Turbo Meister Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Went to Irwindale dragstrip for Thursday night TNT and to try out the parachute. My first two runs were mediocre because my line lock was not working and my burnouts were insufficient to properly heat the tires. I only ran 116 mph in the 8th mile but I deployed the chute, anyway. Maybe because of the low mph or because I stumbled upon the perfect chute mounting position, I felt nothing when the chute deployed. Soon I will find out what it feels like to pop the chute at 150 mph. But first I have to buy a new oil pan....you will see why when you watch this video. I was surprised how well the burnout was for the third run. And the tires hooked. The oil pan isn't leaking , but only a little crumpled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 (edited) Wow. That landing must have felt rough! Amazing hook though. You ought to rig up a traction control system with elevation sensors under the nose. Ride the wheelie.... Nothing to be embarrassed about there Edited June 18, 2011 by cygnusx1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNkEyT88 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Wow, quite the ride I'm sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 You scared the car so bad it shit a parachute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Meister Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 You scared the car so bad it **** a parachute! Good One, Ha Ha!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 The pink girl's expression says "Please shoot me now...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 This is pretty dang sweet man, congrats on the traction at least, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Nice ride, Hanns! Too bad you couldn't have held it just a bit longer--looks like fun in a I-just-soiled-my-underwear kind of way Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Meister Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 Nice ride, Hanns! Too bad you couldn't have held it just a bit longer--looks like fun in a I-just-soiled-my-underwear kind of way Davy I wasn't going to lift, this time. But the carb probably flooded the engine while the nose was up in the air and immediately killed the engine. There was nothing I could do to keep it from dropping. It was actually kind of exciting to see the track disappear before my eyes!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 OUCH!!! I hope nothing was hurt. The car looks GREAT!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Meister Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 OUCH!!! I hope nothing was hurt. The car looks GREAT!!!! Thanks. I have a new oilpan on order. Although the old one wasn't leaking, it was a bit crumpled!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatsunZman04 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Time to invest in some wheelie bars, Nice car I bet that was one fun ride till the slam straight on to the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfan1 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Like he said, Add some bars quick! Very nice ride you have there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sq_creations Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 That was awesome and painful to watch. Glad it didn't hurt anything to bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrtRat1 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Pic of the oil pan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Meister Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 Pic of the oil pan? Never took a pic of it and it's gone in the trash. However, you can visualize what the pan looks like by imagining hitting the front bottom of the pan as hard as you can with a sledgehammer!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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