Irwindale Drag Strip

[moparchris]

So what do you do with your largely unrestored A12 Super Bee when your bored? You take it to Irwindale, smoke off a set of ancient BFG's, and over rev the poo out of it.

 

[moparstuart]

wow very nice

 

[moparchris]

And now some videos. I crushed a new SRT8 Challenger which felt alright.

 

[BahamaA12RR]

Awesome- thanks for sharing!!!!!

That's one sweet car!

 

[ALX69RR440]

Wow! :worship: :worship: :worship:

I want to do that!

 

[solid gold]

That's cool! :cool:

 

[Basketcase]

:drive: :drive: :drive:

 

[Roadcuda]

Looks like you had a great time! Is that 1/8th mile track?

 

[69hemibeep]

Looks like a good time Chris, what were you doing at the light, Texting :jester:

 

[moparchris]

Looks like a good time Chris, what were you doing at the light, Texting :jester:

So says the guy who wont take the challenge. :acme:


I had a blast. Its the most fun I have had to date with it. I think a trip to the dyno and a set of drag radials would make it even more fun. Ripping the gears at full throttle was really fun. I over revved it all over the place, the fact that it still runs is a miracle. It spun so much that I had trouble keeping up on my shifting duties.

It turns out that Irwindale's starting line is a slight down hill and the car rolls when you try to stage it. So I was concentrating on my starting line technique versus smoking someone at the light.

It would have been a perfect night except the ramp truck ran out of gas on the freeway in the worst spot. The transfer valve for the fuel tanks is inop and I wasn't able to switch tanks so it ran the right tank dry. Bummer.

 

[moparchris]

Looks like you had a great time! Is that 1/8th mile track?

Yeah Steve 1/8th mile.

 

[moparchris]

Wow! :worship: :worship: :worship:

I want to do that!

Lets go! Free ride on the ramp truck for your Runner!

 

[moparstuart]

Looks like a good time Chris, what were you doing at the light, Texting :jester:

So says the guy who wont take the challenge. :acme:


I had a blast. Its the most fun I have had to date with it. I think a trip to the dyno and a set of drag radials would make it even more fun. Ripping the gears at full throttle was really fun. I over revved it all over the place, the fact that it still runs is a miracle. It spun so much that I had trouble keeping up on my shifting duties.

It turns out that Irwindale's starting line is a slight down hill and the car rolls when you try to stage it. So I was concentrating on my starting line technique versus smoking someone at the light.

It would have been a perfect night except the ramp truck ran out of gas on the freeway in the worst spot. The transfer valve for the fuel tanks is inop and I wasn't able to switch tanks so it ran the right tank dry. Bummer.

you would think a rich saudi oil baron like your self would have plenty of gas

 

[ALX69RR440]

Wow! :worship: :worship: :worship:

I want to do that!

Lets go! Free ride on the ramp truck for your Runner!

OMG are serious? I want to go! I’m 40 miles from Irwindale.
I know you are an extremely busy guy but you let me know when and I’ll drop everything.
All I need to do to the car is fix a pesky power steering leak. I have the original manual steering box and I’m seriously thinking about going back to manual steering.

 

[Roadcuda]

Looks like you had a great time! Is that 1/8th mile track?

Yeah Steve 1/8th mile.

Thanks Chris! So what kind of times did you run?

 

[chapdog105]

Awesome Chris! Thanks for the pics...

 

[moparchris]

Wow! :worship: :worship: :worship:

I want to do that!

Lets go! Free ride on the ramp truck for your Runner!

OMG are serious? I want to go! I’m 40 miles from Irwindale.
I know you are an extremely busy guy but you let me know when and I’ll drop everything.
All I need to do to the car is fix a pesky power steering leak. I have the original manual steering box and I’m seriously thinking about going back to manual steering.

Yeah, totally serious! Lets go. I love the drag strip.

Steve, it ran 8.80s at 82 mph with 2.29 60 foot times. Thats in the mid 13s at 106-107 ish.

 

[george68hemirr]

chris.....looks like you had a good time.......no cops chasing ya and you can go as fast as you want to go......nothing better then that and you didnt break anything :drive: :drive: :drive:

 

[Steve]

Love that last video Chris,I heard you chirp the tyres in 3rd.respect

 

[abodybill]

That's what they were made for!!! :yesnod:
Sure is alot of fun. :banana:

Never run the Dart at night but would like to try it.

Thanks
for sharing the FUN