That's horrible. Sorry for your loss. I saw a guy once that hit a deer in
his new Z-71. The guy got out and kicked the crap outta the deer!! It was
funny. Anyhow, Will...bring it back!! I never got to see the thing..
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: <ABeerCan@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 3:28 PM
Subject: DML: Good news/Bad news
> Well guys,
> The past weekend at the track went well! The Dakado was running well
and
> my traction problems are pretty much all gone now. Thanks for the ideas
and
> help to get the power to the ground in a better fashion! Ok, now for a
break
> down of the run that pushed me into my best time ever!
> Temp: ~89F Humidity: ~74%
> R/T: 0.548
> 60ft: 1.248
> 1/8: 5.57@128.49mph
> 1/4: 8.74@159.73mph
> I was really impressed with these times! The Dakado was launching HARD
and
> grabbing the track surface like the tires were superglued to the track! I
> took the top spot at the weekend shootout. I also took the top spot
during
> the Sunday night grudge matches. All in all it was a great weekend! Now
for
> the bad news:
> After staying at the trackside Sunday night (we camped out in a tent for
the
> weekend) we packed everything back up and headed towards the house on
Monday
> morning. If anyone has traveled Highway 25 in Mississippi, then you know
it
> isn't exactly the best highway as far as "animal" safety is concerned
(hint
> hint). Anyway, between Louisville, MS and Starkville, MS (a 30 mile
stretch
> of two lane Hwy 25), the fate of the Dakado was changed once again. About
20
> miles south of our house, a large doe stepped out onto Hwy 25 about 30
feet
> in front of us. The rest of the story should be evident. So needless to
> say, the new custom built Griffin polished aluminum radiator is gone, the
> front end is demolished along with the hood, a/c condenser, my dual
electric
> fans, and the large tranny cooler. It will take me a while to decide
whether
> I want to rebuild the Dakado back to the drag strip terror it once was, or
if
> I want to just repair what is damaged and turn her into a trailer queen
only,
> no more racing, just truck shows only. So much for my idea of a new paint
> job next month.
>
> The other Will
> <going back to the drawing board to start all over again>
>
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