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Old 09-19-2020, 04:21 PM   #1
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anybody thinking about attending this event, other than me? Flathead Fall Nationals presented by the ECTA, details on their website



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Old 09-19-2020, 07:34 PM   #2
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Ya, I was thinking about it but I have only one (1) throttle return spring and can,t afford the second one, so they won"t let me run.
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Ya, I was thinking about it but I have only one (1) throttle return spring and can,t afford the second one, so they won"t let me run.



You need front brakes also but you have that covered Certainly not like the good old ECTA.
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Front brakes?? What kinda drag racing is that? We never ran front brakes, LOL. Ran a B/A way back when.
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