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Title: Finally.....
Post by: stretch on September 30, 2012, 18:41:04 pm
After nearly 2 years of trying I managed to run a 12 second 1/4 mile pass in my street car on Saturday.   :)

Thanks to the people who were there to help me out, my wife (pooh), Graham, Dude & Jo.

Roll on next year........


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: Andy Sykes on September 30, 2012, 18:58:50 pm
After nearly 2 years of trying I managed to run a 12 second 1/4 mile pass in my street car on Saturday.   :)

Thanks to the people who were there to help me out, my wife (pooh), Graham, Dude & Jo.

Roll on next year........

Awesome well done mate :)


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: Airspeed on September 30, 2012, 18:59:02 pm
Congrats Martin! Well done mate!


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: Martin Greaves on September 30, 2012, 19:35:10 pm
Nice ;D


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: AntLockyer on September 30, 2012, 20:01:47 pm
Well done!


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: Rich_h on September 30, 2012, 20:15:38 pm
nice one dude  8)


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: Bernard Newbury on September 30, 2012, 21:17:37 pm
Well done Stretch.


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: Chris bugster on September 30, 2012, 21:56:53 pm
A picture (or better still a movie) paints a thousand words??????? ;)


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: Neil Davies on September 30, 2012, 23:25:09 pm
About bloody time! ;D well done fella!


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: stretch on October 01, 2012, 08:11:48 am
Thanks guys.   ;D

Neil, your right mate.  Took me long enough.   ;)


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: Fasterbrit on October 01, 2012, 09:29:20 am
Good work dude ;)


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: Shane Noone on October 01, 2012, 10:43:32 am
Well done Martin  ;) and welcome to the 12 second club  ;D


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: richie on October 01, 2012, 11:36:19 am
Good work dude ;)

Matt

hes not dude,Stretch is the tall one :o ;D, Dude is the one with long hair :D


Nice one Stretch,pleased you kept perservering and got there now :)

cheers richie


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: Neil Davies on October 01, 2012, 13:54:15 pm
Thanks guys.   ;D

Neil, your right mate.  Took me long enough.   ;)

I know, I thought I might be in danger of getting a car out before you got your twelve! :o ::) What were the numbers?


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: TexasTom on October 01, 2012, 14:10:00 pm
It's a GREAT feeling, isn't it? LOL
Congratulations!
 ;)
TxT


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: stretch on October 01, 2012, 16:27:28 pm
Neil, it ran 12.91 @ 103mph


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: Neil Davies on October 01, 2012, 22:20:44 pm
Nice one, well in! ;D What changes did you make to it? ???


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: dannyboy on October 01, 2012, 22:32:03 pm
 8) 8) 8) 8)


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: benssp on October 01, 2012, 22:35:02 pm
Good work Stretch ;D


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: jamiep_jamiep on October 03, 2012, 09:41:41 am
Well done mate! :)


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: Rich_h on October 04, 2012, 23:33:03 pm
mate forgot were did you run ?


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: cedric on October 05, 2012, 07:28:55 am
 Well done .!!!! No video or pix ;D


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: stretch on October 05, 2012, 09:13:34 am
It was at Shakey (Avon Park..... I'm old   ;) )

We didn't get any pic's or video sorry.  There is a picture of the car on the startline at http://yawningcat.zenfolio.com/p662668684

Actually Dude might have some.  Dude?


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: flatfire on October 05, 2012, 11:28:56 am
Well done the bug looks spot on.  :)


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: taffy apple on October 09, 2012, 11:11:30 am
 ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) well done mate.


Title: Re: Finally.....
Post by: tezza on October 09, 2012, 20:22:57 pm
Nice one, well in! ;D What changes did you make to it? ???
he finally found his big right foot  ;)
well done stretch  ;D