Steve --
Nobody called you a liar.... and who can remember every DETAIL written in a thread with this many posts?
Nobody was making light of the build... quality wise or anything else. I personally commented on how cool it was more than once.
9.98 is INTO the 9's ---- not "9's"... Saying "9's" IMPLIES that it's closer to 9.0 than 10... and that is a semantic argument that is "stretching the truth". In ALL MY YEARS (likely before you were born) of drag racing and being with the very best of the best in drag racing WE never discussed "9's".... it was ALWAYS... "he runs 9.8's or he runs 8.4's...." because real drag racers know full well that a 9.98 is no where near a car that can run 9.2's. AND in the lower brackets (I actually worked for a number of YEARS at Portland International Raceway - and my room-mate RAN the track) a time statement was carried further -- to not MIS STATE a cars capability -- as in "he runs 9.98 on drag radials" --- which would say he CAN NOT do that on street tires! And if someone had to change rear gears to get there -- that was ALSO part of the statement....as in "he runs 9.98's on drag radials with 4:88's" -- because the car would be vastly different in street trim. Now that we all know that Vinnie ran 9.98 with full exhaust and only a tire change -- and that the car can turn too -- I will say again -- NICE BUILD....
This is a discussion -- interesting - informative - fun... relaxed. ADD to the info and have some fun. You built a great car and should be very proud of it.
|