red. Daves guy gores red as well. E2 I have a great light, .010 and then misjudge the finish line I thought I maybe didn't catch him at the cone. I didn't but was inches behind. The bad part was that is was the mph cone not the finnish line. Go blasting by him 144 mph to his 104 mph crossing the actual finish line 16 ft ahead on a 9.232. There had been a gusting 0-7 mph headwind changing by the minute. Had to set up for the possible head wind. It was less than what I guessed. Could've easily tightened it up for the wind if I was looking at the right cone. Dumb mistake. Still gained in the points. I'm guessing just less than one round behind first with two races to go. Dave went on all the way to the final. Unfortunaly he red lit.
Doug
What you guys achieve in a couple of hours in one outing, we all here strive to do over the years. Even making it to the finals is a feat in itself. I know the feeling and elation, I've been there a few times.
I know, I know, it's all in the prep. These three cars are assassins hands down. I could imagine what they could/would do in mine shaft air at either Cecil or MIR at sea level.
 
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Scott talked to his shock guy. He said our theory was correct. But we were chasing the wrong adjustment. We were trying to hit the tire harder by loosening the rebound. He said the tire itself was to stiff. With radials it’s always had 19 psi. Now that the car is foot brake instead of trans brake it’s not planting the tire as hard. He told us more like 16 psi. He was very confident that that will fix the issue. Then we can tighten the rear rebound back up. Very evident why my car went right. It wasn’t even close to being in the center of the groove. Not sure why it was that far over. Not usually a mistake I make. I’m at 1:20, my son at 5:40, Dave’s car is the white Satellite at the 3:00.
Doug

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Happy you found out why you went toward the tree. I only raced at Muncie one time and I thought it was a very well prepped cool old school track. Sucks you guys couldn’t get your son’s car to hook but happy you got pointed in the right direction. Best of luck at your next race.

RJ
 
Scott talked to his shock guy. He said our theory was correct. But we were chasing the wrong adjustment. We were trying to hit the tire harder by loosening the rebound. He said the tire itself was to stiff. With radials it’s always had 19 psi. Now that the car is foot brake instead of trans brake it’s not planting the tire as hard. He told us more like 16 psi. He was very confident that that will fix the issue. Then we can tighten the rear rebound back up. Very evident why my car went right. It wasn’t even close to being in the center of the groove. Not sure why it was that far over. Not usually a mistake I make. I’m at 1:20, my son at 5:40, Dave’s car is the white Satellite at the 3:00.
Doug

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Thanks for the video, Doug. I couldn't see much of it, but the blue '65 Belvedere looks like one a friend owned here in Ontario at one time.
 
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