When you see a pretty car...

[ZX9RCAM]

74 Vega GT was my first car in 1974.
Lots of good times.....

 

[Davetex]

74 Vega GT was my first car in 1974.
Lots of good times.....

That was my brothers first car also. Who now lives in The Woodlands. Small World.

 

[Bozz10mm]

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Lol, that should go in the ugly car thread.

 

[deemus]

74 Vega GT was my first car in 1974.
Lots of good times.....

A buddy had a Cosworth Vega that was crazy fast. White w/ blue stripes like the mustang.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

A buddy had a Cosworth Vega that was crazy fast. White w/ blue stripes like the mustang.

Mine definitely wasn't crazy fast.....

 

[deemus]

Mine definitely wasn't crazy fast.....

I was in that Cosworth going 115mph.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I was in that Cosworth going 115mph.

I wasn't exactly referring to top speed.
I took mine to the strip in Corpus, first and only time to race.
I dialed in a time of 19.10 for the quarter, lol.

I won my bracket class, and also the "little eliminator" award. This was me racing the winners of all the brackets from 14.50 and up.

 

[TheDan]

I took mine to the strip in Corpus, first and only time to race.
I dialed in a time of 19.10 for the quarter, lol.

Wrong motorsport for that car.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Wrong motorsport for that car.

Won me $120.
Bracket racing is not about speed, it's consistency.
That's why there were brackets for over 21 seconds.

 

[Brains]

Won me $120.
Bracket racing is not about speed, it's consistency.
That's why there were brackets for over 21 seconds.

Is there a team of track officials who go around and wake up the spectators after they cross the finish line?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Is there a team of track officials who go around and wake up the spectators after they cross the finish line?

Wouldn't know, I was kept entertained.
Not everyone can afford 3 second rails....

 

[toddnjoyce]

Won me $120.
Bracket racing is not about speed, it's consistency.
That's why there were brackets for over 21 seconds.

There was a guy in Temple that ran a Datsun 210 with an automatic that won the season back in 1989 or 1990 on that concept.

It was really hard for guys to let someone get a seven second head start and not bust the bracket. You figured out real quick who was sandbagging it though.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

There was a guy in Temple that ran a Datsun 210 with an automatic that won the season back in 1989 or 1990 on that concept.

It was really hard for guys to let someone get a seven second head start and not bust the bracket. You figured out real quick who was sandbagging it though.

Yep.
That's what they had to do for me at the end for the little eliminator part, sit and watch me drive away, lol.
One of my "acquaintances" had some old piece of junk ford with a 6 cylinder. He told me that he put the worst plugs that he could find in it.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Yep.
That's what they had to do for me at the end for the little eliminator part, sit and watch me drive away, lol.
One of my "acquaintances" had some old piece of junk ford with a 6 cylinder. He told me that he put the worst plugs that he could find in it.

This guy had a 5” tach with shift light set to 3000. As soon and the light went on he manually went to 2 and then to D. Once in D, he went to 4000 and kept it there.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I just floored it, dumped the clutch, and rowed through the gears, never lifting the gas pedal until I passed the lights, everytime.

 

[robertc1024]

Is there a team of track officials who go around and wake up the spectators after they cross the finish line?

This made me laugh. Been watching too much Cleetus McFarland. He seriously needs a gun range at The Freedom Factory.

 

[Brains]

There was a guy in Temple that ran a Datsun 210 with an automatic that won the season back in 1989 or 1990 on that concept.

It was really hard for guys to let someone get a seven second head start and not bust the bracket. You figured out real quick who was sandbagging it though.

We raced in a Car Club Bash in Sealy like 20 years ago, a monthly friendly 1/8th mile bracket race between the bigger car clubs in the area. Houston F-bodies, Buicks (mostly GN's), HALO (Houston Area Lightning Owners), Westside Mustangs, a group of some older car guys (both cars and racers), Houston Street Racing Assoc, Impala guys, etc. It was a LOT of fun, but I used to piss off people who thought I was sandbagging.

My car was not setup as a drag racer, and the track prep didn't let me fake it even on ET Streets. I'd usually dial in a couple tenths high, like 7.40 when it was legitimately a 7.20 car on motor. I'd keep that .2 as wiggle room for how I did on the launch. I got really good at feeling out where I was on the pass, and more than once I'd be reeling in my opponent a bit too quick and tap the brakes before the line to make sure I didn't break out. Problem is, too many people got to "know" I was sandbagging, so they'd also manipulate their dial-in hoping to run me out the back door into a breakout. I wasn't racing them, I was racing the clock in my head. Still made folks angry though, to the point they tried to enact a "no braking before the line" rule, which failed miserably.

 

[TxStetson]

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I bet that ride is terrible. Tractor tires and solid suspension.

 

[Coiled]

Won me $120.
Bracket racing is not about speed, it's consistency.
That's why there were brackets for over 21 seconds.

Ignore those dookie heads Cam. You'll always be a weiner in my book.

 

[TheDan]

Won me $120.
Bracket racing is not about speed, it's consistency.
That's why there were brackets for over 21 seconds.

It's an awesome car. Would love to have a Cosworth Vega if it's cheap enough. It'd be more impressive on a road course than the drag strip, tho.