Tennis again

Actually, for once ESPN's stupidity actually worked out in my favor.
When I got back from the track, I figured I had missed it. It turns
out it had just started when I turned the TV on. Talk about a good
day! A new personal best at the track, and NHRA drag racing when I
get home! And all it cost was one fried clutch! (special "dumb
ass" award to the water box guy on this one...)

Ken 01-Cobra


On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 02:58:33 GMT, Ken 01-Cobra
<dearhunter123 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:

 >People with fuzzy balls?
 >
 >Ken 01-Cobra
 >
 >Was at the track, so missed it anyway.
 >
 >On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 22:10:10 -0400, "Bobwrench"
 ><bobwrench15 RemoveThis @excite.com> wrote:
 >
  >>Again we are screwed by ESPN. Ten minutes after the hour and no drag racing.
  >>Who gives a rats ass about tennis.
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Ken
What did the water box guy do? I've worked the box a few times and I
always feel a little incompetant out there myself.
Doug

Ken 01-Cobra wrote:
 > Actually, for once ESPN's stupidity actually worked out in my favor.
 > When I got back from the track, I figured I had missed it. It turns
 > out it had just started when I turned the TV on. Talk about a good
 > day! A new personal best at the track, and NHRA drag racing when I
 > get home! And all it cost was one fried clutch! (special "dumb
 > ass" award to the water box guy on this one...)
 >
 > Ken 01-Cobra
 >
 >
 > On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 02:58:33 GMT, Ken 01-Cobra
 > <dearhunter123 DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
 >
 >
  >>People with fuzzy balls?
  >>
  >>Ken 01-Cobra
  >>
  >>Was at the track, so missed it anyway.
  >>
  >>On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 22:10:10 -0400, "Bobwrench"
  >><bobwrench15 DeleteThis @excite.com> wrote:
  >>
  >>
   >>>Again we are screwed by ESPN. Ten minutes after the hour and no drag racing.
   >>>Who gives a rats ass about tennis.
   >>>
 >
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Bobwrench wrote:
 > Again we are screwed by ESPN. Ten minutes after the hour and no drag racing.
 > Who gives a rats ass about tennis.
 >
 >

I'm sure it's a rhetorical question but nonetheless ... the tennis was
excellent. I don't watch it too much but since it was on ....

actually, tennis deals with some of the same things drag racing does
i.e. problems with attracting new people to the sport and problems with
retaining then once they get there. they also have multiple sanctioning
bodies (like all sports) so it's always interesting to see how that's
handled in other sports. I have a friend who is really into the politics
of tennis and I've read some of his tennis magazines and was always
amazed at how similar the "issues" were to the issues in drag racing.

sure, I wish drag racing would've started on time too, but I certainly
don't feel "screwed"

is anyone here who remembers Joel Naprstack saying "I like soccer" on
this ng? Those were the "glory days" of this group IMHO.

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You mean Gonzo's "Soccer Willys"? LOL
Byron
"Doug Dornbos" <dornbos.RemoveThis@charterspam.net> wrote in message
news:vg324rg2iflkff@corp.supernews.com...
 > Bobwrench wrote:
  > > Again we are screwed by ESPN. Ten minutes after the hour and no drag
racing.
  > > Who gives a rats ass about tennis.
  > >
  > >
 >
 > I'm sure it's a rhetorical question but nonetheless ... the tennis was
 > excellent. I don't watch it too much but since it was on ....
 >
 > actually, tennis deals with some of the same things drag racing does
 > i.e. problems with attracting new people to the sport and problems with
 > retaining then once they get there. they also have multiple sanctioning
 > bodies (like all sports) so it's always interesting to see how that's
 > handled in other sports. I have a friend who is really into the politics
 > of tennis and I've read some of his tennis magazines and was always
 > amazed at how similar the "issues" were to the issues in drag racing.
 >
 > sure, I wish drag racing would've started on time too, but I certainly
 > don't feel "screwed"
 >
 > is anyone here who remembers Joel Naprstack saying "I like soccer" on
 > this ng? Those were the "glory days" of this group IMHO.
 >
 > Doug Dornbos
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In article <vg324rg2iflkff.TakeThisOut@corp.supernews.com>, Doug Dornbos
<dornbos.TakeThisOut@charterspam.net> writes:

 >is anyone here who remembers Joel Naprstack saying "I like soccer" on
 >this ng? Those were the "glory days" of this group IMHO.
 >

Absolutely!!!!! I miss Joel's comments in here.


