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Lawrie · 07-09-2011, 11:30 PM

Took our dragster to the strip on fri and sat for the meeting,we did 12 passes all up,this is the first time we have run since bringing it back form New Zealand,
It ran a PB of 9.46 at 139mph.all this with two cyls with 11% leakdown, won the final, unbeknown to me the driver of the other car lost it at the 1/8 mile and crossed into my lane and missed my wheelie bar by inches.
When we got the car back to the pits,the convertor seal had blown and there was a pool of tranny fluid underneath, the tranny has earned its keep as it has done 4yrs.
All in all ,a great two days .
Lawrie

07-09-2011, 11:30 PM	#1
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,221	blown flathead Took our dragster to the strip on fri and sat for the meeting,we did 12 passes all up,this is the first time we have run since bringing it back form New Zealand, It ran a PB of 9.46 at 139mph.all this with two cyls with 11% leakdown, won the final, unbeknown to me the driver of the other car lost it at the 1/8 mile and crossed into my lane and missed my wheelie bar by inches. When we got the car back to the pits,the convertor seal had blown and there was a pool of tranny fluid underneath, the tranny has earned its keep as it has done 4yrs. All in all ,a great two days . Lawrie