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Post by germanrebel on Jun 15, 2006 11:49:20 GMT -5
i have to say that i think that is false......i know that if my driver came out of the hydrant and say the official waving arms and red flags he would shut the truck down right away!
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Post by Dan Laverty on Jun 15, 2006 12:50:07 GMT -5
There are 3 headsets on the course that enable officials to communicate with each other. 1. Starting line 2. Timing Truck 3. Top of the Arch Even if the Official on the starting line relayed an unsafe condition to the timing truck or arch there is no way for them to relay the information to any officials that would be in the position to red flag the truck in enough time. This is all happening in a very small time frame as we all know.
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Post by cbiscuit on Jun 16, 2006 9:11:43 GMT -5
What happened to posting pics on this thread? LOL
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Post by Dan Laverty on Jun 16, 2006 9:25:13 GMT -5
This thread got hijacked...ARGGH!!!!
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Post by HydroJr on Jun 16, 2006 22:41:35 GMT -5
Hmmm, a rule to put in place a "door" so to speak so the hose stays in. That would constitute a rule change, and cost each team more money and I am sure someone will say it isn't safe and off to court we go...Then someone will say don't have THAT guy do it and off to court he goes. Sound familiar?
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Post by ItsInMyBlood on Jun 16, 2006 23:10:18 GMT -5
It's simple pay attention when packing the hose. Their run would have been fine if that the anchor man didn't get off of the truck. Once he got off he pulled the rest of the hose off and screwed everything up.
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Post by burnunit on Jun 24, 2006 22:02:04 GMT -5
a door held up by the anchorman's knee isn't a bad thing cutchogues got one and it works
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Post by RRraffleSales on Jun 25, 2006 7:59:13 GMT -5
PW Road Runners in the early years. Truck went higher. The only controversy back then was it was red flagged and the run DQ'd and we moved on. The driver learned to drive differently and safer. .
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Post by JUSMIK on Jun 25, 2006 8:08:42 GMT -5
And may be if they had wheelie bars the front end would have been on the ground and they would have got a time and gone on to win the drill what a consept!!!!!!!!
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Post by RRraffleSales on Jun 25, 2006 9:59:47 GMT -5
Jusmik, I modified my post. Forgetting what a sensitive topic this is, my point wasnt meant to stir the pot, just to show that the topic had come up in the past and was dealt with differently, I just wish we could get on with it.
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Post by Historian on Jun 25, 2006 21:50:40 GMT -5
(Ray: I too had to modify my post for accuracy)
I think this photo is from 1968. (whitewall passenger tires on front) During this era the Road Runners were launching on many runs with a wheelie.
In the 1969 State Drill in Buffalo, the Road Runners took the C-Rig off the trailer and put it on the line with the incorrect tire pressure. They stood the truck on it's tailboard! It came down with a thud, and dropped the ballast weights off the front end, and stopped the run. NO TIME.
BTW..... They did go on and win that drill anyway!
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Post by LUNCHBOX on Jul 2, 2006 19:33:43 GMT -5
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Post by Shocker on Jul 3, 2006 10:59:35 GMT -5
Looks like Sean's doing a banana split instead of eating one? And who might that be dragging?
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Post by Junior874747 on Jul 3, 2006 13:49:54 GMT -5
That's "Sweet" draggin'.
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Post by LUNCHBOX on Jul 9, 2006 20:30:47 GMT -5
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