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Old 04-05-2006, 10:22 PM
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Take a fat ---- for that extra weight reduction.
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Old 04-05-2006, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Sir_Wallace
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7. Remove your driver side headlight
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9. Turn on heater w/ temp @90 deg to help cool the engine
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18. Trickle charge your battery overnight before going to race
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WTF? Remove the headlight so you create more aerodynamic drag...smart. The only way I can see that being good is if you have an inlet to the outside, and a filler piece to gover the surrounding gap. Still wouldnt do much.

Heater on sounds not so good to me. When its hot inside, you have a hard time concentrating when your sweating your ***** off, not to mention your hands would be sweaty from the heat, slip off the shifter...? Also, blower motor on would be more electrical load, so alt would charge more.

---- trickle charge, I drive atleast 30 mins to any of the tracks near me. What would be the point to this anyway? Less electrical load?

My tip...dont fly past the staging line, seen it so many times by the noobs, you get laughed at and you look like a jackass. You make yourself easy target on gamblers night...(which is not always a bad thing though, hehe) Also, if you know you cant burn the tires, dont make a fool of yourself and try real hard, it makes you look stupid. If you have street tires, burning them isnt going to help much, probably hurt you if any.
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Old 04-06-2006, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 95RedEX
LOL... Nothing like your ashtray flying open and change spilling all over on a hard launch.

I'm guilty of that one.
I had my radio fall out on my shifter once in my car, and another time when a buddy of mine let me run his integra
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Old 04-06-2006, 02:47 AM
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take a dump before racing... weight reduction.
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Old 04-06-2006, 02:54 AM
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take a dump before racing... weight reduction.
way to read and say exactly what someone else said...

psycho, maybe behind driver headlight is where air intake is? thats the only thing i could think of
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Old 04-06-2006, 03:02 AM
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way to read and say exactly what someone else said...

psycho, maybe behind driver headlight is where air intake is? thats the only thing i could think of
Oh ----, imma retard.

Well, race naked...
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Old 04-06-2006, 05:12 AM
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and dont remember kids, get a good full 8 hours worth of sleep the night before. ya you should of went threw them and just put the ones that would applie to anyone. like taking a dump like someone stated. easy 1 sec off the time. personally i pee on my tires before i run because it warms them up, so you better add that to the list
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Old 04-06-2006, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by psycho_vince
My tip...dont fly past the staging line, seen it so many times by the noobs, you get laughed at and you look like a jackass. You make yourself easy target on gamblers night...(which is not always a bad thing though, hehe) Also, if you know you cant burn the tires, dont make a fool of yourself and try real hard, it makes you look stupid. If you have street tires, burning them isnt going to help much, probably hurt you if any.

This is probably not understood by me because i come overseas... but what do you mean by 'flying by the staging line'?
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Old 04-06-2006, 07:15 AM
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cut and pasteing GM drag tips should get you tar and feathered...
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Old 04-06-2006, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by t0n

This is probably not understood by me because i come overseas... but what do you mean by 'flying by the staging line'?
That means when you pull up to the line to stage. Inch forward to get between the sensors and light up both staging lights.

Some tards just run right through them... It's funny to watch the staging guy run up, knock on the window and try to explain to people how to stage. You can tell they get pissed about people not doing it right.
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