Re: Good story from the drag strip

From: Doug Fedeli (rdf@eznet.net)
Date: Sat Oct 28 2000 - 12:47:14 EDT


The whole way down the track he's saying to himself "I'm finally going to win
one"
HAHAHA

Doug Fedeli

WMBARRET@aol.com wrote:

> I line up in the staging lanes and get next to a '90 ish Ford Ranger RC 4X4,
> the truck has about 6" of lift, 33" tires, and has been retro fitted with a
> 302 V-8. So I 'm sitting there thinking about having a little fun, at his
> expense :) hee hee. So I decide I'm gonna let the tree go green, and let him
> take off, give a big spot, just to see if I can catch him. Now keep in mind,
> I have no idea what times this kid was running, I was guessing 17 ish. So the
> light goes green, and he takes off, I count to about 3 and gun it, by this
> time he's a good ways down there, and I'm thinking, "there ain't no way I'll
> catch him", big crowd on hand watching, hee hee, so we get to the end and I
> catch him, it was soooooo close I couldn't tell who won. I get my ticket,
> BAWHAA HAAA, I beat him by 0.06 sec !!!!! He ran a 18.02, and I 14.48, his
> reaction was 1.5, and mine.... 4.98 sec. BAWAAA HAA HAAAA, Most fun I have
> ever had!!!!!!
>
> Matt Y2K-HEMI
> '00 RC 4.7L 5spd
> 14.48 @ 92.45



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