Originally Posted by DirtTrackTherapy16J:
There you go Rev...I removed my post, sorry for agreeing with you and just chiming in on how I think their kool and what I see at tracks. I'm fully aware of what a wheel stand is...I did it all the time as a kid on a bicycle and I do it to this day on ATVs, Pit Bikes, and Sleds. Sorry I wasn't born yet in the time frame your talking about, have a good one.
I don't even remember what you said... no reason to delete anything for my sake, not too easily offended, & I love when people agree with me!
Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
Cars used not to be so stiff. Used to have the Left wheel three feet in the air all the way around the turns. About the only place you see this now a lot is Terre Haute early. Wheelies really weren't often until Gaerte and other pure engine builders got involved. Also the tires doubled, then tripled in width.
Can remember Dick Gaines on the top of Burg, Running straight and thru the holes, And Butch Wilkerson down low with that left front all jacked up in the air beating himself to death. Dick usually came out on top, But Butch occasionally beat him off. Grant King cars were works of art.
Originally Posted by DirtTrackTherapy16J:
There you go Rev...I removed my post, sorry for agreeing with you and just chiming in on how I think their kool and what I see at tracks. I'm fully aware of what a wheel stand is...I did it all the time as a kid on a bicycle and I do it to this day on ATVs, Pit Bikes, and Sleds. Sorry I wasn't born yet in the time frame your talking about, have a good one.
You can do one with a sled? wow
But wouldn't that be more of a "runnerie"????
back before they had speed limits in the pits at Indianapolis is was really cool to watch guys practice pit exit's. Gordon Johncock comes to mind. In 1982 I'm pretty sure he would have waxed Lee Shepherd's Camaro.
Originally Posted by Go Fast:
My .02 cent. To combat the tracks getting slick later in the night the engines are further back in the chassis than the old days.
Late 70's/80s common engine setback was 39" from rear of motor plate to center of rear axle. 40" became pretty standard in late 80s and early 90s. Now days we see 41" even some 42" motor setback which means the engines are further forward in the chassis.
Justin Grant wouldn't tell anyone but his new Haubstadt chassis that his father-in-law Bubby Jones preached at him to build most likely has the engine setback at 39-40" and lower front torsion tubes to loosen the car and give more forward drive at Haubstadt.
Originally Posted by revjimk:
You can do one with a sled? wow
But wouldn't that be more of a "runnerie"????
Yeah I can't ride it very long or very high off the ground but 1200cc with my near 3 foot arms and my 270lbs on the very a** end of the sled, I can pull it off the ground for little bit lol
Originally Posted by Hubie48:
Sprint Cars are beasts!
The engine would run with any NHRA Pro Stock car.
back before they had speed limits in the pits at Indianapolis is was really cool to watch guys practice pit exit's. Gordon Johncock comes to mind. In 1982 I'm pretty sure he would have waxed Lee Shepherd's Camaro.
Late eighties, Early 90s I went down to edgewater drag strip (Cleves OH) and somebody had one of Greg Staabs motors in a rail dragster. Id say at the time a top sprint motor was around 700hp and Staab had good stuff. Not the best, far from the worst. Sprint motor at that time in that rail buggy 8.90 quarter mile
