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Old 04-11-2011, 09:11 PM
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Thumbs up 4550 LBS IN THE AIR!!!

I was on the tracks photographers website and look what i found
I had to buy it!! And this was only the 1.64 60 ft, they might both be off when it went 1.60!
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2023,(Pontiac 505) 1.27 60 ft, 5.97@112.86, 9.48@139.31.... 275/60 Radial Pro's
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Old 04-11-2011, 09:18 PM
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Way cool!!!

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Old 04-11-2011, 09:21 PM
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Sweet!!!

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Old 04-11-2011, 09:38 PM
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dont see that everyday!!! thats awesome darby..

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Old 04-11-2011, 09:42 PM
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pretty amazing! excellent shot

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Old 04-11-2011, 09:47 PM
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Niiiiiiiiiiiiice

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Old 04-11-2011, 10:29 PM
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Love it man!

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Old 04-11-2011, 10:58 PM
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Looks great Darby, glad your car can't give itself a hernia...

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Old 04-11-2011, 11:42 PM
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Nice pic I am going to add it to my collection!

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Yeah,now that's a classic drag/launch pic!



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Old 04-12-2011, 12:17 AM
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Looks awesome! Do you mind posting the motor specs? Specifically cam specs. Thanks

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Old 04-12-2011, 02:42 AM
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Totally awesome. You really got that beast hookin' up.

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Old 04-12-2011, 06:09 AM
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i had to photoshop mine to get it to do that.

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Old 04-12-2011, 07:45 AM
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Very cool!

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Old 04-12-2011, 07:56 AM
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Cool, it takes some serious grunt to do that.

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Old 04-12-2011, 08:01 AM
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Think about that poor poor sprag.

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Old 04-12-2011, 11:05 AM
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^x2! So was the wheels up pic worth the broken parts cause I think thats pretty dam SWEET!

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Old 04-12-2011, 11:19 AM
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^x2! So was the wheels up pic worth the broken parts cause I think thats pretty dam SWEET!
TWO WORDS......F****** ABSOLUTELY

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Old 04-12-2011, 11:39 AM
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TWO WORDS......F****** ABSOLUTELY
HAHA true story!

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