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Old 04-22-2025, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by napa68 View Post
You can just hear a version of the story in the parking lot.......

"We broke the race car last night. Just to have something to do, we ran the tow rig today......... into the mid 14's"
Was more common in bracket than you might think. Saw this a number of times at North Star Drag Strip in the 70's. Break the race car, dial the tow vehicle in for mid 15's and get a 3 second head start. Drove the competition nuts sitting that long and a fair amount pulled an impatient red light.
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