Sign up, Smoky Mountain Spring Nats May 20-22nd 2022

[ecbill]

At the rate we're goin, pump gas will be there before too long.  And not too long after, we'll be reminiscing about the good old days, when drag cars had gasoline engines.

[dave632]

I have to admit the performance of some of those electrics is amazing. Those Tesla's may be ugly
but low 9s from a real street car is unreal.

[carla60]

Dave
Please put me down for a 3gear Outlaw, 🦈 pool
Car-La

[dave632]

Send it in Carla60.

[dave632]

2 weeks left to the race, time to finish tuning and get ready to ship.

[crazynski]

Hi Dave,

Tracking number sent via PM. I hope Nanook's 3-cylinder canoe makes it in time from igloo-land (Canada).

Thanks for hosting this race!

Ken

[dave632]

You have the Canoe, we have the Donkey.

[hairycanary]

Dave I’m going to start building and tuning tonight or tomorrow or whenever🤪 getting a later start than usual😁 I have a SS Inline tire question... in your rules it says any tire ? Does that mean sillyfoams are OK ? And tire size max .550 ? In the NTRA rules for SS says no sillyfoams and .490 max. If I’m reading things right ? I know Racemasters have there own rules just want to make sure I get it right.

Thanks Rick

[skillet]

That's hilarious Rick. I'm going to start on mine tomorrow, should be dang near done setting up my new track. Just need to rail up one more lane and I think I'm good to go.

[ecbill]

Starting ALREADY?

[dave632]

May 7, 2022 16:22:32 GMT -7 hairycanary said:

Dave I’m going to start building and tuning tonight or tomorrow or whenever🤪 getting a later start than usual😁 I have a SS Inline tire question... in your rules it says any tire ? Does that mean sillyfoams are OK ? And tire size max .550 ? In the NTRA rules for SS says no sillyfoams and .490 max. If I’m reading things right ? I know Racemasters have there own rules just want to make sure I get it right.

Thanks Rick

 Rick, I eased up the restrictions on the tires for this race, any tire .550 max. The silifoams do not give any advantage over slip ons, just will not fly off the rim and of course they are more expensive.

[hairycanary]

Thanks Dave just wanted to make sure. I didn’t start on any cars yet had to clean up my work bench’s and clean the crap off my track find some cars and look for the new speed parts I thought I ordered ? Apparently I didn’t order any or lost them or misplaced them or all the above🙄 So Bill and Sam I’m right on schedule😁

[mazda]

Rick, I bet you put those parts in a safe place and they will still be there when you find them .

[crazynski]

Here's another question for the "newbie hour". Did the Bill Thomas Cheetah ever go drag racing?

It was specifically designed to kill the Shelby Cobra GT for all out top speed, which it surely did without question. 135mph for the Cobra vs 215mph for the Cheetah. I would NOT be wanting to drive a 1965 Cheetah at 215 MPH on any 1965 tire they made back then. You take your life in your hands if you get a blow-out.


Thanks,
Ken

[AJR]

May 8, 2022 21:23:21 GMT -7 dave632 said:

May 7, 2022 16:22:32 GMT -7 hairycanary said:

Dave I’m going to start building and tuning tonight or tomorrow or whenever🤪 getting a later start than usual😁 I have a SS Inline tire question... in your rules it says any tire ? Does that mean sillyfoams are OK ? And tire size max .550 ? In the NTRA rules for SS says no sillyfoams and .490 max. If I’m reading things right ? I know Racemasters have there own rules just want to make sure I get it right.

Thanks Rick

 Rick, I eased up the restrictions on the tires for this race, any tire .550 max. The silifoams do not give any advantage over slip ons, just will not fly off the rim and of course they are more expensive.

Silly foams have no advantage over slip ons??? I'm sorry but I beg to differ.