08-15-2016, 11:02 AM | #1 |
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Speed Week is up and running. Check http://www.scta-bni.org/ for results. Lickety Split, a '31 full-fendered coupe ran 116 yesterday, banger powered!
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08-15-2016, 12:16 PM | #2 |
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The hot rodders likely care, the true Model A people ( me ) could care less. It is not a Model A anymore. Wayne
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08-15-2016, 12:46 PM | #3 | |
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08-15-2016, 03:32 PM | #4 |
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My old boss, George, ran a 429 with an exit speed of 440. Not to bad. Miss not being there this year.
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08-15-2016, 07:39 PM | #6 |
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08-15-2016, 08:33 PM | #7 |
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Looks like a 2 port Riley to me.
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08-15-2016, 08:35 PM | #8 |
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Had a drive in Petes car in 2013 with my old hayseed engine , Its like calling into Heaven but not stopping off, ? Now theres salt in my blood , Just need to stay young enough for 2017, Tonya record still stands at 97.1 blown flat head 4 . In Lickety split .But we are working on that.
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08-15-2016, 10:42 PM | #9 |
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08-16-2016, 11:29 AM | #10 |
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The valve covers look like 2-port, if so, I'm doubly impressed with his time!
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08-16-2016, 11:40 AM | #11 |
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That must be an old pic? Just saw a new one on facebook, he is running hie Eubanks-Cook.
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08-16-2016, 01:31 PM | #12 |
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08-16-2016, 06:44 PM | #13 |
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jim , are you running this year ? ,,, thanks .. steve in Y/C
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Early this morning Greg Martinez did his return run and backed up his new World Record
in the V4F/BGL (Blown Gas Lakester) class at 164+. This with a Model B flathead engine! Greg improved his previous world record of 157+. |
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New record for Lickety Split driver Tamara Slagle 120.109 , Hows that for a stock body coupe ?? Banger powed . Congratulations too Pete & the team, Well done.
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08-17-2016, 11:33 AM | #16 |
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Tamara is Pete's daughter, a really nice person. I am not running this year, maybe next? There were 2 of the Eubanks-Cook heads finished. Steve Serr of Miller fame now has the patterns and is doing a lot of work on them, they should be really nice when done!!! Congrats to Greg! That is a lot of speed, and it's a flathead!
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08-17-2016, 05:03 PM | #17 |
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I know where the other head is.
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08-17-2016, 05:08 PM | #18 |
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08-17-2016, 05:21 PM | #20 |
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Lickety Split
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