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Drag Racing / Stagging Rules / Etiquette

« on: August 29, 2014, 08:46:43 PM »

I was testing at the local track here.

I was put up against a door car (test and tune).

I did my normal burn out and backed up, the door car did a burn out and pulled up to the line.

He lit the prestage light, and then I lit my prestage light.

I waited for him to stage, once he did I moved forward to light my stage light, as I moved forward my red light came on.

The starter came out held me, ran the other car and then had me back up and restage and I ran my time trial.

After I returned to the pits, while the track was being prepared for racing, I went over to talk with the starter.

He told me what he suspected happened was the door car prestaged, then turned the stage light on, then backed up to turn it back off.

By doing this he started the timer for staging.

This was done while I was working on turning my pre stage light on.

He says the door car driver then counts off six seconds and then stages (stage clock set to 7 to 10 seconds).

This cuts the time I have to stage to 1 to 3 seconds.

The starter says he has seen this trickery at this track before (understand that as soon as I saw his stage light come on I moved to turn my stage light on, but my red light came on right away).

I asked if this had been a race if that would have been a loss for me and he said yes.

Over dinner I was talking this over with my wife.

She says the crew person for the door car was out in front of the door car helping him stage. The thought has crossed my mind that the crew person might have tripped the stage light (by accident or on purpose as a way to win the race).

Up till now I have always curtsey staged (prestage, allow the other racer to prestage then stage and allow the other racer to stage).

This starter suggested I not do that, double bulb and not worry about what the other racer is doing, feels wrong to me.
 
This is the first time this has happened to me, has this happened to any of you?

Is this tripping of the stage light legal?

Your thoughts?


Glenn

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Drag Racing / Who Is going to New England Hot Rod Reunion in Epping, NH Sept 12 - 14

« on: August 19, 2014, 07:10:37 AM »

Ok, guys who is going?

 2nd Annual New England Hot Rod Reunion
Presented by AAA Insurance
September 12-14, 2014
Friday - Sunday
New England Dragway
Epping, NH

Great time last year, sure to be even better this year.



Entry form is below, Dealing for preregistration is August 25

http://www.nhramuseum.org/reunions/NERacerReg.pdf

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Spud Miller's Cave / Slow Reaction Time down with no Electronics?

« on: August 11, 2014, 06:49:44 AM »

I had a new valve body put into the transmission and the Pro Brake in it is quicker than the one on the old valve body.

Up to now have never had a red light when running a Pro Tree, this weekend I had three, (2) .375's and a .380.

Need to slow the vehicle reaction time down with no electronics.

I'm going to try a longer throw button.

Suggestions?

109

Drag Racing / Fourth Annual Empire Nostalgia Gold Cup

« on: August 07, 2014, 05:33:40 AM »

We will be here this weekend. Great time if you can make it.

110

Wanted to buy / Pontiac MR-1A (aluminum) block

« on: August 02, 2014, 08:54:01 PM »

Wanted Pontiac MR-1A (aluminum) block

111

Drag Racing / Who Is going to NDRL Rt 66 posts Briggs and Stratton Hot August Nights

« on: July 29, 2014, 04:45:07 PM »

So who is going?

112

Drag Racing / Electric dragster

« on: July 28, 2014, 08:31:02 AM »

Electric dragster

113

Drag Racing / Fellow FED member's son is down.

« on: July 25, 2014, 05:12:02 AM »

Austin Means, son of Greg Means (FED member gregm784) was involved in a ATV accident. His son has been working with him to learn the ropes. No one wants to see anyone hurt when it's a kid it's worse. Positive though and prayers would go along way..

He is stable and in good spirits. He is in surgery having large laceration sewn up. Approx 9"long. He got scalped they said.

The major concern is a fractured C4 vertebra in his neck. We will know more after an mri is done. The ct showed a fractured, but they aren't sure how bad yet. Getting the bleeding on his head stopped is more important as he is stable and alert.

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Front Engine Dragsters / First Front Engine Dragster?

« on: July 23, 2014, 09:34:56 AM »

First Front Engine Dragster?

115

Spud Miller's Cave / question on idle fuel adjustment

« on: July 03, 2014, 11:07:35 AM »

I cam across this when looking for something else



Note the idle fuel adjustment.  Does it do the same thing as this?

116

Front Engine Dragsters / MOVED: front axle concern

« on: July 01, 2014, 09:30:32 AM »

This topic has been moved to Roo Man's Room.

http://www.frontenginedragsters.org/forum/index.php?topic=1083.0

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Drag Racing / Roll Call Who Is going to NHRA New England Hot Rod Reunion Epping, NH 03042

« on: June 29, 2014, 07:44:17 AM »

Anyone have plans yet?

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Drag Racing / Free Front Engine Dragster Forum Bussiness Cards

« on: June 24, 2014, 01:26:24 PM »

I have created a forum business card that has the forum web site address on it.

See the attached.

If you are going to an event or belong to a club, and feel like helping to promote this forum send me a message with and address and I will send you some cards you can hand out.

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Hemi Engines

« on: June 23, 2014, 06:46:05 PM »

I currently, in case you do not know, have a Pontiac engine in my dragster.

It has reached the limits of a stock block. An after market block (Pontiac) is 5 grand.

Thinking out of the box, if I were to go to a Hemi what should I know and what should I look at?

I would want to run 7.5 with it with the possibility of going to 7.0

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Drag Racing / Roll Call Who Is going to NDRL Summer Jam at the Blue Suede Cruise Norwalk Ohio

« on: June 17, 2014, 08:42:04 PM »

Don't make the mistake I made and not preregister (I did not for the HRR as I did not know if I would be able to make it.

Not sure if this link will work but I'll try this should be the down load of the preregistration form http://summitmotorsportspark.com/images/pdf/Blue_Suede_Cruise/blue_suede_cruise_racer_form_2014_feb.pdf

As I have not been here before I am open to suggestions.

The Nostalgia Drag Racing League (NDRL) is bringing their classes to AkzoNobel Wanda Blue Suede Cruise. Racers qualify Friday and Saturday,then race on Sunday.

NDRL Pro 7.00 (FED, Altered, F/C or Door Slammer ’79 and older)
Car & Driver: $100
Payout: Winner: $1200; Runner-Up: $600; Semi’s: $300

NDRL Pro 7.50 (FED, Altered, F/C or Door Slammer ’79 and older)
Car & Driver: $100
Payout: $1000; Runner-Up: $500; Semi’s $250

NDRL Pro Comp (FED, Altered, F/C or Roadsters)
Indexes: 8.00, 8.50, 9.00, 9.50, 10.00
Car & Driver: $100
Payout: $800, Runner-Up: $400; Semi’s: $200

NDRL Pro Gas (’79 and older Door Slammers, Must have working doors)
Indexes: 8.00, 8.50, 9.00, 9.50, 10.00
Car & Driver: $100
Payout: $800, Runner-Up: $400; Semi’s: $200

Hot Rod Eliminator I ('79 and older Door Slammers, Must have working doors; 0 – 11:99)
Car & Driver: $40
Payout: Winner: $600, Runner-Up: $250; Semi’s: $75; Quarter’s: $40

Hot Rod Eliminator II ('79 and older Door Slammers, Must have working doors; 12:00 and slower)
Car & Driver: $40
Payout: Winner: $600, Runner-Up: $250; Semi’s: $75; Quarter’s: $40