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« on: June 22, 2008, 19:43:43 pm »



http://www.cal-look.com/forum/index.php?topic=26810.0
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« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2008, 22:09:24 pm »
You got to love it Gene Cooks bug is street legal too! Well done that man!
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« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2008, 22:23:05 pm »
KS have you got any info on the car.

Top work and with a Holley. Grin
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« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2008, 23:42:30 pm »
what size is the holley 650 or 750 or bigger? Shocked
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« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2008, 00:32:21 am »
Looks like fun to me  Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2008, 07:29:12 am »
Video here:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/HAM9-gIGVeI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/HAM9-gIGVeI</a>
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« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2008, 13:09:16 pm »
What speed do you think it would go with the engine switched off? Shocked

We just watched the video and the first thing that we noticed was just before he launched you could see a car coming UP the return road and it certainly didn't look level. The when we watched the run Mike Pye said "Look at that, it's going downhill!"  We watched it again and it certainly looks far from level!   
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« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2008, 17:54:02 pm »
Ivan we all know that the tracks in the US are all down hill.  Tongue Cheesy
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« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2008, 20:52:12 pm »
looks to me that eddie the eagle would be at home there.... Wink
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« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2008, 22:44:49 pm »
downhill...thats just an optical conclusion.... Grin
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« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2008, 23:09:54 pm »
Well I am sure its still a good car, maybe not a true 9 second car if it is down hill but you have to give massive credit to the guys involved!
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« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2008, 23:10:24 pm »
Quote from: gold65turbo on June 23, 2008, 17:54:02 pm
Ivan we all know that the tracks in the US are all down hill.  Tongue Cheesy

Not all of 'em... a few are uphill, or at least look that way.
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« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2008, 10:49:53 am »
Quote from: Prowagen on June 23, 2008, 23:09:54 pm
Well I am sure its still a good car, maybe not a true 9 second car if it is down hill but you have to give massive credit to the guys involved!
I am certainly not taking anything away from the car or the crew behind it - anyone who can get a VW to run like that gets my respect. I was simply highlighting what we all thought in my office when we watched the video. And so in the same breath, wonder whether this fact is taking into account when times and speeds are calculated. I know my mountain bike goes a lot faster and quicker down the side of a hill than I can get it to go on the flat!
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« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2008, 13:47:54 pm »
It all depends which way you drive along them, plus if you're going forwards or backwards... Wink Cheesy Cheesy

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« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2008, 15:02:26 pm »
Quote from: Fastbrit on June 22, 2008, 19:43:43 pm


unless there's a massive slope to the 60ft, it is definitely a 9 second car with a 1.37 Grin
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« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2008, 20:23:15 pm »
downhill hahahaha Grin Grin Grin

Mason Dixon is 550 ftabove sea level and the picture below definitely confirms the track is not downhill.
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« Reply #16 on: June 25, 2008, 02:58:09 am »
Been wanting to make it to Mason-Dixon for a while now.  Looks like a cool little track!
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« Reply #17 on: June 25, 2008, 12:19:19 pm »
Here's pic of Mason Dixon Raceway in winter!
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« Reply #18 on: June 25, 2008, 13:40:05 pm »
Ivan, that's just crazy. Is not it bizarre how the added element of snow can create the illusion of a downhill grade? Truly, one of the wonders of the world. Just like in the drug culture... powdered white stuff playing tricks on the human mind.
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« Reply #19 on: June 25, 2008, 14:49:20 pm »
Anyone know how quick a sledge can cover the quarter?!
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« Reply #20 on: June 25, 2008, 15:22:02 pm »
Quote from: kaferboy on June 25, 2008, 14:49:20 pm
Anyone know how quick a sledge can cover the quarter?!
My buddy has a snowmobile (converted to asphalt) that runs in the 8s (1/4) on motor

Mason-Dixon is certainly level
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« Reply #21 on: June 25, 2008, 16:13:09 pm »
Quote from: kaferboy on June 25, 2008, 14:49:20 pm
Anyone know how quick a sledge can cover the quarter?!

Depends what you tow it with... Wink
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« Reply #22 on: June 26, 2008, 08:47:50 am »
Quote from: gold65turbo on June 22, 2008, 22:23:05 pm
Top work and with a Holley. Grin

It just proves that you can go fast with a turbo and a Holley if you leave the damn jets alone, eh Martin?    Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #23 on: September 01, 2008, 01:38:01 am »
Olley just told me about this post today, so I thought I would dig it up and respond. As Olley said, Mason Dixon is FAR from downhill. It is a level track that was completely resurfaced last year. Thanx for the congrats! Stay tuned...faster times to come.... Grin
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« Reply #24 on: September 01, 2008, 14:54:23 pm »
Quote from: Squirmn German on September 01, 2008, 01:38:01 am
Olley just told me about this post today, so I thought I would dig it up and respond. As Olley said, Mason Dixon is FAR from downhill. It is a level track that was completely resurfaced last year. Thanx for the congrats! Stay tuned...faster times to come.... Grin

Welcome to the Lounge Gene! Great car, love it! you east coast guys are really stepping things up!

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« Reply #25 on: September 01, 2008, 14:59:00 pm »
Thanx! And thanx for sticking up for me here on the otherside of the pond! These guys should be construction site engineers since they can tell the lay of the land from a crappy youtube video! Throw out those laser transits and call these guys! LOL!!  Tongue
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« Reply #26 on: September 01, 2008, 15:45:38 pm »
Quote from: Squirmn German on September 01, 2008, 14:59:00 pm
Thanx! And thanx for sticking up for me here on the otherside of the pond! These guys should be construction site engineers since they can tell the lay of the land from a crappy youtube video! Throw out those laser transits and call these guys! LOL!!  Tongue

No worries, been looking at yours and Jerry Lewis' cars for some time and got to say that I am really impressed with the Unlimited Street East setup.
On this side of the pond most people think the US tracks are down hill maybe we need to stop tilting our heads!

Anyway post some more pics of your car as I can't get onto your myspace gallery as I am not registered on there!

Rob.
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« Reply #27 on: September 01, 2008, 16:00:13 pm »



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« Reply #28 on: September 01, 2008, 16:08:06 pm »
Quote from: Prowagen on September 01, 2008, 15:45:38 pm
On this side of the pond most people think the US tracks are down hill
Only if you work in Croydon Cheesy
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« Reply #29 on: September 01, 2008, 20:37:28 pm »
Quote from: Squirmn German on September 01, 2008, 16:00:13 pm

Why hello there! Dude please tell me this is not your wife! I was hoping we could be friends!  Grin
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