2001 Pure Stock Drags

[Chevy454]

Pete:

No problem with posting the info! Drive was no big deal...only 790 miles from MMM to the house! Pulled in the drive way about 3am (I think?!) this morning...only took about 13 hours coming home (I must have hit all of the lights just right ).

Like Pete said, it took 3 tries, but I FINALLY got the best of the Stude. I had him on the first run, but was in a coma on the line, and gave up .3+ off of the line. But, I sqeaked out the next 2, and the rest is history. Oddly enough, that is THE CAR that I was wanting to get paired up with! I knew we would be close, and I think Bob/Dan probably made it happen.

I had to settle for 13.0s@106, as I could never get the 108 back on the big end, but I noticed Gateway has a test-n-tune Wednesday night...may sneak up there and see what happens. BUT, I gotten swap in some new rocker studs before I do ANYTHING!

And for you guys that don't know, or haven't heard, Pete yanked his iron engine in favor of an aluminum peice! With just 2 weeks of time on the engine, Pete was in the 12.30s, and that thing has 11s (in PURE STOCK TRIM) written ALL OVER IT! Just a matter of time!

Thanks again, Pete, to you guys (JJ, Tim, Gary(?)) for letting this musclecar crazed redneck hang out with you well mannered Canadian Gents !

[Edited by Chevy454 (09-16-2001 at 08:32 AM).]

[COPO PETE]

Rob, glad to hear you made it home safe and sound! Hope any and all influences you may have picked up from us " Well Mannered Canadian Gents" will fade away shortly.
Randy Miller did not make an appearance this year.
Peter

[COPO]

Anymore more details about the event? What was the quickest car?

[RN]

Sounds like everyone had a good time! Pete I take it you had the orange Camaro there and ran 12.30,s! Man thats hauling! And everyone is talking about the Studes but I see Rob took em out! Glad to see my Canadian friends had a good time and a safe trip! Ron

[COPO PETE]

No Ron, I had the white COPO car there. I just slipped a ZL-1 in for the race 2 weeks ago. I need more seat time, but managed a best of 12.34 @ 113 mph. Passed certification with flying colours as Rob did. My F70-14's arn't too excited about the switch! After tech was done and 3 cars weeded out for refuseing to p&g (were running about 119 mph) that left me #1 qualifier and 6 Pak Bob #2. In the end, I got caught up on my sleep at the light the first round, and then had premature excelleration the second round, but was still happy with #1 qualifier.
Peter

[RN]

Pete does that mean you have 4 Copo cars as I have seen the yellow Chevelle , Orange Camaro and the Smallblock Nova and a white Camaro also that is running 12.30,s!! Thats awesome and really tuff on us Mopar guys but what a great collection!! Ron

[GMH454]

COPO PETE was that a real (old) ZL-1 you are running or will they let you run one of the NEW ZL-1s