Racing the Wheeler

[pokeyYJ]

I couldn't decide wether to put this here or in Chit Chat so oh well.
Have any of you guys ever raced your wheeler? I raced my Jeep out at RMR a couple of times, once during regular eliminator rounds and once during the Midnight drags. This is a BLAST!!! They let me race with the top and doors off, and I was in the truck class. It would be fun to see some of you guys down there next year. You don't have to be fast, just consistent. I ran a 20 second quarter and still beat my buddy in his 15 second Bronco. You do have to pass tech, but is not that hard. There is nothing like the sound of MTR's in the burn out box. FUN

 

[Milner]

B and I were just talking about doing that the other day. Thought it would be funny to seen the jeep/buggy and the Bronco/buggy racing with our 38's.

Vonski had talked about doing it , did you?

We should all get our rigs out there next year and make our own class.

Marc

 

[pokeyYJ]

I think that they would just stick you in the truck class, thats were they put me. It would be way fuuny to see somebody put down a 13 or 14 on the strip and still have the 38's on. Just think of all the rice you could wup. And if you lost you could just drive over them. This is also a good way to see if your rear axle is up to snuff because the traction compond they put down is sticky stuff. I broke two trannies in my bug with a 60hp motor, BTW side stepping the clutch is not recomended.

 

[Greg]

I wish I would have taken my 400hp CJ out there! The only thing that stopped me was the thought of dumping the clutch and spreading parts across the Staging Lights!

I bet that thing could have turned a mid-13 sec. quarter!

 

[pokeyYJ]

Greg, that would have been awesome. I bet that with a little work we could have had you CJ pulling the wheels Some 30" slicks a liitle NOS, Yeeeee Haaaah

 

[Greg]

Originally posted by pokeyYJ
Greg, that would have been awesome. I bet that with a little work we could have had you CJ pulling the wheels Some 30" slicks a liitle NOS, Yeeeee Haaaah

A little work!? It already pulled the Frontend off the ground!!!

 

[sukaB]

I want to take my YJ out there...
I'm wondering how good it would do.
Last time I was on a drag strip was in high school when I won our high school drags in my damn nissan pickup......lowered...
Let's go soon...

 

[Greg]

Originally posted by sukaB
Last time I was on a drag strip was in high school when I won our high school drags in my damn nissan pickup......lowered...

Woah..... Brandon had a Lowrider Nissan?!?!?! Any you DARE TO rail on us Toyota guys?

 

[sukaB]

Well that's my point there only good if they get reduced not lifted!!!!
hehehehehehe
We all know any rig is capable of anything........
But see now I own a jeep that'll blow that nissan away on and off the street, in all instances......
Where's this 400 hp CJ?
It would be damn fun to beat some chump out there with 38's on and his girlfriend sitting their watching as her boy get's whuupped by an offroad jeep.....
Who's yo daddy

 

[pokeyYJ]

On the MIdnight Drags night it is all heads up racing so you gotta be fast to win. But the adavantages are that you can race anybody you want. Here Civic, Civic, Civic

 

[Andy]

When the Bronco was street legal, I used to spank the rice racers. Nothing pisses them off more.

 

[Greg]

Originally posted by sukaB

Where's this 400 hp CJ?

Long gone.... I pulled the motor and sold it seperately along with the Projection, and stuffed a stock 350 in its place. The Engine was a 355 w/ Roller Valvetrain, Dart Sportsman heads and a ton of other goodies. I'd go out and pick on 5.0 Mustangs in the Jeep...... they never suspected a CJ would SPANK THEM!! Especially one as ugly as mine!

That thing liked 2WD breakage....... I stripped a Ring Gear just a week after upgrading to a rear Locker and One Piece Shafts...... Frickin $600+ into a AMC 20!!! Thats what I get for Power Shifting 400hp @ 6500 rpm, while having 100% Traction!! I should have started out w/ 60's!

 

[Vonski]

Originally posted by rckcrlr
Vonski had talked about doing it , did you?

I originally called up RMR and talked to some "track monkey" that told me that I wouldn't pass tech w/o doors, then complained about running Swampers on the track or some stupid crap. I said screw it.

 

[skulltoy]

Once I get my 4.7 gears in my rear t-case, I wanna run the track in double low (208:1), just to piss everyone off!

 

[sukaB]

That's gotta be bull crap because they allow drag cars to not have doors!
If it's so there just pissed because an offroad vehicle w/38's can whupp there street hoopty's A**...
FAGS

 

[Vonski]

Originally posted by sukaB
That's gotta be bull crap because they allow drag cars to not have doors!
If it's so there just pissed because an offroad vehicle w/38's can whupp there street hoopty's A**...
FAGS

Thats what I was thinkin'. I probably talked to someone who didn't know any answers, so it was easier to just say no.
No biggie, I'm thinking more of entering my rig in an SCCA race if they have a mini truck division.

 

[BlackSheep]

Originally posted by Vonski


Thats what I was thinkin'. I probably talked to someone who didn't know any answers, so it was easier to just say no.
No biggie, I'm thinking more of entering my rig in an SCCA race if they have a mini truck division.

just watch out for body roll around those corners!!

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Originally posted by Vonski


No biggie, I'm thinking more of entering my rig in an SCCA race if they have a mini truck division.

That I'd have to see

For those that like the combination of speed and wheeling, enter a Rally-Style race. The Wasatch Cruisers did one a month ago and I loved it. Racing as fast as you can over ruts, downed trees, just to get to the next checkpoint...it was cool!

 

[sukaB]

I'm in....

 

[cruiseroutfit]

If others are interested, I can arrange to get copies of the same rally style course that we did. It can easily be done in the snow. I would be an official rather than a participant due to the fact I've already run the course....Is anyone interested....Greg??? Possibly the First Anual RME Rally....

The course was like this. We all started at a certain location, ten minutes apart. At the exact moment our time started, we were handed map packet with 14 different 8-1/2"x11" maps. Each one was numbered but not in order. We had to hurry to shuffle the maps and get on our way....hopefully in the right direction. I think the course was 65 miles long and took up to 3 hours to complete. Along the way you had to find three spots marked on the map, at those spots you and/or your navigator would get out and look in the immediate area for a container, in the container would be a number. You take one and head out for the next spot....so on...

Could make a real wheelin adventure in the snow! Speed+Snow


Any interest?