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Post by cbiscuit on Feb 3, 2008 22:37:48 GMT -5
THE "ROLLING START" NEVER MADE SENSE TO ME... JUST FLOOR IT, AND NAIL THE BRAKES AND FLOOR IT AGAIN...
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Post by bugdriver on Feb 3, 2008 23:49:32 GMT -5
The term used for rolling to the hydrant was called running with a "glide". I ran hydrant for Floral Park with the glide in 1970 and won the B hose state title. Hydrant times were in the 3.0 to 3.2 area. you also have to remember that B rigs of that time were standard shift truck transmissions. the run from clocks to hydrant is shorter than hydrant to nozzle line, thus requiring some trucks to use a longer range gear.(third instead of second). Third gear would bog when braking at the hydrant. the glide prevented that, and stick times were competitive with the teams that used the brake. The glide was also very consistant as you eliminated almost all possible error. (bad drop,wet track,ect.). Todays trucks with automatic transmissions made the glide obsolite as stick times came down. The Teddys Boys won their state title with the glide. The last team I remember to run it. Back in the day it worked,but today-NO CHANCE.
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Post by limphose on Feb 4, 2008 18:12:37 GMT -5
Bunch of teams still use a modified "glide" in B replacement from the looks of it.
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Post by cbiscuit on Feb 9, 2008 23:27:53 GMT -5
bug... thanx, makes sense now...
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nightraider
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Syosset Night Raider from the 70's
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Post by nightraider on Jul 31, 2008 21:15:44 GMT -5
Syosset used the roll into the hydrant with the Ford in the 70's Not sure when they got the new B Truck
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Post by GuardrailGeek on Aug 1, 2008 6:29:28 GMT -5
I can tell you a negative effect of the "glide" in B-Hose.....
With the increased momentum due to no hydrant brake, it made the drop at the nozzle line screaming hot!!! It resulted in a longer brake, and more things could go wrong.
A few years ago, when the trooper sat at trackside and noted the speed of our trucks with radar, the fasted B truck speeds were the ones using the "glide" in B-Hose.
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Post by driver7789 on Aug 2, 2008 19:41:59 GMT -5
and it is not b-replacement because you are allowed to use either truck
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Post by limphose on Aug 3, 2008 8:48:35 GMT -5
Sorry, terminology, never experienced that many people on a C rig unless it was in "dummy".
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Post by afdltonetwelve on Oct 8, 2008 19:41:36 GMT -5
I remember the days of stick and Johnny Rice from Amityville spinning the tires on the line after popping the clutch, those were the days.
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