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A different kind of race

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A different kind of race

Post by bandit1250 » Thu Oct 20, 2016 1:01 pm

My wife and I went to a drag race on Oct.9 that was all diesel powered vehicles. They had some interesting trucks running the quarter mile drags even had big rigs from Canada there running. These things were incredible how fast they can get them to run with all that weight. Have to wait to see the times at the end of the track on the board until the black smoke clears. Some of the big ten wheel trucks ran the quarter mile in the lower thirteen second range at over a 100 mph. They had a couple Mustangs there doing time trails between the trucks running and a couple of the big trucks from Canada were faster than the 5.0 Mustang. They had a class for pickup diesels for the eight fastest pickups and the Cummins Dodges were the fastest in the class and were in the low tens at over a 130mph. We stayed for the finals and it was won by a Cummins Dodge and he got the $1000 for first place. I could not believe the turn out for a diesel event. What is amazing is my wife and I were maybe the oldest ones there as they are all young kids in there 20's-30's that are really in to this diesel stuff. I will post a few picture from that race that when I left there I had a different opinion on what can be done with a diesel.
Big rig doing his 8 tire burnout to heat the tires up.
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Burn out with a pickup. Lots of tire and exhaust smoke
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Two of the big boys headed down the trackImage
This was one of the Dodges in the 10 second range. A really great restore on this stake bed truck

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Two pickups on a run down the Mason-Dixon track

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Re: A different kind of race

Post by RetiredSeabee » Thu Oct 20, 2016 1:53 pm

That is cool! Almost like watching Black powder shooters. :D
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Re: A different kind of race

Post by Bish1309 » Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:53 pm

Has anyone ever seen semis racing on ovals or road courses? Talk about serious crashes.
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Re: A different kind of race

Post by Sir Henry » Fri Oct 21, 2016 4:23 pm

RetiredSeabee wrote:That is cool! Almost like watching Black powder shooters. :D
Funniest thing I've heard all week. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: A different kind of race

Post by Les » Fri Oct 21, 2016 4:46 pm

I once had an old Ford Sierra that used to smoke like that. It wouldn't have won any races, tho'.

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Re: A different kind of race

Post by Sir Henry » Fri Oct 21, 2016 4:56 pm

I wonder if the semi's run with a locked tandom?

Edit: I missed the part about an eight wheel burnout.
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Re: A different kind of race

Post by daytime dave » Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:35 pm

What is the phrase for when the thick black smoke comes out under load? Blowing coal?
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Re: A different kind of race

Post by Sir Henry » Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:48 pm

Six days on the road and I'm a-gonna make it home tonight.

"smoke is blowin' black as coal"

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Re: A different kind of race

Post by bandit1250 » Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:22 pm

[quote="Sir Henry"]Six days on the road and I'm a-gonna make it home tonight.

"smoke is blowin' black as coal"
Here a few more to go with the song


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This one was one of the faster big rigs. Quarter mile in 13.52@101MPH


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This was another fast one down from Canada

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Had a good turn out for being a all diesel event
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Re: A different kind of race

Post by Deadwood Dutch » Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:31 pm

Beautiful trucks, looks like great fun!

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