Jay
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Didn't put any water down for me, so I figured there was plenty. Got
up there and backed into the box. One tire got wet, the other didn't.
Pulled out and did a 4 second 1 wheel burnout. Something didn't feel
right. Stopped, revved it to 6k and popped the clutch, but the one ET
Street was already hot and all I did was smoke the clutch. I guess ET
Streets don't need no stinkin water! After all, it ain't like they
are REAL slicks! I SHOULD have backed into the box again before
trying another burnout, but I didn't know at the time only one wheel
was spinning. Now, to be honest, I probably should have known it was
wrong and just cut my losses, but when I looked at him, he just stood
there like everything was fine.

He SHOULD have given me the cutoff signal when the clutch started
smoking as he can see it and smell it 3-4 seconds before I can and he
should have known the box was to dry for the ET Streets. He SHOULD
have put enough water down to get both tires wet the first time.
Thus, a special "dumb ass" award to him.

Maybe I need a crew chief to make sure all this stuff works and get me
lined up properly?

Ken 01-Cobra

On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 09:04:24 -0400, Doug Dornbos
<dornbos RemoveThis @charterspam.net> wrote:

 >Ken
 >What did the water box guy do? I've worked the box a few times and I
 >always feel a little incompetant out there myself.
 >Doug
 >
 >Ken 01-Cobra wrote:
  >> Actually, for once ESPN's stupidity actually worked out in my favor.
  >> When I got back from the track, I figured I had missed it. It turns
  >> out it had just started when I turned the TV on. Talk about a good
  >> day! A new personal best at the track, and NHRA drag racing when I
  >> get home! And all it cost was one fried clutch! (special "dumb
  >> ass" award to the water box guy on this one...)
  >>
  >> Ken 01-Cobra
  >>
  >>
  >> On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 02:58:33 GMT, Ken 01-Cobra
  >> <dearhunter123 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
  >>
  >>
   >>>People with fuzzy balls?
   >>>
   >>>Ken 01-Cobra
   >>>
   >>>Was at the track, so missed it anyway.
   >>>
   >>>On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 22:10:10 -0400, "Bobwrench"
   >>><bobwrench15 RemoveThis @excite.com> wrote:
   >>>
   >>>
   >>>>Again we are screwed by ESPN. Ten minutes after the hour and no drag racing.
   >>>>Who gives a rats ass about tennis.
   >>>>
  >>
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On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 20:05:43 GMT, Ken 01-Cobra
<dearhunter123.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

Sorry to hear about the problems....

 >Didn't put any water down for me, so I figured there was plenty. Got
 >up there and backed into the box. One tire got wet, the other didn't.
 >Pulled out and did a 4 second 1 wheel burnout.

No Posi on that beast Ken?

 >Maybe I need a crew chief to make sure all this stuff works and get me
 >lined up properly?

My wife always did crew chief duties for me, and it was a huge help.
More than once she noticed problems that the track staff did not. Plus,
being strapped in tight in a dragster with the motor behind, it was
always a good feeling when she gave me the thumbs up just before
staging. Thumbs up meant that the car sounded good, wasn't leaking, and
nothing else goofy was going on. Bracket racing is a lot easier with a
second set of eyes and hands.

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On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 00:09:37 GMT, Mark D. <mark.RemoveThis@menotthere.com> wrote:

 >On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 20:05:43 GMT, Ken 01-Cobra
 ><dearhunter123.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
 >
 >Sorry to hear about the problems....

Hey, ca-ca occurs....

 >No Posi on that beast Ken?

Err, actually I forgot to turn off traction control. I HATE that on
the Cobra. If you turn off your engine, when you start it back up,
traction control is engaged unless you turn it off. So when I
stopped, I turned it off and tried again, and this is where the
problems occurred.

 >My wife always did crew chief duties for me, and it was a huge help.
 >More than once she noticed problems that the track staff did not. Plus,
 >being strapped in tight in a dragster with the motor behind, it was
 >always a good feeling when she gave me the thumbs up just before
 >staging. Thumbs up meant that the car sounded good, wasn't leaking, and
 >nothing else goofy was going on. Bracket racing is a lot easier with a
 >second set of eyes and hands.

Yeah...if I get into any organized stuff, I will definitely do that.
I can see where it would make a difference. I just don't want to look
like a ricer on TnT night...they have their "peeps" out there, then
run 16 second 1/4 miles! Looks pretty stupid to me!

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It's high time NHRA found a real sports network,ESPN & ESPN-2
suck.Putting fag games & foreign crap ahead of real American motor
sports stinks.I for one watch long enough to see who sponsors this crap
& boycott all of it.



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